Sri Gaura Purnima & Holi Fire

The Festival of the Golden Avatar

(On the Full Moon Evening)

Friday March 21st 2008

 

Schedule of Events

 

(In Temple Room)

 

6:30 p.m. Gaura Arati

7:15 Bathing of Gaura Nitai

8:00 Slide Lecture on Lord Caitanya

8:45 Kirtan

 

(outside)

 

7:00 Igniting of Holi fire & Kirtan Stage

7:15 Parikrama & Harinama with Deities

7:15 Prasadam dist. begins from tent

        Continuous Evening Kirtan

7:45 Emulation of Holika

 

As has been a tradition here in Vancouver for our Gaura Purnima festival, (the appearance of Lord Chaitanya), we also observe the celebration of Holi.

Holi Fire with outside kirtan tent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Holika about to be consumed by the Holi Fire

 

As Sri Sri Gaura Nitai are being prepared for their abhisheka (auspicious bathing ceremony), Another manifestation of Their Lordships ascend a palanquin as devotees take them on a harinam procession around the temple grounds.

 
 
 


Abhisheka (auspicious bathing) of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai

Inside the temple room the spiritual world is also manifest with the auspicious bathing of Their Lordships.

 

 



Starting at 6:30 pm the evening portion of the festival begins with the Gaura Arati to their Lordships. Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and the main temple Deities of Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohan. All the temple Deities radiate being adorned in a new set of clothes bedecked with glistening jewels.


Gaura Nitai on Their Palanquin on Parikrama

Moving on their palanquin the full moon shining brightly in the background and the roaring sound of drums, cymbals and the chanting of many Gaura Bhakta's, all present will be transformed to the spiritual world.

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