The Festival of Chariots rolls into town
ISKCON Newcastle will be hosting the 14th annual Festival of Chariots on March 21, featuring a chariot parade and a cultural show.
Among all the wonderful festivals in India promoting peace, tolerance and universal brotherhood, Ratha Yatra is one of the largest, oldest and most popular.
In recent decades, by the extraordinary enthusiasm of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the Ratha Yatra or Festival of Chariots has become a much loved and anticipated cultural event in most major cities across the globe.
The festival is attractive to everyone because it is primarily a vibrant, colourful public procession filled with song and dance, displaying the theme of “unity in diversity”.
ISKCON Newcastle will be hosting the 14th annual Festival of Chariots on March 21, featuring a chariot parade and a cultural show.
For the first time since its inception in Newcastle, the Chariot parade will make its way through Newcastle CBD.
The event is set to start at 9.30am from the corner of Sutherland and Scott streets.
Festival-goers will be pulling a chariot through the streets of and the procession will be accompanied by singing and dancing.
Afterwards, there will be a cultural show will take place at ISKCON Temple, 20 Toucan Place, from 5.30pm.
This will include dramas, dances, lectures and a sumptuous feast.
Don’t miss the wonderful drama, Killing Ravaana.
Distinguished ISKCON leaders, His Holiness Bhakti Chaitanya Swami from New Zealand and His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami from the Netherlands will be the guests of honour.
The festival is free of charge and the community is invited to participate in the day’s spiritual event.
