The leading piece of the 1997 calendar was a massive illustration of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balabhadra seated on the Nandighosa Ratha (the chariot). Unlike later versions where gold foil was machine-stamped, the 1997 version used a manual gold highlight overlay. The chita (the circular faces of the deities) had a matte finish, while the crowns had a subtle raised relief.
The attic of our ancestral house in Cuttack smelled of damp sal wood and old newspapers. It was the summer of 2023, and I was tasked with clearing out the trunks before the monsoons arrived. Buried under a pile of frayed sarees and rusted iron boxes, I found it—a single, glossy sheet, curled at the edges.
The leading piece of the 1997 calendar was a massive illustration of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra, and Balabhadra seated on the Nandighosa Ratha (the chariot). Unlike later versions where gold foil was machine-stamped, the 1997 version used a manual gold highlight overlay. The chita (the circular faces of the deities) had a matte finish, while the crowns had a subtle raised relief.
The attic of our ancestral house in Cuttack smelled of damp sal wood and old newspapers. It was the summer of 2023, and I was tasked with clearing out the trunks before the monsoons arrived. Buried under a pile of frayed sarees and rusted iron boxes, I found it—a single, glossy sheet, curled at the edges. odia kohinoor calendar 1997 work