INVITATIONFORChaitanya RathayatraIn the 2010 Purna Kumbha mela at HaridwarAs you may already know, India is hosting the Purna Kumbha Mela inHaridwar from 14 January to 30 April 2010. ISKCON has been privilegedto have a camp and a preaching pandal along with other sadhu samaj atthe Kumbha Mela.This year we are celebrating the 500th sannyasa anniversary of LordChaitanya. We take this as a unique opportunity to glorify ChaitanyaMahaprabhu through a huge Harinam Shobha-yatra organized in Haridwarduring Kumbha Mela, where religious people across India shall gather.For this outstanding event, we have arranged a 60 feet Deity of LordChaitanya, along with three sets of installed Deities of ChaitanyaMahaprabhu, Padyatra bullock cart, a Deity of Srila Prabhupad and afollowing of 5000 devotees.This grand harinam event shall be organized in Haridwar from 10 to 15 March2010. Devotees can participate in this event after attending the GaurPurnima Festival in Mayapur and the Vrindavan festival.The events at the Harinam Shobha yatra festival are as follows:10 March: Caitanya Ratha yatra11 March: Maha-snan at Haridwar Ganga12 - 14 March: Glorification of Caitanya Mahaprabhu & Chaitanya movie15 March: Fire sacrifice & 'somavati amavasya - shahi snan'At this event, Lord Chaitanya shall be glorified not only by ISKCONsannyasis but also sadhus from other bonafide organizations. This isa rare chance available once in 500 years for you.Please join with us and make this event successful to please SrilaPrabhupada. For any assistance, kindly contact: Rasapriya Dasat 9899919000, email at srestha@pamho.net or visit oursite: www.iskconkumbh2010.comYour servant,Srestha DasVice Chairman, Kumbha Mela CommitteeM: 9897035306
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