Festival of India Tour - North America

March 29, 30 and 31----------University of Florida, Gainesville
April 5, 6 and 7----------University of Maryland, College Park
May----------Festival Of India is available in May
May 29 and 30----------New Raman Reti/Alachua, Florida -- Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Installation
June 6----------Jacksonville, Florida
June 12----------New York City, New York-------CONFIRMED
June 18, 19 and 20----------Atlanta, Georgia---Panihati Cida-dahi Festival and Ratha Yatra
June 26 and 27----------Festival Of India is available for East Coast Locations this weekend

Submitted by: Ramcharan Dasa

WEB: WWW.PHILLYRATHAYATRA.COM

EMAIL: PhillyRathaYatra@GMAIL.COM

Date: September 12th, 2009 (11 AM - 7 PM)

Ratha Yatra Location: Love Park, Philadelphia PA
Festival of India Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Festival Highlights:

* FREE VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FEAST
* Devotional Bhajans & Kirtan by HG Badahari Prabhu
* Yoga of Comedy by HG Yadunatha Prabhu
* Indian Classical Bharatnatyam Dance by Gopika and Anjali
* Indian Classical Odissi Dance by Shibani Patnaik

Experience Toronto's Kirtan here: Toronto Tunnel

This year marks the Seventh Annual Hare Krishna Rathayatra and Festival of India in Baltimore, Maryland, officially proclaimed Rathayatra Day by the Mayor of Baltimore. The event will take place on Saturday, May 30th at Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor from 12 Noon till 7pm.

From iskconnews.com By Madhava Smullen, February 8, 2009

When you think of Hare Krishnas, you may think of music, singing, dancing, sumptuous vegetarian feasts, and bright colors. It seems that for Krishna devotees, every day is a festival. And that’s barely an exaggeration. There are over forty major and minor festivals on the Vaishnava calendar honoring every saint and sacred event imaginable, and that’s not counting the Sunday Feasts put on every week for the public. But even that’s not enough – festivals are also one of our main methods of outreach, with devotees traveling cross-country to share their spiritual food, music and philosophy with others. So wherever you are, and whatever time of year it is, if you feel like attending a Hare Krishna festival – you’re likely to find one close to your location soon.

We’ve had many requests from all over North America for a “smaller” or “more economical” program. Starting this new year, 2009, the (Mini) Hare Krishna Festival will be available at a reasonable cost for programs at preaching centers, universities, parks, and other locations--- the front or back yard of your preaching center/home, or anyplace else where there is room for us to set up, yes, we can do it.

Below is our 2009 Festival schedule. Please check back often for confirmations, and updates. Hare Krishna!

2009 Hare Krishna Festival Schedule--Updated October 22, 2009

May 30-------Baltimore, Maryland-----CONFIRMED
June 6 and 7-------Atlanta, Georgia-----CONFIRMED
June 13-------New York City, New York-----CONFIRMED
June 20-------Detroit, Michigan//New Location @ the Novi Civic Center-----CONFIRMED
July 4-------Washington D.C.-----CONFIRMED
July 11/12-------Montreal, Quebec, Canada-----CONFIRMED
July 18/19-------Toronto, Ontario, Canada-----CONFIRMED