Bhubaneswar, June 20: The community feast in Puri for 1.5 lakh devotees to be organised on June 27 to mark the 13th day of the burial of the old idols of Lord Jagannath and His siblings has been cancelled.
This is apparently the fallout of the differences among the servitors following the delay in soul transfer of the deities in the temple.
Instead, the temple administration would feed only a limited number of devotees, and that too,...
Monday, 22 June 2015
Nabakalebar Festival: Eminent sand artist documents secret ritual 'Brahma Paribartan'
Documenting the most important ritual of the Nabakalaber festival – 'Brahma Paribartan' (defined as changing of souls) – eminent sand artist Manas Sahoo has made a sand animation video on the secret ritual.
During the ritual observance, Bramhas or souls of all four deities of Puri Shreemandir are changed by replacing the old idols in the sanctum sanctorum. The 5 minute 25 second video elaborates the ceremonies in clear details.
Sahoo has...
Notice to Badagrahis of Jagannath Puri Temple
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Carpenters carve a wooden horse to be fixed to one of the chariots
PURI: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued notices to four Badagrahi Daitapatis, who were entrusted the responsibility of ‘Brahma Parivartan’ (transfer of Brahmas from the old idols to the new ones) to explain the reasons behind the delay. The ritual, which should have been completed late on Monday night, was completed on Tuesday...
Nabakalebar: Soul transfer delay turns controversial
Bhubaneswar, | 18 June, 2015
The inordinate delay in completion of the ‘brahma parivartan’ (transfer of soul from the old idols to the newly made ones) at Puri Jagannath Temple on Wednesday has snowballed in to a major controversy with sections of servitors blaming each other and political parties hurling accusations...
Deities at Jagannath temple in Puri replaced after 19 years in elaborate ceremony
Deities at Jagannath temple in Puri replaced after 19 years in elaborate ceremony
Thousands of devotees at the Jagannath temple in Puri. (Source: Express photo)
Written by Debabrata Mohanty | Puri | June 17, 2015
The four deities in the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri were replaced on Tuesday with new ones after 19 years with...
Nabakalebar of Siddha Jagannath in Keonjhar is being held after 1,000 years
Keonjhar: Nabakalebar of Siddha Jagannath in Keonjhar is being held for the first time after 1,000 years. The wooden idol of the deity was worshipped since its installation and there was no custom of Nabakalebar in the temple. But during the last few years, it was observed that the idol was getting damaged and after approval of Puri Mukti Mandap and the Debottar authorities, it was decided to change the idol during the Nabakaleber ceremony to be...
Jagannath Temple idols to be replaced
BHUBANESWAR, June 16, 2015
Servitors in the 12th Century Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri will replace old idols deities with new ones on late night of Monday – a vital ritual of Nabakalebara festival, which is being celebrated after a gap of 19 years.
The secretive ritual to be performed by four servitors of temple would mark infusing life into new idols and old idols will be given burial on campus of temple. All these would be carried out...
