(Picture ratha jatra 2008 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, June 23, 2012

 

Program contains Deity Puja, Bhajans, Ratha Puja and Chariot pulling for one mile on Riggs Rd

and Mahaprasad (lunch).

 

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.


The tentative budget for the Ratha remodeling project and festival expenses is $5,000.00.  JOGA has some seed money to start the construction. 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

 

We thanks the following devotees who volunteered to sponsor this year ratha jatra function.

 

Naresh and Bigyani Das - Taladhwaja Sponsor

Urmila Mohapatra -  Taladhwaja Sponsor

 

Bandita and Nrusingha Mishra - Darpadalan Sponsorship

Bikram and Rupa Paul - Darpadalan Sponsorship

 

Hemant and Priti Biswal - Nandighosa Sponsors

Joy Gopal and Sulochana Mohanty - Nandighosa Sponsors

Ram Nayak - Nandighosa Sponsors

Abani Pradhan and Debasmita Patra - Nandighosa Sponsors

Mausumi and Sandeep Pattanaik - Nandighosa Sponsors

Ajay and Neeta Mohanty - Nandighosa Sponsors

Anu and Nilambar Biswal - Nandighosa Sponsors

Jhinu and Santanu Chotray - Nandighosa Sponsors

Babru and Jayshree Samal - Nandighosa Sponsors

Pradeep and Susmita Behera - Nandighosa Sponsors

Anasuya and Bijoy Dash - Nandighosa Sponsors

Manoj Mishra and Snigdha Hota - Nandighosa Sponsors

Bandita and Binod Nayak - Nandighosa Sponsors

Lalit and Hema Behera - Nandighosa Sponsors

Gati and Lali Tripathy - Nandighosa Sponsors

Bikash and Dipti Mishra - Nandighosa Sponsors

Leena and Bimal Mishra - Nandighosa Sponsors

Sudip and Susmita Pattanaik - Nandighosa Sponsors

Dilip and Sudhira Pattanaik - Nandighosa Sponsors

Baibaswata Nayak and Purnima Panda - Nandighosa Sponsors

 

 

Prafulla and Sangeeta Nayak – Prasad Sponsorship

Devaraj and Urmila Sahu - Prasad Sponsorship

Pranati and Tapash Dash – Prasad sponsorship

Gyana and Sujata Bohidar – Prasad Sponsorship

 

Shashi Mohanty – Flower Sponsorship

Santosh Nayak and Rashmita Jena - Flower Sponsorship

Lalit and Hema Behera - Flower Sponsorship

Brahmapriya and Sikha Sen - Flower Sponsorship

 

Total pledged - $3805.00

 

 

 If you would like to contribute for any of the above sponsorship, please send the check in favor of "JOGA" to P.O. Box 152, Glenelg, MD 21737.

You can also contribute electronically through credit card or paypal account using our donation page at: http://jogaworld.org/donation.htm

 

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.

 For further information please contact:

Pandit Pitambar Sharma 301 256 8052                      Mr. Ram Agarwal 301-404-5258

Dr. Bikram Paul  301 365 0503                                  Mrs. Bandita Mishra 301 540 4641

Dr. Naresh Das 410 531 7445                                    Mrs. Sulochana Patnaik 410 796 0608

Mr. Hemant Biswal 703 581 2925                              Pandit Shri Ram Sastri 301.445.2165