Sri Nityananda Trayodashi 2012 Celebrations at ISKCON Bangalore

 Sri Nityananda Trayodashi Celebrations at Iskcon Bangalore on Feb 5, 2012, 6 pm onwards.

Many devotees assembled at the Kalyani around 6:00 pm to be blessed with the darshan of Lord Nityananda and witness the Pallakki utsava and the Teppotsava. At 6:15 pm the Deities of Srila Prabhupada and Nitai-Gauranga (Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda) were brought to the Kalyani in a pallakki. Devotees participated in kirtans and danced as the pallakki made its way to the Kalyani.

As the pallakki reached the Kalyani at 6:30 pm, the Deities of Srila Prabhupada and Nitai Gauranga were placed in the boat. Elated devotees indulged in singing melodious bhajans and kirtans. The Deities were taken around the Kalyani for three rounds in the boat. During the first round, the devotees offered flowers to the Deities to seek Their blessings, on the second and third rounds prasadam was distributed to all the assembled devotees.

Nityananda Trayodashi Teppotsava 2011 celebrations at ISKCON Bangalore

Many devotees assembled at the Kalyani around 6:00 pm to be blessed with the darshan of Lord Nityananda and witness the Pallakki utsava and the Teppotsava. At 6:15 pm the Deities of Srila Prabhupada and Nitai-Gauranga (Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda) were brought to the Kalyani in a pallakki. Devotees participated in kirtans and danced as the pallakki made its way to the Kalyani.

As the pallakki reached the Kalyani at 6:30 pm, the Deities of Srila Prabhupada and Nitai Gauranga were placed in the boat. Elated devotees indulged in singing melodious bhajans and kirtans. The Deities were taken around the Kalyani for three rounds in the boat. During the first round, the devotees offered flowers to the Deities to seek Their blessings, on the second and third rounds prasadam was distributed to all the assembled devotees.Know more information of Nityananda Trayodashi: http://www.iskconbangalore.org/nityananda-trayodashi-celebrations-2011

Nityananda Trayodashi Abhisheka 2011 at ISKCON Bangalore

Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore:

Lord Krishna appeared in Navadvipa as Lord Chaitanya, and Balarama appeared with Him as Lord Nityananda. Nityananda Prabhu is the original Sankarshana and His expansions as the purushas in the universes are plenary expansions of Nityananda Prabhu.



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Sri Sri Krishna Balarama 2012 Ratha Yatra at ISKCON Bangalore

Sri Narahari, President - Akhila Bharatiya Shaikshanika Mahasangha, Sri Dr. Ashwath Narayan, MLA - Malleswaram, Sri S Harish, Deputy Mayor of Bangalore were the guests of honor. ISKCON Bangalore President Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa presided over the inauguration ceremony of Ratha yatra.

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Sri Krishna Balarama Rathayatra 2012 Celebrations at ISKCON Bangalore

The chariot festival of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama was celebrated at Rajajinagar, with great pomp and splendor on Thursday, Jan 14, 2012. Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Deities came out of the temple and rode on Their chariots on the streets of Rajajinagar to bless the devotees. The local residents and general public pulled the chariot, offered their prayers and joined in the Kirtanas. The devotees were in ecstatic mood welcoming the Lord by chanting and singing the praises of the Lord’s pastimes.

Sri Narahari, President - Akhila Bharatiya Shaikshanika Mahasangha, Sri Dr. Ashwath Narayan, MLA - Malleswaram, Sri S Harish, Deputy Mayor of Bangalore were the guests of honor. ISKCON Bangalore President Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa presided over the inauguration ceremony of Ratha yatra.

Speaking in the occassion Madhu Pandit Dasa said, “We pray to The Lord for the well being of the world in general and the Bangaloreans in particular. The rathotsava was started in the year 1985 and its Their Lordship’s leela (Pastimes) that happens each year successfully and by Their grace ISKCON Bangalore's various initiatives have borne fruit. We wish to extend this rathotsava to other parts of Bangalore city”.

Along the ratha yatra route devotees welcomed the ratha by cleaning the roads and drawing rangoli, they also offered fruits, flowers and other auspicious items to Sri Sri Krishna Balarama.