Gaura Purnima 2007:
The Festival of Loving Exchanges

                   
         by Janmastami dasa

Srila Prabhupada emphasized that when devotees associate together they should take the opportunity to relish sad-priti-laksanam, the six kinds of loving exchanges described in the Upadesamrita (Nectar of Instruction).

This is the underlying theme of the Gaura Purnima festival, and the festival committee is intent on developing and expanding the ways in which we can experience these loving exchanges while staying in the most auspicious abode of Sri Mayapur, which amplifies our service a thousand times.

This year the festival will inaugurate a special emphasis on this theme including all six varieties as described by Srila Prabhupada, namely:

1. giving gifts to devotees,

2. accepting gifts from the devotees,

3. revealing one’s mind in confidence to the devotees,

4. inquiring confidentially from them,

5. honoring prasada given by the devotees, and

6. feeding the devotees with prasada.

In this spirit the festival will immerse everyone in kirtans, seminars, celebrations and other innovative programs, highlighted by free prasadam provided by our festival sponsors.

Srila Prabhupada saw his Sri Mayapur Project as an “international home” where all devotees could feel cared for and sheltered. The residents and volunteers who are organizing the festival are anxious to care for their visiting brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles with all these varieties of loving exchange and to help forge a strong, caring atmosphere in our ISKCON family that extends to every corner of the world. We look forward to serving you.

 

   Gaura Purnima Festival Schedule

February 15	Devotees Arrive
February 16	Festival Inaugaration
February 16-19	Srila Prabhupada Disciples Reunion Evening Cultural Programs Panchatattva Abhishek of the Holy Name Sponsored MIHET Sat-sanga Seminars (No Service Charges)
February 18	Congregational Preaching Night
February 19	Book Distribution Awards
February 20	Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama Begins
February 26	Parikrama Returns to Mayapur Festivities Begin MIHET Sat-sanga Seminars Resume Evening Cultural Programs Resume
February 27	Sri Sri Radha Madhava Boat Festival World Excellency Awards Distribution All Night Harinam Sankirtan for Ekadasi
February 28	Santipur Festival
March 1	Ganga Puja Immersion of Ashes of Departed Souls
March 2	Ratha-Yatra
March 3	Gaura Purnima Lord Gauranga’s Abhishek
March 4	Jagannath Mishra’s Feast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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