Cuttack: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 121st birth anniversary at the Netaji Birth Place Museum here.

Naveen Patnaik offered floral tributes to Netaji's statue at the museum on Tuesday.

"My heartfelt tribute & salutations to the great freedom fighter, exemplary patriot & son of Odisha, #Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. His undying love for the motherland & courage and sacrifice for country's freedom continues to guide us in Nation-building," Naveen tweeted on Tuesday morning.

Several others also paid floral tributes at the museum, Bose's ancestral home, where Ramdhun (devotional songs), yagna, art exhibition, and a children's rally marked the day.

The official celebrations were concentrated to the museum with the district administration hosting the Ramdhun and yagna in the room in which Bose was born in 1897.

The Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi organised a live painting camp on the museum premises to mark the occasion. Paintings by over a dozen artists on the freedom fighter were displayed at the museum. The artists had been painting at the camp since Friday.

Khalikote-based artist Nigamananda Swain said: "It was a great feeling to draw the great revolutionary leader of our country."

A sand art by Pramod Patnaik - Dedication never dies - was another attraction at the museum.

Stewart School organised a rally as a tribute to one of its most illustrious alumni. Students marched through the streets to the museum carrying the leader's portrait and chanting slogans in praise of the charismatic leader.

"We are proud that Netaji was once a part of our school," said a student.

Bose received six years of elementary education at Stewart School, then known as Protestant European School.

Members of the All-India Democratic Students' Organisation's organised a cycle rally from College Square after garlanding the statue of Netaji at the birthplace museum.

Blood Donors' Council hosted a blood donation camp at Netaji Seva Sadan near the museum.