Sri Krsna Pusya abhiseka?

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Dear Prabhu, _/\o_

 

> My calendar indicates that the Purnima, (Jan. 9) is Sri Krsna Pusya

> abhiseka. Can anyone tell me what this occaision is or something about it.

 

If you look at the "festival.txt" file accompanying the Vedic Calendar

(vcal401) program (downloadable from iskcon.org/calendar) you can read this:

 

Krsna Pusya abhiseka -- During the morning puja, or worship, the

Deity or a salagrama is bathed in pure ghee. Srila Prabhupada once

explained the festival this way: "Krishna was just a toy in the hands

of the Gopis, so one day the Gopis decided that we shall decorate

Him. Pusyabhisheka means a ceremony to decorate the deity profusely

with flowers, ornaments, cloths. After there should be lavish

feasting and a procession through the streets, so that all the

citizens should see how beautiful Krishna appears."

 

In this file other Vaisnava festivals are described.

 

Hope this helps

 

ys bh. Jan