Tonight is the great holy night of ‘Swapna Aadesh’ or the dream revealing the direction and location of the holy neem trees. ‘Banajaaga Jatra’ or the journey to search for the sacrosanct neem tres that will give body to the…
An article in Odia on history of Jagannath Nabakalebar
ନବକଳେବର…..୨୦୧୫ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିରରେ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, ବଳଭଦ୍ର, ସୁଭଦ୍ରା ଓ ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ପୁରୁଣା ଶରୀର ତେଜି ନୂତନ ଶରୀର ଧାରଣ ନବକଳେବର ବୋଲି ଜଣା ।[୧] ପରମ୍ପରା ଅନୁସାରେ ଯେଉଁ ବର୍ଷ ଯୋଡ଼ା ଆଷାଢ଼ ପଡ଼େ ସେହିବର୍ଷ ନବକଳେବର ପାଳନ ହୁଏ । ଯୋଡ଼ା ଆଷାଢ଼ ସାଧାରଣତଃ ୮ ବର୍ଷରେ, ୧୧ ବର୍ଷରେ କିମ୍ବା ୧୯ ବର୍ଷରେ ପଡ଼ିଥାଏ…
Nabakalebara: Foreigners already in Puri with start of Banajaga Jatra
On Sunday, the tourists from abroad joined the spiritual euphoria on the Grand Road and the royal palace during solemnization of Banajaga Yatra (search for timber for creating the new idols) rituals. While many witnessed the grand spectacle for the…
Jagannath Nabakalebar – Banajaga Yatra : All you should know about it
Banajaga Yatra marks the beginning of Nabakalebara – the change of murtis worshipped in the Puri Jagannath Temple in Orissa. Banajaga Yatra 2015 begins on March 29. The procession in search of the neem tree to carve the Puri Jagannath…
Web portal for Jagannath Nabakalebar with Blog and Social Media launching soon
An interactive web platform will be launched soon for Nabakalebar specially and the dynamic portal will have State-of-the Art features. Website will have facility for Bi-lingual information in Odia and English.Information about Jagannath Temple, Nabakalebar, History of Navakalebar, Past news…
OTDC launches package to watch first Ritual of Jagannath Nabakalebar
Odisha Tourism Development corporation has chalked out a package of three days and three nights so that the tourists can follow the yatra team. The tourists will go by air-conditioned buses and stay at the Yatri Nivas with AC accommodation…
Nabakalebara Rath Yatra, 2015 to be Promoted as International Tourism Event by Central Govt
Tourism Ministry in coordination with the Petroleum Ministry shall take several measures for international branding and promotion of the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra The Petroleum Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan held a review meeting with Tourism Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma in which…
Bhubaneswar Railway Platform extension project in full speed before Nabakalebara
The construction gained momentum this week after encroachments were removed from the site. The authorities of East Coast Railway (ECoR) have expedited the construction of two additional platforms at Bhubaneswar railway station keeping an eye on the Nabakalebar festival scheduled for…
Big Revamp on cards for Raghurajpur before Jagannath Nabakalebara
The revamp plan, which involves both the central and state government, coincides with the Nabakalebar festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. While the Union textiles ministry will give Rs 10 crore under the newly launched crafts village scheme, the…
Jagannath Nabakalebar 2015: All you need to know about the festival
the festival is about Puri’s resident deity, Jagannath. Nabakalebar, which literally means a new body, involves the replacement of the idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan at the famous Jagannath temple with new ones. It happens when there are…