The NPO Odisha Community Japan (OCJ), in collaboration with HSS, their sponsors, and patrons, invites you to celebrate the 2024 Rath Yatra in Kawasaki on Sunday, July 7th. This marks the 17th consecutive year of our celebration in Japan. Participants will have the opportunity to pull a 4-meter tall chariot through the streets of Kawasaki. We are expecting high level dignitaries from India and Japan to grace the occasion. The event will feature spectacular dance performances and plays before and during the chariot pulling. Prasad and dinner will be distributed following the chariot procession. Join us in this celebration, which shares a common Indo-Japanese heritage with festivals like Omikoshi and Dashi Matsuri.

VENUE: KAWASAKI CITY EDUCATION & CULTURE CENTRE  

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Tentative program:

09:00 – 11:00 : VOLUNTEER GATHERING

11:00 – 13:00 : PUJA CEREMONY

14:30 – 15:00 : ARRIVAL OF THE DIGNITARIES

15:00 – 16:00 : CULTURAL PROGRAM

16:00 – 16:30 : PAHANDI PROCESS (CEREMONIAL TRANSFER OF DEITIES TO CHARIOT)

16:30 – 17:30 : RATH YATRA PROCESSION

17:30 – 18:30 : PRASAD DISTRIBUTION

18:30 – 19:30 : COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CLEANUP