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Festival Preparations at Sri Nrisingha Palli

27-29 December, 2020
Nabadwip, Nadia, 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."


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."

 

 


 


Devotees honour sri-prasadam at noon.

 


 


In the afternoon, devotees start decorating nat mandir.

 


During the evening arati of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Sri Laksmi-Nrsinghadev and Sri Prahlad Maharaj.

 


Sorted, cleaned and ready to be hung.

 


In the evening (Sunday), His Divine Grace mercifully speaks to the worldwide devotees via a zoom programme arranged by Sripad B.N. Sadhu Maharaj.

 


Reading from Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritam. His Divine Grace praised this holy book a lot and recommended devotees to study it.

 


Meanwhile, devotees clean the area around the temple and burn dry leaves, etc.

 


 


Washing the Lordships' pots and plates.

 


Sri Sudevi Devi Dasi expertly and lovingly manifests the beautiful asan for the festival.

 


Sripad Sajjan Maharaj lending a helping hand with assembly of the decorations.

 


Sri Govinda Prabhu sorting out the garlands.

 


 


The pandal is getting covered to ensure a comfortable shelter from wind and cold.

 


More helping hands speeds up the service.

 


The old temple of Lord Sri Nrisinghadev on the left and the front side of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math on the right.

 


His Divine Grace comes to the nearby market to stock up on vegetables.

 


Loading pumpkin on.

 


 


 


 


Taking bhoga to the outbuilding kitchen for storage.

 


Checking on the pandal on the way.

 


Giant radishes (mula) in the foreground, pumkin behind, and the devotees are unloading a sack of cabbage.

 


Fire wood piled up for the upcoming great cooking services.

 


 


At the evening arati.

 


 


 


Tarok Krishna Prabhu from Sri Hapaniya Dham arrives to partake of the services.

 


Prabhu also arrives and takes up his regular cooking service which he happily does at all festivals at our Math.

 


Sripad Vishnu Maharaj is reading from the fourth volume of Guidance (in Bengali). After the class, devotees honour holy prasadam remnants of the Lord, and retire to rest and prepare for the next day and more service.

 

 

 

 

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