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By Sahadeva dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n On January 1st 2012, ISKCON Kukatpally Namahatta in Andhra Pradesh, India, conducted its 2nd Sri Jagannatha Ratha-yatra. <\/p>\n Procession started around afternoon from Lord Venkateswara temple in the down town area. Thousands of people participated in the 6 hour long procession and tons of prasadam was distributed. Many people turned up simply to have an auspicious beginning for their new year. Need for a holy start is being felt, especially in these times of uncertainty and hardships. What could be more auspicious than pulling Lord Jagannath’s Ratha and honoring His prasadam!<\/p>\n Nitai Priya Prabhu (from Africa) led the chanting with his accordian. The procession culminated in Pedda Hanuman Function hall, following by Maha-arati, cultural programs and presentations by HH Sukadeva Maharaja and other senior devotees. Finally, a crowd of thousands poured into prasadam halls and happily went home, glowing with the hopes for a happy new year.<\/p>\n The media took an active interest. Both the print and TV media provided good coverage.<\/p>\n Kukatpally namahatta center is catering to hundreds of devotees. Currently 130 devotees are enrolled in the Bhakti-sastri program and several hundred are attending Bhakti-vrksas and Sunday school. In coming 3 months, over a thousand children will receive training in Bhakti Yoga Camps.<\/p>\n
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