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Snana Yatra
(Bathing festival of
Lord Jagannath)
Once a year Lord
Jagannatha,
along with His
brother and sister Lord
Balarama and Lady
Subadra, come
off the altar to be
bathed by all Their
loving devotees.
This is a very
special pastime of the
Lord.
Each year, after the
Lord is bathed, He
catches a cold and He is
then removed from the
Altar and put into
intensive care where
special bramin pujari's
take care of Him.
They Him medicine in the
form or fresh juices.
You yourself can
bring Lord Jagannatha
some special medicine
(various good quality
juice) for His
recovery.
This is also is another
good opportunity for you
to get a little extra
mercy from the Lord.
Sometimes
devotees like to bring
"get well" cards as
well.
While under
intensive care
if needed, the deity
receives minor repairs
done or is repainted
then after two weeks
Lord Jagannatha
comes out of the
temple to give
audience (darshan) to
his devotees. He then
goes for a ride
on His majestic chariot
in a procession with His
devotees. This festival
is known as
Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra.
These two festivals,
Jagannatha Snana-Yatra
and Ratha-Yatra have
been going on since time
immemorial in Jagannatha
Puri, the place where
Lord Jagannatha
originally appeared
milleniums ago. These
same pastimes of the
Lord now take place on
all over the world and
this year will mark the
38th year they will take
place in Vancouver.
Please come and
join us for this
wonderful Snana-Yatra
and Ratha-Yatra.
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Sunday July 29th 5:30 PM
Tentative
Schedule
5:30
.................................... Arati & Kirtan
kirtan by Hare Krishna Prabhu
5:55
...................... Nrisimhadev Prayers
6:15 - 7:00
Jagannatha Bathing
Kirtan by Dinabhandu Prabhu
7:15 ............. Class on Lord Jagannatha
by Nanda Gopal Prabhu
8:00 ............................. Prasadam Feast
UPCOMING
Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra
Sunday August 12th
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