A Photo Report
December 15 & 16, 2014
Vrindavan
Below are photos of temples in Seva-kunja Vrindavan, Sri Rupa-Sanatana Gaudiya Math, Sri Krsna-Balaram Mandir, and Gopinath Bhavan, all within short walking distance from each other. On December 15th this year, programs were held celebrating the appearnce of nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and the disappearance festival of nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
Sri Rupa-Sanatana Gaudiya math invited all other gaudiya maths for noon time celebration and prasdam. In Gopinath Bhavan the festival was held in the evening. On the following three to four days, devotees in all three maths continued to give their sraddha-puspanjalis. In addition, since navami tithi touched both first and second days according to Surya-siddhanta calculations, on the second day Gopinathji Gaudiya Math just a few meters from Gopinath Bhavan held a noon-time appearance festival in celbration of nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and the disappearnce festival of nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami.
Sri Sri Radha-Vinoda-bihariji and Sri Vrinda-devi
Sripad BV Madhusudan Maharaja offering puspanjali at Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math, Naveen Krsna Brahmacari from Vinoda-vani Gaudiya Math to his right and other sannyasis
Yamuna Prasad-ji, pandit from Mathura, offering puspanjali to lotus feet of Srila Gurudeva
Listening to devotees offering their puspanjalis at Rupa-Sanatana Gaudiya Math
Sri Sri Radha-Lalita-madhava and Sri Krsna-Balaram
Sri Sri Radha-Lalita-madhava and Sri Krsna-Balaram
Sripad BV Madhusudan Maharaja offering puspanjali in Krsna-Balaram Mandir, Seva-kunja
Devotees decorating Krsna-Balaram Mandir for Mahotsava
Sri Sri Radha-Gopinath, Gopinath Bhavan
Vyasasan at Gopinath Bhavan
Listening to devotees offering their puspanjalis
Vrindavan-vilasini didi offering puspanjali