All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Kaikhali Festival

Kolkata

4 May 2010, evening
 

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 Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha-Ramanasundarjiu in Their Temple adjacent to Kolkata Airport.

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Early summer and the trees are bearing fruits happily for service to Sri Guru and Their Lordships -- a sight that always brought much happiness to Srila Gurudev Srila Govinda Maharaj.

The kund at the rear of the Temple, now with a walled perimeter and bearing clear water.

The Temple domes amidst the new neighbouring apartment blocks.

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 Behind the nat-mandir: Tulasi Devi, with further views of the recently renovated kund.

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The Temple and nat-mandir to the left.
The ashram building and kitchens, behind and to the right.

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 The nat-mandir, where this evening a sweet programme is held in remembrance of Srila Govinda Maharaj and in honour of the message, Mission and shelter he has left us.

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Appointed by Srila Govinda Maharaj as his successor, Srila Acharya Maharaj leads kirttan and delivers a sweet discourse in glorification of Sri Guru and the Vaisnavas.

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 The discourse was followed by arati to Srila Govinda Maharaj...

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 ...and the evening arati to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Radha-Ramanasundarjiu.

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Sripad Tirtha Maharaj, Sripad Damodar Maharaj, Sripad Mangal Maharaj and Sripad Bhagavat Maharaj head the international Vaishnava assembly as Srila Acharya Maharaj leads kirttan.

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 Opulent Prasadam, prepared and served with love, much to the satisfaction of all.

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Nourishment in the form of Prasadam, and nourishment in the form of numerous slokas and quotations on many of the walls of the Deities' Mandir, ashram and nat-mandir of our beautiful Kaikhali Temple, Kolkata.


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