The second Rath Yatra of lord Jagannath, lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra was celebrated on July 10 at the Church Street Park, Morrisville in the US.
More than 4,000 devotees participated in the three-km-long procession pulling chariots with devotional songs and music, informed leading NRO Dhirendra Kar.
The city of Morrisville provided security escorting the chariots all the way to the destination park where many fun activities for kids and adults were performed. The devotees were treated with free vegetarian food.
The Hindu society of North Carolina (NC) along with the Iskcon of NC, and the Odisha Society of NC organised several entertainment programmes including Kirtana,Bhajan, classical dance and drama.
The celebration continued for seven hours with much fanfare and ceremony. Odia kids performed Odishi dance ‘Jagannathastaka’ in front of the lord.
Undeterred by the hot weather of 92 degrees Fahrenheit, devotees turned out in large number bringing enough cheers and enthusiasm for the annual event. With this spirit, the organisers are also planning to observe Bahuda Yatra on July 16.