
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia celebrates its 487th anniversary on Sunday, 22 June 2014. Celebrating this occasion, the city hosts the Jakarnaval, a cultural parade from the National Monument to the Central Business District of Jakarta. Hare Krishna devotees took this opportunity to celebrate their third annual Ratha-Yatra festival, displaying the vibrant faces of Jagannatha (Krishna), His brother Baladeva and His sister Subhadra Devi. Attendees took note of them, especially the governor, who received the Bhagavad-gita As It Is in Bahasa Indonesia.
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