Month of Kartik (Damodar) October 25 and ends on 24 November 2026 (Tuesday) Kartik Vrata begins on Oct 25. Daily Damodar Prayers/Aarti offering at 7 am and 7 pm Sponsor Damodara Arati for $125 for any specific day of the month. Please approach Rasikendra dasa if you want to sponsor Damodar Arati Online donation link (click here)
Happy New Year - Govardhan Puja - Go Puja - Go Krda The tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam relates many of Krishna’s pastimes. Of these, “The Lifting of Govardhan Hill” is one of our most important. It tells the story of how Krishna lifted Govardhan Hill in Vrindavan for seven days and seven nights, balancing it on the tip of his small finger and thus providing a huge umbrella under which all the residents and animals of Vrindavan could find shelter from the devastating rainstorm sent by Lord Indra (god of rain and king of heaven) upon their village. When Lord Indra realized that only the Supreme Lord could defeat him in such a mystical way, he surrendered to Krishna. Traditionally, this festival is celebrated by cooking large amounts of food offerings for the Deities. It is called Anna (grains) Kuta (mountain) and takes place on the day after Diwali. Simply called "Mountains of Food Festival" - we encourage everyone to prepare bhoga and bring before 6 PM. All bhogas are prepared without garlic, onion, mushroom, chocolate by using clean containers since these items are offered on the altar. Kirtan & Aarti Abhisekh (Sri Giriraj Govardhan) Discourse Annakut Darshan Sunday School […]
Disappearance Day - Srila Prabhupada (Founder Acharya) Srila Prabhupada Ki Jai (Fast till Noon today) The disappearance or appearance (birth) day of great souls are equally honored. The pure devotees live for Krishna or God, and die for him. The famous prayer by Saint Francis, states that by dying we are born into eternal life. Although we lament that we will not have the physically manifest presence of our guru or a certain saint in this lifetime, we also feel happy that they are with Krishna. Prabhupada “left his body” (as we refer to death) in perfect Krishna consciousness and lived his life like that as well. We have no uncertainty about his auspicious destination, and we pray to for that same perfection by following his example! "He reasons ill who says that Vaishnavas die,When thou art living still in sound!The Vaishnavas die to live, and living tryTo spread the holy name around."
Gopashtami is one of the most important and cheerful pastimes among all the pastimes of lord Shri Krishna. The eighth lunar day of Kartik month is known as Gopashtami. It is believed that on this auspicious day Nanda Maharaj send his children Krishna and Balrama for the first time to herd the cows. Krishna now stepped into the age of kumara from pauganda. Till the age of pauganda, Krishna was a calf keeper. After stepping into the age of Kaumara, on the auspicious day of Gopastami lord Shri Krishna started to herd the cows. To witness this incident Shri Radharani took the form of his Sakha.
Utthana Ekadasi (read more) Also, Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji Disappearance Day Fast from grains/beans Break fast next day: 6:51 to 10:21 am
Last Day of Kartik (Damodara) month. Shri Krishna Rasayatra
Our annual tradition of Thanksgiving Feast. Everyone is invited.
Utpanna Ekadasi (read more) Fast from grains/beans Break fast next day: 7:02 to 10:28 am
Mokshada Ekadasi Gita Jayanti Advent of Bhagavad Gita Fast from grains/beans Break fast next day: 7:12 to 10:37 am
Happy Krishnamas (Christmas) feast Gifting for our Deities. Special feast!