Transcendental Birthday Party

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Transcendental Birthday Party

Where: The Krishna Temple, 8628 S. Main St, Spanish Fork, Utah

www.iskcon.net/utah

When: Saturday August 23, from 8pm

Contact: Charu or Vaibhavi: 798-3559/787-1510

carudas (AT) earthlink (DOT) net

 

The Krishna Temple at 8628 S Main St. in Spanish Fork has planned a

transcendental birthday party for Saturday August 23th to celebrate The

Appearance Day of Shree Krishna. From 8 pm there will be Indian dance,

drama, musical concerts, hot meals, exhibits, and gifts available to all.

This holiday for Hindus compares to Christmas Day in Christendom. Five

thousand years ago The Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared on earth to

protect the pious, annihilate the miscreants, and re-establish the

principles of religion. This was accomplished in a span of 125 years even at

the end of which the Lord appeared as a fresh blooming youth of 16 or 20

years. Before returning to His own spiritual abode, the Lord spoke the

wisdom of Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) to his friend and disciple, Arjuna,

thus leaving behind Him a legacy of wisdom for the ages. So stimulating and

profound are these words of Shree Krishna that there have been over 300

translations of Bhagavad Gita in the English language alone.

The word ³Krishna², means ³All-Attractive² in Sanskrit. Krishna, in his

manifest pastimes, exhibited six principle attractive qualities in full:

beauty, knowledge, fame, wealth, strength, and humility. No other

incarnation of Godhead exhibited these qualities to the same degree, and

therefore Krishna is worshiped throughout India as ³The Supreme Personality

of Godhead.² Devotees chant His Holy Names considering that the names of the

Absolute are non different from the Absolute Himself. Aside from the

ubiquitous chanting there will be many other element to celebrate His advent

on August 23th, as follows:

Entertainment: Payal Mukherjee and Pallabi Mitra, leading students at the

World Class Nandita Behara School of Oddissi Dance, Los Angeles, California.

Payal and Pallabi will perform for 45 minutes, focusing on the childhood

pastimes of Lord Krishna.

Pageant of the Birth of Lord Krishna, presented with music, dance, and

drama, 30 minutes. The characters in the drama will be Kamsa, played by

Randy Seeley, Vasudeva, Jon Chavez, Devaki, Karuna Manna, Narada Muni,

Sydhartha Manna, Durga, Divya Drsti Frazier, Putana, Vishnu Priya Shibonis,

Guards and Kamsa¹s Counselors, Josh Lane and Alan Fisher, & Gopis by Jesse

Phelps and Rae Lynn Wagner.

Full meals of palak paneer (spinach, cashews, homemade cheese), papadams

(giant lentil chips), alou gobi (potato cauliflower curry), burfi (

condensed milk fudge with walnuts), channa masala (chick pea casserole),

and mango and lemon pickle chutneys.

Exhibits on India culture, dance, vegetarianism, reincarnation, karma,

art and architecture.

Large gift area with imported Indian clothing, brassware, beads, vases,

and statuary.