Morning Darshan of Srila Gurudev with HH Radhanath Swami
This video was taken on September 6, 2009 during Srila Gurudev's recent visit in Mumbai. Our Srila Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj was giving darshan that morning in Mr. Dagaji's house and His Holiness Radhanath Maharaj from ISKCON came to meet him and hear his message to the devotees in Mumbai. Srila G… Continue
Blue Cows and Deer of Govardhan Hill
Sometimes while doing Govardhan parikrama (circumambulation of Govardhan Hill) one sees many peacocks, parrots, and on very rare occasions, some deer and blue cows (locally known as neel gaay). It is said that seeing a neel gaay is auspicious. So here I am sharing this auspicious video footage of neel gaays which I took one winter in Govardhan. Soundtrack is Go… Continue
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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! Continue
Added by Krsna-karunya das on November 10, 2009 at 4:03am —
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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
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Varsana Parikrama Darshan Part1: From Vrishabhanu Kund to Sankari Khor31 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
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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
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Nandagaon Darshan: Prem Sarovar to Sangket26 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
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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
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Govardhan Darshan: Killol Kund to Gwala Pokhara23 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
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Govardhan Darshan: Haridev, Manasi Ganga, Brahma Kund, Chakaleshwar Mahadev, and more20 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
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Sri Govardhan Annukut Day: Go Puja and Giriraja Annukuta18 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
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Govardhan Parikrama: Big Half, Eastern Side (Dan Ghati Side)17 October 2009. Today our parikrama party circumambulated the big half of Sri Giriraj Govardhana starting from and ending at Dan Ghati. This video covers darshan of the eastern side of this big half which includes Dan Ghati (where Krsna collected tax from the gopis resulting in a love quarrel), Dan Nivartan Kund (where the gopis… Continue
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Govardhan Darshan: Santanu Kund, Paitha Gaon & Chandra Sarovar16 October 2009. From today upto the next 2 weeks our Parikrama party will be staying in Govardhan. Early this morning, everyone with all their luggage left Gopinath Bhavan and went to our Giridhari Gaudiya Math in Govardhan. On the way we took darshan of Santanu Kund which is actually part of Kumudvan and was the place of a… Continue
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Mahavan Darshan: Akrura Ghat and Bhatrola Gaon15 October 2009. Today's parikrama brought us to Akrura Ghat, the boundary between Mathura and Vrindavan. When Akrura brought Krsna and Balaram by his chariot to Mathura, it was upto this point where Yasodanandan Sri Krishna and Rohininandan Baladev traveled and from there on it was the Vasudev Krsna and Sankarshan Balaram who traveled with Him… Continue
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Vrindavan Parikrama14 October 2009. Today is ekadasi and so under guidance of Srila Gurudev, all our devotees headed by our tridandi sannyasis and the sankirtan party circumambulated Sri Vrindavan. Here in this episode, you can take darshan of some of the key places along the parikrama marg of Sri Vrindavan. We started from our program site in Gopinath Bhavan to Keshi ghat, the place Krish… Continue
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Ram Ghat and Biharvan Darshan
13 October 2009. Today was another long bus day. Our parikrama party in 20 buses went first to Ram Ghat then to Biharvan. Then we proceeded to Chir Ghat, Vatsavan and finally Garuda-Govinda.
This episode covers our darshan of Ram Ghat, the place where Baladev Prabhu performed rasa lila and Biharvan which is one of Krsna's cowherding places with His sakhas and love pla… Continue
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Lohavan and Nearby Tirtha Darshan: Dauji Temple to Krisna Kund
11 October 2009. Today is another bus day. With more buses than last time, our parikrama party first went to the village of Dauji where an ancient Black Diety of Baladev Prabhu is being worshipped. It is said that this is one of the few Deities that never left Vraja even during the Muslim invasion. He was kept hidden until He was disco… Continue
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Vrindavan Darshan: Dhira-samir, Gopishwar Mahadev, Vamsivat to Sri Govindadev
10 October 2009. Today the parikrama party went to Dhira-samir where we had darshan of Sri Gauridas Pandit's samadhi and bhajan kutir and his worshipful Deity Sri Shyam Raya. Then we proceeded to Gopishwar Mahadev Temple, After which, we went to Vamsivat, which is the famous tree under which Sri Krishna played His flute… Continue
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