ISKCON-Bristol

09/06/2026

Be Ready everyone

🌸 Hare Krishna 🌸

As we prepare for *Bristol Ratha Yatra 2026* 🚩, we'd love to share a glimpse of last year's wonderful celebration!

Please take a moment to watch the video below and experience the joy, devotion, kirtan, cultural performances, and the blessings of Lord Jagannath that brought our community together. 🙏✨

We hope this inspires you to join us again this year and invite your friends, family, and loved ones to be part of this special festival. The more devotees and well-wishers who come together, the more glorious the celebration becomes!

🎥 Last Year's Ratha Yatra Video:

https://youtu.be/Gghd28UK7WM?si=7-MwNpxr0U4-v5um

We look forward to celebrating with you all at Bristol Ratha Yatra 2026! 🚩🌼

Jai Jagannath! 🙏

09/06/2026

🌸🚩 **108 BHOGA SEVA – Bristol JAGANNATH RATH YATRA 2026** 🚩🌸

**Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,**

A heartfelt **thank you** to everyone who has lovingly volunteered to prepare bhoga for **Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra 2026**. 🙏

Your offering is not just food—it is a direct seva to Lord Jagannath. Every preparation made with devotion and love is very dear to Him. Just imagine, **Lord Jagannath is waiting to receive your offering!** What a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord.

# # # 🌿 Bhoga Guidelines

✅ Pure Vegetarian & Sattvic Food

🚫 No Onion

🚫 No Garlic

🚫 No Mushrooms

🚫 No Eggs or non-vegetarian ingredients even no masoor dal

🚫 Please do not taste before offering

✅ Prepare in a clean, hygienic, and devotional atmosphere

✅ Make a separate offering specifically for Lord Jagannath

# # # 📍 Bringing Your Offering

🏰 Please bring your bhoga to **Castle Park Square** after the Rath Yatra procession reaches its final destination.

🙏 We will then collectively offer all preparations to Lord Jagannath.

# # # 📦 Important

• Please use a **disposable container/box** whenever possible.

• After the offering, you may take your container back if you wish.

• However, due to the large number of offerings, we cannot guarantee that individual containers or specific items can be identified and returned

🎉 **Wonderful News!**

🌺 We have already reached our goal of **108 Bhoga offerings!** 🌺

However, 108 was only our minimum target. We warmly welcome even more offerings for the pleasure of Lord Jagannath.

📩 If you forgot to register your item or have not yet submitted the name of your offering, you are still welcome to participate. Please let me know **ASAP**.

Thank you once again for your devotional service.

**Your ser

08/06/2026

Hare Krishna,

Join us live on BBC Radio, tonight at 9:15 pm onwards.

Share and invite your friends, so they can know more.

We'll be discussing about the Rathyatra Festival and Culture, how we celebrate in the UK.

And inviting everyone for the Biggest Festival of Rathyatra in Bristol on 13th June, Saturday.

Here’s the link to the programme to share with friends and family: Radio Wiltshire - Listen Live - BBC Sounds , Radio Bristol - Listen Live - BBC Sounds, Radio Somerset - Listen Live - BBC Sounds and Radio Gloucestershire - Listen Live - BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001z6bm

Yis,
Dr Rama Simha das
[ISKCON-Bristol]

01/06/2026

Hare Krishna Everyone,

ISKCON-Bristol is hosting the Biggest Free Asian Cultural Festival.

Invite all your family and friends for this lovely cultural festival happening in Bristol on *Saturday, 13th June, called Jagganath Ratha Yatra* — also known as the *Festival of Chariots*.

It’s a vibrant, family-friendly event celebrating Indian tradition with a joyful chariot procession, accompanied by music, dance, and varied colours.

🕛 *Chariot Procession Starts: 12:00 PM from Neptune Statue, City Centre* (Opp. Hippodrome)

🚶‍♀️ The chariot will reach *The Square, (Next to St Peter's Church) Castle Park around 1:00 PM*, where all the cultural events and activities will take place until 4:00 PM.

