(Picture ratha jatra 2009 at Hindu temple, Adelphi, MD)
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra Ratha Jatra Festival
Organized by Jagannath Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA)
at Hindu temple
10001 Riggs Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783
11:00 AM, Saturday, July 17, 2010
Ratha jatra pictures are available at:
http://www.babru.com/rathayatra10/
For further information please contact:
Pandit Pitambar Sharma 301 256 8052 Mr. Ram Agarwal 301-404-5258
Coordinators for Rath Festival are:
Rath Improvement - Lalit Behera and Jeff Price
Procession - Hemant Biswal and Surendra Ray
Food - Bandita Mishra and Anjana Choudhury
Decoration - Maushumi Patnaik and Sangeeta Dey
The tentative budget for the Ratha remodeling project and festival expenses is $5,000.00. JOGA has some seed money to start the festival preparation. However, we invite you all to contribute to ratha construction project. You can choose any of the following sponsorship. The fund will be used for Ratha construction and festival expenses only.
1. Taladhvaja sponsorship (In the name of Lord Balabhadra's Ratha at Puri) -
$300.00
2. Darpadalan sponsorship (In the name of Devi Subhadra's Ratha at Puri) -
$200.00
3. Nandighosa sponsorship (In the name of Lord Jagannath's Ratha at Puri) -
$100.00
4. Prasad sponsorship $150.00 (we are expecting 500+ people in the
festival)
5. Flower sponsorship $50.00
If you would like to contribute for any of the above
sponsorship, please send the check in favor of "JOGA" to
P.O. Box 94, Clarksville, MD 21029.
Following people have pledged for various sponsorships
1. Ram P. Nayak, Viena, VA - Grand Sponsorship
21. Naresh and Bigyani Das, Dayton, MD - Taladhvaja sponsorship
3. Ajit and Shovana Das, Belair, MD - Darpadalan sponsorship
4. Dilip and Sudhira Patnaik, Frederick, MD - Darpadalan sponsorship
5. Urmila Mohapatra, Alexandria, VA - Darpadalan sponsorship
6. Bandita and Nrusingha Mishra, Germantown, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
7. Sujit and Pinky Das, Herndon, VA - Nandighosa Sponsorship
8. Urmila and Devraj Sahu, Potomac, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
9. Binod and Bandita Nayak, North Potomac, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
10. Alok and Milli Ray, Rockville, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
11. Jhunu and Indu Mishra, Scotsdale, AZ - Nandighosa Sponsorship
12. Ajit and Barnali Sahu, Herndon, VA - Nandighosa Sponsorship
13. Joy Gopal and Sulochana Mohanty, Elkridge, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
14. Anu and Nilambar Biswal, Laurel, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
15. Susmita and Pradeep Behera, North Potomac, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
16. Kedar and Trupti Nanda, Rockville MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
17. Hemant and Preeti Biswal, Herndon, VA - Nandighosa Sponsorship
18. Hema and Lalit Behera, Columbia, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
19. Baibaswata and Purnima Nayak, College Park, MD -Nandighosa Sponsorship
20. Bijoy and Sinu Dash, Frederick, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
21. Debanand and Deepa Das, Rockville, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
22. Babita and Prasanna Nayak, Bowie, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
23. Sudip and Bubu Patnaik, Germantown, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
24. Prafulla and Sangeeta Nayak, Centerville, VA - Nandighosa Sponsorship
25. Sudhir and Reema Raju, Fairfax, VA - Nandighosa Sponsorship
26. Suresh and Niva Kodolikar, Ellicot city, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
27. Kailash and Meena Sahu, Catonsville, MD - Nandighosa Sponsorship
28 Anonymous donor, PA- Prasad Sponsorship
29. Ratan and Chandrika Mohanty, Rockville, MD - Prasad sponsorship
30. Shashadhar and Meera Mohapatra, Silver spring, MD - Flower Sponsorship
31. Sashi Mohanty, Adelphi, MD - Flower sponsorship
32. Hema and Lalit Behera, Columbia, MD - Flower sponsorship
33. Sajash Saran, Germantown, MD - Flower sponsorship
34. Sandeep and Mausumi Patnaik, Silverspring, MD - Flower sponsorship
35. Santanu and Jhinu Chotray, Centerville, VA - Flower sponsorship
36. Babru and Jayashree Samal, North Potomac, MD - Flower sponsorship
37. Sarat and Sujata Dalei, Baltimore, MD - General Sponsorship
38. Sushant Ghosh - General Sponsorship
39. Bikay Satapathy - General Sponsorship
40 Ashim and Sangeeta Dey, Ellicot City, MD - General Sponsorship
Every one is welcome to participate in this auspicious ratha construction and ratha jatra program. As you know, event like this needs a lot of involvement and financial contribution from all of you. Therefore we request all of you to contribute generously for this cause to make it a grand success.
May Lord Jagannath Bless You !
Jagannath Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA) is a non-profit tax exempt organization and hence your donation is tax deductible.
DIRECTIONS to the Hindu temple: From Beltway (I-495), take New Hampshire Ave. North towards White Oak. At the 3rd traffic light, turn right on Powder Mill Road. At next traffic light, turn right on Riggs Road. The Hindu temple is the last building on the left before the Beltway.