disha Society of Americas is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization - odishasociety.org. New York/New Jersey is a chapter. This magazine presents articles and photos collected from chapter members for the occasion of Kumar Purnima.
Kumar Purnima is a festival after Durga Puja. Chapter's website is osanynj.org or osanynj.odishasociety.org. Chapter will host 50th convention in 2019 - https://www.osa2019.org. Chapter's website is http://osanynj.odishasociety.org and that of OSA National is http://www.odishasociety.orgKumar Purnima (କୁମାର ପୂର୍ଣିମା) occurs on the first full moon day of Ashvin month. It is primarily celebrated by unmarried girls who pray for a handsome husband. According to the belief, the handsome god Kartikeya also known as Kumar was born on this day. Girls also play traditional games like puchi on this day and wears new clothes.
