Bhubaneswar, Sept. 6 -- Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb today urged the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (Mayapur) to ensure that all holy yatras of Lord Jagannath are performed in ISKCON temples and centres worldwide strictly in accordance with sacred scriptures and age-old traditions.
The Puri King has asked ISKCON to take corrective steps at the earliest, preferably within one month, to align the conduct of Snana Yatra and Ratha Yatra with scriptural prescriptions and established tradition.
Addressing the media here, Gajapati Maharaja alleged that ISKCON has been observing Snana Yatra and Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath in violation of sacred scriptures and traditions.
He clarified that according to the Mahapuranas composed by Mah...