ISKCON Hong Kong Ratha-Yatra For One And All (Album of photos)
Giridhari Swami: On December 24th, ISKCON Hong Kong held its annual Ratha-Yatra festival, attended by about 200 devotees and friends.
We started holding this festival back in the 1980’s, taking small deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra on a hand-held palanquin. Even in those days, our small sankirtan party of 30 devotees was often lost in an ocean of thousands of merry-makers, all seeking sense gratification. From their faces, it was obvious that they were disappointed with that pursuit and our little festival brought some ray of light, hope and happiness to their dull lives.
Several years ago, a larger ratha cart was added along with larger deities of Their Lordships and Srila Prabhupada. This year, the children pulled their very own Ratha-Yatra cart. In many ways, they created more of a sensation than the adults pulling the larger cart, as indicated by the many people who stopped to take photos.
As in past years, the holy name resounded beautifully and loudly throughout the central shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui. Thousands heard the holy name and took darsana of Their Lordships, along with Their best servant Srila Prabhupada. Many also received books and prasadam.
ISKCON Hong Kong Ratha Yatra ki-jaya! Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, Subhadra ki-jaya! Srila Prabhupada ki-jaya!
Find them here: https://goo.gl/6LV2cH