The month of Aug-Sept (Bhadrab) on Sundays this festival is observed by the unmarried girls of the coastal districts of Odisha . During the festival Goddess Durga is propitiated Left out particles of rice that are frie(khuda bhaja), Cucumber having little thorns on(kantiali kakudi), fried paddy(lia),fried paddy sweetened by molasses(ukhuda) and coconut are the food-offerings given to the deity. However, the principal food-offering is Khuda which is said to be the favourite of the Goddess. Therefore, the festival is named as “Khudarankuni” or popularly ‘Khudurkuni’ which means one who is very eager for shuda.