ISKCON Founder-Acarya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada
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The 33nd Annual Festival of the Chariots will roll into Venice Beach on Sunday, August 2, 2009. The festival commences at 10:00 a.m. at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and proceeds south on Main St., with three fully decorated, four-story chariots leading a colorful parade toward the Ocean Front Walk Plaza.

    
    

The Festival of the Chariots includes a free feast for thousands, free entertainment and exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back thousands of years to Jagannatha Puri, India.

Directions

Directions to start of parade:
  
  1. Take I-10 Freeway West to the 4th/5th. St. Exit
  2. Follow signs for 4th. St. & turn left on 4th ST. and go to third stoplight (Pico Blvd.)
  3. Turn right onto Pico Blvd. and go to next stop light (Main St.)
  4. Turn right on Main St. and go to Civic Auditorium Parking Lot


Auditorium parking is $7.00. The parade proceeds south on Main St. (past Farmers' Market), turns right onto Rose Ave, turns left onto Ocean Front Walk (boardwalk) and finally arrives at Festival site, located at Ocean Front Walk Plaza off of Winward Ave.


Directions to festival site:
  
  1. Take Venice Blvd. West towards Venice Beach
  2. Turn Right onto Pacific Ave.
  3. Turn left onto Windward Ave. Festival site is at end of street.
  4. There is street parking and paid parking lots throughout the Venice area.

Directions to festival site from New Dwaraka:

  1. Turn right on Regent St.
  2. Turn right on Bagley Ave
  3. Bagley Ave becomes Main St
  4. Continue on to Washington Blvd
  5. Turn Left on Robertson Blvd
  6. Take ramp onto I-10 West
  7. Take exit #1b onto Olympic Blvd towards Lincoln Blvd
  8. Turn Left on Lincoln Blvd
  9. Turn right on Pico Blvd
  10. Turn right on Main St
  11. Arrive at 1855 MAIN ST, SANTA MONICA, on the right.

For more detailed driving directions please use Yahoo maps here.


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