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glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
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Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day Festival
Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha,
Birchandrapur (Ekachakra)
28 January 2010
by Malini Devi Dasi
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Devotees arriving on the early morning bus to Birchandrapur on the Holy Appearance Day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu perform sankirttan on the way to the Temple. |
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They make their way through the newly constructed gate of Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha in Ekachakra. |
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This is the second year that a grand festival is being held in the new ashram at Sri Nityananda Prabhu's auspicious birthplace. |
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Several devotees were already at the Temple since the previous days, here seen gathered inside the newly constructed nat mandir. |
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The programme had been going on since the early morning. Soon after the arrival of the other devotees, the Nagar Sankirttan began. |
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Sripad Acharyya Maharaj led the Parikrama to several holy places related to Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Divine Pastimes. |
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This is the entrance gate to Sri Nityananda Janmastam, the house of Sri Hadai Pandit and Srimati Padmavati Devi and the actual location of birth of their divine son. |
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Inside, hundreds of devotees hope for an opportunity to pay their obeisances and circumumbulate the beautiful deity of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. |
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The parikrama proceeds in jubilation... |
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Sripad Tirtha Maharaj also leads the kirttan for part of the way. |
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Among the many holy places visited is Sri Bankarai Temple. Bankarai is actually a name of Krishna, but it is used here for Sri Nityananda Prabhu. |
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The sankirttan goes on through the village, led by the honourable Sannyasis. |
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Young and old dance to the divine sound of the transcendental Holy Name! |
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The residents of the village stop their daily chores to look on, and some join the Parikrama all the way back to the Temple. |
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Virchandrapur, presently named after Sri Nityananda Prabhu's own son, is a beautiful rural village where it seems that time stands still. |
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All is auspicious in this holy place; even the animals seem to have an appreciation for the sound of kirttan! |
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Meanwhile the village streets are lined with stalls, adding to the colour and flair of the festival. |
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From religious parapharnalia to snacks and sweets of all sorts, all add to the festive atmosphere! |
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