By Mangalananda dasa
In June, of this year, devotees held the region’s first-ever Rathayatra Festival in the little New Brunswick village of Memramcook.
Devotees who live in less populated areas of Eastern Canada hold weekly in-home programs where they gather to chant the holy names, listen to lectures, and honor prasadam. In this area of Canada, they call themselves ISKCON Maritimes, which comprise of centers in Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton, New Brunswick, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
On August 7th the region’s second Rathayatra Festival will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick’s capital city. Devotee's there are working closely with the Maritime Geeta Bhawan Hindu temple where the event will be held. ISKCON devotees from other Maritime communities such as Moncton, Saint John, Halifax, and New Glasgow will also attend.
In June, of this year, devotees held the region’s first-ever Rathayatra Festival in the little New Brunswick village of Memramcook, which is located near Moncton. It was a small affair, compared to Rathayatras in larger Canadian cities like Montreal and Toronto. But the group of enthusiastic devotees and their friends enjoyed the joyous, historic event.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/rathayatra-festivals-continue-to-expand-in-atlantic-canada,7937/
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