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The Feast Day: End of Vrata



Part of the kartik vrata is breaking it on the last day. So this is just a quick coverage of how our devotees ended their vrata or strict vows of austerity. Our thanks to our kitchen crew who made it so that the devotees can end their vrata very nicely with lovely prasadam feast. Mahaprasad ki jai! Gaur Premanande! Hari Haribol!

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sri sri guru gaurangau jayatah!

Read the latest issue of Rays of The Harmonist Magazine (issue 20-kartik 2009) now available for download in our www.purebhakti.com website. Click here to go to the download page. Radhe! Radhe!

Dandavat pranams. As a way to close our coverage of this year’s Kartik Parikrama Festival, here are some of our devotees with their inspiring remembrances and appreciation of the month-long Kartik festival we just had. Thank you for being with us. (KKd)


Our Most Memorable Moments This Kartik



For one month, we've been performing Sri Vraja Mandal Parikrama and following Kartik vrata. Time went by… Continue

Varsana Parikrama Darshan Part1: From Vrishabhanu Kund to Sankari Khor



31 October 2009. Today's parikrama is in Vrishabhanupur or Varsana. In this episode, our parikrama party started from Vrishabhanu kund where Vrishabhanu Maharaj would take bath every morning and is one of the appearance places of Srimati Radhika. Then we passed by Rangeli Gali where holi pastimes (throwing of color powde… Continue

Kokilavan & Javat Darshan: Kokilavan, Javat and Khadirvan



28 October 2009. Today's parikrama brought us to the rasa mandal on the bank of Ratnakara Kund in Kokilavan. Then from there we proceeded to Javat to the house of Jatila where Radhika lived when she was married to Abhimanyu. Now it is a temple of Radha-kantaji where you can also take darshan of the murtis of Jatila, Kutila and… Continue

Nandagaon Darshan: Prem Sarovar to Sangket



26 October 2009 (Gopastami). Today our parikrama was scheduled to visit Nandagaon. On the way to Nandagaon, we first took darshan of Prem Sarovar where Srimati Radhika became absorbed in deepest mood of prema. Even Krsna Himself worships this sarovar because Srimati Radhika placed her feet on its waters. Srila Guru Maharaja in his Vraja mandal Pari… Continue

Adi Badri Darshan: Badrinath Dham, Gangotri, Yamunatri and more



24 October 2009. Today's parikrama is scheduled for Kamyavan. However by Premananda Prabhu's mercy, he has arranged that our parikrama followers in cyberspace can have darshan of Adi-badri, the place of worship of many rishis and munis including Nara-Narayan Rishi, Kuvera, Uddhav, Vyasadev, Narada, etc. So today before going to Kamya… Continue

Govardhan Darshan: Killol Kund to Gwala Pokhara



23 October 2009. Today our parikrama resumed after the 2-day festival break to observe the disappearance days of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Goswami Maharaj and Srila Trivikrama Goswami Maharaj. In this episode, our parikrama party visited Killol Kund which is one of the lovely pastime places of Sri Sri Radha… Continue

Govardhan Darshan: Haridev, Manasi Ganga, Brahma Kund, Chakaleshwar Mahadev, and more



20 October 2009. Today one local brijabasi family invited all devotees to their home to partake breakfast prasadam after they offered puja to Srila Guru Maharaj. After which all the devotees performed parikrama of Manasi Ganga and took darshan of Sri Haridev, Manasi devi, Brahma Kund, Chakleshwar Mahadev,… Continue

Sri Govardhan Annukut Day: Go Puja and Giriraja Annukuta



18 October 2009. Today is Annukut Festival. Just as Krishna instructed, today Srila Gurudev led the devotees in performing puja (worship) to the cows, brahmin, and vaishnavas before performing worship of Govardhan Hill. Everyone was busy making many preparations today to offer to Giriraji. It was announced last night that instead of w… Continue