Report by OD bureau; London: Odias in London participated in annual Ratha Yatra of Lord Jaggnath in London on 17th June. This was organised by the London Ratha Yatra organising committee.
Three chariots were pulled by thousands of devotees from Hyde park corner to Trafalgar square ( around 2km distance). Cultural activities including Odishi dance and krisna katha were organised and people learned about Hinduism from eminent scholars.
This was the 44th Ratha yatra organised in London and over twenty thousand people attended the event. Lot of non-residence Odiyas travelled from different locations across the country such as Southampton, Nottingham, Basingstoke to participate in the event. The event was one of the biggest Rathayatra festival outside India.
Ratha Yatra in Europe
17 June London 01 July Paris 07 July Budapest 15 July Prague 22 July Birmingham 28 July Cardiff 29 July Leicester 09 September Brighton 15 September Dublin 16 September Belfast
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