Jagannatha is onsidered by most believers as the incarnation of Vishnu - the preservear in the trinity of Hindu Gods. While Lord Jagannatha is the principal deity. He esides with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra in the temple. The three idols sculpted from wood, cast their old bodies and migrate to new bodies after a certain period of time - eight, twelve or nineteen years - deatermined by celestial configurations as comuted in the almanacs. This is congruent with the Hindu belief, in which the human soul casts off an old body like an old garment and acquires a new body. The Jagannatha consciousness thus reminds us of the ephemeral nature of human life. This major event is called Nabakalebara (naba means new and kalebara means body in Odiya) and includes a whole series of elaborate and arcane rituals. An estimated five million devotees witnessed the last Nabakalebara festival held in 2015. Contents: Foreword by Ram Bahadur Rai President, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Acknowledgement, Inroduction 1. Shri Jagannatha and Pur: Significance 2. Millennium's First Nabakalebara: 2015 3. Majana of Kakatpur Mangala and Daru Searching 4. Rituals at the Place of Neem Tree 5. Procession of Daru Sagadi towards Shri Mandira Puri 6. Chariot Making and Snana Yatra 7. Antar Vanayaga Yatra in Koili Vaikuntha and Maha Anasara 8. Bramha Paribartan and Burial Ritual 9. Nabakalebara Rath Yatra, Index