Film screening of Navakalevara Director: Prithviraj Mishra

Date: 10/07/2015
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, Media Centre, No. 3 Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi, New Delhi


Duration : 49 minutes

The icons of Lord Jagannatha and his companions in Jagannaatha temple of Puri in Orissa are made of Neem wood. Ritualistically, these icons are made after an interval of twelve/nineteen years. This event is called Navakalevara or the new embodiment.This film is a rare documentation of this event.