Nabakalebar (नवकलेवर)

There are many supernatural greatness of Bhagwan Jagannath in Jagannath temple. Among them, Nabakalevar is a very big supernatural festival. The idols of Bhagwan Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Bhagwan Balabhadra are changed every 12 years. There is a change from old idols to new idols and old idols are attained salvation.At the time of change, the lights of the entire city are switched off. After the lights are turned off, the army of crpf surrounds the temple premises from all sides. At that time no one can go to the temple. Dense darkness remains inside the temple. The priest's eyes are bandaged. There are gloves in the hands of the priest. He takes out the "Brahma substance" from the old idol and puts it in the new idol. What is this Brahma substance, till date no one knows. No one has seen it till date. For thousands of years, it has changed from one idol to another.

This is a supernatural substance, just by touching it, the rags of a person's body fly away. This Brahma substance is related to Bhagwan Shri Krishna. But what it is, no one knows. This whole process happens once every 12 years. And it is called Nabakalevar. It is known from this Nabakalebar that a human being, Bhagwan, someone who is in the mortal world is never immortal, one day one has to attain salvation. But the soul is always immortal.

This is also mentioned in the Gita:
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः॥

But till date no priest has been able to tell what is this supernatural substance in the idol of Mahaprabhu Jagannath.