Nabakalebara
Festival

Nabakalebara

📅 24 July 2026

Festival Date

24/7/2026

Festival Type

Festival

Temples

1

Recurring

No

About the Festival

A rare and highly sacred ceremony held every 12 or 19 years, depending on the lunar calendar. The wooden idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Sudarshana are ceremonially replaced with newly carved idols.

Associated Temples

Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri, Odisha

The Jagannath Temple is one of the most sacred Hindu temples, dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu. It is located in Puri, Odisha, on the eastern coast of India and is one of the four sacred Char Dham pilgrimage sites

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