Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
28th Oct - 27 Nov
All Glories to Sri Sri Guru & Gauranga!
Invitation + Schedules
Dear Devotees,
To fulfill the wish of our beloved guide and well-wisher nitya-lila om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayaṇa Gosvami Maharaja, we cordially invite you to Sri Vrndavana Dhama for Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama this Kartika, 2023!
Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja’s hearts’ desire and great pleasure is that during Sri Vraja-mandala and Sri Navadvipa-dhama parikrama devotees from all over the world come together as a loving family and become immersed in sweet hari-katha, remembering the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Krsna and Sri Gaura Nityananda Prabhu. This month-long immersion offers the opportunity of visiting and hearing about all of Radha Krsna’s transcendental pastime places in Vraja, of deepening our realization through hearing Vaisnavas’ recollections of the philosophical conclusions of Gaudiya Vaisnavism, of performing kirtana morning, noon and night, and of being in the company of sincere devotees from around the world.
Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023 begins on 28 Oct and ends on 27 Nov. This year again two main parikrama parties are being organized. One party will be lead by members of the International Gaudiya Vedanta Trust (IGVT), the other parikrama will be lead by Vedanta Samiti Trust (GVST)
Both parikramas will start from Vrindavan and continue in Govardhan, thus giving you plenty opportunity to visit the beautiful pastime places, be in wonderful association, fill your ears with nectarean Hari-katha from all the illustrious Vaisnavas and roll in the dust of Sri Vrindavan dham. The schedules, location and contact details are posted below.
You, your family and friends are all warmly invited for this month long parikrama of Sri Vraja-mandala.
“Think of Vrindavan with love, roll in the dust of Vrindavan, offer your entire body to the service of Vrindavan and thus develop firm love for Vrindavan, worship the birthplace of Srimati Radharani, and satisfy the moving and non-moving living entities who reside in Vrindavan. In this way take shelter of Vrindavan, the best of all holy places.” (Sri Vrindavan-mahimamrita)
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hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma
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International Gaudiya Vedanta Trust (IGVT)
(Version 3)
Sri Gopinath Bhavan and Govardhana - 2023
(Sri Karshani Raman Reti Aashram, Parikrama Marg, Aanyor, Govardhana)
Sripad Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja
Sripad Bhaktivedanta Sridhar Maharaja
Sripad Bhaktivedanta Siddhanti Maharaja, contact: +91 99112 83869
Sripad Bhaktivedanta Shanta Maharaja
For information, accommodation etc. contact:
Sripad Padmanabha Maharaja (Jr.): +91 80820 86715
Sripad BV Bodhayan Maharaja: +91 97762 38328
Sripad BV Paramahamsa Maharaja: 78.7244.5650
Venu prabhu: 92.8665.2833 / Ramani-mohan prabhu: 95.8398.2245
Vipin prabhu: 99.5306.5783 / Vrinda-devi dasi: 91.1972.3604
| Oct. 28, Sat. | (Vrindavana, Gopinath Bhavan) Sri Sarad Purnima. Kartika-vrata begins. Sankalpa (vow) for the parikrama at Kesi-ghata in Vrindavana. Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja disappearance festival. |
| Oct. 29, Sun. | Nidhuvana, temples of Sri Radha-Ramana, Sri Radha-Gokulananda, Sri Radha-Gopinatha. |
| Oct. 30, Mon. | BY BUS (from Vrindavana) to Madhuvana, Talavan, Kumudvana. Prasad seva at Real Public School |
| Oct. 31, Tue. | Kaliya-daha, Srila Prabhodananda Sarasvati’s bhajana-kutira and samadhi, Srila Sanatana Gosvami’s bhajana-kutira and samadhi, Sri Madana-mohana Temple, Dana-gali. |
| Nov. 1, Wed. | BY BUS (from Vrindavana) to Bhatrol, Akrura-ghata, the place of the Yajna-patnis. Mana-sarovara (prasada-seva), Vamsivat, Mathavana, Bhadravana, Bhandiravana. |
| Nov. 2, Thu. | Imlitala, Seva-kunja, Sri Radha-Damodara Temple, Sri Syamasundar Temple. |
| Nov. 3, Fri. | BY BUS (from Vrindavana) to Dauji, Brahmanda-ghata, Mahavana-Gokula, Raval (prasada-seva), Lohavan. |
