Birthday Bash! Sri Krishna Janmastami – September 4-5, 2015

From Friday, September 4th to Saturday, September 5th, the Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating the biggest birthday party of the year, Lord Krishna’s appearance day – Sri Krishna Janmastami!

Festivities will be filled with kirtan, bhajans, discourses and more! On Saturday, the highlight of the evening is the countdown to midnight! The momentum builds as the abhisheka (bathing ceremony) is performed and the Temple is filled with wonderful rocking kirtan, at the stroke of midnight, the Deity doors will open and their Lordships Sr Sri

Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha will be revealed in a stunning flower outfit! It is truly a festival NOT to be missed!

On Saturday, September 5th, free indoor parking will be available for festival attendees, located on Pears Avenue, a 2-3 minute walk from the temple.

Friday, September 4, 2015:

3:00pm to 9:00pm – 6-Hour Kirtan

Saturday, September 5, 2015 (subject to change):

6:00pm – 6:30pm – Kirtan (Arati)
6:30pm – 6:45pm – Welcome & Announcements
6:45pm – 7:15pm – Class “Become Fearless by Understanding the Bhagavad-Gita”
7:15pm – 7:30pm – Verse Recitation by Children
7:30pm – 8:00pm – Drama by Krishna Fun School Children
8:00pm – 8:30pm – Kirtan (Arati)
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Class “Srila Prabhupada’s Relevance – 50 years Later”
9:00pm – 9:30pm – Presentation
9:30pm – 10:15pm – Donor Abhisheka
10:15pm – 11:00pm – Drama by HH Bhaktimarga Swami
11:00pm – 12:00pm – Abhisheka
12:00am – 12:45am – Special Darshan and Midnight Arati
12:45am – Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Maha Abhishek: $401 – A rare opportunity to personally bathe Sri Sri Radha Krishna with auspicious liquids (water from seven holy rivers as well as panchamrita – a mixture of ghee, yogurt, milk, honey and sugar). Sponsors will get to take home their decorative Kalasha (pot) and puja thali (worship plate).
Feast Sponsorship: