Home Base: ISKCON Baroda
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus and Matajis,
Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
This is to cordially invite you all to the 34th annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival at Baroda (Gujarat), organized by ISKCON.
The following ISKCON India leaders have confirmed their participation in the Rathayatra:
Bhakti Vikas Swami, Priti Vardhana Prabhu with 65 gurukula boys from the Bhaktivedanta Academy, Mayapur, iSKCON India Minister for Cow Protection Damodar Dulal Prabhu (Juhu temple's Nilachal dham farm & goshala), Sachidananda Prabhu (Vallabh Vidyanagar), Bhaktivinode Prabhu (Chandigarh), Radha Ranjan Prabhu (Kanpur/Lucknow), Vrajendranandan Prabhu (New Delhi), Sachiputra Prabhu (New Delhi).
Devotees from Vrindavan will be attending to lead the kirtan during the procession, which begins at Baroda railway station at 2:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2015, "aashaadh shukla dvitiya" ("aashaadi beej" in Gujarati).
Rathayatra will be observed the day before at ISKCON Vallabh Vidyanagar, just 45 kilometers North of Baroda. Most of the above mentioned devotees will attend both programs.
Special features of ISKCON Baroda Rathayatra:
1. Participation of more than two lakhs (2,00,000) citizens of Baroda (lining the streets to see the procession).
2. Distribution of 15,000 kg (15 tons) of halava prasad from trucks behind the Rathayatra.
3. Amazing presence of police and "rapid action force" during the entire procession. In 34 years there has be no untoward incident during the Rathayatra.
4. Full "bhojan" prasad (meals) to about 30,000 visitors/members of the general public at ISKCON Baroda immediately after the Rathayatra procession. The meals consists of puris, chole, mixed subji, namkeen ("phul wadi/badi"), kadi, rice, halava or "lapsi" (cracked wheat sweet). It is a "sight to see"!
Kindly let either myself of Nityananda Ram Das (mobile number below) know in advance if you plan to attend/plan on coming, so we can arrange for your accommodation here, accordingly.
Jaya Jagannath! Jaya Baladev! Jaya Subhadra!
Jagananth Rathayatra mahotsav ki jaya!
Look forward to seeing you here on Rathayatra day, by the grace of Lord Jagannath!
Hope this meets you well.
das,
Basu Ghosh Das President,
ISKCON Baroda
Skype: basughoshdas (Basu Ghosh Das). Mobile: +91-94260-54308.
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