ISKCON Columbus

Please join us at 4.30 PM on this sunday (February 28, 2010) for the Gaura Purnima celebrations! The program will be held at the First Unitarian (UU) Church:

Location

First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

This festival celebrates the appearance anniversary of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It is observed annually (in late February, early March) by Krishna devotees all over the world—especially in the area of Mayapur, India, the place where He appeared in the year 1486. This year, Gaura Purnima falls on Sunday, February 28th (in the western world).

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, appearing as His own devotee, to teach us that we can gain full enlightenment simply by chanting the holy names of the Lord:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Those who witnessed the Lord’s pastimes saw Him dance and chant with ecstatic love for God, the likes of which had never been seen before.
Lord Chaitanya encouraged everyone to follow this same process. He taught that anyone—regardless of background or spiritual qualification—can develop their innate love of God and experience great spiritual pleasure by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.
The present-day International Society for Krishna Consciousness continues the work begun by Lord Chaitanya, who predicted that the chanting of the holy names of Krishna would spread all over the world.
Gaura Purnima means “golden full moon,” signifying that:
1) Lord Chaitanya was “born” during a full moon, and
2) The Lord blesses everyone with the soothing, moonlike rays of His sublime teachings.
His followers generally observe this festival by fasting and chanting the holy names all day. At moonrise, a special multi-course feast is offered to the Lord and then enjoyed by all. [To find out more about
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, please visit
krishna.com ]

Feast Sponsors

Radhavijay Devi Dasi
Swati
Mauricio
Anil Mehta & family

To sponsor, please contact Prem Vilas Das (premvilasdas.rns@gmail.com) or Rama Tirtha Das (ramatirtha.rns@gmail.com).

Festival schedule

4.30 PM: Welcome ceremony
4.40 PM : Children performances
5.00 PM : Sitar performance by Hans Uttar
5.45 PM : Dance recital by Srimati Priya and one of her students
6.00 PM : Abhishek of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai
6.45 PM : Gaura Lila
7.15 PM : Arati & Kirtan
8.00 PM : Prasadam (vegetarian feast)

We look forward to having your association at this wonderful event.

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

CHANT AND BE HAPPY
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare