Tamal Krishna Maharaja's festival in Gvardhan

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SRILA TAMAL KRISHNA GOSWAMI MAHARAJ

PUSPA SAMADHI FESTIVAL

 

15 - 16 February 2003 at Govardhan

 

 

 

PROGRAMME DAY ONE

 

15-2-2003 SRI NITYANANDA'S APPEARANCE DAY

 

 

 

7.15 AM - Greeting of the Deities

7.30 AM - Greeting of Srila Prabhupada's Murti (the one worshipped by

Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj in Cambridge) and the first Guru-puja of

the deity in Govardhan

8.30 AM - Lectures on Lord Nityananda, guru-tattva and Srila Tamal Krishna

Goswami Maharaja's contribution in the preaching mission of Sila Prabhupada

11.30 AM - Abhiseka of Sri Gaura-Nitai (the Deities of Srila Tamal Krishna

Goswami Maharaj worshipped in Cambridge

1.00 PM - Feast

3.00 PM - Maha-harinama sankirtan around the Govinda Kunda half of

Govardhan Hill with flowers and photo of Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami

maharaj on a palanquin lead by HH Indradyumna Swami and HH BB Govinda

Maharaj

6.00 PM - Light snack

 

 

DAY TWO

 

16-2-2003 Srila Narottama das Thakur's Appearance Day

 

 

7.15 AM - Greeting of the Deities

7.30 AM - Guru puja

8.30 AM - Bhajans of Srila Narottam das Thakur

9.30 AM - Remembrances of Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj by selected

senior devotees and intimate disciples.

12.30 PM - The Flower installation ceremony and the opening of the Puspa

Samadhi, first offering and arati

2.00 PM - Feast

5.00 PM - First arati after the opening of Samadhi and bhajans at the

Samadhi place.