| Nov. 4, Sat. | Dhira-samira, Gopesvara Mahadeva,Vamsi-vata, Brahma Kunda, Sri Govindadeva Temple. |
| Nov. 5, Sun. |
Jhadu-mandal, Shringara-vata. |
| Nov. 6, Mon. | Pujyapada Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja’s appearance festival. Hari-katha |
| Nov. 7, Tue. | BY BUS (from Vrindavana) to Khelanvana, Rama-ghata, Viharavana, Cira-ghata (prasadam), Vatsavana, Garuda-Govinda. |
| Nov. 8, We. | Baelvan darshan |
| Nov. 9, Thu. | Ekadasi. Sri Vrindavana parikrama. |
| Nov. 10, Fri. | Hari-katha and rest. |
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Nov. 11, Sat. |
BY BUS Departure from Vrindavana to Govardhana via Bahulavana, Paitha (prasadam) and Candra-sarovara. Hari-katha and prasadam in Govardhana at Sri Karshani raman reti ashram, parikrama marg, Annyora, Govardhan, till 27 Nov. |
| Nov. 12, Sun. | Govardhana big parikrama: Dana-ghati, Anyora, Govinda kunda, Punchari, Surabhi-kunda (prasadam by Dr. Sanjaya Gauda), Jatipura. |
| Nov. 13, Mo. | Dipavali - Sri Hari-deva Temple, Brahma-kunda, Cakalesvara Mahadeva, Mukharavinda, Sri Sanatana Gosvami’s bhajana-kutira, etc. |
| Nov. 14 Tue. | Govardhana Puja, annakuta festival, worship of Govardhan Hill. Go Puja and Go Krda - worship and decorating cows. |
| Nov. 15, Wed. |
BY BUS to Dig, Bhojana-thali (breakfast prasadam), Pichala-pahadi (slide-hill), Vyomasura’s cave, Carana-pahadi, Vrinda-devi and Kamesvara Mahadeva, Bimala-kunda (lunch prasadam), Adi-badrinath. Bhaijaduja (Yamaraja’s blessings on brothers and sisters). |
| Nov. 16, Thu. | Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja’s and Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Maharaja’s disappearance festival. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 17, Fri. | Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja’s disappearance festival. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 18, Sat. | Srila Bhakti Srirupa Siddhanti Gosvami Maharaja’s appearance festival. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 19 Sun. | (Gopastami) BY BUS to Nandagrama via Ter-kadamba, Ashiseshvar Mahadeva, Choti Carana-pahadi, Pavana-sarovara, Nanda-bhavana, Lalita-kunda, Uddhava-kyari (prasadam), Nandakhirak (Nanda-baba’s goshala), Sanket, Prema-sarovara |
| Nov. 20, Mon. | .Radha-kunda parikrama: Uddhava-kunda, Kusuma-sarovara etc. |
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Nov 21, Tue. Nov 22, Wed. |
BY BUS to Varsana. Sankiri Khora, Cikasauli, Gahvaravana parikrama, Vilasa-gharha, Mana-garha, Dana-garha, Mor-kuti (breakfast prasadam), Sriji Temple, Varsana. Pili-pokhara, Uchagaon (prasadam), Sakhigiri-parvata, Suryakunda. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 23, Thu. | Ekadasi. Srila Gaura-kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja’s disappearance. |
| Nov. 24, Fri. | Narada-kunda, Syama-talaiya, Ratna-vedi, Carana-cihna, Killola-kunda. |
| Nov. 25, Sat. | BY BUS to Khadiravana, Javata, Baithana, Carana-pahadi, Kokilavana, (prasadam) (Return to Govardhana) |
| Nov. 26, Sun. | Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja’s disappearance festival. |
| Nov. 27, Mon | End of Kartika-vrata, Urja-vrata and Caturmasya. Vaisnava homa (honoring Vaisnavas). Yajna. |
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma
rāma rāma hare hare
Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti Trust (GVST)
Sri Kesavji Gaudiya Matha, Sri Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Matha,
Sri Giridhari Gaudiya Matha (Govardhan)
Sripad BV Madhava Maharaj 81.2820.0676
Srila BV Govinda Maharaja: 94.3320.3718
Srila BV Bharati Maharaja: 97.3296.3260
Sripad BV Narsingha Maharaj: 97.1907.0939
Satyaraja prabhu: 93.5433.7105
Vrinda-devi dasi: 91.972.3604
2023
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Oct. 27, Fri. |
Darsana of Sri Durvasa Rsi Gaudiya Asrama. Hari-katha and prasadam in Vrindavana from 27th Oct. till 4th Nov. |
| Oct. 28, Sat. | (Vrindavana) Sri Sarad Purnima. Kartika-vrata begins. Sankalpa (vow) for the parikrama at Kesi-ghata in Vrindavana. Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja 55th disappearance festival. |
