{"id":4297,"date":"2007-09-15T20:38:19","date_gmt":"2007-09-15T19:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2007-09-15T20:38:19","modified_gmt":"2007-09-15T19:38:19","slug":"philadelphia-ratha-yatra-festival-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=4297","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Ratha Yatra Festival 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RathaYatraPoster.thumbnail.jpg' alt='' \/><\/p>\n<p>Rajesh Khandelwal: <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><font color=\"#00cc33\" size=\"4\">Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><font color=\"#00cc33\" size=\"4\">Hare Rama <\/font><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><font color=\"#00cc33\" size=\"4\">Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font color=\"#00cc33\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\"><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font color=\"#00cc33\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\"><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font color=\"#00cc33\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\"><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font color=\"#00cc33\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\"><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: red;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">You Are Invited <o><\/o><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><u><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: blue;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Ratha Yatra Parade&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/u><\/i><\/b><b><i><u><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: blue;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>&amp;&nbsp; <\/font><\/span><\/u><\/i><\/b><b><i><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><u><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: blue;\">Festival Of India<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/u><o><\/o><\/font><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: teal;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">An Event for the Entire Family<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: teal;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><o><\/o><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Saturday, September 22, 2007 <o><\/o><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">(12 Noon &#8211; 7:30 PM)<br \/>Philadelphia, PA<o><\/o><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">FREE VEGETARIAN FEAST <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Pyramid Yoga Center <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Spanish Corner <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Books On Yoga &amp; Meditation <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Questions &amp; Answers <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Folk Dance &amp; Live Music <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Spiritual Fashions <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">The Science of Self Realization <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Children&#8217;s Theater <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><font size=\"3\">Gift Shop <\/font><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong>The parade will begin at 12 noon near Love Park in Center City Philadelphia at 15th and JFK Boulevard. It will proceed from there down the Ben Franklin Parkway to Eakin&#8217;s Oval in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum where the Festival of India will be held. Included in the parade will be a Large Garbha dance Ensemble, mounted horsemen and women, lila characters in costume, kirtan chanters and dancers, loving devotees pulling the huge chariot of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva, Lady Subhadra and Srila Prabhupada. There will also be a children&#8217;s chariot. <o><\/o><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong>The festival of India will begin at 1 PM at Eakings Oval in front of the Art Museum. It will include a free vegetarian feast, devotional and contemporary musical performances, Bharat Natyam dance perfomances, drama, booths recounting the philosophy of reincarnation, Bhagavad-Gita, Yoga, the Hare Krishna Movement, Indian clothing, food, and cultural gifts. It will last until 7:30 pm. <\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong><o><\/o><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong>Please join us for this most celebrated event and become part of the huge procession accompanying the chariots providing music, tumultuous playing of drums, dancing and transcendental activities. <o><\/o><\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><font size=\"3\"><\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><strong><o><\/o><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">To volunteer or donations or any other information Please visit us on the web at <\/font><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyrathayatra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\"><font color=\"#9136ad\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"7\">www.phillyrathayatra.com<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span><br \/><\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><font size=\"7\"><u><b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Temple Information<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><o><\/o><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\">41 West Allens Lane, Philadelphia PA 19119<br \/>WebSite: <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iskconphiladelphia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\"><font color=\"#247cd4\" face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\">www.iskconphiladelphia.com<\/font><\/a><br \/><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><font size=\"6\">Phone: 215-247-4825\/ 215-247-460<\/font>0<o><\/o><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">Parking: Parking will be available in the parking lot in front of the Art Museum.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">Direction to Ratha Yatra Parade<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><o><\/o><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i>From South Jersey, Delaware, Washington<\/i><br \/><\/b>Take I-95 North. Exit onto I-676 West. Follow directions from I-676 (see below).<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i>From NY, North Jersey<\/i><br \/><\/b>Take NJTP to Exit 4 (Route 73). Go one mile on Route 73 North and take the exit for Route 38 West. Take 38 West towards Philadelphia to route 30 West (follow signs for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge). Go over the bridge and follow the signs for I-676 West. Follow directions from I-676 (see below).<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i>From I-676 (Vine Street Expressway)<\/i><br \/><\/b>Take I-676 . Take Broad Street\/Central Philadelphia exit onto N 15th St. Parade will start from *15th street and JFK Boulevard near Love park<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font size=\"3\"><\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><i>From Harrisburg Valley Forge, King of Prussia<\/i><\/b><br \/>Take PA Turnpike\/I-76 East to Philadelphia. Merge on to I-676 E\/ US-30E. Take Broad Street\/Central Philadelphia exit onto N 15th St.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RathaYatraPoster.thumbnail.jpg' alt='' \/>Rajesh Khandelwal: The parade will begin at 12 noon near Love Park in Center City Philadelphia at 15th and JFK Boulevard. It will proceed from there down the Ben Franklin Parkway to Eakin&#8217;s Oval in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum where the Festival of India will be held.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-message-board"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}