Archive · 18 Jul 2026
MLA Flags Off Jagannath Rath Yatra
The Jagannath Rath Yatra is a big event where people celebrate and worship Lord Jagannath, Subhadra Devi, and Balarama Krishna.
This year, it started in Nizamabad, a city in India.
A local leader named MLA Dhan Pal Suryanarayana started the event.
The Nizamabad ISKCON group has been doing this for nine years.
They set up a special place with statues of the gods and worship them for a week.
The leader also talked about building a bigger temple in the area in the future.
This event is part of a growing tradition that is spreading all over the world.
The Jagannath Rath Yatra was flagged off by MLA Dhan Pal Suryanarayana in Nizamabad.
The event is organized by Nizamabad ISKCON and has been a yearly tradition for nine years.
Statues of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra Devi, and Balarama Krishna are worshipped for a week.
MLA Dhan Pal Suryanarayana commended the efforts of Nizamabad ISKCON and discussed plans for a bigger temple in the district.
The event is part of the growing global presence of ISKCON services.
- Who
- MLA Dhan Pal Suryanarayana and Nizamabad ISKCON
- What
- Jagannath Rath Yatra
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Ganji Kaman, Nizamabad
- Why
- To worship Lord Jagannath, Subhadra Devi, and Balarama Krishna for a week
- Event
- Jagannath Rath Yatra
- Organizer
- Nizamabad ISKCON
- Flagged Off By
- MLA Dhan Pal Suryanarayana
- Location
- Ganji Kaman, Nizamabad
- Duration
- One week
- Yearly Tradition
- Nine years
- Future Plan
- Building a big temple in the district center