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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee participates in Rath Yatra rituals at ISKCON temple, prays for victims of Odisha rail disaster

Mamata Banerjee prayed for the victims of the Bahanaga Bazar rail disaster which claimed 292 lives, while inaugurating the annual Rath Yatra festival by ISKCON in Calcutta. Here are pictures from the event

Our Web Desk Published 20.06.23, 05:07 PM
Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath start their nine-day sojourn to their aunt's place at Gundicha Temple in Puri on Tuesday.
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Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath start their nine-day sojourn to their aunt's place at Gundicha Temple in Puri on Tuesday.

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Eminent Odhisi dancer Dona Ganguly's troupe performs during ISKCON Rath Yatra in Calcutta.
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Eminent Odhisi dancer Dona Ganguly's troupe performs during ISKCON Rath Yatra in Calcutta.

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The festival was celebrated with traditional fervour and enthusiasm across West Bengal. The chariots of Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were taken out by religious organisations, clubs and households, specially children amidst the beating of cymbals and drums by the devotees.
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The festival was celebrated with traditional fervour and enthusiasm across West Bengal. The chariots of Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were taken out by religious organisations, clubs and households, specially children amidst the beating of cymbals and drums by the devotees.

The Telegraph Online
ISKCON was given 700 acres by the state government to make its Mayapur headquarters an international city.
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ISKCON was given 700 acres by the state government to make its Mayapur headquarters an international city.

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The chariots of the three deities were taken from the ISKCON Temple to Brigade Parade ground, about three km away, where a fair is being held on the occasion.
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The chariots of the three deities were taken from the ISKCON Temple to Brigade Parade ground, about three km away, where a fair is being held on the occasion.

The Telegraph Online
I pray to Lord Jagannath for the souls of those who died in the train accident. I also pray for the peace and prosperity of the people of the world, the country, of West Bengal. May the Lord bless everyone with prosperity and happiness, she said inaugurating the festival at the ISKCON's Radha Krishna Temple in the city.
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I pray to Lord Jagannath for the souls of those who died in the train accident. I also pray for the peace and prosperity of the people of the world, the country, of West Bengal. May the Lord bless everyone with prosperity and happiness, she said inaugurating the festival at the ISKCON's Radha Krishna Temple in the city.

The Telegraph Online
Lauding the social activities undertaken by International Society of Krishna Consciousness in the country and abroad, Banerjee said serving people is only next to serving God.
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Lauding the social activities undertaken by International Society of Krishna Consciousness in the country and abroad, Banerjee said serving people is only next to serving God.

The Telegraph Online

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