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One More Day at Midnapore Temple

Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
Midnapore (Paschim Medinipur district), West Bengal
Photographs courtesy of Sripad B.N. Sadhu Maharaj

 

 

pujya-sri-guru-varga-vandita-mahabhavanvitayah sada
paurvaparya-parampara-prachalita-prajya-pramurtakrteh
bhakter nirmala-nirjharasya nibhrtam samraksakam sadaram
vande sri-gurudevam anata-sira acharya-varyam nijam

"I bow my head in eternal obeisance to my Gurudev, the best of acharyas, Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. He is the ever vigilant, stalwart guardian of the current of pure devotion whose highest form flows from our most worshippable Sri Rupanuga Guru-varga in their exclusive dedication to Mahabhav, Srimati Radharani."

mahanta-svabhava ei tarite pamara
nija karya nahi tabu yana tara ghara

"It is the general practice of all saintly people to deliver the fallen. Therefore they go to people's houses, although they have no personal business there."

vaisnavera pada-dhuli tahe mora snana-keli
tarpana mora vaisnavera nama
vaisnavera uchchhista tahe mora mano-nistha
vaisnavera namete ullasa

"The feet dust of the Vaishnavs is where I sport and take bath, Vaishnavs' name is the water oblation. My mind is intently fixed upon the remnants of Vaishnavs, and I am elated at the name of Vaishnavs."

gangara-parasa ha-ile paschate pavana
darsane pavitra kara—ei tomara guna

"If the Ganges touches someone, they are purified some time later; but one becomes purified just by seeing you, O Vaishnava Thakur. Such is your power."

 

 


Midnapore is situated on the bank of the Kangsabati River, some 130 km to the West of Kolkata.

 


During the morning arati of Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Vallabha jiu.

 


Morning programme.

 


 


Lord Sada-Siva's temple at the temple premises.

 


Devotees arranged for Vaishnav seva at noon, so the kitchen services start early in the morning.

 


 


 


 

     

 


 


 


His Divine Grace comes to give initiations for several new devotees.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Sripad Niriha Maharaj explains a newly initiated devotee how to start practising life.

 


 


 


His Divine Grace takes a walk around the temple premises and examines the backyard.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Sripad Niriha Maharaj handing out the invitations to the forthcoming festival of Srila Gurudev.

 


During the noon arati of Lord Siva.

 


 


 


 


Vaishnav seva at noon.

 


In the afternoon, His Divine Grace comes to see four new cows donated to the temple by one of the local devotees.

 


 


 

 


 


Transferring the cows first into a lower truck, then into the Math's truck.

 


 


Sri Tarok Krishna Prabhu came from Hapaniya to help transport the cows to another branch of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math for their permanent residence.

 


 


 


During the evening class.

 


 


 


 

 


 


 


 

 

 

 

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