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Festival Site
On Saturday, July 7th from 1:30 pm to 9 pm and Sunday, July 8th from 12 pm to 6 pm at Jeanne-Mance Park enjoy transcendental bliss at the outdoor Festival Hare Krishna. Fun for the whole family, this FREE event includes a vegetarian feast, an arts and cultural showcase, face painting, exhibits, shopping, and much, much more!
Ratha-Yatra History
The Ratha-Yatra Parade is the modern perpetuation of the world’s oldest religious celebration, now re-enacted yearly in over 50 cities worldwide. Every June for more than 2000 years, over one million pilgrims have congregated in the sacred town of Jagannath Puri (in Orissa, India) to celebrate this joyful grand procession of Lord Jagannath, Lord Krishna’s majestic feature as the “Lord of the Universe”, along with His brother Lord Balaram and sister Sri Subhadra, each mounted on Their massive ornate chariots. Read more...