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New Body Ceremony of Lord Jagannath (Navakalebar)

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on May 10, 2010 at 3:00pm
Navakalebar literary means New Body Ceremony of the deities. When one lunar month of Ashadha is followed by another lunar month of Aashadha, the deities change their bodies during the leap month. Last four new body ceremonies of the Lords were celebrated in the year 1950, 1969, 1977 and 1996. On such occasions Puri Witnesses the largest crowd in her fold.

The Daitas plays an important role during Nabakalebar, the ritual in connection with changing of wooden bodies of the deities. It is said that they are the decedents of the sabara chieftain Biswabasu, who was worshiping Jagannath before the Lord came to this temple and hence the Daitas are considered as close relatives of Jagannath.
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