Articles on Festivals

Hare Krishna. Today is the Disappearance Day of Srila Sanatana Goswami.  Srila Sanatana Goswami is a near and dear associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the Divine Couple. He is an associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Sanatana Goswami, and…

Opening Prayers Avirbhuto Sakarunyo Sri Vamana Narayanau Rupanug Pravarau dvau Sri Keshav Priyau Bhaje (Prayers to Srila Vamana Goswami Maharaj and Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj) gurave gauracandrāya rādhikāyai tadālaye kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-bhaktāya tad-bhaktāya namo namaḥ Kanaka-jalada-gātrau nila-sonābha-netrau Mriga-madabara-bhālau mālati-kunda-mālau Tarala-taruna-vesau nila-pītāmbareśau…

“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.” First, I offer countless humble obeisances at the lotus feet of my most worship able Gurupada Padma Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Swami Ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad…

The Ratha-yātrā is now celebrated all over the world, but the original and most prominent place for it is Śrī Jagannātha Purī. If you observe carefully, you will notice that in every Ratha-yātrā festival, the Deities who ride on the…

Pahandi Vijaya (Ratha-yātrā) When the Ratha-yātrā Festival commences, the three vigrahas are brought from Srī Maṇḍira to the chariots in a procession called pahandi or pandu vijaya. The same procession takes place when the Deities are brought to the snana…

Today is Gundicā Mandira Mārjana.  First of all, I want to inform you that prior to the time of Śrīman Mahāprabhu, the King of Orissa, following his own advice, along with his officers and workers, used to personally arrange the…

Why should we not eat meat? Those who consume meat, spelled M.E.A.T., should consider this: “ME” refers to oneself, and “EAT” implies that what you consume today will consume you tomorrow or any other day. This is because every action…