{"id":8317,"date":"2010-03-27T13:15:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2010-04-05T06:24:49","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T05:24:49","slug":"the-35th-year-anniversary-festival-of-iskcon-vrindavan-krishna-balaram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8317","title":{"rendered":"The 35th year anniversary festival of ISKCON Vrindavan Krishna-Balaram"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Madhavendu (das) SSM (Vrindavan – IN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a description of the 35 years of ISKCON Vrindavans Krishna-Balaram temple anniversary festival. There was a gorgeous Transcendental Sobha Yatra the day before R\u00e4ma-Navam\u00e9, the birthday of Lord R\u00e4macandra: As every year Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, Sri Sri Radha-Shyamsundar Lalita Vishakha, Sri Sri Gaur-Nitai and Srila Prabhupada come out on Royal Palanquins from Their respective Alters and visited all different departments to accept delicious offerings and Aratiks.<\/p>\n

23rd March, 2010: at 4:30 pm, Srila Prabhupada was carried by palanquin to the main Temple accompanied by a Kirtan procession. After taking darshan of Sri Sri Gaur-Nitai, Krishna-Balarama, Radha-Shyamsundar Lalita Visakha, Srila Prabhupada proceeded to the courtyard and waited until after the Aratik so that Their Lordships could board the different Palanquins. Then accompanied with the harin\u00e4ma-sa\u00eck\u00e9rtana party Their Lordships and Srila Prabhupada came to the Bhaktivedanta International Gurukula. On the way Devotees were throwing rose petals and spraying rose water in the air. The Gurukula gate was very nicely decorated and the road was fully covered by rose petals. During the delicious offering and Aratik, Janardana prabhu was leading a very sweet Harinam Kirtan along with the Gurukula students, leaving everybody enchanted.<\/p>\n

Then the huge procession came back to Srila Prabhupada Samadhi followed by enthusiastic dancing Kirtan and many hundred of devotees including Gurukula students. There Srila Prabhupada’s female disciples headed by Parvati Mataji offered bhoga and Aratik to His Divine Grace.<\/p>\n

After that the Processions passed through the information center, NamaHatta, Guest house, Govinda’s Restaurant, Account office, Bakery and Sankirtan department and finally reached the MVT garden at 6:45pm. At 7:00pm delicious offering and Aratik took place along with a kirtan lead by HG Pancha Gauda Prabhu, which made everyone dance up and down. Then Their Lordships, returned to Their respective Alters and all the devotees were served lots of delicious Pras\u00e4dam in the Pandal.<\/p>\n

A Message from Srila Prabhupada: “Tomorrow is \u00c7r\u00e9 R\u00e4ma-navami. The tapasya will be that all the devotees will observe fasting from morning till evening. This is called tapasya. Just like Ek\u00e4da\u00e7\u00e9 day-there is no eating sumptuously. Simply you take little fruits and flowers. Try to avoid that also. You don’t take even water. That is really ek\u00e4da\u00e7\u00e9. But because we cannot do it-in the Kali-yuga the time is different-therefore we are allowed to take little fruit and milk, which is called anukalpa.” Pandal lecture, Bombay, April 7, 1971. Hare Krishna!<\/p>\n

24th March 2010 ISKCON Vrindavan, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple anniversary and Rama Navami festivals are enthusiastically celebrated. To get the blessings of Their Lordships, today’s Mangal Aratik was fully packed up and the very sweet melodious Vibhavari sesa and Hare Krishna Mahamantra kirtan accompanied by the sweet smiles of Their Lordships went deep into the hearts of everyone. Everyone was enthusiastic in Chanting, dancing and meditating on Lord Rama. Simultaneously everyone was remembering the unique mercy of the Lord exhibited by Srila Prabhupada as a gift for the whole world “Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Temple”. The whole Temple was gorgeously decorated with flowers and all three alter were very artistically decorated with fruits and flowers. Darshan Aratik flaunted new outfits and the evening flowers outfits of Their Lordships enchanted the eyes of beholders. Srila Prabhupada’s Guru Puja Kirtan was lead by H. H. Loknatha Swami. Maharaja’s ecstatic Kirtan in the morning along with Aindra Prabhu’s ecstatic Kirtan at Abhishek and in the evening (before Gaura Aratik) made the festivals complete.
\n8:00am to 8:20am: Live videos of Krishna BalaramTemple history with remembrance of the devotees, took all the audience 35 years back. Then HH Loknatha Swami, HG Daivi Shakti Mataji, HG Smarahari Prabhu, Her Grace Anada Mataji, HG Ap; urva Prabhu and HG Prithu Prabhu recalled their memory of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple opening of 1975.
\n10:30 am: Simultaneous Abhisekha started in all the three Altars along with Aindra Prabhus ecstatic Kirtan during which everyone experienced the Spiritual World.
\n3:00 to 5:00pm: A RamaKatha lecture was given by HH Probodhananda Saraswati Maharaja. After Sandhya Aratik Kirtan, at 7:30pm Live videos of Krishna BalaramTemple history with remembrance of the devotees was again shown in the old Prasadam Hall and simultaneously another cultural program of Hare Krishna Rock and roll Music + Bharat Natyam was organized at our MVT Garden. At 10:00pm all the programs were over. May Lord Rama bless everyone with unalloyed devotional service. Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, Radha-Shyam Sundar Lalita Visakha, Gaura Nitai Ki Jay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!<\/p>\n

(Please see pictures at the following web URL) http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/album.php? aid=17335&id=100000041026824&ref=mf<\/p>\n

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By Madhavendu das<\/strong><\/p>\n

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