#Nabakalebara - English Translation of my #Odia poem ନବକଳେବର

This millennium’s first Nabakalebara Festival,

            Is coming up soon in my nation!

After nineteen years the four idols,

            Will undergo Transformation!

Superb art titled 'Niraakaara' by artist Jagdish Chandra Kanungo at recently held art exhibition related to Nabakalebara called 'Nilakandara' at Bhubaneswar

The Soul will be that old one,

            But the body will be brand new!

In the Lord’s Home, waves of spirituality,

            Will spread everywhere anew!

ନବକଳେବର (#Nabakalebara)

ଆସୁ ଅଛି ଏହି ଶହଶ୍ରାବ୍ଦର,

          ନବକଳେବର ପ୍ରଥମ  ।।

ଉଣିଶି ବର୍ଷ ପରେ ଚତୁର୍ମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀ,

          ହେବେ ପୁଣି ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ  ।।

Superb art titled 'Daaru Brahma' by artist Pramod Kumar Mallick at recently held art exhibition related to Nabakalebara called 'Nilakandara' at Bhubaneswar

 

ନବ ଦେହ, ନବ ଯୌବନ,

          କିନ୍ତୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ସେହି ପୁରାତନ  ॥

ଶ୍ରୀକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଖେଳିଯିବ,

          ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଲଉଡ଼ି ନୂତନ ॥

Odia Micropoetry: Dedicated to Lord Jagannath

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ତୋ ଚକା ଆଖିରେ ଆଖି ମିଳାଇ 

କହିଛି ମୋର କେତେ ଦୁଖ 

ତୁ ଯେ ଶୁଣୁ ସବୁ ଚୁପ ବସି 

କେବେ ଦେବୁ ମୋତେ ସୁଖ....?

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Rath Yatra Day: Celebrating on Twitter-II

Here my selected tweets' compilation on auspicious #RathYatraPuri day continues! Catch Part I here.

Source: @bikashindian 4m Twitter

#RathYatraPuri Lord wid siblings will hv yummy Pithas at His Aunt's place!He'll b pampered n showered wid love n affectn! He's so like us!:)

 

#RathYatraPuri Lord Jagannath is keenly watching the World wid his large round eyes..sinners will nvr go unpunished..His justice is Ultimate

#RathYatraPuri Car Festival,Chariot Festival or Rath Yatra is nw celebrated almost in every country of d wrld!True Globalised Lord is He!:D

Rath Yatra Day: Celebrating on Twitter-I

Rath Yatra is the Chariot Festival of the three presiding deities at Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha, India - Lord Jagannath, His elder brother Lord Balabhadra and His sister Goddess Subhadra.

My tweets on Rath Yatra Day today have been as below. I've almost tweeted 300 so far- so giving chosen ones in 2 posts! Enjoy reading them in a compiled form! We could make #RathYatraPuri trend in India and 'Jagannath' has been trending right throughout! :)

Courtesy: @devasissarangi

Jagannatha Swamy Nayana Patha Gaami...Bhava Tumey! Jay Jagannath! #RathYatraPuri It's d day when our beloved Lord goes on his annual outing!

 

#RathYatraPuri @DDNational has already started LIVE Telecast of majestic Raths and glorious Bada Danda of Puri! Hv U started tuning in yet?!

#RathYatraPuri Lord Jagannath with siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra will go on outing to His Aunt's place and give Darshan 2 all!

#RathYatraPuri Lord is so much like us! He loves goin out on his majestic chariots! B4 this on #SnanaPurnima He had bath & fell ill too! 1/2

V: Vain

I showed the mirror on your face,

How you cringed in disgrace.

Yet you never will acknowledge it,

For you are the most vain...!

Lord Jagannath

Lord Jagannath is the Lord of the World- Jagat meaning world and Nath meaning Lord - the combined word being Jagat's Nath or Lord of the World.

Source

He was basically a tribal lord Nilamadhaba who was worshipped by the Sabara Tribe of UddraDesa (Odisha, India) and became widely worshipped after King Indradyumna (fifth generation of Lord Brahma, the Creator in Hindu religion as per Utkal Khanda of Skandha Purana) came in search of the Lord.

The King, after seeing the Lord in a dream and as per divine directions along with the Sabara priest Biswavasu's help, established Lord's temple at Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Puri) in UddraDesa (Odisha) by the sea.