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2019 Jacksonville Beach Parade
At Jacksonville Beach Parade, over 70 Alachua youth came together, dressed in all the brightest festive colors. Taking to the streets, everyone danced and chanted while interacting with the crowd and bringing smiles to thousands [...]
Festival of Chariots brings color, culture to downtown streets Featured on Staugustine.com
Read full article here... The bright, exotic atmosphere of India will come to St. Augustine this weekend at the Festival of Chariots. The 14th annual Festival of the Chariots and the Ratha Yatra Parade, [...]
Jagannath, Lord of the Pirates
By Shyama Darshani dasi Stepping out of the bus, the salty ocean air hit me in a wave. Tampa Bay was host to the Gasparilla Pirate Festival this January afternoon. Every way I looked I [...]
Festival of Chariots in Daytona Beach, FL Featured on News-JournalOnline.com
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Festival of Chariots UCF Orlando ~ Aug. 30th
We had another successful festival at University of Central Florida, Orlando. Cart procession circled around the historical campus, attended by students, faculty, and devotees. Many looked on in wonder at this unusual sight appearing upon [...]
Jax Beach Festival of Chariots – A Recap
The Festival this year began with the opening cart ceremony around 4pm, which included Catherine Butler, Events Coordinator for Jacksonville Beach and Kristine Hoffman, City Council. Coconuts were broken ceremoniously and auspicious mantras were chanted. [...]
Clearwater Beach 2017
Clearwater Beach Festival of Chariots and Ratha Yatra 2017 Saturday, May 6, 2017: A group of four of us drove the 168 miles from Alachua, Florida to Clearwater Beach, Florida. It was very beautiful as [...]