Three chariots, 501 special dishes, to mark ISKCON's Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra celebrations on June 27
Announcing this at a media conference, on Tuesday, President, ISKCON, Visakhapatnam, Samba Das explained that the Rath Yatra, is styled on the lines of the one at Puri Jagannath and will feature three separate chariots, one each for Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra in a single procession. The rathams are fitted with colourful, mechanised, collapsible canopies, 37-feet high, specially brought in from Odisha. A special miniature ratham of Srila Prabhupad, the founder Acharya of ISKCON, will also be a part of the procession.
Artistes from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha will present kirtans and traditional dances before the deity's chariot. A number of Kolatam groups will also participate in the colourful procession. He added that nearly 500 students from various schools and colleges have volunteered to serve Lord Jagannath on the festive occasion.
The procession will begin from the parking area of Central Park, opposite the Government Women's College, and will pass through LIC building, Ambedkar statue, Dabagardens, Jagadamba juntion, Waltair Main Road, and Siripuram before concluding at Gurajada Kalakshetram. Scores of devotees are expected to assemble at Gurajada Kalakshetram to hear the spiritual discourses and watch the cultural programmes being organised.
More than 501 special dishes will be offered to the Lord and then distributed among the devotees. This will be followed by Sandhya Arati with 108 Pradeepams. The programme will conclude with dinner prasadam for all devotees at Gurajada Kalakshetram.
The organisers have asked devotees to participate in the chariot-pulling, and have darshan of Lord Jagannath on the ratham, and receive his blessings. Also present at the media conference was the Nitaisevini Mataji of ISKCON.
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