Jajpur,20/09(PPT) : Cultural programmes marking the 45th Ganesh Puja celebrations at Jarka Bada Bazaar in Dharmasala block of Jajpur district were inaugurated on Friday. The programme was organised under the chairmanship of Ganesh Puja Committee president Ramesh Chandra Kundu, with Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo attending as the chief guest and inaugurating the cultural events. Mr. Sahoo said the Jarka Bazaar Ganesh Puja had a distinctive place in the Dharmasala Assembly constituency and had evolved into an important community celebration over the past 45 years. The event was attended by MP’s representative Kahnu Charan Dash, Jarka sarpanch Sudam Kumar Behera, panchayat samiti member Anusaya Sahu, Aruha Mandal president Jitendra Rout, committee secretary Biraja Satapathy and Block ATMA president Upendra Kar. The guests highlighted the history and continuity of the annual celebration and its role in bringing people together. Mr. Satapathy presented the secretary’s report on the activities of the committee. Committee office-bearers Umesh Barik, Duryodhan Sahu, Pitabash Sahu, Ashok Acharya, Gauranga Charan Mahanty, Ramesh Dalei and Shyam Sundar Mahanty assisted in conducting the programme.