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SHRI KRISHNA
Saturday, August 16th at 6 p.m.
JANMASHTAMI
When:
Saturday, August 16th
from 6 p.m. onwards
Where:
ISKCON of Harrisburg
6200 Bedford Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
One of the most significant festivals of the year is coming soon Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the appearance day of Lord Krishna. Janmashtami is the one of the most significant festivals in the bhakti tradition. It is a celebration of joy, love, and divinity revolving around the all-attractive form of God, Krishna, who takes the incarnation of a dashing cowherd boy who steals the hearts of the inhabitants of Vrindavan. This celebration is observed by devotees with a whole day fast, cooking Krishna's feast, decorating, kirtan, hearing the glories of Lord Krishna, and worshipping Sri Sri Radha Sharadbihari and Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra at midnight with a roaring kirtan and arati.
The advent of Lord Krishna in the jail cell of his biological parents, Devaki and Vasudeva
Prepare for Krishna
SPONSOR
Interested in contributing to the splendor and success of the festival? Consider some of our sponsorship opportunities!
New Janmashtami Dress
Sharad Bihari's Feast
Altar Decorations
Temple Decorations
Abhishek
Sharad Bihari's Birthday Cake
Arati
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Get Krishna a birthday gift!
5 Cutting boards (plastic high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
5 Large oven gloves and mitt holders
1 domestic Nonstick cookware set
1 domestic Stainless cookware set
1 Heavy duty Electric Can Opener
1 Good Quality Knife Sharpener
15 Quart Large Pressure Cooker
Large Commercial Rice Cooker (20-30 cup uncooked)
Basmati Rice
Besan Flour
Vegetable Cooking Oil
Ghee
Mango Pulp cans
Sooji
Hing
Sambar Masala (without onion/garlic)
Cumin Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Butter
$751
$501
$251
$201
$151
$108
$51
If you are interested in any of these sponsorship opportunities or would like to sponsor an amount of your choice, please contact Anasuya Devi Dasi at anasuya7216@gmail.com
READ FOR THE LORD
Take out at least 1/2 hour in your day to read for the Lord at the temple on His special day! Click here to sign up for a time slot. We will be reading from Srila Prabhupada's Krishna Book. Copies are available in the temple.
CHAPPAN BHOG
If interested in making a delicious food item(s) for the Lord, please bring your offerings by 6 PM. All preps should be homemade, without onion, garlic, and mushrooms. For more information contact Varsha Mataji.
PREPARE FOR THE FESTIVAL
We need volunteers to help cut up vegetables for Janmashtami Feast Cooking. Please sign up for this service by contacting Anasuya Devi Dasi. Your help is most appreciated and valued!
Friday, August 15
5pm-8pm: Janmashtami Decoration and Srila Prabhupada's Vyasasana
5pm-9pm: Vegetable Cut-Up
5pm-7pm: Cleaning of Temple Hall, lobby, entrance, stairs and dining hall
Saturday, August 16
Various services available by time:
10am-1pm
2pm-5pm
5pm-9pm
8pm-Midnight
10pm-Midnight
What to expect
We will open the festival with prayers and a bathing ceremony of Sri Sri Radha Sharadbihari known as abhishek. During and following this there will be bhajans and kirtan which are the musical chanting of prayers, especially the Hare Krishna maha mantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. We will have a short spiritual discourse after this kirtan that will explain the significance and unlimited glories of Sri Krishna and His appearance day celebration. To put this into visual effect, our temple devotees and youth will present cultural performances such as dance and drama. The climax of the event is the famous midnight arati during which all devotees can have the darshan of Their Lordships Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra and Sri Sri Radha Sharadbihari accompanied with a roaring and energetic arati kirtan. To fuel and nourish, all are welcome to a free vegetarian feast served right after the arati. The temple gift shop will also be open during the celebration so you may take a little bit of the festivities home with you!
Prepare your heart and mind for the sweet festival to come!
There's more!
The day following the Janmashtami festival, we honor the personality who brought ISKCON to the world! Join us to honor the auspicious Appearance Day (Vyasa Puja) of ISKCON Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!
Click here to learn more.
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