*Key Highlights of the Festival*
🪇 Big Wooden Procession Chariot
🕉️ Mantra Meditation
💃🏼 Indian Classical Dance Performances
👨🏼‍🎤 Rock Mantra Performance
🍟 Free Vegetarian Food
📗 Spiritual Books
📿 Spiritual Gifts

*At Castle Park, there will be lots of activities (most of them Free)*, including:
✨ Henna
🎨 Face painting
🧚🏼‍♀️ Kids Activities
🧘‍♀️ Meditation & Yoga
🎶 Live music & Dance
🎯 Fun games and special activities for kids
🍛 *And Sumptuous Free vegetarian feast* (Prasadam) for everyone — start being served at 3:30 PM.

It’s a diverse and inclusive event — completely free of charge — and a lovely way to experience something joyful and culturally rich. If you're around and would like to join, you and your little ones are most welcome! 🥰

*Donate & Support*- https://gofund.me/2b0ece3ab

Yis,
Dr Rama Simha Das
(ISKCON-Bristol)

29/05/2026

🌸 Hare Krishna 🌸

As we prepare for *Bristol Ratha Yatra 2026* 🚩, we'd love to share a glimpse of last year's wonderful celebration!

Please take a moment to watch the video below and experience the joy, devotion, kirtan, cultural performances, and the blessings of Lord Jagannath that brought our community together. 🙏✨

We hope this inspires you to join us again this year and invite your friends, family, and loved ones to be part of this special festival. The more devotees and well-wishers who come together, the more glorious the celebration becomes!

🎥 Last Year's Ratha Yatra Video:

https://youtu.be/Gghd28UK7WM?si=7-MwNpxr0U4-v5um

We look forward to celebrating with you all at Bristol Ratha Yatra 2026! 🚩🌼

Jai Jagannath! 🙏

19/05/2026

Hare Krishna,

Jai Jagannatha!

https://gofund.me/6469272c3

We request for everyone's support in making this year's Rathayatra celebrations even grand. As the Chariot of their Lordships is the major attraction for bringing in many devotees, and many newcomers likewise, together in Rathayatra celebrations across the UK.

And it's crucial to maintain the Chariot and upgrade it as necessary, to be able to manage the numerous festivals that the Lord decides to go out each year.

As we built it and maintained it with no other funding, but with voluntary contributions. So, we request the devotees to please support to make the Chariot of the Lord even better.

Last year we had the opportunity to take their Lordships out on multiple Rathayatra festivals as follows:
Bristol RY - *Zee TV Coverage* https://youtu.be/Gghd28UK7WM
Stevenage RY - https://youtube.com/shorts/Fs0hiB8awMk?feature=share
Luton RY - https://youtube.com/shorts/IgLtA_vUM74?feature=share
Glouceshter RY - https://youtube.com/shorts/yrDrCobwUqM?feature=share
Preston RY - *BBC Coverage* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ3uv5V-WmM
Aberdeen RY -

And this year, the list is getting even bigger. So, definitely it's getting crucial to prepare well in advance and start the necessary preparations for their Lordships chariot.

Yours in the Service of Lord Jagannatha,
Rama Simha das
(Dr Ranjeet Gupta)
(For any queries: [email protected])

15/05/2026

Hare Krishna Everyone,

Happy to announce our *Online Saturday Sanga of Reading and Discussing Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam* this *Saturday 8am - 8:40 am*.

The session will be 30 mins discussion followed by 10 mins QnA.

Zoom meeting invitation:

*Speaker: HG Rama Simha Pr*

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88954383046?pwd=9on68jDM66toIw3xXzapgqWwEdDU0Z.1

Meeting ID: 889 5438 3046
Passcode: 108108

*Anyone can join and experience the Sublime Vedic Teachings.*

Regards,
Dr Rama Simha Das
ISKCON-Bristol

12/05/2026

🌺🌸 HARE KRISHNA 🌸🌺

📣 *Breaking News for Bristol Rathyatra 2026!* 📣

By the unlimited mercy of Lord Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra Maharani 🙏, this year’s *Bristol Rathyatra* will be extra special and spiritually joyful!

✨ For the first time, we will have TWO RATHS this year! ✨

🚩 A beautiful Grand Rath for devotees and adults
🚩 A special Children’s Rath for our little Vaishnavas 👧🧒

This is a wonderful opportunity for children to take part in the mercy of Lord Jagannath and develop loving devotional memories from childhood ❤️

📖 As Srila Prabhupada desired, let every child become connected to Krishna consciousness through kirtan, prasadam, devotional culture, and service.

