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Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb has issued a strong message to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) over its continued 'defiance' of established traditions by organising untimely Rath Yatra and Snana Yatra events, both in India and abroad.
Citing deviation from scriptures and age-old rituals, the Maharaja warned that legal action would be initiated if ISKCON fails to comply within a month.
As per Hindu scriptures, Rath Yatra must be conducted strictly on Asadha Shukla Dwitiya and Snana Yatra on Jyestha Purnima. Any deviation, the Gajapati Maharaja stressed, invites inauspiciousness and undermines the s...