It was a proud moment for Odisha as several MPs were seen wearing Sambalpuri design masks in the Parliament on Monday. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari gifted the Sambalpuri textile masks to the parliamentarians and described it as an act to popularise the traditional hand-woven material of western Odisha.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also posted a photo on Twitter thanking Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for wearing a Sambalpuri mask in the Parliament.