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

FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP

To sponsor an item above book directly online below or write to pilgrims@newvrindaban.com.

Festival Feast Prasadam

$3,001

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Temple & Altar Decorations & Flowers

$1,501

Deity Outfit

$3,500

Bhoga for offerings

$501

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KIDS KIRTAN AND PLAY

Upcoming Festivals & Events

UPCOMING FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Sunday Rose Garden Brunch
Sun, Jun 04
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
Jun 04, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban, WV, USA
Psyche your senses for a fully exhilarating experience. The heady fragrance of thousands of roses in full bloom combined with a delicious multicultural buffet and live music will take you to transcendental heights.
RSVP

Sunday Rose Garden Brunch
Sun, Jun 11
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
Jun 11, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban, WV, USA
Psyche your senses for a fully exhilarating experience. The heady fragrance of thousands of roses in full bloom combined with a delicious multicultural buffet and live music will take you to transcendental heights.
RSVP

How to Disagree without being Disagreeable
Mon, Jun 12
Moundsville
Jun 12, 8:00 AM – Jun 13, 7:00 PM
Moundsville, 3759 McCreary's Ridge Rd, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
RSVP

24 Hour Kirtan
Sat, Jun 17
New Vrindaban
Jun 17, 11:00 AM – Jun 18, 12:00 PM
New Vrindaban, 3759 McCreary's Ridge Rd, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
Details

Sunday Rose Garden Brunch
Sun, Jun 25
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
Jun 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban, WV, USA
Psyche your senses for a fully exhilarating experience. The heady fragrance of thousands of roses in full bloom combined with a delicious multicultural buffet and live music will take you to transcendental heights.
RSVP

Snana Yatra
Sat, Jul 01
New Vrindaban
Jul 01, 5:00 AM
New Vrindaban, 3759 McCreary's Ridge Rd, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
RSVP

Ratha Yatra in Wheeling
Sat, Jul 15
Heritage Port
Jul 15, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Heritage Port, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA
RSVP

Summer Camp
Mon, Jul 17
Moundsville
Jul 17, 3:10 PM – Jul 22, 2:00 PM
Moundsville, 3759 McCreary's Ridge Rd, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
Details

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