Lord Krishna's blessing !

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Hare Krishna!

‘’ Group wish Krishna’s Bhaktas and Bhaktins, very happy Diwali ! May your ‘Personal God’ Lord Krishna bless you on this auspicious day!

Krishna’s temple is a house of ``cosmic spirit'' and an abode of Him. By spending a little time within its precincts and worshipping the consecrated Vigraha, Krishna consciousness will be kindled in a devotee . A distinctive feature of this repository of culture, tradition, art and religion, is the huge tower at its entrance. ``Admiring and paying respect from a long distance to these awe-inspiring structures will fetch fruits'' is an adage. Emphasising this, saint-poetess Avvaiyar has advised people to visit these houses of Krishna and not to reside at a place where such a storehouse of faith does not exist.

Most of Krishna’s temples were built centuries ago by great rulers. ``Hide yourself in a little space before the Vigraha, which is but visual representation of the form of Krishna and rest in Him for a while,'' says a poet. Saints, in their tours spreading the message of Krishna, paid their obeisance at His various temples and sang in praise of the His image forms installed therein and encouraged educational and cultural activities. Some of these messengers of Krishna engaged themselves in rendering service of different types in these shrines like cleaning the premises, raising flower plants, fetching holy water, grinding sandal paste and lighting lamps. Their mission was that these divine places should inspire people and the entire society should prosper.

Krishna’s temples were built strictly according to the norms laid down in scriptural manuals, which also contained guidelines about their management, maintenance, daily worship, purity of the priests and methods of going round by the devotees. The spirit of absolute reverence displayed by the visiting persons should be governed by high principles of moral standards. The sanctity prevailing within also depended on the conduct of the devotees. They should be pure in

their thoughts, words and deeds. Prayers should be offered with single-minded devotion. No pomp or extravagance need to be shown, says Saint Thirumoolar who had included a chapter in his work Thirumandiram exclusively on temples and the significance of worship in them.

The saint has pointed out that the rituals are to be conducted at the timings stipulated in the instructions. The precincts should be kept tidy. Even a stone removed unauthorisedly may affect the managements concerned. Procedures, if contravened, may delay the onset of monsoons resulting in natural calamities. Extraordinary emphasis is laid on the purity of the temple employees. The images installed reflect the effulgence of Lord Krishna and hence devotees coming out of the temple will enjoy peace within due to the Lord’s grace!.

Please Chant :Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare HareAnd Be Happy.

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