Baltimore Rathyatra, Festival of India
BALTIMORE'S 6th ANNUAL
RATHAYATRA (CHARIOT PARADE), FESTIVAL of INDIA
PROCLAIMED RATHAYATRA DAY BY MAYOR SHEILA DIXON
sponsored by
Hare Krishna Temple, Baltimore, MD
200 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
www.baltimorekrishna.com • info@baltimorekrishna.com • 410.719-1776
F R E E F E A S T E V E R Y S U N D A Y S TA R T I N G 5 : 0 0 P M
When:
Rathyatra: Saturday, May 31st, 2008, 12 noon - 2 pm
Festival of India: Friday, May 30th, 4 - 8 pm
Saturday, May 31st, 12 noon - 7 pm
Sunday, June 1st, 11 am - 4 pm
Where: Inner Harbor, McKeldin Square, corner of Pratt and Light Street, Baltimore, MD
12 noon Baltimore Science Center down Light Street to:
FESTIVAL OF INDIA
till 7pm at McKeldin Square, corner of Pratt and Light Streets
ALSO Friday, May 30th 4pm-8pm and Sunday, June 1st 11am-4pm
• FREE vegetarian/vegan feast
• Live music, dance and drama
• Cultural exhibits
• Gift shops
• Books on yoga and meditation
LIVE CONCERT BY AVERAGE SOUL BAND
Learn more about the Rathyatra tradition:
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/rathayatra_festival_at_jagannath_puri.htm
http://www.salagram.net/Rathyatra.html
to attend the Snana Yatra (bathing) ceremony of Lord Jagannatha, Lord
Balarama and Srimate Subhadra at the Baltimore Hare Krishna Temple on
Saturday, May 17th from 4pm - 8pm. All the devotees will get an
opportunity to bathe the deities before Their Anavasara Kala, the two
week period of recuperation before the Rathayatra Festival, to the
accompaniment of ecstatic kirtan, followed by a 10 course prasadam
feast.
http://rathjatra.nic.in/about.htm
Rathyatra/Festival of India Schedule for North America:
http://www.festivalofindia.org/
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