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First Ever Puerto Rico Festival of Chariots! Dec 26-31st 2014
The first ever Festival of Chariots in Puerto Rico will be held on December 27th 2014! Come for a perfect holiday get-away right between Christmas and New Years by celebrating the Holy Day of Sri Jagannatha Rathayatra amongst thousands of visitors in tropical Puerto […]
Tampa Bay – June 2014
Ninth Annual Tampa Bay Rathayatra Sunday, June 29, 2014 FREE BUS transportation is provided from Alachua. Bus starts boarding from Alachua Temple at 7:15 AM. Bus leaves Alachua around 7:30 AM. At around 10:00 AM, Bus arrives at Rathayatra site. Festival Venue is - Hindu […]
History
The Festival of the Chariots is sometimes referred to as Ratha Yatra, literally meaning Chariot Festival. Ratha Yatra originated 5,000 years ago in India, on the East Coast state of Orrisa, in a city called Jagannatha Puri. The Festival celebrates Lord Krishna’s return to Vrindaban […]
Daytona Beach – May 2014
By Abhimanyu das Wolf The 6th annual Daytona Beach Ratha-yatra festival on May 24, 2014 began with an opening ceremony at the Holiday Inn. Dedicated devotees led a kirtan for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada and Their Lordships Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi. The kirtan […]
Clearwater Beach – May 2014
Fourth Annual Ratha Yatra in Clearwater Beach Saturday, May 3, 2014 The fourth Annual Festival of the Chariots & Ratha Yatra Parade, will take placeon the beach at the Pier 60 Pavilion (1 Causeway Blvd) on Clearwater Beach from 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Click […]
Tallahassee – March 2014
By Ananga Manjari devi Lord Jagannath’s Rathyatra Festival of the Chariots was part of the 46th Annual Springtime Tallahassee Parade. Preparations began in the early hours of the morning in the midst of heavy pouring rain. Just as Mother Yadunandana’s effulgent Lords Jagannath, Baladev and […]
St. Augustine Highlights – March 2014
Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balaram and Subhadra devi chose a brilliant blue-skied day dotted with white clouds for Their tour of St. Augustine on Sat., Mar. 23, 2014, showering mercy on everyone who gazed Their way. The Deities were dressed in ornate colorful outfits and the cart was […]
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