ISKCON blends Ramayana with Rath Yatra in Bengal’s Durgapur
The religious organisation has presented scenes from Lord Rama's life, his family as well as sage Viswamitra across dedicated pavilions.
The religious organisation has presented scenes from Lord Rama's life, his family as well as sage Viswamitra across dedicated pavilions.
The sacred wheels of devotion rolled through Mayapur on Thursday as thousands of devotees gathered at ISKCON’s Rajapur temple to celebrate the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra with grandeur, colour and spiritual fervour.
Suvendu Adhikari criticised the previous Trinamool Congress government, alleging that the Mid-Day Meal scheme had been plagued by irregularities over the past several years.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has announced that Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will inaugurate the Kolkata Rath Yatra by pulling the ceremonial chariot rope, marking his first participation in the annual festival since the change of government in West Bengal.
"It is not a matter of controversy. We have time alloted for this issue in the budget session. We will see what comes out of it," Vijay Ojha said.
The Kolkata Police on Monday arrested a book supplier in connection with a Rs 2 crore cheating case involving the procurement of religious books for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) about six years ago, officials confirmed.
ISKCON Mayapur is celebrating Janmashtami on 16 August, marking the 5252nd divine appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna.
Rath Yatra in the city was held with usual enthusiasm.
With the chants of “Hare Krishna” echoing through the air and the vibrant rhythm of drums and cymbals lifting the spirit of thousands, the divine siblings—Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra—embarked on their majestic annual Ratha Yatra from Rajapur’s ISKCON temple to Mayapur’s Chandradaya Mandir, transforming the sacred land into a sea of devotion, unity, and festivity.
Siliguri is gearing up for one of its grandest religious celebrations—the annual Rath Yatra organised by ISKCON.
