SRI GAURA PURNIMA FESTIVAL 2003 - INVITATION & INFORMATION

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************* SRI GAURA PURNIMA FESTIVAL 2003 - INVITATION ***********

 

Dear Devotees,

 

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

 

With great pleasure we invite you to the 2003 Mayapur Gaura Purnima

Festival.

 

Srila Prabhupada said Mayapur was his place of worship, and thus it is a

house of worship for his followers. Therefore, during this year's festival,

there will be longer and more kirtans by which we will worship the Supreme

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In fact, the kirtana hall in the temple is

being expanded so more devotees can participate in the temple programs.

 

We will be providing free prasadam and free accomodations in the guest house

dormitories to all devotees so everyone will feel very welcome in their

house of worship.

 

As with last year's festival, we are arranging a Krsna conscious Children's

Festival so the children can blissfully engage their energies.

 

Srila Prabhupada spent up to six months in India attending various festivals

and was very keen on developing the Mayapur Festival. The Mayapur festival

has come a long ways from the pioneering days to what it has become today

due to Srila Prabhupada's mercy and the enthusiatic endeavor of his

dedicated followers.

 

This is the 25th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's departure to the eternal

pastimes of Lord Krishna. Let us show our love for His Divine Grace by

reaffirming our commitments to jointly serve His Divine Grace in his place

of worship, Sri Mayapur.

 

The grand finale to the festival will be a Maha Harinama Sankirtan with

thousands of devotees chanting through the streets of Kolkata, Srila

Prabhupada's birthplace. We feel this will be an appropriate tribute to our

illustrious Founder Acarya.

 

We are making earnest efforts to make this festival a memorable one. Please

send in your suggestions, and book as early as possible.

 

Hare Krishna.

 

Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada,

Bhakti Purusottama Swami

 

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Festival Program

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March 1 GBC Meetings End / Arrival of Devotees / Festival Inauguration

Ceremony

March 2 - 6 Festival Seminars

March 7 - 13 Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama

March 14 Ekadasi

March 15 Santipur Festival

March 18 Gaura Purnima

March 19 Jagannatha Misra Feast

March 20 Kolkata Maha Nagar Sankirtana (Harinama)

 

 

 

Festivities, Special Arrangements and Events:

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Sri Gauranga Sahasra Kalasha Maha Abhisheka

517 Lamps Offering for 517th Appearance Anniversary of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu

Ganga Puja, Srila Prabhupada Ganga Bath and immersion of ashes of departed

souls in Ganga

72 Hour Harinama Yajna

Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra Ratha-Yatra

Elephant Procession

World Peace Fire Sacrifice

Free Prasad Distribution

Drama by Bhaktivedanta Players (London)

Programs for different international groups

Cultural camp for children

Krishna Educational Fest for children

Float, Diorama Exhibition and Video Shows

Other Exhibitions

Transportation service everyday from the Parikrama site to Mayapur for those

who don't want to stay in Parikrama camps

Expanded temple room

Free accomodation in dormitories (prior booking required)

 

 

Dedication

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This festival is dedicated to Srila Prabhupada on the occation of his 25th

disappearance anniversary, and to Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami

 

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