Mayapur Festival Update

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Mayapur Festival Update
By Tusti Mohan Krsna dasa

March 18th– More than one thousand devotees in the international group and about fifteen hundred devotees in the Nama Hatta group left for six days on Nabadwip mandal parikrama. (pics at www.mayapur.info) They will stay out for six nights camping in different island of Navadwip and come back to Mayapur on 24th March. From 24th March different festivities will take place in Mayapur. Very big preparations for different kinds of festivities are in progress.

There will be a very special World Peace Fire Sacrifice every day at 5 pm, starting from 24th March up to 27th March. Devotees can be Jajaman of the Yajna by donating 51 USD, or can get benefit of Yajna at least donating Rs 501 towards the performance of fire sacrifice.

There is a plan to light 516 lamps in front of Sri Sri Mayapur Chandra and Sri Sri Radha Madhava on the 516 birthday of Lord Gauranga. To sponsor a lamp costs only $11. Interested devotees around the world are requested to sponsor these lamps for their spiritual benefit and thus participate in celebrating the 516th birth anniversary of Lord Gauranga. If any one wants to offer a lamp in his/her name or in a relative’s name then please contact Bhakti Purusottama Swami. E mail - bps.pamho.net. Let him know: How many lamps do you want to sponsor? Your full address, phone no. Lamp will be offered in your name.You can send laxmi later on.

In the same way, anyone who wants to offer bathing Lord Gauranga by Laxmi conch on Gaura Purnima day in his /her name can inform to bps.pamho.net This Laxmi conch abhishek costs only $125. A kalash abhishek costs only $51. Abhishek will be done in the sponsor name and Prasad Conch and /or Kalash will be sent to the sponsor. Donation will be collected later on.

Jaya 516th Gaura Purnima Festival Ki! Jaya!