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...
Community feast at Puri temple
BHUBANESWAR: The Shree Jagannath Temple
Administration (SJTA) has decided to feed over 2 lakh pilgrims in Puri on June
27 as part of the last rites of the deities, who would be buried on June 15.
"Daitapati Nijog of the temple will perform
the last rites and arrange the feast," SJTA's spokesperson Laxmidhar
Pujapanda said.
The Mahaprasad to be served free of cost would
cost the temple administration around Rs 1 crore and it has appealed to people
for...
Tearful adieu to Lord Jagannath - Temple seeks donations for feast
Devotees in front of the Jagannath temple in Puri. Telegraph picture
Bhubaneswar, June 11: Preparations are in full swing for the final Nabakalebar rituals which will see the old idols of Lord Jagannath and His siblings being buried and the "souls" being transferred to the new ones.
The soul-transfer rituals at the 12th century shirne in Puri will take place in the...
Puri Trinity's Treyodashi Rituals on June 27
PURI:The Daitapati Nijog will observe the Treyodashi (13th day from the Brahma Parivartan) ritual on June 27.
The ‘Brahma Parivartan’ from the old deities to the new idols will be done in the night of June 15 after which, the old idols would be buried in Koili Baikuntha complex of the Jagannath temple.
As a Hindu family observes special rituals for the relatives after...
Cops for no fly zone over Puri temple
Nabakalebara
and Rath Yatra from air, the Odisha police have moved the Union ministry of
civil aviation, seeking ban on flying of choppers and aircraft over Grand Road
in Puri on three festive days.
It coincided with the Indian
Navy deciding to position a helicopter in Puri for aerial patrolling for the
first time during Rath Yatra, police said.
"We have written to
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to
declare...
Devotees may not be able to buy Puri chariot parts
In order to increase the
income of the Hindu shrine, the Jagannath temple administration in Puri,
took a decision to sell parts of the giant , wooden chariots that are used on
the day of Rath Yatra every year.
However, the effort may not get the desired response from the common devotees
primarily because of the high price fixed for the parts. For example, for each
wooden chariot wheel, the base price has been fixed at Rs 50,000, which is
hardly...
Govt records on past seven Nabakalebara festivals to be put on display
BHUBANESWAR: Massive conservation plans for important Government document and records have been drawn up by the Culture Department.
In view of Nabakalebara of the Trinity at Jagannath temple in Puri, an exhibition hall will be opened on the Archives premises where all Government records available on the past seven Nabakalebara festivals (1863, 1893, 1931, 1950, 1969, 1978...
Idol Carving Process Begins in Puri
Gajapati Dibysingha Dev handing over ‘gua’ (holy betelnut) to chief Purohit of Swotriya Brahmins | express
PURI: The process for carving the new idols of Jagannath temple here began on Friday with the Daitapatis shifting four trunks of holy neem trees (Darus) from Darugruha to the construction yard in Koili Baikuntha on the temple premises.
As per tradition, Gajapati Dibyasingha Dev handed over the ‘gua’ (holy betelnut) to the chief Purohit of...
Preparations begin for annual chariot festival in Puri
Puri,
June 07 (ANI): Preparations began for the annual chariot festival of the
presiding deities of the famed Lord Jagannath temple in Puri city. The festival
commemorates the annual journey by Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra
and his sister Lady Subhadra in specially made chariots to Gundicha temple, two
kilometres away from the Puri temple. The deities are expected to undertake the
journey in a religious procession on July 18, in newly...
Chaos cloud on Puri fest
Expansion work in progress on NH-203. Picture by Sarat Patra
Puri, May 28: Nearly 10,000 buses, 1.5 lakh cars, one lakh autorickshaws, three lakh motorcycles and 30 lakh pilgrims are expected to arrive here on the occasion of Nabakalebar and rath yatra on July 17 and...
Demolition begins to widen road around Jagannath temple
The Puri district administration today along with police and magistrate today began demolishing the buildings situated in the close proximity to the Jagannath temple compound to widen the road extra thirty feet around the temple.
It was resolved in the high level meeting to widen the road around the temple to facilitate smooth movement of pilgrim traffic.
The district administration had initiated land acquisition proceedings but twenty one persons...
Police to launch App for tourists to Puri
BHUBANESWAR: Police are all set to launch a mobile-based
application that will help tourists navigate the crowded streets of Puri, look
for hotels and get updates on traffic situation during Nabakalebara.
"The App is almost ready and will be
launched soon. Tourists will get live updates on the traffic situation during
the festive rush. They can also lodge complaints on lost belongings. These will
automatically be transferred to the control room...
Puri seer dares Odisha govt to name, punish officials who insulted him
Emboldened by the Shree Mandir managing committee’s decision to invite him with six of his disciples to have darshan of the Lords atop the chariots during the annual Rath Yatra, Shankaracharya of Govardhanpeeth Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has dared the Odisha government to spell out the names of the officials who had conspired against him since 2014 till date...
Puri: This Time No ‘Nabajoubana Darshan’ For Devotees
“Devotees will not be allowed to have a glimpse of the Nabajuabana of the deities after Nabakalebar,” said SJTA’s chief administrator S.C. Mohapatra.
He said as a large crowd is expected on Nabajoubana Darshan Day, the administration decided to conduct the ritual but only with some priests.
“If we allow the devotees to have Nabajoubana Darshan, then it may led to delay...
Jagannath Puri: Old chariot parts on sale
May 28, 2015 Subhashish Mohanty
File picture of the dismantled parts of chariots after a rath yatra in Puri
Bhubaneswar, May 27: Come June 5, devotees of Lord Jagannath will get an opportunity to buy parts of the divine chariots, including its wooden wheels, as mementos.
Announcing...
190 CCTVs in Puri to Monitor Rath Yatra Crowd
PURI: Director General of Police (DGP), Sanjib Marik on Thursday asked the line departments in Puri to complete all infrastructure works related to the ensuing Rath Yatra by June 15 so that security arrangements can be put in place.
Marik was here to review the security arrangements for the grand festival and inaugurate the website of Puri Police (www.puripolice.nic.in).
Addressing mediapersons, the DGP said a five layer security ring will be...
