By Bhakta Kaplish
ISKCON, LUDHIANA had its 18th annual Rath Yatra which concluded around midnight today covering the area about five kilometers. Lacs of devotees from India and abroad joined this festival of chariot. The parade route was welcomed by different section of society and they were recited Mahamantra all the way. Both sides of the road were beautifully decorated and people welcome Lord of the Universe with great devotions and dedications. Information & Broadcasting Minister of India Sh.Manish Tewari was chief the guest. Keeping in view the large number of people to join Rath Yatra the District Administration has to divert traffic to different routes. The whole parade was webcasted Live by Mayapur devotees on www.mayapur.tv .Among others who participated in the parade were His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj GBC and BBT Trustee, His Holiness Pravodha Nand Sarswati Maharaj,HG Mahaman das (ACBSP), Zonal Secretary, HG Mahamantra Das, HG Sakshi Gopal Das TP ISKCON Kurukshetra, HG Bhaktivinode das, HG Krishan Kanti das Ex-TP ISKCON Chandigarh,HG Akinchan Das from ISKCON Chandigarh and devotees from ISKCON Vrindavan and ISKCON New Delhi,Sridham Mayapur and devotees from U.SA., Russia, Ubekistan,Ukrain, and book distribution parties from New Delhi,Amritsar,Chandigarh. Please follow the link for more pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/115668040485111901122/RATHYATRA2013?noredirect=1 or visit www.iskconludhiana.com