Vrinda Kunda Festival Schedule

BY: DEENA BANDHU DAS (ACBSP)

Jan 15, VRINDAVAN, INDIA (SUN) — In Celebration of the 7th Anniversary of Vrinda Kunda Temple Opening, we have made an ecstatic schedule of parikramas and festivals from Jan. 27 to Feb 14th. This is one of the best times of the year as the weather is very pleasant and it is not so hot, like after Mayapur Festival. Last year one devotee told me that he never knew there was such nice weather in Vrindavan. Our festival ends on Feb. 14th so you have time to get to Gaura Mandal Parikram, which begins on Feb. 17th!

Most of the parikramas will be from the 2nd onwards. Those who are going to the other temple anniversary festivals on Nityananda Trayodasi and were wondering what to do until Mayapur Festival can take advantage of our festival Program.

Almost every day we will be leaving in the morning from Krishna Balaram Mandir and visiting different places of the Divine Pastimes of Radha and Krishna and then returning for lunch, unless otherwise noted. One devotee has given a nice donation to cleanup Barsana, so on Feb 8th we'll have a free trip to Barsana to pickup all the trash! The grand finale, our famous Sankirtan Procession around Nandagram with the ladies in front carrying waterpots with coconuts on top, Kalash Yatra, will be on Sunday Feb 14th. And that day will be totally free for everyone!

27th Nandagram - Vrinda Kunda (lunch at Vrinda Kunda)

28th Nityananda Trayodasi Festival in the Temple

29th Harer Nama Procession around Vrindavan from Sringar Vat

30th Narottama's App. Feast at Radha Vraja Mohan Mandir

31st Madhuvan - Talavan

1st Vrindavan Temples

2nd Gokula

3rd Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's Vyasa Puja

4th Govardhana Parikrama (lunch at Uddhava Kunda)

6th Radha Kunda - Kusuma Sarovara

7th Barsana

8th Barsana Cleanup (lunch at Vrinda Kunda) Free

9th Man Sarovar, Bhandirvan, Baelvan (lunch at Baelvan)

10th Paksavardhini Mahadvadasi

11th Javat - Ter Kadamba - Vrinda Kunda (lunch at Vrinda Kunda)

12th Rama Ghata Chir Ghata

14th Vrinda Kunda Festival (feast at Vrinda Kunda) Free

So mark it on your calendars and come join the festivities! All bus parikramas will be free for Srila Prabhupada's disciples and accompanying family members.

For further assistance you may contact the Information Center for taxi pickup or dropping at all railway stations or Delhi Airports, railway reservations, or accommodation at iskcon.vrindavan@pamho.net or +91 09897020343 (Sanjaya). In addition you can book your train tickets to Mayapur online here.

For pics of last years festival please click here.

In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,
Deena Bandhu dasa