# Cc. Madhya 13.19 ## Text > rathera sājani dekhi' loke camatkāra > nava hemamaya ratha-sumeru-ākāra ## Synonyms *rathera*—of the car; *sājani*—decoration; *dekhi'*—by seeing; *loke*—everyone; *camatkāra*—astonished; *nava*—new; *hema*-*ma* *ya*—golden; *ratha*—chariot car; *sumeru*-*ākāra*—as high as the mountain Sumeru. ## Translation **Everyone was astonished to see the decorations on the Ratha car. The car appeared to be newly made of gold, and it was as high as Mount Sumeru.** ## Purport In the year 1973 there was a gorgeous Ratha-yātrā festival in London, England, and the car was brought to Trafalgar Square. The London daily newspaper the *Guardian* published a front-page photo caption: "ISKCON Ratha-yātrā is rival to the Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square." The Nelson Column is a very impressive statue of Lord Nelson and can be seen from a good distance. Just as the residents of Purī compared the Ratha-yātrā car to Mount Sumeru, the residents of London considered the car rival to the Nelson Monument.