By Bhakta Dr. Chetan Hazaree In Jagannath Puri, the annually organized Ratha-yatra engages thousands of artisans (for cart making), priests, and general populace in the service of the Lord. The k… Celebrating 50 Years of Flood of Mercy.
In Jagannath Puri, the annually organized Ratha-yatra engages thousands of artisans (for cart making), priests, and general populace in the service of the Lord. The king of the region is also engaged in actually sweeping the road on which the most merciful Lord rides on the chariot. Globalizing the exclusive and confidential ways, in which Srimati Radharani herself implored their Lordships Sri Krishna, Sri Balarama and Subhadra Maharani to come to Vrindavan, and then Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu danced in front of the Chariot and cleansed the Gundicha temple, Srila Prabhupada actually offers unconditional opportunities to all for serving the Lord.
The Jagannatha Ratha-yatra is one of the most important influences that Srila Prabhupada left in this world; others being offering a unique commentary Bhagavad Gita As It Is, distributing the Holy Name all over the world, constructing gorgeous Temples and distributing millions of transcendental books. Originally conceived engagements for the devotees include organizing the procession, prasadam distribution and kirtan. The main purpose was for all the people to have darshan of the Lord and opportunity to chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra. Thus the wonderfully introduced Ratha-yatra festival has been offering an unparallel opportunity for realizing the seven purposes of ISKCON. The non-sectarian nature of this matchless Ratha-yatra unconditionally invites one and all for participation.
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