Iskcon’s annual Rathayatra festival is celebrated with lots of energy, excitement & devotion in Manhattan, New York, every year since 1976 ( 2nd Saturday of June every year ). It also get celebrated in Atlantic City ( 4th Saturday of June ), in Philadelphia ( 4th Saturday of September ) and in all other major cities of the world throughout the year.
Ratha Yatra literally means Chariot Festival, originated many-many years ago in India, in a city called Jagannatha Puri. Usually the deities of Lord Jagannath or Krishna, his elder brother Lord Balarama and sister Subhadra are served 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.
The Festival of Chariots was first performed outside of India on July 9, 1967 in San Francisco and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (Iskcon). It is now celebrated globally by 125 Nationalities throughout the year, there is unity in diversity. The Ratha-Yatra festival is accommodating every culture, community, color, country & consciousness. It is festival of love, joy, enthusiasm & togetherness. It is a great way to unite the communities & countries. MAKE THE WORLD UNITED AGAIN.
The devotees of the Lord become fully satisfied & joyous in association of other devotees while pulling the Chariot of the Lord Jagannatha means the Lord of the Universe the complete Whole. Everyone on 5th Avenue was looking extremely happy 😃 while dancing, singing & chanting the Vedic mantra. The women in Sari🥻& Dresses and the Men in Dhoti-Kurta were looking very beautiful. Besides our inner Soul our outerwear also has an impact on people’s mind & the society.
By chanting the Lord name Loudly on the 5th Avenue the Transcendental energy & vibes uplifted the Consciousness of Manhattan.
Lord Jagannatha says in Gita
Ratha Yatra literally means Chariot Festival, originated many-many years ago in India, in a city called Jagannatha Puri. Usually the deities of Lord Jagannath or Krishna, his elder brother Lord Balarama and sister Subhadra are served 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.
The Festival of Chariots was first performed outside of India on July 9, 1967 in San Francisco and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (Iskcon). It is now celebrated globally by 125 Nationalities throughout the year, there is unity in diversity. The Ratha-Yatra festival is accommodating every culture, community, color, country & consciousness. It is festival of love, joy, enthusiasm & togetherness. It is a great way to unite the communities & countries. MAKE THE WORLD UNITED AGAIN.
The devotees of the Lord become fully satisfied & joyous in association of other devotees while pulling the Chariot of the Lord Jagannatha means the Lord of the Universe the complete Whole. Everyone on 5th Avenue was looking extremely happy 😃 while dancing, singing & chanting the Vedic mantra. The women in Sari🥻& Dresses and the Men in Dhoti-Kurta were looking very beautiful. Besides our inner Soul our outerwear also has an impact on people’s mind & the society.
By chanting the Lord name Loudly on the 5th Avenue the Transcendental energy & vibes uplifted the Consciousness of Manhattan.
Lord Jagannatha says in Gita
Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas. Vedabase.com
Bg 9.18 -- I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed. Vedabase.io
........ JAY JAGANNATHA.......
Thank You 🙏
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