ISKCON Chennai Conducted Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra
INN/Chennai, @infodeaofficial
ISKCON Chennai conducted the Sri Jagannath Ratha-Yatra of Their Lordships Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra in a small scale, amid COVID Pandemic, on 23rd June in the evening.
The Deities placed in their small rath were taken in two circles around the temple premises. Only the temple residents participated in the festival. As usual, the Ratha-Yatra was accompanied by devotional singing. Various delicacies were offered to Their Lordships during and after the Ratha-Yatra.
Arati was also offered at the beginning and end. The procession festival was webcast to the congregation of ISKCON Chennai through its live YouTube channel. Hundreds of families not only watched the procession but also offered naivedyam and arati as they saw their beloved Lordships in their gadgets.
Lord Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra Pic in Rath Yatra
“The pandemic has brought us closer through our various online programs”, said ISKCON Chennai President, Sumithra Krishna das. “There are excellent online programs for children and people in general.
There are large scale programs as well as small groups where devotees are reading Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatham on a daily basis. In this way, we are helping each other and society at large to focus on the blessings and protection of the Supreme Lord.”
The rath of Lord Jagannath being pulled by the resident devotees of ISKCON Chennai temple
ISKCON Chennai had recently concluded an 18 day one hour course on the chapter summary of Bhagavad Gita in English which was attended by 10,800 people all over the world. The Tamil version of the same course is going on now and will soon be held in Telugu also.
