The Nabakalebara 2015 is a celebration of the ancient ritual of the Nabakalebara associated with most of the Jagannath Temples when the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are replaced by a new set of idols; the last such festival of events was held in 1996. The period of the festival is chosen according to the Hindu Calendar, conforming to the astrological planetary positions.[1] The festival during 2015 involves several schedules, and it has started from 23 March with Banajaga Yatra (a process of search to select the neem tree to make new images to replace the old ones) and will conclude with Rathayatra followed Sunabesa (adorning the new images of gods with golden attire) on 27 July, with many other rituals being held in between on specific dates.[2] More than 5 million devotees are expected to participate in these rituals held in and around the temple complex of the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha.[3]
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The Nabakalebara2015 is a celebration of the ancient ritual of the Nabakalebara associated with most of the Jagannath Temples when the idols of Lord Jagannath...
Nabakalebara also spelled as Navakalevara (Odia: ନବ କଳେବର) is the ritualistic recreation of the wooden icons of four Hindu deities (Jagannath, Balabhadra...
events like Nabakalebara2015. "Orissa Review August 2006" (PDF). Government of Odisha, Official Portal. Gopinath Mohanty. Retrieved 20 May 2015. "Chief Minister's...
ISBN 9780253344878. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gundicha Temple. About Nabakalebara puri 2015 Odisha Cultures Temples in Odisha Odisha Festivals...
Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 186. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9. Mani, Vettam (2015-01-01). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference...
identified. It was decided by the Odisha state government in 2014 (before Nabakalebara2015) to start beautification of the bridge by removing the moss and mud...
Decoration). Government of Orissa’s official web portal of Nabakalebara2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015. "Lord Jagannath:Symbol of Unity and Integration" (PDF)...
of Lord Jagannath to be held in 2015, "Nabakalebara festival comes to end with Niladri Bije". The Hindu. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3...
rituals such as Nabakalebara, Nanda Utsava, and Duara Paka during Bahuda Jatra. The last of the Devadasis, Shashimani, died on 19 March 2015, at the age of...
of the temple is built in the twentieth century. During the time of Nabakalebara, Darubrahmas (sacred logs) coming from different places were initially...
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