Jhulan Yatra 2017
From Ekadasi to Balarama Purnima, the Mayapur youth organized a glorious Jhulan Yatra here in Mayapur at the old gurukula side. They organized stage programs and facilitated the swinging of Sri Sri Radha Madhava by thousands of resident and visiting devotees. They erected a waterproof tent and decorated the whole area like a kunja. There were also water fountains. Every night, they non-stop chanted kirtanas, except when there was a speaker, and they arranged prasadam which was given out to all the devotees. Every day, Radha Madhava were brought from the temple on a ratha and traveled to the Jhulan Yatra and then every night, after the Jhulan Yatra, Radha Madhava were brought back to the main temple altar by ratha. On Balarama Purnima, they organized a pot breaking ceremony with all the community devotees. I visited and personally witnessed these things. I’m not able to fully describe the wonderful, devotional effort.
Yours in service,
Jayapataka Swami
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Festival Photos,ISKCON Mayapur (Album with photos)
Jhulan Yatra is one of the most spectacular festivals celebrated in Mayapur for the pleasure of Sri Radha-Madhava and Vaishnavas. Starting from the Ekadasi day, the festival continues for 5 days till Balaram Purnima. The presence of HH Jayapataka Swami for festivals in Mayapur is always special for Mayapur devotees and we are very fortunate to have Maharaja’s association for Jhulan yatra 2017 festival. Maharaj never fails to infuse enthusiasm in everyone and makes everyone feel special to serve the Lord. He gave a short but sweet speech on glimpses into the significance of Swing festival. ” Simply by taking part in this festival, to render service and to swing Sri Radha-Madhava, personal deities of Srila Prabhupada, one gets entrance into Vaikuntha. As Their Lordships are the owners of ISKCON Mayapur, Swing festival gives everyone of us a chance to render some service to our masters. It is also a sweet festival as rarely Srimati Radharani puts Her arms over Sri Madhava and in Jhulan, she catches hold of Sri Madhava’s shoulders to save from falling, giving much pleasure to Sri Krishna.”
By hearing from senior vaishnavas, one enters into the mood of the festival. Every day, during the Jhulan, there will be a class on Jhulan Yatra, followed by cultural programs.
For your transcendental pleasure, we have uploaded over 120 pictures of the festival every day in the Festival gallery. Catch the glimpse of Mayapur Jhulan Yatra festival!
Jhulan Yatra festival gallery: Day 1 here: http://www.mayapur.com/2017/jhulan-yatra-2017-day1/
Jhulan Yatra Festival Gallery: Day 2 here: http://www.mayapur.com/2017/jhulan-yatra-2017-day2/
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