| Oct. 29, Sun. | Kaliya-daha, Srila Prabhodananda Sarasvati’s bhajana-kutira and samadhi, Srila Sanatana Gosvami’s bhajana-kutira and samadhi, Sri Madana-mohana Temple, Dana-gali. |
| Oct. 30, Mon. | Sri Vrindavana parikrama. |
| Oct. 31, Tue. | Seva-kunja, Sri Radha-Damodara Temple, Imlitala, Srngara-vata, Sri Jhadu-mandal, Sri Syamasundar Temple. |
| Nov. 1, Wed. | Baelvan darshan |
| Nov. 2, Thu. | Nidhuvana, temples of Sri Radha-Ramana, Sri Radha-Gokulananda, Sri Radha-Gopinatha. |
| Nov. 3, Fri. | Sri Govindadeva Temple, Gopesvara Mahadeva, Dhira-samira, Vamsi-vata, Brahma Kunda |
| Nov. 4, Sat. | BY BUS Departure from Vrindavana to Govardhana. Visiting Madhuvana, Talavan, Kumudvana. Prasad seva at Real Public School, Paitha, Candra-sarovara. Stay in Govardhana at Sri Giridhari Gaudiya Matha till 27 Nov. |
| Nov. 5, Sun. | Killola-kunda, Gvala-pokhara (prasadam), Syama-talaiya, Ratna-vedi, Carana-cihna, Narada-kunda. |
| Nov. 6, Mo. | BY BUS to Bhatrol, Akrura-ghata, the place of the Yajna-patnis. Mana-sarovara (prasada-seva), Vamsivat, Mathavana, Bhadravana, Bhandiravana. App. of Sri Radhakunda and Syamakunda, Bahulastami. |
| Nov. 7, Tue. | Sri Hari-deva Temple, Brahma-kunda, Cakalesvara Mahadeva, Mukharavinda, Sri Sanatana Gosvami’s bhajana-kutira, etc. Pujyapada Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja’s appearance festival. Hari-katha. Remembering Gopinath prabhu |
| Nov. 8, We. | Govardhana big parikrama: Dana-ghati, Anyora, Govinda kunda, Punchari, Surabhi-kunda (prasadam by Dr. Sanjaya Gauda), Jatipura. |
| Nov. 9, Thu. | Ekadasi. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 10, Fri. | BY BUS to Khelanvana, Rama-ghata, Viharavana, Cira-ghata (prasadam), Bahulavan, Vatsavana, Garuda-Govinda. (Yamaraja’s blessings on brothers and sisters). |
| Nov. 11, Sat. | Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 12, Sun. | Radha-kunda parikrama: Uddhava-kunda, Kusuma-sarovara etc. Prasadam at Sri Giridhari Gaudiya Matha. |
| Nov. 13, Mon. | Dipavali, in the evening offering lamps at Mana sarovar. |
| Nov. 14, Tue. | Govardhana Puja, annakuta festival, worship of Govardhan Hill. Go Puja and Go Krda - worship and decorating cows. |
| Nov. 15 We. | Hari-katha and rest. Bhaijaduja. |
| Nov. 16, Thu. | Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja’s and Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Maharaja’s disappearance festival. Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 17, Fri. | Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja’s disappearance festival. Hari-katha and rest |
| Nov. 18, Sat. | BY BUS to Varsana. Sankiri Khora, Cikasauli, Gahvaravana parikrama, Vilasa-gharha, Mana-garha, Dana-garha, Mor-kuti (breakfast prasadam), Sriji Temple, Varsana. Pili-pokhara, Uchagaon (prasadam), Sakhigiri-parvata, Suryakunda. Srila Bhakti Srirupa Siddhanti Gosvami Maharaja’s appearance. |
| Nov. 19, Sun. | Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 20, Mon. | (Gopastami) BY BUS to Nandagrama via Ter-kadamba, Asisesvar Mahadeva, Choti Carana-pahadi, Pavana-sarovara, Nanda-bhavana, Lalita-kunda, Uddhava-kyari (prasadam), Nandakhirak (Nanda-baba’s goshala), Sanket, Prema-sarovara, |
| Nov. 21, Tue. | Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 22, Wed. | BY BUS to Dig, Bhojana-thali (breakfast prasadam), Pichala-pahadi (slide-hill), Vyomasura’s cave, Carana-pahadi, Vrinda-devi and Kamesvara Mahadeva, Bimala-kunda (lunch prasadam), Adi-badrinath. |
| Nov. 23, Thu. | Ekadasi. Srila Gaura-kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja’s disappearance. Bhisma-pancaka. Hari-katha and rest. Diksha ceremony. |
| Nov. 24, Fri. | BY BUS to Dauji, Brahmanda-ghata, Mahavana-Gokula, Raval (prasada-seva), Lohavan. |
| Nov. 25, Sat. | Hari-katha and rest. |
| Nov. 26, Sun. | BY BUS to Khadiravana, Javata, Baithana, Carana-pahadi, Kokilavana, (prasadam) (Return to Govardhana) Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja’s disappearance festival. |
| Nov. 27, Mon |
End of Kartika-vrata, Urja-vrata and Caturmasya. Vaisnava homa (honoring Vaisnavas). Yajna. (This is a tentative schedule, as some event or condition is likely to be affected and may not stay the same) |
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