All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Sri Govardhan Puja
held at
Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, Govardhan

Pictures by Krishna Chandra Prabhu and Anindita Devi Dasi. Received 22 November 2004.

Plus an accompanying audio description, posted on the web 20 November 2004:
Audio: Govardhan and Vrindavan Annual Karttik Pilgrimage, diary dispatch phoned in by Krishna Chandra Prabhu transiting through Kolkata just before flying back to England.
Download or listen online (24+ minutes, 3 MB mp3 audio).

(Plus two earlier interviews with Krishna Chandra Prabhu and Anindita Devi Dasi in Nabadwip before going to Govardhan are posted in our What's New? archives of 10th and 11th November.)
Purnananda Prabhu bathing Sri Giriraj, the presiding Deity of our Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram, plus the smaller Sri Giriraj at His lotus feet.
 
The final washing, with water from nearby Manasa Ganga.
   
Sripad Paramahamsa Maharaj and Sripad Bhagavat Maharaj dressing and decorating Sri Giriraj...
   
...followed by a grand bhoga offering, and noon arati.
   
Plus Audio: Govardhan and Vrindavan Annual Karttik Pilgrimage, diary dispatch phoned in by Krishna Chandra Prabhu:
 Download or listen online (24+ minutes, 3 MB mp3 audio).
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip
http://scsmath.com | Main Centres | What's New?