In Odisha richly decorated and beautifully made images are installed in people’s houses and the festival instils a spirit of holiness and sancity in the whole community, so much so that people of other faiths participate in it with…
Nabakalebar: Nepal and its special relationship with Jagannath Temple festival
Nepal has an age old relationship with Shree Jagannath. The King of Nepal traditionally provided the ‘Kasturi’ (musk collected from Stag’s navel) used in rituals during the Nabakalebara. The have done it till the Nabakalebara of 1996, but have discontinued…
Nabakalebar 2015 : Balabhadra Daru Images from the site near Sarala Temple
A neem tree whose wood is to be used for carving an idol of Lord Balabhadra was identified near Goddess Sarala shrine in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. The Banajaga team has identified the daru (log/wood) to make an idol of Lord…
Nabakalebar Daru of Lord Balabhadra near Sarala temple – an aerial view
Hundreds of devotees have been thronging Kanakpur in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district ever since the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Suresh Chandra Mohapatra made the formal announcement on Fridaythat the neem tree in front of the famous Sarala…
Importance of Akshaya Tritiya for Odias, its not for buying Gold
Akshaya Tritiya is an important festival for the people of Odisha which is generally observed on the third day of the bright half` of the lunar month of “Baisakha” of the traditional Hindu calendar. It is one of the four…
Nabakalebar 2015: Sacred wood for Lord Balabhadra’s idol found near Sarala Temple
A neem tree whose wood is to be used for carving an idol of Lord Balabhadra was identified near Goddess Sarala shrine in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. The Banajaga team has identified the daru (log/wood) to make an idol of Lord…
Jagannath Nabakalebar: Odisha Tourism launches Video Ad with Sudarshan Pattnaik
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Jagannath Nabakalebar : Awesome aerial view of place of Sudarshan Daru Gadakuntunia
Devotees thronged Gadakuntunia village under Balakati block on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar since late Saturday night after the identification of the Nabakalebar Daru (log) of Lord Sudarshan in the village was announced by the Puri Shree Jagannath Temple…
Cuttack eyes for Record with 34ft Sandart on universal brotherhood on Odia new year
A new 34-ft sand art based on the message of universal brotherhood and peace has been created on occasion of Odia new year by Pramod Patanik. The sand art showcases the rich heritage of Odisha, including its maritime history. The artist, who had…
A look at how Panaa Sankranti is celebrated in Odisha
Pana Sankranti (Oriya: ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି) or Maha Vishuva Sankrantialso known as MeshaSankranti, is celebrated as the Oriya New Year. The day marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Hindu Solar Calendar. On this particular day,…