Ratha-yātrā 2022 (San Francisco Golden Gate Park)

56th Annual (2022) – Festival of the Chariots

Sunday August 14^th, 2022 

Welcome to the 56^th annual Festival of Chariots.  His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, organized the first Jagannātha Ratha-yātrā festival in 1967 in San Francisco.

Jagannātha means ‘Lord of the Universe’.  It is mentioned in the vedic literatures, rathe ca vamanam drstva punar janma na vidyate, “Simply by seeing the Lord on the chariot, one makes advancement for stopping the repetition of birth and death.”

Receive Lord Jagannātha’s Mercy! 

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