Minati Singha,TNN | Mar 24, 2015
BHUBANESWAR: Inspired by legends and rituals of Jagannath's Nabakalebara - creation of new idols of the deities -16 artists carved out a series of installations at Lalit Kala Akademi here.
Eight contemporary artists in association with as many traditional craftspeople, also servitors of Jagannath Temple in Puri, worked on different media to create wonder.
An eight-foot bifurcated 'Arun Stambha' stood tall...
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Servitors Seek Puri King's Mediation in Darshan Curbs
Published: 22nd March 2015
PURI: Daitapatis of the Jagannath temple at Puri met the Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingh Deb on Saturday, appealing him to reconsider the decision to restrict ‘Nabajoubana Darshan’ of the deities on July 17, a day before the Rath Yatra.
They said the decision to prohibit public darshan of the Trinity in their Nabajoubana (youthful avatar) has hurt religious sentiments of lakhs of devotees. The Sri Jagannath Temple...
Nabakalebara: Leader chosen for idol wood trip
Bhubaneswar, March 21: The Puri temple administration today announced 62-year-old Haladhar Das Mohapatra as the leader of the 100-member team, which will embark on a journey from March 29 in search of the sacred wood for making the idols of Lord Jagannath and His siblings.
Elated over the announcement, Das Mohapatra said: "I am happy that everyone has reposed their faith in me. On the blessings of Lord Jagannath, we will certainly find the required...
Last Devadasi of Jagannath Temple Dead
Published: 20th March 2015
PURI: Sashimani Devi, the last surviving Devadasi of Jagannath temple in Puri, passed away at her residence in Dolamandap Sahi here on Thursday. She was 92 and was ailing for the last eight years due to old age related health problems. With her death, the traditional Devadasi Seva in the 12th century Jagannath temple has come to an...
Chariot fest of Jagannath to begin July 18
Bhubaneswar, March 18, 2015 (IANS)
The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Odisha's pilgrim town Puri on Wednesday approved an annual budget of Rs.239 crore for 2015-16 and announced the schedule for the "Nabakalebar" festival.
A decision to this effect was taken at a managing committee meeting chaired by Puri king Gajapati Dibya Singha Dev.
During "Nabakalebar", the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan...
Puri stampede report goes missing
Crowd management crucial as 50 lakh people to witness Nabakalebar
Bhubaneswar, March 17: The judicial commission's report on 1993 stampede that took place on the premises of Jagannath temple in Puri has reportedly gone missing from the state secretariat. The tragedy had claimed three lives.
The stampede occurred when a huge crowd had gathered in the temple to witness the Nagarjuna Vesha (when the deities are dressed like warriors)...
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Nabakalebar Rath Yatra to be promoted as a global event
New Delhi, Mar 13(PTI)
The Tourism Ministry in coordination with the Petroleum Ministry will observe the 'Nabakalebar Rath Yatra' in Odisha as an international tourism event this year and take several measures for its global branding and promotion.
The 2015 Rath Yatra has been named Nabakalebar Rath Yatra as this comes after 19 years.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a review meeting with Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma...
Nabakalebara: Preparations afoot for Banajaga Yatra
PURI: Massive infrastructure works are being undertaken at the Deuli Mutt, Alarnath temple and Jagannath Ballav Mutt ahead of the Banajaga Yatra, the journey for search of Daru (neem trees for carving of new idols). All the three religious structures are associated with Nabakalebara rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. Banajaga Yatra is considered the opening chapter of Nabakalebara.
A group of priests consisting of Daitapatis, Pati Mahapatra...
INTACH Odisha sets out to explore old Jagannath Sadak
BHUBANESWAR, March 12, 2015 : The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Odisha, has set out to document monuments which existed along old Jagannath Sadak, the road stretch used by all pilgrims travelling from Kolkata to the Jagannath Temple at Puri in late 1700s.
INTACH’s initiative of exploring road and structures which had supported pilgrimage activities coincides with Lord’s Nabakalebara festival, which is to...
Decks cleared for Banajaga Yatra at Puri on March 29
Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Mar 11:
The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today held an important meeting with the Daitapati Nijog (body of Daitapati servitors) as part of the preparations for the Nabakalebara Yatra of Lord Jagannath scheduled this year at the temple office here in Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri.
