Gaura Purnima 2022

Thursday, March 17

5am – 9:30pm

Admission – only your enthusiasm!

Thursday, March 17th marks the 536th anniversary of the birth of Sri Chaitanya, the avatar who pioneered devotional yoga (bhakti) in sixteenth-century India and began the practice of sacred chanting (kirtan) that has now spread around the world. New Vrindaban will celebrate the occasion on Thursday, the actual date of the event with talks about understanding Sri Chaitanya’s life, mood and mission.

A few special features of the evening are: a beautiful temple ceremony – our first youth and children’s 6 hour kirtan, a drama, and the Abishek, where the divine forms of Sri Chaitanya and Nityananda will be bathed with the water of various preparations. All guests will have the opportunity to bathe the forms of the Lord and are invited to bring any special juices or coconuts to the altar. It is an enchanting ceremony to watch and participate in as beautiful kirtan is sung by everyone. The evening concludes with a delicious feast.

Schedule of the festival

5:00am Mangala-arati in the temple followed by arati in Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold

7:30am Guru Puja

8:00am Special Darshan

8:15am Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HIs Holiness Varsana Swami

12:00 pm FIRST Kaumara Kaisora Children’s and Youth 6 Hour Kirtan begins

5:00pm Grand Abhisek

6:15pm Drama performance THE RISING MOON OF NADIA in the Community Hall (also on Saturday, March 19th at 6pm)

7:00pm Gaura-arati

7:45pm Grand Prasadam Feast

8:30pm Shayana Arati followed by cleaning the temple seva opportunity

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