Four Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Welcoming Nyepi Day

Hare KrishnaBy Hari Narayana Das

In the evening the parade of ogoh-ogoh was opened by the local authority and the one by one the people passed their ogoh-ogoh in front of the stage. Lord Jagannath chariot was pulled by devotees on the last line and people actually waited for the chariot to pass by. The people already familiar with the Ratha yatra that they waited for the darshan and get prasadam. They were happy to get maha prasadam. The kirtan was lear by Sesa prabhu filled the entire atmosphere with the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and people also dance in the joy of the kirtan performed by the devotees. Near midnight the chariot arrived in the temple, devotees then honoring prasadam and then took rest.

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