Jagannath Rathyatra has been successfully conducted by
International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Nepal (ISKCON Nepal) today.
The historic festival of chariot pulling was successfully over with the heavy
participation of the devotees of lord Jagannath.
Festival started at 11:30 am from Pragya Bhawan , Kamaladi. Festival started with the welcome speech by the
president of ISKCON Nepal and the president of Rathyatra management committee
. The festival was accompanied with wonderful kritan ( singing the holy name of
God ) and dancing. Devotees enthusiastically pulled the chariot of the lord of
Universe, Jagannath. The program was finally over at Basantapur Kathmandu with
prasadam distribution and various cultural programs.
ISKCON Nepal has been conducting Jagannath Rathyatra
festival since more than 35 years in Kathmandu. Earlier, the festival used to be celebrated at
smaller scale but it has been largely celebrated. Lord Jagannath who is Krishna himself is
pulled in chariot along with his brother Baladev and sister Subhadra devi. The festival was also followed
by media.
Festival started at 11:30 am from Pragya Bhawan , Kamaladi. Festival started with the welcome speech by the
president of ISKCON Nepal and the president of Rathyatra management committee
. The festival was accompanied with wonderful kritan ( singing the holy name of
God ) and dancing. Devotees enthusiastically pulled the chariot of the lord of
Universe, Jagannath. The program was finally over at Basantapur Kathmandu with
prasadam distribution and various cultural programs.
This year, more number of devotees participated in the
festival . Security was also somehow better than that of the previous
years. Although some media were
following the festival but overall condition of presence of media was not so
satisfactory when compared to other Rath yatra festivals of Nepal.
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