– Jagannath Balabhadra Subhadra Mai’s Snan yatra completed,The program started with a tribute to H.H. Roop Raghunath Swami Maharaj
Nagpur :- As per the guidance of Srila Loknath Swami Maharaj, the beloved disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the founder Acharya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Nagpur Center is organizing Jagannath Rath Yatra on 8 July 2024. Under this, the Snan (bathing) yatra of Jagannath Balabhadra and Subhadra Maiyya was completed in the premises of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Gate No. 2 behind Empress Mall, Gandhi Sagar, Nagpur.
The program started with a tribute to H.H. Roop Raghunath Swami Maharaj, the sanyasi disciple of Srila Lokanath Swami Maharaj. Narhari Thakur Prabhu performed Aarti by garlanding his photo. During the Aarti, Nityananda Chaitanya Prabhu sang a very heart touching Bhajan “Je Anilo Prem-Dhan Koruna Prasanna, Heno Prabhu Kotha Gela Acharya-Thakur”.
Italian-speaking Roop Raghunath Swami Maharaj was born in Argentina and he was 82 years old. He made his life meaningful by propagating the Bhagwad Gita, Bhagavatam and Sanatan Dharma in many countries. On the day of Jagannath Ji’s Snan Yatra, immediately after giving a discourse on Bhagwan’s Snan Yatra in ISKCON Bhopal, he entered Golok Dham due to cardiac arrest.
After the Aarti ceremony of his photo, Vishal Prabhu started singing the kirtan of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra: “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare.” As he sang, Lord Sri Jagannath, Baldev, and Subhadra Maiyya entered the temple premises.
Nagpur ISKCON spokesperson Dr. Shyamsunder Sharma gave detailed information and said that the three idols were first anointed by Vrajendra Tanay Prabhu, Narhari Thakur Prabhu and Shripandharinath Prabhu. With this the festival of Snan Yatra started. After that Kalpataru Prabhu, Sudama Prabhu, Bhagirath Prabhu and many Brahmin initiated devotees did anoint. After that the hosts and guests anointed the Lord. Prominent among them are Vinayak Mudgal and family, Suryavanshi Ramdas Prabhu, Narendra Boke Prabhu, Prakash ji Mohane, Vishal Das, Poorva Mataji, Ravi Kohale, Sandeep Bhoyar, Aishwarya Singh, Pushpa Mataji, Yuvraj Prabhu, Kokila Banerjee, Pallavi Mataji, Priya Mataji, Saroj Mataji, Dilip Prabhu, Milind Prabhu, Paridhi Mataji, Aman Pankaj Prabhu, etc.
In the end, the Vice President of ISKCON Nagpur, Brajendra Tanay Prabhu informed all the devotees that ISKCON has organized the Jagannath Rath Yatra on 8th July at 12 noon. This Rath Yatra will leave from Poddareshwar Ram Temple and pass through Dosar Vaishya Bhavan Chowk, Geetanjali Chowk, Agrasen Chowk, Gandhibagh, Swami Vallabhacharya Chowk (Nanga Putla), Khule Chowk, New Itwari Road, Gandhi Putla, Bachchraj Vyas Chowk (Badakas Chowk), Chitnavis Park, Tilak Putla, Thadeshwar Ram Temple, Agyaaram Devi Chowk and reach the ISKCON Temple behind Empress Mall.
– Dr. Shyamsunder Sharma
Spokesperson ISKCON Nagpur
