Event Details
Jun 7
Anderson Park
Exciting News for Hawke’s Bay!
We are thrilled to announce that the Rath Yatra will take place in Napier on 7th June 2025, Saturday, from 11 am onwards @Anderson Park, Greenmeadows, Napier.
Don't miss this golden opportunity to be a part of this auspicious occasion!
Event Highlights:
- Free Entry (Registration is compulsory)
- Free Food/Mahaprasad** will be served
- Dress Code: Indian Traditional
Please register at the earliest using the Jotform link provided in the invitation flyer.
Join us in celebrating this joyous event!
Check out the video from last years Rath Yatra events for a glimpse of this amazing event.
We look forward to seeing you all there soon.
The Rath Yatra festival, popularly known as the procession of chariots, originated in the pilgrimage city of Jagannath Puri. Every year on Ashadh Sud Bij, the deities of Jagannath Mandir, namely Shri Krishna, Balaramji, and Subhadra Devi, are placed in a colorful chariot. Devotees lovingly pull the chariots in a procession through the streets. Hundreds of thousands of people gather to perform puja of the murtis by sprinkling rice and gulal powder.
The Rath Yatra festival is celebrated at BAPS Swaminarayan mandirs around the world. During this celebration, the small murti of Harikrishna Maharaj is seated in a chariot and is taken around the city or the mandir complex. Devotees pray to Bhagwan Swaminarayan asking Him to guide the chariots of their worldly lives across the ocean-like samsara.
