By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
The ISKCON New Gokula Farm in Australia’s Hunter Valley celebrated their 2024 Rath Yatra on July 7. The 550-acre property, renowned for its large organic vegetable gardens and orchards, is situated just two hours north of Sydney and the presiding Deities are Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda.
Srila Prabhupada, in his lecture in San Francisco on July 5, 1970, glorified the significance of Rath Yatra. He said, “Simply by seeing the Lord on the chariot, one makes advancement in spiritual life and can stop the repetition of birth and death. So this Ratha Yatra festival is a mass movement for enlightening people to this Krishna consciousness movement.”
The Rath Yatra celebrations started at 10:30 am with an opening ceremony, followed by bhoga arati, Jagannath katha, and a prasadam feast. The procession commenced at 1:30 pm, with many people gathering to welcome Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, Lady Subhadra, and Sudarshana on this auspicious occasion.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/new-gokula-farm-in-australia-celebrates-their-2024-rath-yatra/
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