August 9, 2008
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7549910.stm
One of the world's oldest street festival[s] was held in Cardiff to spread cultural, social and religious understanding, say its organisers.
The Festival of the Chariots, or Ratha Yatra, was first held in the Indian city of Puri 5,000 years ago and is now run in various cities across the world.
It involved the procession of a trio of Hindu deities on huge chariots through the streets ending in a festival event.
The event started with a procession leading to the Coopers Field festival.
The Hindu festival was held to give the chance for non-Hindus to get a glimpse of three of its most important figures or deities - Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra.