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…
Bangalore Jagannath Temple Pratistha Day 27th to 31st May
Dear Devotees, Shree Jagannath Temple Trust, Bengaluru proudly announce the “PRATISTHA of new abode for our beloved Lord Jagannath Maha parbhu on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th & 31st May 2015. We are happy to inform you all that GAJAPATI MAHARAJA…
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…
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…
Video on the different Besha (dresses) of Lord Jagannath in puri Odisha
Besha is a Sanskrit word, which means dress, costume or attire. Everyday from the ‘Mangala Alati’ till ‘Ratri Pahuda’, the deities on the ‘Ratnavedi’ of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri are adorned with cotton and silken fabrics, gold ornaments studded with…
Gajapati Maharaja Of Puri meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invitation to Odisha
Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Sri Divya Singh Dev today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and invited him to attend the birth centenary celebrations of Swami Chidananda Saraswati Maharaj to be held in Odisha’s temple town of Puri…
Painting Exhibition on Jagannath Nabakalebara – a photo essay by Amrita Sabat
Jagannath Temple in Puri to be made no flying zone before Nabakalebara
Remember this picture and video from a few days back when this was shot using a drone? Odisha government has decided to declare the area in and around the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri as a no flying zone during…