{"id":48701,"date":"2017-07-18T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T09:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=48701"},"modified":"2017-07-18T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T12:27:12","slug":"leicester-sees-huge-hare-krishna-chariot-pulled-through-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=48701","title":{"rendered":"Leicester sees huge Hare Krishna chariot pulled through streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads6\/96964436_20caa2c7-83cd-4ab8-9658-52f06b6066dd.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"439\" alt=\"Hare Krishna chariot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/96964436_20caa2c7-83cd-4ab8-9658-52f06b6066dd.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/96964436_20caa2c7-83cd-4ab8-9658-52f06b6066dd-280x187.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>                    The huge chariot was pulled through the city<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Hundreds of festival-goers have joined a procession in which a 40ft (12.1m) chariot was pulled through Leicester city centre. <\/p>\n<p>The Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots began in Granby Street with a welcome ceremony and ended at Cossington Park, in Belgrave, on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester hosts one of the largest celebrations of its type in Europe, organisers said.<\/p>\n<p>The chariot carried deities of the Lord Jagannatha and his sister Subhadra.<\/p>\n<p>The vibrant procession was accompanied with music, singing and dancing as it made its way through the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot mpu-ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"bbccom_advert\">\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            \/**\/\n            (function() {\n                if (window.bbcdotcom && bbcdotcom.adverts && bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync) {\n                    bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync('mpu', [1,2,3]);\n                }\n            })();\n            \/**\/\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9DFE\/production\/_96964404_hi040629892.jpg\" datasrc=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9DFE\/production\/_96964404_hi040629892.jpg\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" alt=\"Festival dancers\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Those taking part made music as the procession progressed<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/EC1E\/production\/_96964406_hi040629912.jpg\" datasrc=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/EC1E\/production\/_96964406_hi040629912.jpg\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" alt=\"Festival-goers pull a 40ft chariot through Leicester\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Deities of Lord Jagannatha, his sister Subhadra and Lord Balarama<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pradyumna Das, the president of the the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), said Rathayatra, as it is also known, was &#8220;the second largest such festival in Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 5,000-year-old event was first brought to the West by  A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder of ISKCON, in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>At Cossington Park, revellers were entertained with dance, live music, drama and exhibitions. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/05A6\/production\/_96964410_hi040629871.jpg\" datasrc=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/05A6\/production\/_96964410_hi040629871.jpg\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" alt=\"Festival goers in Leicester\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Many people joined the vibrant procession<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/13A3E\/production\/_96964408_hi040629877.jpg\" datasrc=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/13A3E\/production\/_96964408_hi040629877.jpg\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" alt=\"Happy festival goers\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Live music and drama was held<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Source: http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-leicestershire-40623625<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmYmvkZeSqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/e5vvZ6d.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\"\/><strong>By the BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Hundreds of festival-goers have joined a procession in which a 40ft (12.1m) chariot was pulled through Leicester city centre. The Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots began in Granby Street with a welcome ceremony and ended at Cossington Park, in Belgrave, on Sunday afternoon. Leicester hosts one of the largest celebrations of its type in Europe, organisers said. The chariot carried deities of the Lord Jagannatha and his sister Subhadra. 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