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\nThe City of Miami published an article on their website advertising the Coconut Grove
\nMango Strut Parade \u201cFor over 30 years, Miamians have kept the tongue-in-cheek
\nparade alive with satirical costumes, marching bands and floats, usually with a facetious
\nfocus on local, national and global events from the last year. The parade also features
\nactual marching bands, such as the New Orleans Funeral Marching Band and local high
\nschool marching bands, and local groups like the Grove Jugglers and the Coconut
\nGrove Hare Krishna spreading their love. \u201c
\nDevotees have not participated in this event for almost 20 years. The parade this year is
\nthe first after the pandemic. This is the first time we bring the Ratha Yatra to the festival
\nand the organizers were very impressed by our float, the best on the parade.
\nMedia coverage of the event feature photos of the Ratha and the devotees dancing, as
\none of the events highlights. Our participation in the parade was covered by Channel 7
\nTV news, The Miami Herald and AOL news.
\nAs the Rath was approaching the main stage area the festivals master of ceremony
\nannounced\u201d this is the Hare Krishna Group spreading love thru spiritual chanting. Let us
\njoin them, let us give them a hand\u201d.
\nThe crowd started chanting Hare Krishna and greeting us with big smiles, the public got
\nbooks and invitations, and some joined the party on the parade. I had the chance to
\nspeak to one of the spectators, Jimmy, who was blissful, and said \u201cMan you should be
\nhere every year. I remember when you were distributing food (Prasadam) to the hippies
\non Peacock Park.\u201d His Grace Tamal Krishna Goswami and Visnuja Swami use to
\ndistribute Prasadam in the Park, a few blocks away from the parade site. Srila
\nPrabhupada was here in 1975 preaching, a few of those classes are on the archives.
\nAs we are getting ready for the 2024 parade, we invite all of you to join us in this blissful
\nRatha Yatra, with one of the largest audiences in South Florida. South Florida has been
\nnamed the capital of Ratha Yatras in the USA, with 10 Ratha Yatras in different cities.
\nFor more information go to our website Iskconmiamioutreach.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"