“Why are you giving the fruit away for free?”, was easily the day’s most frequently asked question, asked with that mix of suspicion and mild curiosity.  “Well, today the Lord of the Universe, Jagannatha, came out to the streets of Hamburg, and He is distributing His mercy to everyone. Every year, mostly during the summer, at least in Europe, Lord Jagannatha rides on a cart that is pulled through the busiest streets of the major cities.”  This Festival of the Chariots, is a grand event where Jagannatha, along with Baladeva and Subhadra, is brought out of the temple to give everyone an...

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