DJ Venkatesh
Diglipur, July 12: Nabakalebar and new idol pratish utsav of Shree Jagannath Mahaprabhuji celebrated at Radha Gobind temple at Diglipur Today. This is very special and rare event of Lord Jagannath and celebrates onces in-between 12 to 18 years Nabakalebar is all about transformation of Puri temple, Odisha lords into the new body.
Depend on the almanac positions of Hindu calendar the transformation or the Nabakalebar takes place once in every 12 to 19 years. Usually it is held in that year when the month of Ashadha is followed by another Ashadha.
The previous Nabakalebars were taken place in the years like 1969, 1978 and 1996 and this year again all devotees are getting the opportunity to see changing form of lords.
After Diglipur, Nabakalebar will be held at Billiground and Jagannath temple at Port Blair. Both age-old complicated religious rituals leading to preparation of wooden idols to huge preparation on infrastructure from keeping in view massive transformation of devotees.
On the public demand a new idol of Lord Jagannath was brought from puri by Ex Principal MG Collage, Mayabunder Shri R N Rath along a priest from Odisha and performed the rituals today at RGTemple at Diglipur. Large number of devotees attended this utsav.
