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2008 Rath Jatra in Japan
The Rath Jatra was succesufuly celebrated for the first time in Japan among a large gathering of participants. Participants braved the heat wave to join the celebration and the
success of the event goes entirely to their earnest enthusiasm. Odisha Community Japan thanks participants, distinguished guests and kind sponsors for their support and encouragement to realize this historic event.
Some pictures of the celebration.
The Rath Jatra is a famous festival in India celebrated in the coastal city of Puri in Odisha province. This is an occasio
n in which the famous god Jagannath together with his brother and sister are taken in chariots to meet com
mon people on the street. This is a kind of thanks giving celebration resembling Kanda festival in Tokyo, Gion festival in Kyoto and several such matsuris throughout Japan. We hope our efforts will help to appreciate common cultural practices and to strengthen the Japan-India friendship.
Unlike the 15 meter tall huge chariot used in Puri, we pulled a modest 3 meter tall chariot.
The procession was covered by NHK, OTV, NHK Radio (Hindi) and Ashai Shinbun.
Odia gathering in Tokyo
Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 October 2008 08:00 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 11 August 2004 00:30
Odia gathering in Tokyo:
An odia gathering was organized to felicitate
Yano-san on 31st of this month (Sunday, 13:00 to 17:00)
for his great contribution in organizing the first Rath Jatra in Japan. About
25 people from the group joined the meeting and appreciated Yano-san's efforts.
In return, Yano-san expressed his happiness over the successful celebration and
assured all kind of support for future celebrations. Everybody enjoyed
home-cooked odia foods and appreciated the excellent arrangements made by
Manmath, Debendra, Debashis......
OCJ Group
Last Updated on Saturday, 07 June 2008 15:28 Written by Administrator Sunday, 15 October 2006 10:00
This is a group for odias currently living in Japan, meant for friendship, relationship, cooperation, community services etc.Your sincere suggestion and kind co-operation are always appreciated.
