ISKCON Plainfield temple celebrates Sri-Jagannath Snana Yatra on 09th June 2017 (Album with 49 photos)
Plainfield, NJ. Radha Krishna Temple and Cultural Center (ISKCON), Plainfield, NJ celebrated Sri-Jagannath Snana Yatra with devotion and active participation by hundreds of devotees. Annual bathing festival popularly known as “Snana Yatra” of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra was held at the ISKCON, Plainfield temple on June 9. The festivities started by bringing the Deities to “Snana vedi”, or bathing altar. The bathing ceremony commenced with chanting of Vedic mantras and Jagannathastakam. The temple priests performed the mirror Abhishek. The priests and assembled devotees bathed the Lordships with herbs and water. Hundreds of devotees gathered in long queues to get a chance to bathe the Lord of the universe. Thereafter, the Deities appeared in Gaja or Hati (elephant) Vesha. Chappan bhoga (56 items) was offered to the Lordships. As a part of His pastime (leela), Lord Jagannath falls sick after the bathing festival and hence the Deities do not give darshan till Rath Yatra day which falls on June 25th 2017. Devotees participated in ecstatic kirtan during Maha-arati and honored sumptuous Jagannath-Prasad. Temple President Madhupati Dasa welcomed the devotees who had gathered in large numbers to celebrate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath.
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