| Wednesday, November 3rd - Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 |
This Month Month of Kartik, Damodarastaka in the Temple Room at 8:00 p.m. every night until Sunday 11/21
This Week
Saturday, November 6th: Diwali Celebration/Govardhana Puja Tuesday, November 9th: Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day (fast until noon)
Upcoming
Saturday, November 13th: Vyasa Puja Celebration for H.H. Giriraj Swami
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| | | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: So it is better to worship this land, this land, this land, Govardhana." Because Krsna was herding His cows on the Govardhana Hill, so indirectly He hinted that "We should worship this Govardhana Hill, and that is our duty."...when Krsna talked like this, then His father agreed not to perform the sacrifice. Because all the inhabitants of Vraja, Vrndavana, they are so much fond of Krsna, whatever Krsna will say, they will accept. So although Krsna was a boy, He implored his father and other elderly gentlemen present there that "There is no need of performing this sacrifice." So they stopped sacrifice. As a result of this stopping, Indra became very much angry, and there was torrents of rain, incessant rain, and very vehemently. So the whole village and whole tract of land comprising the Vrajabhumi, they became overflooded. And the cows and the animals and the people became too much afflicted. So they had no other source. They approached Krsna, "Protect us. Krsna, protect us." So at that time Krsna said, "Yes, I will give you protection." So He was, although a boy of six or seven years old, He lifted that hill. That is... We are... If any time you go to India you will see the hill. It is not less than at least five, six miles area, very big hill. That hill was lifted by Him, and He kept that hill in His hand for seven days. And then everything was cleared. Then Indra prayed Him...So today Krsna lifted this hill; therefore His name is Giridhari. Giridhari means who held the hill. Giri means the hill, and dhari means one who holds up. So today is that, is the annual ceremony of today, this Govardhana-puja. So we follow that principle. Because we are devotees of Krsna, we are trying to follow His instruction." -- "Keeping Cows--Real Riches," Govardhana Puja lecture, November 4th, 1966, New York Read and hear the entire lecture |
| | | | | Damodarastaka Procedure From Mother Candravali, head pujari of Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji: 1. When offering the ghee wicks it is only neccessary to circle 7 times around the Radha Damodara picture and then 7 times around Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji.
2.Those devotees (adults or children) who help with the achman cup & hand out ghee wicks should be freshly bathed and wearing devotional attire.
3. In past years as in this year, when there are many people offering ghee lamps at the sametime there are numerous near-accident, so please take into consideration the following:
a. Parents, please do not let children play around the sand containers where the candles are burning
b. Please be aware of the space around you. Not only are you offering a flame in your hand but everyone else around you is holding a fire in their hand.
Mother Candravali appreciates everyones help and cooperation during this auspicious ceremony. |
Saturday, November 6th: Diwali Celebration/Govardhana Puja We will be celebrating the Diwali and Govardhana Puja on Saturday, November 6th. The festival will begin at 5:00 p.m. Please bring offerings for Sri Giriraja to the pujari room by 4:30 p.m. The goal is to offer 1,001 preparations. |
Tuesday, November 9th: Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada We will be commemorating the Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada on Tuesday, November 9th. Program will be as follows: 7:30 a.m. Class on Srila Prabhupada 10:30 a.m. Bhajans and Rememberances 11:45 a.m. Pushpanjali 12:00 noon Guru Puja 1:00 p.m. Feast Everyone is invited to attend. |
Appreciating Kalachandji's Community I would like to sincerely thank all the devotees to helped with and attended Rtadhvaja Swami's Vyasa Puja this past weekend. Maharaja said that it was a "painless Vyasa Puja," which is the highest compliment he could give! He was very pleased, so it was indeed a success!!! Extra special thanks to Mother Manjuali and her crew for cooking the feast and to Bhaktin Alex for helping with garlands and decorating. Lavangalatika devi dasi |
Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, November 21st: Month of Kartik and Damodarastakam Prayers The month of Kartik will begin on Friday, October 22nd. We will celebrate every evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Temple Room by singing the Damodarastakam Prayers and offering ghee lamps. Everyone is invited to participate. |
Ladies' Sangha Group Forming New Ladies' sangha group every Saturday, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Temple Room. Please joing us for a japa session, discussion on Srila Prabhupada's books, and bhajans of the previous acharyas. All ladies are invited. If you have any questions, please contact Ratna Radhika at 214-864-7906.
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TKG Academy Website and Blog
TKG Academy's website is up and running, so please give it a look over. Here is the link to their blog, with academic and festival news, which is updated frequently. |
Simple Cookies 2 cups whole-wheat flour ¾ cup raisins 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup milk 1/3 cup oil ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a cookie sheet. Next, mix the wet ingredients together. At the same time, mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Then, combine all ingredients in one bowl. Place heaping spoonfuls onto the greased sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes. |
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