ISCKON Vizag to hold Jagannath Ratha yatra on Sunday

Visakhapatnam: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Visakhapatnam chapter will take out Jagannath Ratha Yatra festival on the lines of famous Puri's Jagannath rath yatra, on June 25.

President of ISKCON's local chapter, Samba Das told a press conference here today that the yatra will commence from Vizag Urban Development Authority (Vuda) park near Beach road on Sunday evening and culminate at Viswapriya function hall in the night.

Andhra Pradesh human resources minister Ganta Srinivas Rao and local MLAs and MPs will take part in the procession. Das urged people to come out in large numbers to pull the 'ratham' (chariot) and participate in the grand religious programme.