{"id":93239,"date":"2021-02-10T12:13:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T11:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=93239"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T11:15:53","slug":"help-repair-of-or-build-a-new-ratha-cart-for-rathayatra-2022-in-whangarei-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=93239","title":{"rendered":"Help repair of or build a NEW RATHA CART for Rathayatra 2022 in Whangarei, New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDear friends, thank you to all who attended our recent Rathayatra festival and to the many devotees and friends who helped in various ways .. The success of the festival was largely due to the co-operative efforts of many people. and , of course, the mercy of Lord Jagannath ! .. we are planning to develop the festival further and are hoping to build a whole new Rath cart from scratch.. (by 2023 we hope to have 3 separate carts for Their Lordships) We are fortunate to have received a rare manual ( published in 1992 entitled ” THe Ratha Contruction Book .. Guidelines, Detailed Plans and Instructions for Building a Ratha-Yatra Chariot’.. .It has the exact method and detailed plans to build an authentic Ratha Yatra cart and we have some pretty skilled people here that are keen to do it .. so now we have begun fundraising to begin stage 1 of the construction . We estimate cost will be around $20,000 .. If you would like to be part of this amazing offering to Srila Prabhupada, Lord Jagannatha and His devotees please donate using the givealittle page below , or deposit directly into Jagannath;’s account ..06-0977-0835247-00 .. Please write Rathcart as a reference. Also please share this post
\nThank you very much for your kind support 🙂 Jai Jagannath !
\nThank you for your kind consideration
\nYours in service to Prabhupada
\nVanessa Lassman<\/p>\n

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Each year in January for the last 8 years we have held a lovely festival called Ratha Yatra here in Whangarei. The festival is where we pull a beautiful cart through the town and afterwards have a lovely feast in the park adjacent to Food for Life. It is a colourful, fun festival that uplifts the whole town. The last festival we had was held on the 23rd of January and many people attended and enjoyed the festival. Sadly before the event the cart suffered extensive damage, regardless of the damage the festival went ahead despite the damage to the cart but we don’t have the funds to repair it. We are kindly asking for any donation big or small from anyone that can and is willingly to help so we can repair this one if possible and we have the exciting news that we are planning to build a additional Rath Cart that will mean that we will have two carts for the festival. The carts are not just used once a year they are also used in many festivals in Auckland as well.<\/p>\n

We were heartbroken to see the damage done but we are determined to rise above this setback and come back better than ever…please come and be part of the journey. We also actually have a manual on how to build an authentic Rath cart which will only be a possibly with your help.<\/p>\n

The repair on the original cart will need to start soon and building a new one will take some time so any funds will be used to start the project right away.<\/p>\n

‘Rath Yatra is a very ancient traditional festival from India and is now seen in every major city of the world. It is a fun and colourful festival that involves a large (over 7 metres high) decorated chariot (Rath) which is pulled by ropes by the public through the main streets of town accompanied by music and dance.<\/p>\n

There is much spiritual and cultural significance to the festival. ‘<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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