'Navakalevara - The New Embodiment' film screening at Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road > 6pm-6:50pm on 13th June 2014

Time : 6.00 pm to 6:50 pm Add to Calendar 13-06-2014 18:00:00 13-06-2014 18:50:00 68 'Navakalevara - The New Embodiment' film screening Event Page : http://goo.gl/fbgxJC Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Duration : 49 minutes

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : 'Navakalevara - The New Embodiment' film screening. 

The icons of Lord Jagannath and his companions in Jagannath Temple of Puri in Orissa are made of Neem wood. Ritualistically, these icons are made after an interval of 12/19 years. This ancient event revolves around Banajaga Yatra, the journey undertaken in search of the sacred log. Temple men known as Dayitas or Daitas, said to be descendents of Visavasu tribe of mythological origin, are authorized for this exercise. Many rituals are followed before the tree is axed. Most important point to be noted is that in this process a new sapling is planted on the spot where the Neem tree was axed - a gesture of balancing the nature.

Director: Shri Prithviraj Mishra

Produced by IGNCA

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