ISKCON Columbus

We invite you to please come and participate in the wonderful celebrations of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna, with your family and friends and obtain the divine blessings of the Lord.

Date 1st September, 2010
Venue ISKCON Columbus Temple
Address 379 W 8th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Phone 614-421-1661
Parking

• Before 8PM: Parking garage on Medical Center Dr (9th and Neil Ave). (One block from 8th ave) for small fee
• After 8PM: Free street parking on 8th avenue

Time 6 PM until Midnight

Program Schedule inside the temple room

8:00PM -10:00PM : Kalash Abhishekam Ceremony
11:00PM -12:00PM : Hare Krishna Bhajans by HG Dhiralalitha Das
12:00AM : Midnight darshan, Arati & Kirtan

Program Schedule at the temple backyard

6:00PM -6:10PM : Pushpanjali ceremony by Roshni Datta
6:10PM -7:00PM : Hare Krishna Bhajans
7:00PM -7:45PM : Lecture on Janmashtami by HG Yadavacharya Das
7:45PM -7:55PM : Devotional dance performance by KANVAS
7:55PM -8:10PM : Govindastakam by Aparna Lakshmanan
8:10PM -8:15PM: Damodarastakam by Vaahin Krishna
8:15PM -8:25PM: Prabhu tava pada yuge by Nararhari Das
8:25PM -8:35PM: Classical dance performance by Roshni Datta
8:35PM -9:05PM: "Krishna Dance" by Shami Srivastava's team
9:05PM -9:15PM: "Jai Nandalal Jai Gopal" by Subbulakshmi
9:15PM -9:25PM: Classical Dance Performance by Anushree
9:25PM -9:35PM: Devotional songs by Saivageethi
9:35PM -9:45PM: "Achutam/Kesavam" by Kruthi and HG Ramatirtha Das
9:45PM -10:00PM: Vrajavasi Song by Richa Sharma
10:00PM -10:15PM: Guitar performance by HG Markandeya Risi Das
10:15PM -11:00PM: Black Lotus with Sakshi Gopal and band
12:30AM: Special Ekadasi Maha prasadam

What is Janmashtami?

Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in the world, it is celebrated by nine hundred and thirty million people around the world–and two million in the US alone. To devotees, it’s Christmas and New Year’s in one, a day of deep spiritual renewal and celebration that effectively finishes an old year and begins a fresh one.

But why Janmashtami, you may ask? What’s so special about Krishna, as opposed to any other form of God? It’s His personableness. For every devotee who offers Him love, He reciprocates in uniquely human ways. He is a mischievous son, a romantic lover, a compassionate friend. And on Janmashtami, devotees celebrate Krishna in all of these aspects. For just as Krishna reciprocates individually with His relatives and confidantes, he responds to the distinct feelings and desires held most deeply in the heart of every single worshipper.

So remember that whatever way you worship Krishna on Janmashtami, He will reciprocate with you accordingly. It’s a meditation that makes for an extremely rewarding devotional experience.

How is Janmashtami Celebrated?

Where Vaishnava temples exist, festivities begin before dawn and extend all day until midnight, the exact moment of the anniversary of Krishna’s appearance. Events include kirtan, singing the Lord’s name along with other devotees; and japa, private, more intimate prayer. Some devotees cook a feast of over one hundred dishes, while others perform drama and dance. Some clothe and decorate the deity of Krishna while others string enormous flower garlands and other decorations for the temple. Incense burns, scriptures are read, and all but the young and the infirm fast all day. The deities are also bathed with a variety of auspicious liquids in a kind of ablution ceremony called abhisheka. Sometimes taking over two hours, this is performed with great pomp.

Finally, at midnight, priests pull apart the curtains to reveal the freshly dressed deity of Krishna on a creatively festooned and colored altar. The excitement builds, and a rousing kirtan ensues. [For details please visit krishna.com ]

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 6.00 PM on this Thursday (September 02, 2010) for celebrating the most auspicious occasion of the appearance of our Founder Acarya Srila Prabhupada. The program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location

Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Feast Sponsor

Open

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Harinamananda Das (henry1008@hotmail.com) or Rama Tirtha Das (ramatirtha.rns@gmail.com).

Program schedule

6.00 - 6.30 PM:Bhajans
6.30 - 7.30 PM: Talk by Srila Prabhupada disciples
7.30 - 8.00 PM:Pushpanjali and Guru Puja
8.00 - 8.30 PM:Kirtan
8.30 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

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

Please join us at 6.00 PM on this Tuesday (August 24, 2010) for celebrating the most auspicious occasion of Sri Balaram Jayanthi, the appearance of Lord Balaramji. The program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location

Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama (Douji) is His second body. They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna's transcendental pastimes. He is the source of the entire spiritual world and is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master.
He assumes five other forms to serve Lord Krishna. He Himself helps in the pastimes of Lord Krishna, and He does the work of creation in four other forms called the catur-vyuha (four armed) forms known as Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Anirudha.
He executes the orders of Lord Krishna in the work of creation, and in the form of Lord Sesa He serves Sri Krishna in various ways. In all the forms He tastes the transcendental bliss of serving Krishna. No one can approach Krishna without first getting the mercy of Baladeva.

