Parade of Chariots September 23, 2006

The parade will begin at 12 noon near Love Park in Center City Philadelphia at 15th and JFK Boulevard. It will proceed from there down the Ben Franklin Parkway to Eakin’s Oval in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum where the Festival of India will be held. (Free parking and shuttle available behind the museum)
Included in the parade will be a Large Garbha dance Ensemble, mounted horsemen and women, lila characters in costume, kirtan chanters and dancers, loving devotees pulling the huge chariot of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva, Lady Subhadra and Srila Prabhupada. There will also be a children’s chariot.
The festival of India will begin at 1 PM at Eakings Oval in front of the Art Museum. It will include a free vegetarian feast, devotional and contemporary musical performances, Bharat Natyam dance perfomances, drama, booths recounting the philosophy of reincarnation, Bhagavad-Gita, Yoga, the Hare Krishna Movement, Indian clothing, food, and cultural gifts. It will last until 7:30 pm.