<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, the two day Odisha Mahaotsav as a part of Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Programme was launched this evening. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that more than one lakh people from Odisha are settled in Surat and other parts of Gujarat. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They will showcase the art, culture, traditions and rich heritage of Odisha in this festival. According to Odisha Samaj sources, most of the Odisha people staying in Surat are from Ganjam district of Odisha. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Recently, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had also attended the cultural event of Odisha Samaj in Surat.</span>