[Please visit news.iskcon.com for further reading].

Feast Sponsor

Anand & Nitya

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Harinamananda Das (henry1008@hotmail.com) or Rama Tirtha Das (ramatirtha.rns@gmail.com).

Feast schedule for Lord Balaram's Appearance Day Celebrations

6.00 - 6.20 PM:Bhajans
6.20 - 6.30 PM:Boro Sukhor Gabor Gai, Song by Narahari
6.30 - 7.15 PM: Discourse by HG Markandeya Rishi Das
7.150 - 7.45 PM:Abhishekam
7.45 - 8.10 PM:Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers
8.10 - 8.15 PM:Announcements
8.15 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Upcoming Events

Wednesday 09/01: Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations from 6PM to 1AM
Thursday 09/02: Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day Celebrations from 6PM to 9PM

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

Please join us at 6.00 PM on wednesday (May 26, 2010) for the celebrations of the appearance of Lord Nrsimhadev. Special guest speaker HG Rohini Priya prabhu (disciple of HH Radhanath Swami) will be speaking on this auspicious occasion. The festival will be held at the temple

Location

ISKCON Columbus
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201
www.columbuskrishnahouse.com

Feast Sponsor

Open

To sponsor a Sunday feast or a festival, please contact Harinamananda Das (henry1008@hotmail.com) or Rama Tirtha Das (ramatirtha.rns@gmail.com).

Feast schedule

6.00 PM - 6.15 PM: Bhajans
6.15 PM - 7.15 PM: Discourse by HG Rohini Priya Das
7.15 PM - 8.00 PM: Abhishek (Bhajans during abhishek)
8.00 PM - 8.20 PM: Kirtan
8.20 PM - 8.30 PM: Nrsimha Prayers (Darshan of Lord Nrsimhadev with new outfit)
8.30 PM: Prasadam (vegetarian feast)

Parking

Street parking not allowed on 8th avenue until 8PM. Please park in "Safe Auto Parking Garage" adjacent to OSU hospital across the street.

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

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

Please join us at 6.00 PM on this thursday (January 28, 2010) for the Nityananda Prabhu's appearance day celebrations! The program will be held at the temple:

Location

ISKCON Columbus
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Lord Nityananda (also known as Nityananda Prabhu, Nitai, Nityananda Balarama) appeared as Lord Chaitanya’s principal associate for spreading the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. He especially spread the holy name of the Lord throughout Bengal. He is considered an incarnation of Lord Balarama. [To find out more about Nityananda Prabhu, please visit krishna.com ]

Feast Sponsor

Open

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

Festival schedule

6.00 PM - 6.30 PM: Bhajans by Bhaktin Gopika
6.30 PM - 7.00 PM: Class by HG Vrajabhakti Devi Dasi on Pastimes of Lord Nityananda
7.00 PM - 8.00 PM: Bathing of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai by all the devotees followed by ecstatic kirtan!
8.00 PM - 8.30PM: Prasadam (vegetarian feast)
8.30 PM: Final darshan where their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura Nitai will be offered a brand new dress!

Parking

is available in the OSU garage for a small charge before 8 PM

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

Sri Radhashtami will be celebrated at the temple this coming Thursday - August 27th.

Its one of the holiest days in Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya and especially for the Rupanugas who aspire only to be a servant of the servant of the maid servant of Srimati Radharani. So please pray that you may become one of them, we certainly pray that those who sincerely serves Srimati Radharani attain that transcendental destination.

All day fasting will culminate in feasting and a beautiful festival. We invite you to come with your family and friends for this most auspicious occasion and reap eternal transcendental benefit.

Date August 27th - Thursday
Venue ISKCON Columbus Temple
Address 379 W 8th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Phone 614-421-1661

Festival schedule

6:00PM -7:00PM : Melodious bhajans by Dhiralalitha Prabhu
7:00PM -7:15PM : Bhajans by Gopika Prabhu
7:15PM - 8:00PM : Class by H.G. Shankaranand Prabhu (a disciple of H.H. Radhanath Swami)
8:00PM -8:30PM: Kirtan
8:30PM -8.45PM: Auction of deity paraphernelia, Nrsimha arati and announcements
8.45PM: Transcendental mouth watering Prasadam

Auction is done every year to raise extra laxmi for the diety dept and as an appreciation for all the devotees who engage in the transcendental rasa of diety shringara(dressing)

Any contribution for sponsoring the feast are welcome.

To sponsor for Sri Radhastami , please contact Premvilas prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Harinamananda Prabhu (henry1008@hotmail.com).

