Hare Krsna Maharaj

Today we heard commentary of Annual Cart Festival by Lord Jagannath Yatra 2021 by Doordarshan National TV https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GCsuK5b0I58

It was amazing to hear devotion filled commentary in English, Sanskrit and Hindi.

There are body builders to get the lord in the cart. Body builder with strong stomach are different (to get the lord up from back ) and strong arm are different(to push lord from sides).

I wish it could be a National festival or even International Festival.

He is the current king https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibyasingha_Deb

Did the Broom service.

The glories of Odisha should be spread. I would more Research in this.

HpS - Wow! Thanks for the news. Maybe The End of the Industrial Revolution as innaugurated by these pandemia will mark the beginning of our return to depth in our traditional festivals.