Fwd: Sri Jagannatha Rath Yatra with the MLK parade on Jan 14, 2017
Abhay Khanore
From: "Pravin Mathur" <pravin...@hotmail.com>
Date: Jan 5, 2017 8:53 PM
Subject: Sri Jagannatha Rath Yatra with the MLK parade on Jan 14, 2017
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Cc:
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my dandvat pranams,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,
Usually the deities of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra are worshipped within the temple, but on the day of the Rath Yatra festival they are taken through the streets so that everyone can have the fortune of seeing them. Richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled through the streets of Jagannath Puri. This commemorates the annual journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balarama, and their sister Subhadra to the Gundicha Temple, situated 2 km from their temple. During the festival, devotees from all over the world go to Jagannath Puri with an earnest desire to help pull the chariot with the ropes. The huge processions accompanying the chariots play songs with drums, tambourines, trumpets etc. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the mass chorus.
The Festival of Chariots was first performed outside of India on July 9, 1967 in San Francisco , under the supervision of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Founder-Acarya of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness.
Today, the Festival of the Chariots is being celebrated along with the MLK parade. All are welcome to join and receive the blessings of the Lord of the Universe, Sri Jagannatha, His brother Sri Balarama and sister Srimati Subhadra Devi. Jaya Jagannatha!
Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah !
Your Servant,
Pravin Govinda Das