Ratha Yatra 2019

Join the festival of PEACELOVE and UNITY in DIVERSITY

Rathayatra is the International Society for Krishna Consciousness biggest street festival.

It features huge, wooden chariot pulled by hand in a grand procession.

All the way through there is melodious singing, chanting and dancing to rhythmical drums and cymbals.

The procession ends with a stage show, a festival and delicious vegetarian prasadam feast.

The 19th Anniversary of the Birmingham Ratha Yatra Festival 2019 promises to be a spectacular event with a City Centre procession and festival, incorporating all the exoticness, vitality and colour that is in India.

Don’t miss the spectacular grand procession of the enormous Jagannatha Chariot at 11.30am on Sunday 21st July 2019 from Victoria Square to the City Centre and back again, followed by a free festival in Victoria Square (with traditional dance, music and drama, meditation area, market stalls and a free vegetarian feast,). Young and old can expect a great day of spectacle, participation and enjoyment.

The Ratha Yatra festival is perhaps the oldest continuously celebrated spiritual festival in the world.  The chariot of ‘Jagannatha, ‘Balarama’ and ‘Subhadra’ is splendidly decorated each year, and then pulled by crowds through the city streets.  People of all nations and faiths are invited to join in this festival “for the soul”.

This is our 19th annual carnival in Birmingham, a celebration which has seen over 6,000 people participating each year, with this year being no exception!  The festival is full of life and free to attend.

We encourage all communities to participate and hope all kinds of public will attend.  Moreover there will be important dignitaries attending this festival. Previously the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, the Indian High Commissioner and Spiritual Leaders of our Movement have all attended this event.

If you would like to help out in anyway then please fill out the Volunteer Service Form, this service is transcendental so don’t miss out in taking part.  Any service done will be greatly appreciated.

Join the festival of PEACELOVE and UNITY in DIVERSITY:

Date: Sunday 21st July 2019

Time: 11.30am – 6pm

Venue: Victoria Square, Birmingham City Centre.

Info: Festival in Victoria Square afterwards. Festival includes: Stage Shows, Free
Vegetarian Food, Book Stall, Gift Stall and much more.

Car Park details: Please note that Snow Hill have changed their pricing policy.

(Car park charges may change, please check beforehand)

Snow Hill Car Park, B3 2BJ
Spaces: 863
£8.50p for 6 hours
£12 for 24 hours
Open: 8am till 9pm
0.3 miles from festival (6 min walk)

Ludgate Hill Car Park, B3 1AT
Spaces: 205
£3.50p for 24 hours
Open: 24 hours a day
0.5 miles from festival (11 min walk)

Great Charles Street, B3 1NR
Spaces: 82
£3.50p for 24 hours
Open: 24 hours a day
0.4 miles from festival (9 min walk)

Paradise Circus Multi Story Car Park, B1 2NB
Spaces: 610
£6 for 6 hours
£10 for 24 hours
Open: 6am till 1am
0.3 miles from festival (6 min walk)

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