International Society for Krishna Consciousness founded by Swami Prabhupada is celebrating Golden Jubilee this year. To commemorate this year, ISKCON is organizing its grandest Jagannath Rathyatra on 3rd January 2016.
Exquisite and state of art cart has been prepared for this event. The pinnacle of the cart moves with hydraulic pressure. Twenty engineers have toiled hard under Sri Laxmi Narayan Das to make this special cart.
This year special attraction of the procession would be many foreigner devotees attending this event. The warkari youth will also participate to perform sankirtan. High velocity drumming bands, cymbals, various other instruments and troops of devotees dancing will definitely create superb sensation on the streets of Pune. The Rathyatra accompanied by thousands of devotees will start from new English school, tilak road at 1:30 PM. It will go through Bajirao road, Laxmi road, Deccan chowk and back to New English School, Tilak road.
The special darshan of Jagannath would be treat for the eyes of Puneites. The Prasad would be distributed to one lakh Puneites during Rathyatra. The streets of Pune will be beautified by huge rangoli designs drawn by over forty artists. Thirty Ganesh mandals would welcome the cart in the procession.
At 7PM after Rathyatra HH Loknath Swami Maharaj will address the assembly by his discourse and melodius kirtan. The rathyatra will be concluded by dinner feast for the all the participants of Rathyatra.
On the occasion of Gita Jayanti the Bhagavad Gitas will be distributed en-route in special discounted rates.
ISKCON TRUSTEE : Sri. Sanjay Bhosale aka Shwetadwip Das
Sri Janardan Chitode aka Natwar Das
ISKCON SPOKESMAN: Sri Prasad Karkhanis (9637123121)
Source: http://www.iskconpune.com/sri-jagannath-rath-yatra-2016/
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