Lord Srinivasa Govinda at ISKCON, Bangalore

"ha ha Prabhu karo doya, deho more pada chaya, ebe jashak tribhuvana’

Our own velentine king lord Krishna is known by names as "Gopal, Hari, Murari, Govinda, Srinivasa Govinda,Shyam,Mohan and many more. ISKON is one of the most famous group of devoties all around the world. Devoties From Many countries come to India specially for ISKON. ISKON has many branches all around like Delhi,Mumbai,Banglore etc.

I have been visited to pune, Delhi, Mumbai branches of ISKON.

Over the last six years by the divine will of Lord Sri Krishna and the powerful desire and mercy of His pure and exalted devotee, Srila Prabhupada along with the surrender and vision of the Bangalore ISKCON Temple President Madhu Pundit Prabhu and the temple devotees with the support of thousands of donors primarily from Bangalore and Karnataka, an incredible temple complex has manifest complete with three temples.

In the first temple Lord Narasimha is worshipped along with His pure devotee Prahlada. Next is the temple of Sri Srinivasa Govinda. The main temple hall contains the presiding Deities, Sri Radha Krishna-chandra along with Sri Nitai Gauranga and Sri Krishna Balarama.

Here, everyone attends the Mangala Aratik, performs Tulasi puja, sings Narasimha Aratik, chants 16 rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra will all the devotees in the main temple hall.

A most unique and ecstatic program is the “Sahastra-koti Hari-nama Japa Yajna for World Peace & Harmony.” This takes place on the steps of the Lord Narismhadeva temple, the first temple the pilgrims visit. From a booth over a loud-speaker system a devotee welcomes the pilgrims to the temple and introduces them to the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, gives them a card with the Hare Krishna mantra printed on it, and explains they can chant the mantra once on each of the 108 steps to Lord Narsimhadeva’s temple. Most of the pilgrims choose to enter the temple this way and therefore they all chant one complete round of the Hare Krishna mantra before entering the temple complex! I have spent quite a bit of time at this part of the temple and it is my favorite place. The pilgrims chant the Hare Krishna mantra guided by Srila Prabhupada who is loudly chanting the Hare Krishna mantra over a sound system along with other devotees who encourage the pilgrims to chant Hare Krishna louder… It can be a very ecstatic transcendental experience indeed.

Festival:

A major festival of south India, Vaikuntha Ekadashi is observed with all solemnity in the temples of Lord Vishnu. The Vaikuntha Dwara (gate) of all Vishnu temples is opened on this day. Thousands of devotees pass through this gate to get special mercy of Lord Srinivasa Govinda. Lord Srinivasa Govinda receives a gorgeous bathing ceremony and special alankara on this day with sparkling jewels.

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Bahuda Yatra at Puri

After a nine-day-long sojourn at the Gundicha Temple, Bahuda yatra of the Lord Balbhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath tooks off to a colourful start. At first, the deities were escorted out from the sanctum sanctorum of the Gundicha Temple in Pahandi procession to the respective raths parked at the exit gate for the homeward journey.

During the return journey, the chariots of Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled to the Lion's Gate whereas the chariot of Jagannath temporarily parks near the Mausima Temple where he is offered Podapitha (baked cake). Then the chariot of Jagannath halts near the palace of the Puri Raja, His first servant. In the meanwhile goddess Lakshmi decked in Patasari and flowers leaves the store in the temple and comes in a Palanquin to the seven stairs.

Then the Palanquin-bearers carry the Palanquin to the Cahani mandap (Pavilion for view) where from a distance she steals glimpses of the safe return of Jagannath's chariot. Being pleased she is carried near the car of Jagannath while sitting in the Palanquin carried aloft on the shoulders of the Viman Badus. She is offered an Ajnamala (Sacred garland) which Jagannath uses as loving souvenier from her consort. Thus touched aglow, she retires to the temple. This event facilitates Jagannath to make arrangement for His victorious entry to the Temple. The car of Jagannath is pulled to the Simhadvara.

Three cars remain parked there for one day more. On the 11th lunar day (Ekadasi), the deities are offered Adharapana (sweet scented drink made of candy, cheese, banana etc.) and are dressed in gold to mark their valedictory victorious expedition. On the 12th lunar day, after the evening rituals, the deities return to the Temple with the victory trumpet leading the procession. Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken to the Simhasana in goti pahandi whereas Jagannath is left behind.

A Devadasi at the command of Lakshmi closes the Lion's gate for a spell just to show Lakshmi's uneasy concern and then ushers Jagannath to the Temple. Jagannath faces another hurdle at the Jaya Vijaya gate, for his entry is now denied by a bevy of Devadasis. After an exciting mock quarrel or repartee between the Daitas and Devadasis Jagannath is somehow ushered to the entrance of the store where he joins Lakshmi and offers her a garland and some sweet ( rasagola). His return to the sanctum is known as NILADRI VIJAY. Thus ends historic car festival of Lord Jagannath.

How to reach there:

By Air:

Access to Puri is quite convenient and hassle free by air and the nearest airport is Biju Patnail Airport located 60 kms from Puri in Bhubaneshwar. The major domestic carriers like Indian, Jet, Sahara, and Deccan operate regular flights from New Delhi, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai.

By Rail:

The railway terminus of the city offers express and super-fast train connections with New Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and Baidyanath Dham. Puri also has excellent rail connections with Tirupati, Okha and Ahmedabad. Puri falls under the jurisdiction of S.E. Railway.

By Road:

Road transport is equally commendable and you can reach Puri from the important cities of India. From Bhubaneshwar it is a 60 kms drive on state highway. The main bus stand is located nearby Gundicha Mandir on Grand Road and regular bus services to the nearby destinations such as Konark and Bhubaneshwar are available. The roads are well-maintained and reaching Puri by road is very convenient.

My Villege My Home

My Enggineering exam is now over i'm back to my home. Yesterday i went to my villege. It is a small villege named "Bhi Bankat" in Utter Pradesh. After spending rour years in city when i reached to my home the feeling was really very pleasent. The smell of soil was having great effect on me. The joy that i felt can't be expressed in words.

I took my bike and it tpook nearly 1 hour to reach there. there is direct road upto my villege through G.T road(Grant Trunk Road). Its rainy season here and monsoon has arrived. It is season for Rice corp. My fater was already in feild with workers.

First the rice is planted in small area and then small plants are roped in the feild. The hole faild was full with water. As you can see in picture the greenry will definatly attract you.

After spending hole four year in city and be in future also this small gap or holiday has given me full energy and strenght. Hopr to visit there again.