Maa Mangala temple at Kakatpur (Pic:...
Jagannath Puri servitors take to social networking
TNN | Mar 10, 2015,
BHUBANESWAR: Servitors of Jagannath Temple in Puri are using Facebook and Twitter to attract devotees ahead of Nabakalebara.
"Finally I am on Facebook as I think this is a very good platform to connect with the younger generation and devotees. This year is very important for us because of Nabakalebara. Hope to connect and share my experiences with you all. See you in Puri soon," read the post of Jagannath Swain Mohapatra,...
Monday, 9 March 2015
New chief administrator for Shri Jagannath Temple
By PTI | 5 Mar, 2015
BHUVANESHWAR: Ahead of Lord Jagannath's famous Nabakalebar Festival, the Odisha government today appointed senior bureaucrat Suresh Chandra Mohapatra as the chief administrator ofShree Jagannath Temple Administration(SJTA).
Mohapatra, who is presently principal secretary, Energy, has replaced revenue divisional commissioner (RDC), central, Bikash...
Renewal at Jagannath Puri
March 7, 2015
In July, five million devotees will descend on Puri, one of the four places of worship that a Hindu must visit in his lifetime. The occasion is the Nabakalebar festival when Jagannath, revered by millions as the lord of the world, takes a new form, exemplifying the principle of reincarnation, the cycle of birth and death. The festival promises to...
Role of mutts during Odisha’s Nabakalebara festival
Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Mar 5:
The holy town of Puri in Odisha’s coastal district is also widely known for its omnipresent Hindu mutts. These mutts play a crucial role in the daily rituals as well as during Nabakalebara festival of the presiding deities at the 12th century world famous shrine.
Kanchi Kamakoti Sankaracharya Math, Puri
Among...
Lateral God’s ‘DAARU’ identified for Nabakalebara
Bhubaneswar/Balipatna: Daaru (Neem Wood For Rath Yatra) for the Lateral God of ‘Rath’ has been identified by the Puri Jagannath temple administration in Sathilo village of Balipatana.
Report says, the 30 year old Neem tree was owned by Bhagaban Sahoo of Sathilo village. The administrative team of Puri temple identifies that tree by some symptoms necessary according to the ethology of Rath Yatra. After the proper identification process, the...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Jagannath Puri temple to be made no-flying zone
Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Feb 28:
The Odisha government has decided to declare the area in and around the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri as a no flying zone during the Nabakalebara Yatra.
A high level review meeting on traffic and crowd control during Nabakalebara Yatra held here Wednesday decided to put the restriction in effect in the area in and around...
Jagannath temple cooks threaten to boycott work
Monday, March 02, 2015
Puri: Jagannath temple cooks threaten 2boycott work protesting arrest of a servitor. On the other hand Puri temple administration to convene Chhatisa Nijog meet today to resolve issues pertaining to Mahaprasad preparation.
The Suar and Mahasuar Nijog of the Shree Jagannath Temple on Sunday warned not to cook Mahaprasad from Monday while expressing...
Gajapati Maharaj meets PM Narendra Modi; Invites him to Puri
Sunday, March 01, 2015
New Delhi: Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Sri Divya Singh Dev called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.
Gajapati Maharaja invited Prime Minister to grace the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Swami Chidananda Saraswati Maharaj to be held in Odisha's temple town of Puri. Slated to be inaugurated on September 25, 2015,...
Servitors’ Stir at Jagannath Puri Keeps Lords Hungry
By Express News Service
01st March 2015
PURI: Lord Jagannath and his siblings had to remain hungry for six hours on Saturday following a cease-work by ‘Suar’ and ‘Mahasuar’ clan of servitors (temple cooks).
They resorted to the agitation in protest against arrest of a servitor, Padmanava Pratihari, who was found selling ‘Mahaprasad’ outside the temple on Friday...
Jagannath Batika project launched in Odisha capital
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 23:
Amid growing concern expressed about the paucity of quality timber for construction of the three massive chariots for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, a project taken up to ensure more plantations all over Odisha was flagged off by the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb on Sunday.
The project,...
