Sri Jagannath Temple Trust

Agara Circle, HSR Layout, Bangalore

Rath Yatra - Do's and Don'ts

( Attached : Invitation in Oriya )

Jaya Jagannath,

Tomorrow being Rath Yatra, we are looking for dynamic volunteers for the show. We will have a short discussion over positioning of volunteers across, a little bit of fire fighting mock exercise and a quick overview of signaling using blow whistles. We have couple of other on spot urgent stuffs also to be discussed. Please come to the temple premises by 11 AM tomorrow. Please call Siba Ram Baral at 9845760848 in case of any relevence. Apart from that, it's for every one's attention, please care for  the following.

1. Apply leave for tomorrow : Rath Yatra puja and rituals will start by 11 AM. Sri Jagannath Temple Trust welcomes all devotees to come and participate with this charming event. Please take a leave tomorrow and join the show.

2. Email spreads : Please spread the news of Rath Yatra Celebrations to every one in your friend circle, interested colleagues and relatives. Let us ensure no one misses this celebration due to lack of awareness.

3. Word of mouth : Apart from emails please spread the news of Rath Yatra thru word of mouth to each and every friends and also have a last minute confirmation that their presence in the celebration is assured.

4. Calls and SMSs : Please call or SMS to our closed special ones, friends and relatives to join us during Rath Yatra celebration. Let us have a date with Jagatara Natha Lord Jagannath tomorrow along with all our kiths and kins.

5. Friendly reminders : Mails or words of mouth are not enough to incite someone unless we follow with  reminders. Please follow up people to ensure their presence.

6. Precaution : Please be aware of what you may carry and what not. You shouldn’t be troubled due to some items of no urgency or importance. Be aware of Pick pockets, shoe lifters, cell phone & camera stealers : Let us not come with precious shoes and loaded violets or vanity bags. Please avoid keeping a hefty violet with lot of cards, currency notes or useful information. Be careful about your cell phone, cameras and other electronic gadgets.

7. Dress code for devotees : We appreciate a cute well dressed traditional ethnic outfit on Rath Yatra. Girls are requested not to put on gorgeous or indecent cloths, costly ornaments on that day.

8. Bhajan collection for Nine days : we are planning to play all famous hit bhajans of Lord Jagannath during this festival tenure and singers special per day during nine days of celebration. We are planning to play each day a collection of all super hits of Bhikari Bala, Sikandar Alam, Mohammed Aziz, Arabinda Muduli, Akshaya Mohanty, Anuradha Podwal, Namita Agarwal, Chita Jena, Subhas Das, Basanta Patra, Nimai Harichandan, Pinaki Nayak, Sarita Dash, Swapna Abasti, Shakti Mishra, Pankaj Jal and so many others. We requesyt you if you have any collections of any of the above singers, then please fire it on a CD and donate to Sri Jagannath Temple.

Best regards,
Nilachakra
http://nilachakra.50webs.com