It was a thrill filled with gratitude towards Lord Jaganath (krishna), Balram and Subhadra,as said they come out on the streets to meet their devotees in a chariot once every year in the beginning days of the downpour in India.Since everyday a hindu devotee goes to the temple for prayer and on the arrival of monsoon showers once every year Lord Krishna visits people.
Its just impossible to participate in a chariot procession in Puri,Orissa or may it be Ahmedabad,Gujarat in India,due to huge crowd.Though I have seen the live telecast of it but never dreamed of it coming true.
My cousin in Fort Mcmurray told me two days prior to the procession day and so I had enough time to well set to participate.
Early that morning we went to the place from where it started and it took some 3 hours to return back from the streets.All excitement poured in me walking with a vibrantly decorated chariot having deities inside with all the devotees in Indian outfits.
People played the different musical instruments and the music merged with the chanting of 'Hare Krishna Hare Rama' For a moment all this took me way back to my home town in India.People offered their gratitude by doing volunteering of sweeping the road before the chariot rolled over,by pulling the rope attached to the chariot and distributing food offered to the deities
This unique celebrations filled the air with romantic feelings
Its just impossible to participate in a chariot procession in Puri,Orissa or may it be Ahmedabad,Gujarat in India,due to huge crowd.Though I have seen the live telecast of it but never dreamed of it coming true.
My cousin in Fort Mcmurray told me two days prior to the procession day and so I had enough time to well set to participate.
Early that morning we went to the place from where it started and it took some 3 hours to return back from the streets.All excitement poured in me walking with a vibrantly decorated chariot having deities inside with all the devotees in Indian outfits.
People played the different musical instruments and the music merged with the chanting of 'Hare Krishna Hare Rama' For a moment all this took me way back to my home town in India.People offered their gratitude by doing volunteering of sweeping the road before the chariot rolled over,by pulling the rope attached to the chariot and distributing food offered to the deities
This unique celebrations filled the air with romantic feelings
and the joy was doubled up by ending with a great vegetaranian indian meal, for me the day was full of enchantment.I thanked the lord for such a nice day!