🙏 Therefore, we warmly invite all devotees to bring:

👶 Children
👧 Grandchildren
👨‍👩‍👧 Family members & friends

Come together to chant the Holy Names, dance in sankirtan, pull Lord Jagannath’s Rath, and receive the unlimited mercy of the Lord 🌼

🎭 *Special Children’s Participation* 🎭

Children are welcome to dress as devotional characters from:

🏹 *Sri Ramayana*
• Lord Ram
• Lakshman
• Mother Sita
• Hanuman Ji

🦚 *Srimad Bhagavatam & Krishna Lila*
• Lord Krishna
• Lord Shiva
• Gopis, Cowherd boys, and other devotional personalities

If your child would like to participate in this devotional presentation, please kindly contact us 😊

✨ Let us all unite together in devotional service and make this Rathyatra a festival full of Harinam Sankirtan, Vaishnava association, and the mercy of Sri Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra Maharani ✨

🙌 *“Chant Hare Krishna and be happy”* — His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada 🙏

🌸 ISKCON Bristol 🌸

Praneshwari Radika Dasi

HARE KRISHNA 🙏

08/05/2026

Hare Krishna
Jai Jagannath! Jai Jagannath! Jai Jagannath!

**Special Announcement for Matajis**

By the mercy of Lord Jagannath, we are happy to announce that this year we will be organizing a **Kalash Yatra** during the **Bristol Rathyatra Festival on 13th June**.

Taking part in Lord Jagannath’s procession with the sacred Kalash is a rare and blessed devotional opportunity.

**Only 21 Matajis can participate**
**First come, first serve**

If you would like to take part in this special seva, please contact us by DM as soon as possible.

All glories to Lord Jagannath!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Bristol Rathyatra ki Jai!

Praneshwari Radika Dasi
ISKCON Bristol

07/05/2026

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*JAI JAGANNATH*
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🙏✨ *HARE KRISHNA EVERYONE* ✨🙏

🌸 Hope you and your family are doing wonderful and getting excited for the GRAND celebration of 🌸

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🚩 *BRISTOL RATH YATRA 2026* 🚩
🎉🪘🌸 *Festival of Chariots* 🌸🪘🎉
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🚩 With the divine blessings of
🌼 *Lord Jagannath*
🌼 *Lord Baladev*
🌼 *Subhadra Maharani* 🌼

we are once again coming together to celebrate this beautiful festival filled with devotion, kirtan, prasadam, culture, and spiritual joy ❤️🪷

🎊 *Festival Attractions* 🎊
✨ 🎶 Kirtan & Bhajans
✨ 🍛 Delicious Prasadam
✨ 💃 Cultural Performances
✨ 🎨 Face Painting
✨ 🌿 Henna / Mehendi Art
✨ 🛍️ Devotional Gift Shop
✨ 🎈 Family Fun Activities
✨ 🚩 Grand Rath Yatra Procession

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🙏 *YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED* 🙏
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✨ To make *BRISTOL RATH YATRA 2026* successful and memorable, we humbly request your help and seva 🙏

🪷 You can support through:

🌸 🤝 Volunteering
🌸 🍛 Prasadam Seva
🌸 🎶 Kirtan & Cultural Programs
🌸 🎨 Face Painting Seva
🌸 🌿 Henna / Mehendi Seva
🌸 🛍️ Gift Shop Support
🌸 💐 Decorations & Arrangements
🌸 💝 Donations / Sponsorship
🌸 📢 Sharing with Friends & Family

🌟 *Even the smallest contribution can make a BIG difference* 🌟
and will surely bring the blessings of Lord Jagannath upon everyone 🌼🙏

📿 Together let us make
🚩🚩 *BRISTOL RATH YATRA 2026* 🚩🚩
a grand, joyful, and spiritually uplifting celebration for the whole community 🎊🪘🌸

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💖 THANK YOU 💖
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🌼 *JAI JAGANNATH* 🌼
🌸 *HARE KRISHNA* 🌸
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Yis,

Rama Simha Das
(ISKCON Bristol)