3rd Annual Vrinda Kunda Opening Festival

[Guest guest]

My dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

 

With great ecstasy we would like to announce the Third Annual Festival of the

Vrinda Kunda Temple inauguration in the second week of February 2006. Last year

everyone enjoyed the wonderful festival especially since the weather in Vasanta

Season is much more pleasing than even Kartika. So again we want to plunge all

the devotees in the nectarean ocean of Krishna Kathamrita in the very places

where Sri Sri Radhika and Shyam have sported along with all their divine

associates.

 

The opening day was on the Dwadasi Day just prior to Nityandanda's Appearance

Day which falls on the 10th of February this year. There will be a small feast

on the 9th Feb. at Vrinda Kunda, but things will really get started after

Nityananda's festivities with parikramas leaving Krishna Balaram Mandir almost

every other morning from the 12th to 22nd of February.

 

Bhakti Caru Swami is also inaugurating the new Temple in Ujjain on the

auspicious occasion of Nityananda Trayodasi on the 10th of Feb. So those who

are coming for that festival can make their plans to come to Vrindavan after

that. And on Feb. 25 is the inauguration of the Samadhi Mandir of Bhakti Tirtha

Swami in Mayapur, so those coming for that holy ceremony can plan their trip to

come first to Vrindavan on their way to Mayapur. Then there those devotees who

like to take advantage of the nice weather in Vrindavan at this time and who

come here first on their way to Mayapur Festival which starts on Feb. 27. So

for everyone this is a very convenient and special time.

 

Parikramas will be leaving from Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir in the morning

and returning for lunch. The highlight will be on Sunday Feb. 19, with the

ecstatic Kalash Yatra, all the ladies carrying water pots decorated with

colored cloth and coconuts on their heads as we make a sankirtan procession to

Vrinda Kunda. No one will ever forget the one we had last year. One of my

Godsisters, Kaulini Mataji told me it changed her whole life!

 

So now you start booking your tickets and making your plans to take advantage

of all these wonderful festivals. For booking rooms in Krishna Balaram Guest

House contact Ganapati at <ganapati.gkg (AT) pamho (DOT) net>, for MVT at <MVT (AT) pamho (DOT) net>

and any other assistance from the Info Center at <parsada.gkg (AT) pamho (DOT) net>.

 

Feb. 9 Vrinda Kunda Feast

 

10 Nityananda Trayodasi

 

11 Nagar Sankirtan and Feast at Nityandanda Vat

 

12 Gokula

 

13 Narottama Das App. Feast at Radha Braj Mohan Mandir

 

14 Radha Kunda and Kusum Sarovar

 

16 Barsana

 

17 Javat and Ter Kadamaba lunch at Vrinda Kunda

 

18 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Disap.

 

19 Kalasa Yatra and Feast in Vrinda Kunda

 

21 Mansarovar, Bhandirvan, Baelvan, return by boat on Jamuna

 

22 Giriraja Parikrama

 

In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,

Deena Bandhu dasa