A dispute has emerged as Puri Gajapati Maharaja urges ISKCON to align its Rath Yatra celebrations with the traditional calendar followed by Odisha's Jagannath Temple.
The disagreement is over the festival dates
Jul 06, 2026
03:49 pm
What's the storyThe International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has been asked to strictly adhere to the traditional calendar of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra.
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