Real Festival Season Begins

[Guest guest]

My dear Maharajas and Prabhujis,

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

 

Now that the so-called festival season is over where millions of conditioned

souls were simply drinking poison, the real festival season starts where all

the devotees can relish the nectar of Vaisnava association in the Holy Dhamas.

 

First of all, Bhakti Caru Maharaja is opening a new temple in Ujjain,

(Avantipura) on the 9th & 10th of February. Ujjain, of course, is the place of

Sandipani Muni's ashram where Krishna and Balaram went to Gurukula.

 

Then from the Feb. 9th to the 22nd our 3rd Annual Vrinda Kunda Festival will be

taking place. Parikramas will be going out from Krishna Balaram Temple almost

every other day starting from the 12th to visit the Sacred Sites of Radha and

Krishna's Divine pastimes. For the bus tours, all Prabhupada Disciples and

their accompanying family will be free.

 

The main festivity will be on the 19th of Feb. We will have an ecstatic

Sankirtan Procession around Nandagram with all the ladies carrying decorated

water pots on their heads to Vrinda Kunda where there will be a wonderful feast

for everyone.

 

Then the venue shifts to Mayapur where on the 25th Feb., there will be the

inauguration of the Samadhi Mandir of Bhakti Tirtha Swami. From the 27th the

Mayapur Festival will begin with many activities including Navadwipa Mandal

Parikrama and culminating on the Holy Appearance Day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

on March 14th.

 

Then there will be the Vrindavan Festival commencing on the 18th of March.

Mahanidhi Swami and other senior devotees will be taking the devotees around

for Parikramas of the Holy Places of Vraja. And of course there will be the

famous boat festival.

 

As far as Vrinda Kunda and Vrindavan Festivals are concerned you can make your

bookings for accommodation with Krishna Balaram Guesthouse at

<ganapati.gkg (AT) pamho (DOT) net> or MVT Guesthouse at <MVT (AT) pamho (DOT) net>. For other

accommodation you can contact the Info center for assistance at

<parsada.gkg (AT) pamho (DOT) net>.

 

You may also contact the info center for taxis from Delhi Airport, Delhi Train

Station, or from Tundla Train Station. Please send a message with your name,

number of people in your party, Flt no. or Train name, and arrival time.

 

Nowadays you can also book your train tickets on line for your transportation

either from Vrindavan to Mayapur, or Mayapur to Vrindavan. Otherwise once you

are here, Mayapur and Vrindavan both have services to help you.

 

So make your plans now and come for the real festival season and enjoy the

refreshing nectar of the Holy Dhamas and the association of the Vaisnavas.

 

In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,

Deena Bandhu dasa