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Sri Krishna Janmastami Celebration in Soquel

Wednesday-Thursday, 12-13 August 2020
Soquel, California, USA
News courtesy of Sri Sanatani Devi Dasi

 

 

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."

 

 


 

 
A glimpse of the holy midnight arati and the offering to Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridharijiu.

 


A lavish anukalpa offering prepared by the devotees.

 


 

 

SRI NANDOTSAV, APPEARANCE DAY OF SRILA SWAMI MAHARAJ PRABHUPAD

 


His Divine Grace Srila Janardan Maharaj spoke to the devotees recalling many pastimes and glories of Srila Swami Maharaj Srila Prabhupad.

 


 


Above and below: devotees happily partake of service festival as they hand out prasadam to the visiting devotees. Due to the government restrictions related to covid-19, the temple is still closed to public attendance, so the devotees come up with an alternative way to reach out to the community. (Pictured above, next to Srila Janardan Maharaj, is Sripad Bhakti Bandhav Puri Maharaj who has recently returned from India to resume his preaching activities in the western world.)

 


Srila Janardan Maharaj standing outside the temple to meet with devotees driving by—next to him (left to right) are Sureshwari Devi Dasi, Krishna Priya Devi Dasi, Krishna Mohini Devi Dasi, and Sri Jivana Devi Dasi.

 

     

 


 

 

 

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