Sannyasis: Srila Narasingha Maharaja, Madhava Maharaja, Avadhuta Maharaja, Babaji Maharaja and Mukunda Prabhu from Govindaji Gardens attended this years Ratha Yatra in Jagannatha Puri (July 1st).
This was reported to have been the biggest Ratha Yatra festival in the past one hundred years - with crowds of more than several hundred thousand devotees of Jagannatha.
Narasingha Maharaja commented that more kirtan groups chanted the pancha-tattva mantra and the maha-mantra at this year's Ratha Yatra than at any Ratha Yatra that he had been to previously.
The devotees from Govindaji Gardens were guests of the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri and viewed the Ratha procession from the palace roof along with other dignified guests and devotees.
At the end of Ratha Yatra, Madhava Maharaja and Avadhuta Maharaja presented the Gajapati Maharaja with a set of all the DevaVision video documentaries on VCD (Kumbha Mela, Gandaki, Art of Sadhana, Absolute Harmony, and the Holy Name).
While the devotees were in Puri, Srila Narasingha Maharaja made arrangement for the Deity of Patita-pavana Jagannatha (5 feet 8 inches height) to be sent to Govindaji Gardens in South India. The Deity is expected to arrive at Govindaji Gardens at the end of July.