Fresh plea by Puri king to Iskcon on Rath Yatra date
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Bhubaneswar: Puri king and chairman of Jagannath Temple managing committee, Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, issued a fresh appeal to Iskcon on Sunday, urging them to observe Rath Yatra on the same date as the Puri shrine, scheduled for June 27.
In a letter to Iskcon's governing body commission, the Puri king conveyed his concerns regarding the varying dates of Debasnan Purnima and Rath Yatra celebrations at Iskcon temples in several countries abroad.
"I request your good self to ensure that no Iskcon temple performs the Snana yatra or Ratha yatra on a date/tithi not sanctioned by scriptures and tradition," Deb wrote.TNN
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