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13581613465?profile=RESIZE_584xThousands of people are expected to join a procession as part of a Hindu festival in Leicester later this month.

The Festival of Chariots, known as Rath Yatra, will take place on 22 June.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Leicester – a Hare Krishna branch of Hinduism which organises the event – said a 40ft (12m) chariot will be hand-pulled through the city accompanied by a procession which will involve music and dance.

Pradyumna Das, president of ISKCON Leicester, sai

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