Category: Festivities

  • Ratha Yatra 2011

    Photos courtesy of Sripad Anandamoy Prabhu

  • Sri Gundicha Marjan Lila

    The cleansing of the Guṇḍichā Temple is summarised by Śrīla Kṛṣṇadās Kavirāj Goswāmī in Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta. sri-gundicha-mandiram atma-vrindaih sammarjayan kshalanatah sa gaurah sva-chitta-vach chhitalam ujjvalam cha krishnopavesaupayikam chakara (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: Madhya-lila, 12.1) “Sri Gaurasundar swept and cleansed the Gundicha temple with His devotees, making it as cool and bright as His own Heart and a befitting…

  • Today is the disappearance day of Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy. In Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta, Śrīman Mahāprabhu personally glorifies Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy during a conversation He has with Pradyumna Miśra. Śrīman Mahāprabhu explains that Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy is so spiritually advanced that his consciousness is unaffected by any and all temptations of this material world. He says, eka rāmānandera…

  • Advice on how to consider the disappearance of Sri Guru, from Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj himself.

  • This afternoon at about 1:15pm the divine form of Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj arrived in Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh, Nabadwīp. Tomorrow will be the installation festival of His Divine Grace.  

  • Yesterday and today the divine disappearance day of Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj was observed in Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh of Śrī Nabadwīp Dhām. In the morning, afternoon and evening, yesterday and also this morning, devotees spoke about the divine qualities and Pastimes of Śrīla Govinda Mahārāj. The overarching theme that emerged from all…