Parasuram das: Srila Prabhupada said our ISKCON is nothing without its festivals, festival means a joyous occasion, lots of singing and dancing.
Dictionary definition: As a noun…. gaiety, revelry, merrymaking As an adjective….. a festival atmosphere of unrestrained joy
Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna want us to be happy.
In the Bhagavad Gita, the Most Confidential Knowledge, text 2, you will find:
susukham – very happy; kartum – to execute; avyayam – everlasting.
On the stairs in Juhu, Radha Rasabihari Temple, Srila Prabhupada asked my wife Moksha Laxmi if she was chanting Hare Krishna and if she was happy.
Chanting, dancing and feasting, echoes the spiritual world and we are grateful to Srila Prabhupada for introducing such a happy process.
Lord Caitanya spent most of his time chanting, dancing and feasting in great ecstasy, and his Lila continues today wherever the devotees come together.
Enjoy the movie, Jalyatra on the Thames with the gurukulis and festival team.
Movie made by Sucirani prabhu, her son Madhva, became our boat driver. And presently learning drums and base guitar under the expert guidance of Jayadev prabhu. We need the younger generation in Tribhuvanth Prabhu’s Festival Program.