The NPO Odisha Community Japan (OCJ), with their patrons and sponsors, invites you to celebrate the 2025 Rath Yatra in Kawasaki on Sunday, June 29th. This marks the 18th 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 OFFICE 

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Tentative program:

09:00 – 11:00 : VOLUNTEER GATHERING

11:00 – 12:30 : PUJA CEREMONY (@ Higashida Park https://maps.app.goo.gl/u9QVkE4taLsfVWfB7)

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

14:30 – 15:30 : CULTURAL PROGRAM (@ Kawasaki City Office)

15:30 – 16:00 : PAHANDI PROCESS (CEREMONIAL TRANSFER OF DEITIES TO CHARIOT)

16:00 – 17:00 : RATH YATRA PROCESSION 

17:00 – 18:00 : PRASAD DISTRIBUTION (@ Higashida Park)

18:00 – 19:30 : COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CLEANUP

 

Rath Yatra Route