Vancouver’s 34th Annual
“Chariot Festival” Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra
will take place on
Sunday August 12th
in Stanley Park at Second Beach.
The “Chariot Parade” Ratha-Yatra
will begin at 11:30 AM from under the Granville St Bridge
on Beach Ave and proceed along Beach Ave
to Second Beach in Stanley Park.
The “Festival of India”
will begin after the Parade
at 1:00 PM in Stanley Park at Second Beach
The Festival of India will include Live Entertainment on Two Stage Featuring
Bhartnatyam Dances, Live Theatre and Music Yoga & Meditation, Puppet Theatre, Balloon Artists, Gift Shop & Books, Mendhi Hand Tattoos, Face Painting, Palmistry, Children’s Fun Tents and much more.
A Free Vegetarian Feast will be served throughout the day to an estimated 10,000 guests
A special parking shuttle bus will operate throughout the day to take festival goers from the festival site back to their parked cars along Beach Ave.
“I’d like to thank all the Vancouver devotees for the wonderful
Rathayatra festival. Among the many Rathayatra festivals I traveled to
this year with the Youth Bus Tour, I think the Vancouver festival was
rivaled only by the festival in L.A. Congratulations!” (His Holiness Jayadvaita Swami, 2004)
“Your wonderful Ratha-Yatra IMHO, has the most receptive crowd in NA and a very well-organized event.” (HG Kalakantha Das)
For complete details with maps directions please visit: vanchariotfestival.com