Every morning, after the Dwarfita (opening of the gates), Mangala Arati and Mailam (removal of flowers, clothes etc. from the previous night) is performed. After these rituals, the ritual of ‘Abakash’ is performed, which includes cleaning of teeth of the…
The image shows the various parts that consist of a chariot aka rath. The construction of the chariots starts on Akshaya Tritiya, the third day of the bright fortnight of Vaisakha, with ritual fire worship. This takes place in front of…
A sand art animation film on Nabakalebara named DIVINE REBIRTH by sand artist Padmashree Sudarsan Pattnaik in association with Prelude was released today in secretariat bhubaneswar. Also Read: Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath to beat the heat of summer
Made in both English and Odia by ‘Lighthouse’, a Bhubaneswar based production house, ‘Debata Hoeele Maraee’ seeks to capture the religious significance of the grand festival called Nabakalebara. It has been directed by Sanjay Kanungo and Gurujee Swetachandan. Based on…
Made in both English and Odia by ‘Lighthouse’, a Bhubaneswar based production house, ‘Debata Hoeele Maraee’ seeks to capture the religious significance of the grand festival called Nabakalebara. It has been directed by Sanjay Kanungo and Gurujee Swetachandan. Based…
Starting on Akshaya Tritiya every year, the 42-day festival concludes with bhaunri, a ritual, where the wheel and axle of the rath yatra chariots are fitted. The chandan yatra is a popular festival among the devotees and more so this…
Bhubaneswar walls get a nabakalebar literally with this new wall painting to showcase the mega festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri. Picture courtesy: Surajit Kumar Mishra Also Read: Jagannath Nabakalebar – Banajaga Yatra : All you should know about it
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…
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…
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…