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 ॥

#Nabakalebara 2015 at #Puri #Odisha

Nabakalebara is among the most unique and rare festivals of the Lord in the world. In the Bhagwad Gita, Lord Krishna has conveyed- "The body will get destroyed upon death. But just as we change into new clothes from old, so also the immortal soul will simply enter into new bodies but will never itself get destroyed".

Nabakalebara Logo from Odisha Tourism Website (Official Source)

Encompassing this deep-seated Hindu belief is the inimitable, one-of-its-kind festival in the entire world, called Nabakalebara. Naba means new and kalebara means body. Lord Jagannath is the presiding deity of Puri, Odisha who is considered as a Vishnu Avatar or a form of Lord Krishna.

Series of Micropoetry-IV

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Last summer's whispers-

A little blue,

A little bright.

II

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S: See the Sea

See the Sea,

Vast, huge,

Overwhelming.

Propping up the Sun,

Gobbling it too.

Guardian of islands,

Beautiful blue.