India & Southeast Asia Part 1: Bali Yatra - Symbol of Indian trade to Southeast Asia Did you know that a festival in Odisha, celebrates India’s ancient ties with Bali in Indonesia? This is the 'Bali Yatra', a week-long festival that starts on the morning of Kartik Purnima. During Bali Yatra celebrations, people of Odisha assemble on the banks of the Mahanadi, in the early hours of the day, and sail paper boats with betel leaves & lamps. This tradition celebrates the voyages of their ancestors to