Sri Govardhan Puja celebrated at the Seva Ashram
November 10, 2007
Photos courtesy of B.C. Parvat Maharaj, Krishnapriya Didi, Maladhari Didi and Ranjit Prabhu
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Ki Jai!
Sri Giriraj Ki Jai!
Sripad Goswami Maharaj starts the program by reading from Srimad Bhagavatam.
Then Srila Gurudev happily comes to the temple and speaks to all of the devotees and sings two songs.
The devotees listen attentively to the discourses, then Srila Gurudev leaves the temple.
Sri Govardhan hill is presented to his Divine Grace.
Then Gaur Nataraj Prabhu prepares Sri Govardhan Hill to be presented to the Their Lordships in the temple room.
Circumabulation begins with a kirtan.
There are so many devotees in the Temple room it seems impossible for them all to fit. Then the kirtan really starts jumping. The kirtan party seems to explode from the temple room and into the prasadam hall.
As the kirtan party nears the kitchen Sureshvari Didi sees them coming and starts to convert her cooking utensils into instruments, Sanatani Didi's pot lids become kartals, pots become drums and everyone happily joins in.
Sri Govardhan Puja Ki Jai!