In July of 1976, on a morning walk in Potomac, Md., Srila Prabhupada said "Rathayatra in New York City on Fifth Avenue, the most important street in the most important city in the most important country in the world. It has been my dream always to have Rathayatra in New York.”

Inspired by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the Founder/Acharya of The Internatonal Society For Krishna Consciousness