Vrndavana Gaura Punima Festival

[Guest guest]

Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir

 

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus:

 

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

 

On behalf of Sri Sri Krsna Balaram we would like to invite all the

Vaishnavas for the upcoming Vrndavana - Gaura Purnima Festival. Due to an

extra month last year, the Gaura Purnima day will be celebrated late this

year and thus we will have two parts for this year's Vrndavana - Gaura

Purnima Festival.

 

The schedules are as follows:

 

Part one - Schedule of Events - Deena Bandhu Prabhu will be leading all the

Parikramas. Main highlight is the 2nd anniversary installation of Vrnda devi

in Vrnda Kunda.

 

Feb 21 Nityandanda Prabhu's Appearance Day Festival

Feb 23 Parikrama of Vrindavan Temples

Feb 24 Narottama Das Thakura's Appearance. Special Darshan at Narottama's

RadhaBraja Mohan Temple

Feb 25 Parikrama of Radha Kunda and Kusum Sarovar

Feb 26 Parikrama of Govardhana Parikrama

Mar 28 Parikrama of Varsana

Mar 1 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's Appearance Day Festival

Mar 2 Parikrama of Gokula and Brahmanda Ghata

Mar 4 Parikrama of Nandagram with Feast at Vrinda Kunda

 

Part two - Schedule of events - Leading Senior devotees and Sannyasis will

be conducting the Parikrama. The main highlight will be the famous Boat

Festival where the Utsava Murtis of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar will be

riding on Their transcendental boat. On the 1st, 3rd and 4th of April, we

will be visiting the major Vrndavan temples in the evening. The parikramas

will be done immediately after mangal aratika as the weather during this

time of the year will be a little bit hot.

 

April 1 Parikrama of Gokul/Brahmanda Ghat

April 2 Parikrama of Barsana

Boat Festival at Sri Krsna Balarama Mandir

April 3 Parikrama of Nandagram

April 4 Parikrama of Radha Kunda / Shyama Kunda

April 5 Vrndavana Parikrama / Ekadasi

 

Thanking you in advance and hoping to see you all in Sri Vrndavana dham.

 

Your humble servant,

Janardana dasa

Vice President