“Ratha-yatra” means “chariot festival”. This celebration has been held every year for hundreds of years at Jagannatha Puri, in Orissa on India’s east coast. There, three huge chariots, carrying the Deity forms of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra, are pulled by hand through the city streets amid loud musical performances. Millions of pilgrims come to the festival in Orissa. Jagannatha is a special and very merciful form of Krishna.
Ratha-yatra is the biggest street festival Organised by ISKCON – and ends with a delicious, sanctified vegetarian feast. It is celebrated by devotees of Lord Krishna,the Barcelona procession starts with Vahana Puja at 16:45 and the procession will begin at 17.00 hours at the Rambla de Santa Monica (the lower part of “Las Ramblas”, next to Colon), to go up the Ramblas. We will continue along Portaferrisa, Portal del Angel, carrer del Bisbe, carrer de Ferrán, returning to the point of origin on the Ramblas, where at 19.00 hours , where festivities continue till night. Drama, dance, philosophy and a feast are the highlights.
