Nabakalebara
nabakalebara also spelled navakalevara odia ନବ କଳେବର ritualistic recreation wooden icon four hindu deity jagannath balabhadra subhadra sudarshana jagannath temple puri ritual performed th th th year previous nabakalebara nabakalebara important festival hindu odia calendar observed jagannath temple puri first organised ad bhoi king ramachandra deva mark symbolic demise rebirth jagannath puri event involves installation new image jagannath temple burial old one temple premise koili baikuntha nabakalebara combination two odia word naba new kalebara body translated change one physical form year nabakalebara full moon occurs twice month ashadha every three year hindu calendar lunar month excluded calculation maintain balance lunar solar year period called adhikmasa malamasa year extra month अधिकमास मलमास पुरुषोत्तममास considered auspicious ceremony typically occurs every twelve nineteen year three deity undergo process nabakalebara year adhikmasa fall deity carved special type neem wood known daru bramha preparation ceremony begin month chaitra recent ceremony year ceremony three million devotee expected visit temple nabakalebara jirna bera parityaga odia ଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣବେର ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ mean leaving old deity consecration new person put new garment give old soul accepts new material body give old useless one according temple ritual deity changed made neem tree musk sandalwood combination undergo change adhika ashadha end agama shastras followed part india vishnu worship vaikhanasas also prescribe change wooden deity specific astrological combination deity made stone metal need changed unless damaged wooden deity must changed within specific number year power must ritually transferred nabakalebar transformation puri temple odisha lord new body new wooden idol jagannath balabhadra subhadra sudarshan welcomed temple celebration old idol ritually buried koili baikuntha accordance centuryold odia scripture nabakalebara began bana jaga jatra march holy darus identified brought puri detail see separate wikipedia article ordinary neem tree cannot used make deity identification tree condition sign taken account daru log sudarshan three branch skin bark neem tree reddish tree chakra wheel small depression middle daru balabhadra seven branch bark tree lightbrown white sign plow pestle near tree heritage site graveyard daru subhadra five branch bark yellowish lotus flower tree daru jagannath four main branch bark dark tree shankha chakra cremation ground anthill near tree snake hole root tree near river pond threeway crossing three mountain bird nest tree bird perched tree tree surrounded tree temple shiva vicinity tree free parasitic plant creeper search group announces log located order last jagannath tree security arranged government odisha tree ritually cut log transported small cart temple puri carved deity midnight chaturdashi tattva padārtha transferred old deity new process happens secrecy servitor removed temple premise except pati daitapati servitor deula karana tadhau karana servitor karana community also remain present temple premise along gajapati maharaja representative guard temple premise sword new deity worshipped old one buried sand ritual mythology attached nabakalebara procedure transformation image mentioned sanskrit manuscript written palm leaf kept temple temple three head priest charged reading interpreting image jagannath must made wood since deity dark neem tree image carved dark also tree used image brother sister lighter color since sibling fair complexion jagannath tree must four principal branch symbolizing four arm narayana branch broken cut tree must located near threeway intersection surrounded three mountain hermitage temple shiva must nearby natural impression conchshell chakra wheel must trunk tree felled section selected carving remainder buried location considered sacred log placed wooden sixwheeled oxcart transported temple kept koili vaikuntha koili mean burial ground vaikuntha mean heaven old deity buried new one made transfer essence old image considered lifeless carving image begin three oldest nine main wood carver working jagannath image lord balabhadra devi simultaneously carved two threeperson team carpenter assist carver work done secret even temple head priest allowed visit workplace carving enclosure open top closed strong door carver supposed eat drink smoke enclosure carving completed day carver supposed leave temple sleep temple courtyard eat mahaprasad devotional song sung devadasis accompanied temple musician outside koili vaikuntha carving period shlokas veda chanted brahmin priest new deity made brought temple inner sanctum placed front facing old one puja performed time food offered image lifesized heavy transformation ceremony take place three day chariot festival midnight old deity carried buried koili vaikuntha dawn although deity separate graf previous jagannath deity buried top morning second day new deity seated altar temple daily routine resume nearly day search carving period sweetsmelling flower garland new garment given new deity food offered puja performed devotee enter temple third day new deity emerge temple chariot festival nabakalebara attracts million people around world puri one india largest festival portal nabakalebara puri nabakalebara nabakalebara