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Haribol! Jaya Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Srimati Subhadra devi!

On Sunday, 23rd day of November 2003, Lord Jagannatha (Lord of the Universe) graced the Garden City with His divine darshan (presence), to the sounds of the conch and enthusiastic kirtan by the devotees here. The Rathayatra was incorporated as a float in the Christchurch Santa Parade held annually prior to the festive season. A local, passing by with his family, commented that it was the best of all the floats. No question!

And a city official, announcing the floats as they passed his location, very enthusiastically announced the Hare Krishna float and said that it had been missed last year (it wasn't in last year's parade because of technical reasons).

The parade was sponsored by McDonald's, whose officials got the opportunity to do some service for the Lord, and His devotees. The pictures were taken by me, on a Sony MVC-CD 400 digital camera. Wherever the Lord of the Universe is, there is certainly eternality, knowledge, and bliss. All glories to Lord Jagannatha and His divine mercy on this world!

Hare Krishna!

Your servant, in Krishna consciousness,
Bhaktavatsala dasa (NZ)
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~vatsalaji 

© dipika.org December 2, 2003