Festival of India and Yoga Fest, July 30 and 31 with the Ratha Yatra in Playa de las Américas

Festival of India and Yoga Fest, July 30 and 31 with the Ratha Yatra in Playa de las Américas – Tenerife

On the weekend of July 30 and 31, the Golden Mile of Arona will become the epicenter of the culture and spirituality of this country, with the XI Festival of Indiawhich will end, on Sunday afternoon, the Hindu Ratha Yatra commemoration, which is the most important in Spain, after those in Madrid and Barcelona, ​​with the famous Procession of the Divinities along Las Américas Avenue, with great showiness and colorful, accompanied by traditional dances.

On Saturday, July 30, at 3:00 p.m., the opening of the craft, fashion, literature, yoga or gastronomy stands, among others, will take place, while at 7:00 p.m. the official inauguration of the Festival of India will take place with the presence of authorities and representatives of the Hindu community, who will light the ceremonial lamp. Throughout the afternoon and evening there will be theater, dance, talks and film broadcasts.

On Sunday morning it will be time for the Yogafest, with different activities around this discipline and which will end at 6:45 p.m., after having started at 10:30 a.m. At 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the reception of the Divinities, the so-called pooja de los cocos and the procession through Rafael Puig Avenue and Las Américas Avenue, which will end with a free tasting of vegetarian products.

Ratha Yatra is one of the spiritual festivals most popular in India, where it is located in the city of Puri. In the sixties of the last century it began to spread to the West, being celebrated with great color in cities around the world. In the case of Spain, the most important have traditionally been those in Madrid and Barcelona, ​​in addition to Arona, where it revolves around the Golden Mile of Playa de las Américas, in front of the H10 Conquistador hotel, organized by the municipal areas of Tourism and Culture, the Iskon Tenerife Association and the La Pineda Neighborhood Association.

The Ratha Yatra returns, in this way, to Arona, after the years in which he suffered the restrictions generated by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will do so next weekend, July 30 and 31, within the framework of the XI Festival of India, which on Saturday and Sunday will bring together not only this religious festivity, but also the 5th Arona Yogafest. It will culminate, as usual, with the great Procession of the Divinities, in which the Divinities walk along the Avenida de Las Américas, wrapped in great colors and accompanied by traditional dances.

On Saturday, July 30, at 3:00 p.m., the opening of the craft, fashion, literature, yoga or gastronomy stands, among others, will take place, while at 7:00 p.m. the official inauguration of the Festival of India will take place with the presence of authorities and representatives of the Hindu community, who will light the ceremonial lamp. Throughout the afternoon and evening there will be theater, dance, talks and film broadcasts.

Sunday morning will be the time of the Yogafest, with different activities around this discipline and that will end at 6:45 p.m., after having started at 10:30 a.m.

One of the strong points of the Festival of India will take place on the Golden Mile of Playa de las Américas, Arona, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the reception of the Divinities, the so-called pooja of coconuts and the procession through Rafael Puig Avenue and Las Américas Avenue, which will end with a free tasting of vegetarian products, all surrounded by a traditional Indian atmosphere and aesthetics, which give this celebration a great showiness

José Julián Mena: “Recover a deeply rooted festival” The mayor of Arona, José Julián Mena, has underlined the importance of “the Hindu community, which has decades of presence and roots in Arona and throughout the South Region, in the municipality. Hence – he added – the symbolism and the importance of giving entity and support to a festivity like this one that, in addition, is an incentive for those who visit us and seek a different experience”.

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Festival of India and Yoga Fest, July 30 and 31 with the Ratha Yatra in Playa de las Américas – Tenerife – ViviLeCanarie