Iskcon to host Rath Yatra on June 29
Prayagraj: Devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) Prayagraj are gearing up to celebrate the much-awaited annual Jagannath Rath Yatra on June 29.
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The Rath Yatra will commence at 4 pm from Hira Halwai Crossing and pass through Subhash Chauraha and Hanuman Mandir before culminating at the KP ground.
According to Achyuta Mohan Das, the temple president, during the yatra, Lord Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra will sit on the chariot. Preparations began a month in advance with the formation of FOJ (Friends of Jagannath), in which more than 70 volunteeers aged 12-25 years took up various services.
There will be other dance performances besides Harinam Sankirtan. A team of 150 devotees from Varanasi is also expected to participate in the festivities. Another highlight of the Rath Yatra will be the offering of 1008 types of bhoga from devotees of different states of India.
"Iskcon is organising the yatra on the 29th, instead of the 27th, as it being a Sunday, we wish to give more and more people the opportunity to get the blessings," explained Das.
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