2009 Parade of The Chariots

The Hare Krishna Community Celebrates an Ancient Traditional Parade & Festival.

The City of Brotherly Love will once again experience the lively sites and sounds of the ancient cultural parade known as the Ratha Yatra Parade of Chariots

Philly Ratha Yatra

Saturday, 12th September, 2009 ( 11 AM - 7 PM )

Ratha Yatra (Parade of Chariots) will start @12 Noon from Love Park near City Hall (At the intersection of 16th street and JFK Boulevard) and go down Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Festival of India site at Eakin's Oval (Opposite Philadelphia Museum of Arts).

For More information Please contact

Radha Krishna Temple (ISKCON of Philadelphia)

41 West Allens Lane, Philadelphia PA-19119 (Phone: 215-247-4825/ 215-247-4600)

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Sponsorship

Sponsors for Ratha Yatra Parade and Festival of India Below listed sponsorship opportunities available. For Sponsoring the festival, please write checks to, “ISKCON of Philadelphia” For “Rat...

History

Ratha Yatra, the Festival of The Chariots, originated thousands of years ago in Jagannatha Puri in Orissa on the North Eastern coast of India, where it is still observed by the entire population. Over 5 million people attend the event, and it is also celebrated in every town across India. The main e...

Directions to Festival

Download Directions for Parade & Festival Sites Download Directions from Festival of India Site to Ratha Yatra Start location Download Directions from FOI/Ratha Yatra Start location to 19th & Callowhill st parking lot Download Local Rail Map From South Jersey, Del...