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ISKCON NALLASOPARA NAMAHATTA  PREACHING CENTRE

Hare Krishna …

We are glad to announce our  10^th Annual Programme Festival of  ISKCON’s Nallasopara Namahatta Preaching Centre on 10^th & 11^th  March 2012 at Nagarpallika Khulla Rangmanch, Majithia Park, off Achole Road, Nalasopara-east, Thane.We are conducting our  preaching programme for the past 10 years in Nallasopara-Thane.

This is for the V^th time , that we are organizing “ Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra “ on the 11^th  March, 2012 at 3.00pm . The festival of chariots or Rathyatra as it is popularly known helps everyone to have darshan of the Lord of the Universe-Jagannath.The Chariot-Rath consists of 3 deities namely. Lord Jagannath along with His sister Subhadradevi and brother Balabhadra, comes out of the temple to give darshan to everyone.

Iskcon Juhu has been organizing this festival every year. The Rathyatra will begin from Nallasopara-west Chakreshwar Mandir ( the place where, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu visited during his Sankirtan movement in Maharashtra ) at 3.00pm , it will be having around 1 km long procession starting from Chakreshwar Mandir  – Sai Dham  – Patankar Park Junction – Dange Tower – Yadav Hospital  – Over Bridge – Station Road – Damodar Hall – Tanki Road – Central Park - Police Chowky - Achole road  - Magithia Park – Nagarpallika Khulla Rangmanch. It will be covering around an area of 6 km followed with congregation team from Pune decorating the 6 km route of Rath Yatra with Colorful Rangoli to welcome the Lord , Marching of Elephant , Camel , Horses , bullock carts , Group of lezim players( Nasik Baja ) & Band Party, Miniature Soft Toys, Kirtan parties, prasadam & water distribution vans and thousands & thousands  of devotees will add more to the festive look of the beautifully decorated Rath. Along the route Aarti & prasadam will also be offered to the Lord on the Rath , on various spots. The Rath yatra will end at Nagarpallika Khulla Rangmanch, Majithia Park, off Achole Road, Nalasopara-east, Thane around 8.00pm. The Pandal will be beautifully illuminated and decorated for 2 days ( 10-11 March,2012 ) celebrating the Hare Krishna Festival. On the 10^th & 11^th there will be an evening programme starting at 6pm with Tulsi Aarti & Krishna Bhajan’s will be performed by the Devotees. At 8.30pm ISKCON’s senior devotees will address the devotees/guests with a Lecture in Hindi from Srimad Bhagvatam, thereafter Krishna Mahaprasadam (Bhandara ) will be served free of cost to everyone at around 10 pm .

ISKCON’s Nallasopara Preaching centre is in preaching of Vedic literature from Bhagwat Gita & Srimad Bhagwatam . By the blessings of HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI SRILA PRABHUPADA ( Founder Acharya of ISKCON ) & H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj – our spiritual master , We are conducting the preaching programme at Dubey Estate,above Rajmata Sweets  from 7pm to 11pm on every Saturday ; Devotees & guests are also invited for Mangal Aarti at 5.30am & Gaur Aarti at 7.30pm daily. Shri Omprakash Dubey , Shri Naveen Dubey & all the respected members of the Dubey family have been our major guiding force.They have helped us enormously , to conduct our preaching programmes in a better way.

We invite you all to join our 10^th  Annual Programme Festival on the 10^th & 11^th of March,2012.

Please join the  Rathyatra & be blessed. Jagannath swami ki Jai!!!!

Hare Krishna…..

Thank you very much,

Madhumangal Das