Sri Krishna Janmastami Festival on Wednesday August 16, 2006

August 14, 2006

Vedic Cultural Center <info (AT) vedicculturalcenter (DOT) org> wrote: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:34:05 -0400 (EDT)

Vedic Cultural Center <info (AT) vedicculturalcenter (DOT) org>

Sri Krishna Janmastami celebrations on August 16th Wednesday

Dear Friends

Hare Krishna.

You are cordially invited to attend the Sri Krishna Janmastami Festival on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 from 7 p.m to midnight at the Vedic Cultural Center and Sri Sri Radha Nila Madhava Temple located at 1420 228 Avenue S.E., Sammamish, WA 98075. - Directions

Janmastami, the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna, is the most auspicious day of the year. This year we have a variety of events taking place at our Temple to celebrate Lord Krishna’s birthday in a grand manner:

Deity Darshan Timings:

5.30 am to 6 am Open 6.00 am to 12 noon Closed (As the Deities will be getting dressed in Their new outfits and have Their breakfast and lunch)

Arati and Program Schedule:

5.30 am Mangala Arati 6.00 am Tulasi Puja 6.30 am Japa 8.30 am Srila Prabhupada’s Guru Puja 9.00 am Srimad Bhagavatam lecture 12 noon Bhoga Arati 7.00 pm Sandhya Arati 7.30 pm Radha-Krishna Deities go out for procession around the Temple 8.00 pm Abhishek, Kirtans & Lecture 10.30 pm Maha Kalash Abhishek 11.30 pm Kirtans 12 midnight Maha Arati Jhulan Festival (7 pm to 10.30 pm): We will be having a separate tent outside the Temple room where you can serve the Deities of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna Who would be seated in a Jhulan (Swing) by swinging Them, fanning Them, singing for Them or making other offerings!

Govardhan Parikrama (7 pm to 10.30 pm): We will also be having another separate tent outside the Temple room where you can circumambulate a replica of the famous Govardhan Hill (which Lord Krishna lifted on His little finger when he was just seven years old) made with sweets! In addition to learning about this pastime and deriving the benefit of doing a Govardhan Parikrama, you’ll also receive those wonderful sweets as Prasad.

Cake contest (7 pm to 8.30 pm): You can win wonderful prizes by making the best home-made cake for Lord Krishna on His birthday! For contest details, please contact Vibha Sharma at (425) 313 0421.

Prasad (8 pm – 1 am) We will be serving a multi-course Prasad (spiritual food offered first to the Lord) continuously from 8 pm onwards and go past midnight up to 1 am. Fresh fruit juices will also be served at this time. In addition, we’ll be serving Shrikhand throughout the day. All of these would be served free of cost to everyone.

Cultural Entertainment (8 pm to 10.30 pm) As you are relishing the delicious Prasad of Lord Krishna, you’ll be entertained by the children of the Sunday School, the youth and the youth-at-heart who are all eagerly awaiting to perform their traditional music and dance in an Open Air Theater that will be constructed at the beautiful grass lawns behind the Temple.

Kids booth (8.30 pm to 10.30 pm) Our friendly Sunday school teachers will be engaging your kids in learning Lord Krishna’s pastimes through puzzles and coloring games. Children can also receive free face-painting (gopi-dots).

Parking info for Janmastami: Please note that due to limited space on our temple parking lot, every devotee and visitor is requested to park at Pine Lake Covenant Church - Which is about 1 block south of our temple and diagonally across from temple. See attached link for the traffic hint and directions: Pine Lake Covenant Church

Sponsorship: By giving charity to a bonafide cause, especially on such an auspicious day like Sri Krishna Janmastami, one receives immense spiritual benefits. If you would like to sponsor for any of these events, please contact Madhava Gopinath das at neelamadhava (AT) hotmail (DOT) com

May Lord Krishna bless you and your family on this auspicious occasion. We sincerely hope to see you at the Temple next Wednesday!

With warm regards,

Harivilas das

President

Srila Prabhupada appearance day August 17'th, Thursday:

This is an appearance day of our beloved Srila Prabhupada - who is a founder acharya of ISKCON. Our festivities will begin at 7:00 PM, starting with kirtan and ending with grand feast at around

9.30 PM. See an attached link to learn more about Srila Prabhupada: http://www.krishna.com/

Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Vedic Cultural Center & Sri Sri Radha Neela Madhava Temple

1420 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075

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Phone: (425) 558 - 4251 / (206) 992 - 7598

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