SRI RADHA KALYANAM - AN UPDATE

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Saturday, August 5th 2000

 

1:00 pm : Jayadeva's Ashtapathi recital

5:30 pm : Radha beautifies herself in anticipation

of Krishna's arrival

 

(I am here talking of both Radha's statue as well as the

Radhas of Samratchana. Well, all of us are Radhas,

there is only one Krishna)

 

6:00 pm : The ladies walk ahead with seer plates to the place

from where the Maapillai is starting

6:30 pm : Krishna('s statue) along with seer Varisai starts

from a pillaiyar koil nearby (Kapaleeswarar Nagar,

Neelankarai)

 

Look at Krishna's enthusiasm and desire that makes him rush to be

near His Lover Divine. See how fast He comes. Wow!! It is a long

procession and the whole road is blocked by the Maapillai Oorvalam.

(Poor me!! I missed this! I had to get ready for the Krishna

Karnamrutham drama that we staged that day)

 

7:00 pm : Krishna enters Samratchana and is greeted by happy,

shy (?!) Radha(s)

7:30 pm – Intellectual forum

9:00 pm

9:00 pm – Krishna Karnamrutham – Krishna Leela drama

interspersed with dances

10:30 pm

10:30 pm Harathi

11:30 pm – Divya Naama Bhajan

4:00 am (Sunday)

 

Sunday, August 6th 2000

 

9:00 am – 10:30 am – Oonchavrithi

(this procession went to nearby areas too)

10:15 am - Baba's Daily Homam

10:30 am - Nalangu; Bhajans

11:30 am - Maangalya Dharanam –

Union of Jeevathma and Paramaathma

11:30 am – 3:45 pm – rites associated with Wedding;

Oonjal Vaibhavam; Anjaneyar Vazippadu

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

Baba has named our bhajan group : Sri Gnananandagiri Ghatotkacha

Bhajan mandali. It so happened that on August 5th 2000, evening,

the Sri Gnananandagiri bhajan mandali members arrived for a darshan

of Baba and when they heard Sri Radha Kalyanam was taking place,

they joined the bhajans. On Sunday, there was another troupe named

Sri Krishna mandali which also incidentally arrived to take

Baba's blessings in person and they also joined in. So a group of

around 12 bhajan members became more than 30 that day.

And Radha Krishna had a surprise poranthaathu seer sent for them

by Venkatesan uncle's family.