Kartika is glorified in the Puranas as very special for making spiritual
advancement and the best place to be in Kartika is Sri Braja Dham. In fact this
month is known as Damodar, since in the middle of this month, the Lord
performed His very enchanting Damodar Lila. Kartika month also represents
Radharani, and devotees perform special austerities to gain Her favor.
With great happiness in our hearts, we invite everyone to join in the
auspicious Kartika Festival in Vrindavan. We have organized a wonderful variety
of parikramas to the Holy Places of Krishna’s pastimes in Braja for all of you.
Almost daily, we will be going by bus leaving in the morning and returning in
time for lunch around 3 PM, unless otherwise noted. Sometimes we will also join
up with Lokanatha Swami’s Vraja Mandala Parikrama and enjoy the association of
the many devotees who will be wandering around Braja on foot. Tickets will be
available from the Welcome Center next to the temple, and all of Srila
Prabhupada’s disciples and accompanied family members are free!
The 31st of November is the Holy Disappearance Day Festival of His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and we extend a warm invitation to all to
come and commemorate this sacred occassion with us in Sri Vrindavan, where His
Divine Grace is sitting in Samadhi. Leading up to this day, every evening,
senior disciples will be relating their memories of Srila Prabhupada. One day
before, we will take Srila Prabhupada in the very same palanquin from 1977 for
a grand Sankirtan Procession past all the Goswami temples in Vrindavan.
Parikrama Schedule
October
- 13 Moonlight Giriraja Parikrama
- 15 Vrindavan Temples Pt 1
- 16 Vrindavan Temples Pt 2
- 17 Madhuvan – Talavan
- 19 Braj Mohan Mandir Narrottam Disap
- 20 Javat – Ter Kadamba (Lunch at Vrinda Kunda)
- 22 Barsana
- 24 Badrinath
- 26 Rathayatra in Vrindavan
- 28 Raval – Gokul (Diwali)
- 29 Govardhana Puja
- 30 Srila Prabhupada Procession to Goswami Mandirs
- 31 Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day
November
- 1 Mansarovar, Bhandirvan, Baelvan ( Return by boat )
- 4 Radha Kunda
- 5 Nandagram (Lunch at Vrinda Kunda)
- 7 Lohavan – Dauji
- 8 All night Kirtan in Vrinda Kunda
- 9 Tulasi Salagram Vivah in Vrinda Kunda
- 11 Surya Kunda
In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,
Deena Bandhu dasa