Radha, Krishna’s female counterpart

The complete conception of God includes God and His energies, which exist simultaneously with Him and are in a sense identical to Him. The sum of Krishna’s energies is Radha, His eternal consort. Like the sun and sunshine, Krishna and Radha are one.
Radha embodies the totality of love for Krishna. Thus She is known as the personification of Bhakti, or loving devotion to God.
Loving God is our natural state, now dormant. By Her pure example, Radha is the beacon calling everyone to re-awaken full love for Krishna. She also dispenses mercy to help us achieve that goal.
Radha-Krishna are the male and female aspects of God. Known as the Divine Couple, together they are the full manifestation of God.
“Radharani is a tenderhearted feminine counterpart of the supreme whole, resembling the perfectional stage of the worldly feminine nature. Therefore, the mercy of Radharani is available very readily to the sincere devotees, and once She recommends such a devotee to Lord Krishna, the Lord at once accepts the devotee’s admittance into His association.” —Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavatam 2.3.23

Srimati Radharani’s Appearance

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on August 27. This special day is known as Radhashtami. [Please visit krishna.com for further reading].

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

We welcome you to participate in the celebrations of Sri Krishna Janmashtami with your family and friends, and get Lord Krishna's blessings!!

Date August 13rd - Thursday
Venue ISKCON Columbus Temple
Address 379 W 8th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Phone 614-421-1661
Parking

• Before 8PM: Parking garage on Medical Center Dr. (One block from 8th ave)
• After 8PM: Free street parking on 8th avenue

Time 6 PM until Midnight

Schedule of Events for Thursday, August 13th

6:00PM -7:00PM : Bhajans
7:00PM -7:45PM : Discourse by H.G. Yadavacharya Das
8:00PM -10:00PM : Abhishekam & Bhajans
10:00PM -12:00AM: Bhajans
12:00AM -12:30AM: Mid-night Darshan of Deities and Kirtan
12:30AM: Maha prasadam (special feast)

Nama Yajna: Bhakta Hari and devotees from Pittsburg would be doing a nama yajna starting from noon till midnight.

What is Janmashtami?

Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in the world, it is celebrated by nine hundred and thirty million people around the world–and two million in the US alone. To devotees, it’s Christmas and New Year’s in one, a day of deep spiritual renewal and celebration that effectively finishes an old year and begins a fresh one.

But why Janmashtami, you may ask? What’s so special about Krishna, as opposed to any other form of God? It’s His personableness. For every devotee who offers Him love, He reciprocates in uniquely human ways. He is a mischievous son, a romantic lover, a compassionate friend. And on Janmashtami, devotees celebrate Krishna in all of these aspects. For just as Krishna reciprocates individually with His relatives and confidantes, he responds to the distinct feelings and desires held most deeply in the heart of every single worshipper.

So remember that whatever way you worship Krishna on Janmashtami, He will reciprocate with you accordingly. It’s a meditation that makes for an extremely rewarding devotional experience.

How is Janmashtami Celebrated?

Where Vaishnava temples exist, festivities begin before dawn and extend all day until midnight, the exact moment of the anniversary of Krishna’s appearance. Events include kirtan, singing the Lord’s name along with other devotees; and japa, private, more intimate prayer. Some devotees cook a feast of over one hundred dishes, while others perform drama and dance. Some clothe and decorate the deity of Krishna while others string enormous flower garlands and other decorations for the temple. Incense burns, scriptures are read, and all but the young and the infirm fast all day. The deities are also bathed with a variety of auspicious liquids in a kind of ablution ceremony called abhisheka. Sometimes taking over two hours, this is performed with great pomp.

Finally, at midnight, priests pull apart the curtains to reveal the freshly dressed deity of Krishna on a creatively festooned and colored altar. The excitement builds, and a rousing kirtan ensues. [For details please visit krishna.com ]

We also invite you for the celebrations of Srila Prabhupada's appearance day on the 14th August, Friday at the temple

To sponsor for the Janmashtami / Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja, please contact Premvilas prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Harinamananda Prabhu (henry1008@hotmail.com).

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

We are pleased to invite you for a special Program on 05/26, at the ISKCON Columbus. His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaja would be giving a class, followed by kirtan and prasadam.

Date: Tuesday 26th May, 2009

Time: 6.00 PM

Location
ISKCON Columbus
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Chant and Be Happy
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna!

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

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

We are very excited to inform all of you that His Holiness Radhanath Swami will be in Columbus this Monday May. 25th 2009. During his visit Maharaja will be giving Harinam diksa or 1st initiation to some of our illustrious vaisnava's here as well as 1st and 2nd initiations to some visiting devotees.

Initiation is a very serious commitment and we are very proud of those devotees who chose to take this journey in their spiritual lives and are honored to host them at our Krishna house.The initiation festival will begin at 11:30AM in the back yard of the temple located at:

ISKCON temple
379 W. 8th Ave
Columbus, OH 43201