Grand event of Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra in Bhopal – Photo: Amar Ujala Detail Follow Us 99735 96123 1687627969 0404391 0775138 0770314 077513884385 0404391 0279254 A grand event of Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra was organized by ISKCON temple in Bhopal on Saturday. Rath Yatra started from Bhopal Talkies ends Happened with Sandhya Aarti at Platinum Plaza, km away. During the yatra, devotees from Ukraine and Russia chanted Harinam together. He said that he gave the message that by practicing Krishna consciousness, peace can be found in the whole world. Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra started from Bhopal Talkies Square at 4 pm. Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra Mata were seated in the chariot. The chariot was decorated by beautiful fragrant flowers. The yatra was welcomed by showering flowers at various places. Thousands of devotees pulled this chariot with great joy. Acharya Das from Netherlands, Amiya Atmadas, Advaita Das from Russia and Murari Das from Ukraine also came to participate in the Rath Yatra. Other devotees also reached with him. Everyone together did kirtan of Harinam. The rath yatra ended with the evening aarti at Platinum Plaza. The yatra was welcomed by the people everywhere. During the yatra, Bhagvat Geeta and other books were distributed to create spiritual awareness among the general public. Also Prasad was distributed. Senior devotee of ISKCON Achyut Krishna Prabhu told that Rath Yatra is the only festival where the original deities of the temple, He comes out to give darshan to the devotees. This tradition is thousands of years old. Its mentions are found in Padmapurana, Skandha Purana and other authentic texts. Prabhuji told by ISKCON every year in the whole world Rath Yatra festival is celebrated in more than 100 cities. year 0418 Rath Yatra festival was celebrated for the first time outside India in the city of San Francisco, USA by the founder of ISKCON, Acharya Srila Prabhupada. ,