Dear devotees,
Hare Krsna. Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila
Prabhupada.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the auspicious Jhulan Yatra and today is the
Adhivas (invoking the auspiciousness for tomorrows’ festival). The ceremony
took place in the temple. Guru Maharaja arrived to the temple at 7:40 pm and
joined the head pujaris, Jananivasa prabhu and Pankajanghri prabhu. The
ceremony had already begun. Jananivasa prabhu and Pankajanghri prabhu were
offering different items to the utsava (festival) deities on the altar for
invoking the auspiciousness. Guru maharaja offered lamp and few other items.
After adhivas Guru Maharaja gave class in the temple. Starting from tomorrow
which is Ekadasi Day until Balaram Purnima, for five days the festival
deities of Radha Madhava will be taken to gurukula campus (near goshalla)
where the Jhulan Yatra festival will be celebrated grandly. Every year the
Mayapur youth and Gurukula students collect the funds and organize this
festival. It is one of the beautiful festivals in Mayapur. Almost everyone
looks forward for it.
Jhulan yatra ki jai!!!
Wish you all a happy Jhulan Yatra!!!
Your humble servants,
Vaikunthapati Das and Ratnavali dd
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