Ratha Yatra Calendar

Ratha Yatra, the festival of the chariots, is a procession of Lord Krishna in his form of Jagannatha, Lord of the Universe. Traditionally held in Puri, eastern India, where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims sing and dance in the procession, the festival now takes place in cities all over the world. Here are just a few of the Ratha Yatras taking place this year. Please let's know if there are some you'd like added.

June 2, Kuala Ketil (Malaysia)

June 10, Panama

June 10, New York

June 14, New Vrindaban (West Virginia)

June 17, Antwerp (Belgium)

June 17, S. Gallen (Switzerland)

June 18, London

June 24, Chicago

June 24, Dublin

June 25, Belfast

June 26, Vallbh Vidyanagar (Gujarat, India)

June 27, Kuala Lumpur Taman Yarl (Malaysia)

June 27, Bukit Mertajam (Malaysia)

June 27, Hyderabad (India)

June 27, Puri

July 1, Taiping (Malaysia)

July 1, Saranagati (BC, Canada)

July 4, Washington D.C.

July 8,.Budapest

July 8, Zurich

July 9, Paris

July 9, Denver

July 9, Montreal

July 15, Toronto

July 15, The Hague

July 21, Rijeka (Croatia)

July 22, Copenhagen

July 23, Amsterdam

July 23, Detroit

July 29, Kulim (Malaysia)

July 30, Venice, Italy

July 30, Los Angeles

July 30, Birmingham

August 5, Bern

August 5, Cardiff (Wales)

August 6, San Francisco

August 6, Leicester (UK)

August 12, Viareggio (near Florence, Italy)

August 12, Berlin

August 13, Vancouver

August 26 & 27, Mentakab (Malaysia)

September, Milan (date to be confirmed)

September, Luxembourg (to be confirmed)

September 2, Locarno (Switzerland)

September 3, Glastonbury(UK)

September 3, Butterworth (Malaysia)

September 3, Seattle

September 9, Teluk Intan (Malaysia)

September 9, Brighton (UK)

September 9, Leipzig

September 16, Rotterdam

September 23, Port Dickson (Malaysia)

September 23, Philadelphia

September 2, Kluang (Malaysia)

September 8, Bedong (Malaysia)

September 16, Skudai (Malaysia)

August 20, Bahau (Malaysia)

October 14, Rantau (Malaysia)

November 25, Gurgaon, India

November 25 and 26, Johannesburg

December 15, Sungei Petani (Malaysia)

December 16, Penang Island (Malaysia)

December 23, Seremban (Malaysia)

December 24, Klang (Malaysia)

January 6, 2007 Alor Setar (Malaysia)

January 7, 2007 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)