The Festival of Chariots includes a 40ft (12 meter) chariot being hand-pulled through city streets.
About 10,000 people are expected to attend a "happy and joyful" Hindu celebration in Leicester.
Organisers said the Festival of Chariots, also known as Rath Yatra, event included one of the biggest processions in the Midlands. It is due to start 11:30 BST on Sunday and will involve music, singing, dancing and a 40ft chariot being hand-pulled through the city.The festival has been organised the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Leicester, a Hare Krishna branch of Hinduism in the city.It is then due to arrive at Cossington Park at 14:00 where a stage show, mantra meditation and children's activities have been planned.
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