NEW YORK RATHA YATRA FESTIVAL 2025

Ratha Yatra (Sanskrit for "chariot festival") is a festival that involves moving Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Their sister Subhadra on chariots. The first Ratha Yatra originally took place in Puri, India over 5,000 years ago to celebrate Lord Krishna's return to Vṛndāvana. Celebrated every year since then, devotees gather from all over the world to pull the chariot ropes while chanting and dancing. Usually deities are worshipped within temple walls, but during this auspicious day Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are paraded through the streets so that everyone can have the fortune of seeing Them. Nowadays, this procession takes place once a year in different cities throughout the world.

RATHA YATRA DAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025

Matchless Gifts at 26 2nd Avenue will open its doors from 3:00PM to 7:00PM for those who would like to take darśana (Sanskrit for "see") of the first ISKCON temple in the Western hemisphere founded by Srila Prabhupāda.

You can also find us at the "Who is Prabhupada?" booth throughout the festival at Washington Square Park selling books, T-shirts, caps, and tote bags. All proceeds will go toward maintaining Matchless Gifts.

Please join us for this auspicious event!

For more info and real-time updates, visit:
http://nyckrishnafestival.com