All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Appearance Festival of Lord Baladev

Soquel Seva Ashram, California

19 August 2005
Pictures sent by Nilamani Prabhu

Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari...

...and Their beautiful new backdrop prepared by Swarnangii Didi.

The morning programme was led by a number of speakers: Sripad Bhakti Chandan Parvat Maharaj, Sripad Sarvabhavana Prabhu, Sripad Pusta Krishna Prabhu and Sripad Jagadananda Prabhu.
The many preparations made in honour of Lord Baladev for His Holy Appearance Day.

Preparing leaf decorations.

Some of the kitchen crew: Vidhura Prabhu...
...and Annapurna Devi Dasi.
Arriving devotees and guests.
Devotees happily honouring a grand prasadam feast. Nilamani Prabhu lists some of the preparations:


1.) Chana dhal
2.) Alu dam with paneer and fried cauliflower
3.) Sak
4.) Kitchuri
5.) Chana dhal baras with fresh tomato sauce
6.) Samosas
7.) Coriander coconut chutney
8.) Tamarind chutney
9.) Tomato chutney
10.) Cucumber raita


11.) Pushpana rice
12.) Basmati rice
13.) Saffron sandesh
14.) Donut muffins
15.) Laddus
16.) Blackberry honey halava
17.) Honey baklava
18.) Honey sweet rice
19.) Gaja with lemon honeybutter
20.) Ginger lime honey lasi
One of the many sumptous preparations: Krishna Priya Didi's famous honey baklava, which she makes every year on this holy occasion.

Soquel Seva Ashram
2900 North Rodeo Gulch Road
Soquel, CA 95073, U.S.A.
Phone: (831) 462-4712
Fax: (831) 462-9472

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