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