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- The town and village of Ananda is resounding with the devotional songs of Sri Krishna Prabhu’s incarnations from Balgopal to Yogeshwar Sri Krishna.
Today, Shri Krishna Janmotsav is being celebrated all over the world with great devotion and enthusiasm. Bhajan-Kirtan is organized in ISKCON temple and many families in celebration. On this holy occasion, women are also celebrating Krishna Janmashtami by dressing up children in Krishna clothes, especially with the idea that Krishna devotion and Krishna character will be inculcated in the child. Krishna Janmashtami is being celebrated in cities and villages.
Preparations for Krishna Janmotsav celebrations at ISKCON temple in Vidyanagar
As the festival of Janmashtami is being celebrated with great joy across Gujarat today, all the temples including Sri Sri Radhagidhari Mandir (ISKCON) in Vidyanagar have completed the preparations to celebrate Krishna Janmotsava.
Matkiphod activities in different areas
On Krishna Janmashtami, special arrangements are made for Krishna Janmashtami at Dakor, Dwarka, and Shamlaji Temples, while Vallabhvidyanagar Sri Sri Radhagirdhaari (ISKCON) Temple celebrates the Janmashtami Parva every year with pomp. Then, after two years of corona period, this year ISKCON temple has organized various religious programs including Matki Fod on Janmashtami Parve. The preparations for which have been completed. In addition to this, many events are being held in many places in Anand district on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmotsav as per the tradition of the area. After the celebration of Sri Krishna Janmashtami at 12 o’clock in the night, many places have organized matkiphod programs. Especially among the women’s groups and the youth, the spirit of Krishna Janmashtami celebration is being felt.
Krishna Janmotsav and Mahaarti will be held at 12 pm
Janmashtami Parva is being celebrated in Anand City including Vidyanagar ISKCON Temple, Ranchodji Temple, Sitka Temple, Radha Krishna Temple and Old New Ramji Temple in Anand city. Specially by Vidyanagar Sri Sri Radhagirdhari Mandir (ISKCON) temple today on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami Parva at 4:30 AM Mangala Aarti, 7:30 AM Guru Puja, 8:00 AM Sringardarshan, 8:15 PM Lecture, 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti at 10:30 will be anointed to the Lord with various substances and water, various types of fruit juices and aromatic substances.
According to the sources of Vidyanagar ISKCON temple, preparations are made for Janmashtami a month in advance. Today morning at 4:00 am Mangala Aarti, a crowd of devotees had gathered. After Guru Puja, a large crowd of devotees had also gathered for Sringar darshan. 24 hours kirtan has been organized on today’s holy day and Mahaprasad has also been arranged on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmotsav. Today this darshan will be open till 1:00 am
On the other hand, female bhajan mandals are also seen engrossed in Krishna devotion in the town and village. In the bhajan kirtan held in houses and fields, the bhajan mandals dress up children as Lord Krishna and worship Lord Krishna. The devotional chants of Sri Krishna Prabhu’s incarnations from Balgopal to Yogeshwar Sri Krishna are resounding.