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Udupi, Mar 21: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Udupi chapter will take out a Jagannath Rath Yatra, in the style of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra on March 22, said ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupadas and senior disciple Teijays Das.

Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, Teijays Das said that the Rath Yatra in Udupi, which houses the famous Sri Krishna Mutt, will gather around 250 devotees from abroad and ISKCON Guru Jayapataka Swamy will grace the Rath Yathra.

The Yathra will commence from Gita Mandir at 3 pm and will pass through Kalsanka, city bus stand and K M Marg and then proceed to taluk office circle and back to Dian Circle and reach Rajangana at 6.30 pm, where prasadam will be served to all. There will be cultural and spiritual performances at Rajangana.

“Rath Yatra is ISCKON’s biggest street festival which features huge wooden chariots pulled by hand accompanied by drums, cymbals, singing, chanting, and dancing,” he said.

President of ISKCON Udupi Chapter Ananda Gourang Dasa, congregational director Narayana Gouranga Dasa, students’ preaching director Dr Shiromani Devi Dasi were present at the press meet.