Baltimore Rathyatra, Festival of India
By iskcondc
Created 11 Feb 2008 - 11:32am

30 May 2008 - 4:00pm
1 Jun 2008 - 4:00pm

Image [1]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 [2] • 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 [3]
http://www.salagram.net/Rathyatra.html [4]

Jagannatha Snana Yatra Festival
 
This is an invitation
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.
 
For more information about the Snana Yatra ceremony, please go to this website:
 
www.salagram.net/parishad65.html [5]


http://rathjatra.nic.in/about.htm [6]

Rathyatra/Festival of India Schedule for North America:

http://www.festivalofindia.org/ [7]

Join the mailing list to keep your self informed of spiritual events and festivals at
http://groups.google.com/group/HareKrishnaDC [8]

10310 Oaklyn Drive Potomac MD 20854 Phone 301-299-2100 Fax 301-299-5025
Source URL: http://www.iskcondc.org/content/baltimore-rathyatra-festival-india

Links:
[1] http://www.iskcondc.org/files/imagepicker/i/iskcondc/BaltimoreRathyatra2008.jpg
[2] http://www.baltimorekrishna.com/
[3] http://www.stephen-knapp.com/rathayatra_festival_at_jagannath_puri.htm
[4] http://www.salagram.net/Rathyatra.html
[5] http://www.salagram.net/parishad65.html
[6] http://rathjatra.nic.in/about.htm
[7] http://www.festivalofindia.org/
[8] http://groups.google.com/group/HareKrishnaDC