Two paintings of Lord Chaitanya, one of them being the jharikhand pastime with wild animals was welcoming guests at the
The temple hall was very nicely decorated with green vines & bright colored flower garlands hanging to the ceiling and red
drapes increasing the beauty of alter arches.The pillars had leaves & flowers attracting white pigeons & red & golden butterflies.
The stairs leading to temple room also had flowers,vines & monkeys hanging on them giving festive look to the temple
Mangala arati was attended by about 60 devotees which included congregational members and temple residents, the ecstatic
kirtan was led by HG Jai Nitai prabhu lifted the spirits and set the mood for the day.
Gurupuja kirtan was led by HG Nrsingha Pali prabhu which went on for about 1 hour where everyone participated and danced
anticipating deity greetings.
As the clock struck 8am and the curtains opened everyone gazed with wonder at the new outfit and beautiful decorations on the
altar.
HG Ranchor prabhu welcomed the deities with his sweet singing of Sri Krishna Chaitanya prabhu daya koro more, allowing the
viewers to absorb in the beauty of Sri Sri Radha Londonishwara, Jagannatha, Baldev Subhadra, Giri Govardhan and Sri Sri Gaura
Nitai.
He then gave a class explaining the 8 verses of Siksastakam, relating it to the appearence and pastimes of Lord Chaitanya.
Rajbhoga arati was sung by ??????
HG Parashuram prabhu assembled the cart for Sri Sri Gaura Nitai’s harinam procession, which left around 1pm from Soho street
along with Srila Prabhupada with two kirtan parties with Giridhari prabhu singing along with other kirtanier’s at the front
& Bhaktivedant Manor and Soho Street devotee’s singing at the back of the cart, the procession halted at West End for Guru
Puja and brief introductory talk on Krishna consciousness before coming back at 3:30pm, this procession was very well
attended and disciplined.
Dhoop arati
From 4:30pm onwards all the activities in the temple were relayed live in newly done seminar room on a big screen TV on the
TV at the reception display, which was fully utilised by all those who could not fit into temple room, which was jam packed
all the time.
At 4:30 there was a Drama by Krsna’s Kids on the deliverence of Jagai & Madhai directed by Gavesi mataji, the kids were
acting so well that not only the temple room but seminar room upstairs was packed with the viewers.
5pm Deities were bathed in milk, ghee, yoghurt and other auspicious items by pujari’s ;while HG Deva deva prabhu induced
everyone to callout the holyname with enthusiasm & vigor.
Rolling darshan started just after Abhisheka, facilitating all the guests coming to take darshan of deities.
Evening class was delivered by HG Radha Raman Prabhu who emphasized on the glories of chanting the holynames, which was the
main reason for the appearance of Lord Chaitanya in the age of Kali.
Fired up Sandhya arati kirtan was led by HG Radha Raman Prabhu and devotees danced ecstatically.
Finally… everyone was served with sweet & savoury Maha prasad from altar and ekadashi feast which included ekadashi cake &
other preparations to their full satisfaction in the temple room & takeaway boxes down in the restaurant.
