Sri Krishna Janmashtami, 12th August 2020
Events:
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- Online live stream temple darshan
- Competitions
- Virtual Vrindavana Yatra – Live webcast of discourses in English and Hindi
Mode: Online only
Hare Krishna! As per the government directions not to open temples for darshan, ISKCON Chennai will remain closed to public during Janmashtami this year. However, devotees can take darshan and participate in the Abhishekam through the live streaming on ISKCON Chennai youtube channel. The decorations of Sri Sri Radha Krishna will be done as usual in a very grand and gorgeous way. https://www.youtube.com/c/iskconchennai
In order that people may celebrate the festival with full enthusiasm at home, various competitions have been organised for children, teens as well as adults. Thus children can dress up as Radha or Krishna on Janmashtami day and send a video. Adults can send photos of their Janmashtami Rangoli, deity alankaram etc and win prizes. This is to encourage people to put in their best for the festival setting aside the drawbacks of the pandemic situation.
The events for children are: Fancy dress, Drawing and painting, Make a gift for Krishna (craft), Story Telling, Bhajan and Sloka contest. The events for teens and adults are Photography, Videography, Story telling, Rangoli/kolam, Deity and Deity Mandapam decoration and Bhoga arrangement (how artistically you arrange the naivedyam you have made). All these have to be submitted as videos after Janmashtami. For complete details regarding the competitions as well as Janmashtami celebration, visit http://www.iskconchennai.org
As part of the Janmashtami celebrations, ISKCON Chennai also presents ‘Virtual Vrindavana yatra (Online)’ where you can visit all the important places connected with Lord Krishna. It’s a free 5-day program, starting from August 8th to August 12th. The final session will include Lord’s midnight abhishekam and Maha Aarati on Janmashtami day, August 12th. This 5-day program will be webcast in two languages: English -7 pm to 8 pm and Hindi -9pm to 10pm. This program will be webcast live on YouTube and Facebook . For registrations, kindly visit www.studygita.com/yatra or whatsapp – 9840229226.
On August 13, there will be a celebration of Nandotsav and the Vyasa Puja of ISKCON founder His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. This event will also be live streamed from 11am to 2pm. The program will include tributes to the founder, abhishekam of his vigraha and pushpanjali.
