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Festival of Chariots refers to the Ratha Yatra festivals run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). [1] The main event is a chariot procession through the streets. The procession may then be followed by performing arts presentations on the stage and visiting various booths encamped at a park site.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization.It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [2] on 13 July 1966 in New York City.
In the same year, the temple hosted a three-day Festival of Chariots on the Ohio State campus to promote Krishna Consciousness and Indian culture. [18] Kirtanananda made media appearances at the temple in May 1987 and March 1988 to defend the Hare Krishnas and criticize "religious persecution" in the face of ongoing state and federal ...
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly known as Hare Krishnas after the mantra that they chant, is a worldwide religious organization founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966 in New York and is based on the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism inspired by the life and teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the 16th century.
Indradyumna Swami (IAST: Indra-dyumna Svāmī) is an initiating guru [1] in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as ISKCON or the Hare Krishna movement), [2] which belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya.
Krishna temples are decorated and lighted up, they attract numerous visitors on the day, while Krishna devotees hold bhakti events and keep night vigil. [24] The festival typically falls as the monsoons in north India have begun retreating, fields laden with crops and rural communities have time to play.
Krishna's childhood illustrates the Hindu concept of Lila, playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is an example. Krishna plays his flute and the gopis come immediately, from whatever they were doing, to the banks of the Yamuna River and join him in singing and ...
The festival of Kheturi (approx 1574), [72] ... International Society for Krishna Consciousness established by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1966) [103]