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Once in Braj, people were preparing many varieties of food to offer to god Indra, the king of the celestial abodes, so that he would provide plenty of rain for their crops and cattle. The little son of Nand, Krishn, told them to stop worshipping celestial god Indra and to direct their devotion to Govardhan hill which is the embodiment of God Himself. Thus, all the food that was prepared to be offered to Indra, was offered to Govardhan hill. At that moment, Lord Krishn appeared on the hilltop as Govardhan God and accepted all the offerings.

At JKP Radha Madhav Dham, USA, we celebrate Govardhan Pooja on Oct 30th, the day after we celebrate Divali. Depending on the weather, we may celebrate this festival inside or outside. When celebrated inside, we build a Govardhan hill on the stage in the Temple. We sing bhajans and pads that celebrate the greatness of Govardhan hill and the leelas associated with this favorite place of Krishn's pastimes with His Gwalbal friends. When celebrated outside, we do parikrama from the Temple steps to our Govardhan hill and circumambulate it while dancing joyously and chanting nam sankirtan in praise of our Govardhan Dhari, Krishn. Whether outside or inside, we prapare a delicious meal of devotionally prepared foods and sweets and then offer them to Govardhan and we shower flowers on Him. Dinner prasad is then enjoyed by all those present.

Don't miss our culturally rich and exciting Divali celebration at Radha Madhav Dham on Oct 29th. The festival will begin with dinner prasad at 5 pm. We are having a spectacular laser light show this year.

Program Highlights
- Sita Ram Abhishek near the Shiv Shrine at 6:00pm, performed by Dattatreya Badrinathji, expert Krishn Yajur Veda Pundit. $21 donation per family
Panchamrit will be distributed to those who participate in this auspicious pooja
- Beautiful Sita Ram deity available for a contribution
- Inspirational discourse by Swami Mukundanand at 7:30pm
- Laser light show in the back of the Temple at 9pm
- Ras Garba on Maharas Mandal until 11pm
- Lots of food, fun and Garba dancing with Sur Sangam of Hurst, TX, and a spectacular laser light show in the back of the temple. This entertainment is not to be missed!

Celebrate the Festival of Lights at JKP Radha Madhav Dham with Swami Mukundananda, senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.
5:00 pm Dinner Prasad
6:00 pm Sita Ram Abhishek by Hindu Poojari
7:00 pm Diya lighting, kirtan, arti, and special Divali pravachan from Swami Mukundananda
9:00 pm Lasar Show, Dandiya Ras Garba on the Maharas Mandal

Celebrate Govardhan Pooja on Oct 30th, 11am - 1pm
Kirtans glorifying Giriraj Maharaj Krishn
Discourse & Arti
Outdoor Govardhan Bhog & Parikrama
Lunch Prasad

Maharas leela lovingly performed at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, by the devotees of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj on Sharat Poornima night.

Sharat Poornima (शरत्‌ पूर्णिमा) is that Divine night when Radha Krishn revealed the supreme Bliss of maharas to uncountable Gopis in Vrindaban about 5,000 years ago. It is the full moon night which falls in October. This day is very precious in our lives for an additional reason as well: our beloved Shree Maharajji appeared on that night in 1922 in Mangarh, India.

Swami Nikhilanand is currently staying at Bhakti Dham ashram where our beloved Shree Maharajji is celebrating his 90th birthday with all the devotees. Early morning at 2am on the day of his birthday, devotees gather outside the room of Shree Maharajji for ecstatic kirtan which continues throughout the morning. Later, Shree Maharajji throws handfuls and handfuls of candy to all the devotees in a celebratory style. Throughout the day, devotees have the joy of Shree Kripaluji Maharaj visiting their rooms, doing charan pooja to him, continuous kirtan, arti... Later in the day, Shree Maharajji cuts a decorated cake which is lovingly prepared by devotees. In the evening, there are dances and entertaining cultural programs to celebrate the occasion.

‎"Stages of Bhakti" lecture series just posted on the new lecture website. These special lectures were given by Swami Nikhilanand during the annual intensive at Radha Madhav Dham temple, Austin.

In this series, Swami Nikhilanand gives an in-depth description of the different kinds of bhakti, the stages a devotee progresses through on the path of bhakti, and the ultimate goal, the Divine bhakti. These speeches are based on the descriptions by Roop Goswami in Bhakti Rasamrit Sindhu, as explained by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj.

Enjoy 17 hours worth of speeches at www.SwamiNikhilanandLectures.org! Much much more coming soon! Please bookmark and share this website and keep checking back for more and more inspiration!

Note: This event has been rescheduled for another few weeks

The 3 Goals of Human Life: Bhukti, Mukti & Bhakti
Enlightening discourse and beautiful kirtan with Swami Nikhilanand, pracharak of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj and sanyasi teacher at JKP Radha Madhav Dham

Date:
Sunday Oct 30th
5:00 - 7:00 PM

Date & Time:
Sunday, November 13th
5:00 - 7:30 PM

Venue:
Radha Krishna Temple,
Lawrence Station Rd,
NJ 08648
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Phone: (609) 737-1986

An Italian devotee recently came all the way to Radha Madhav Dham temple. He has kindly shared a few pictures from his spiritual adventure at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, USA. Here are some pictures of the precious time he spent exploring the ashram property with Nikhilanand Bhaiya.

If you would like to spend some time at our ashram, please visit the official website. You can book your accomodations online or call (512)-288-7180.

Sharat Poornima (शरत्‌ पूर्णिमा) is that Divine night when Radha Krishn revealed the supreme Bliss of maharas to uncountable Gopis in Vrindaban about 5,000 years ago. It is the full moon night which falls in October. This day is very precious in our lives for an additional reason as well: our beloved Shree Maharajji (Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj) appeared on that night in 1922 in Mangarh, India. Whereas the devotees in Mangarh participate in a procession (yatra) with Shree Maharajji seated on an elegantly decorated chariot (rath), here at Radha Madhav Dham we have a procession with Shree Radha Rani seated on a flower adorned chariot.

So on this most auspicious and important day, we begin the celebration with bhajans on the Temple steps as we wait with great anticipation to welcome Shree Radha Rani magnificently enthroned on Her beautifully garlanded chariot for the Rath Yatra (रथ यात्रा). Thousands of flowers and petals shower down as we do the arti to Shree Radha Rani. With the blowing conches, singing and dancing, the procession begins on a lovely path through Radha Madhav Dham accompanied by continuous nam sankirtan. After a break at Shyam Kuti, we continue back to the Temple for arti, a discourse and more devotional bhajans as well as a special darshan of the Deities in the shrine. After lunch prasad, we meet again in the Temple for a magnificent cultural program of dancing and Radha Krishn leelas.

We are looking forward to our Annual Intensive and Rath Yatra and once again being with all the devotees. The Rath Yatra is a long standing tradition of Radha Madhav Dham not seen anywhere else in the West. The Divine vibration at our Ashram is palpable and the personal benefit will be immense to everyone who comes and avails themselves of its serenity, beauty and wonder for the whole week. We sincerely hope that each and every one of you can join us for this amazing week of devotion and celebration.

To make this year's Rath Yatra celebrations even more joyous and devotional, Radha Madhav Dham temple brings you the legendary Bhajan Samrat of India, Anup Jalota. The beautiful bhajans of Radha Krishn, sung by Anup Jalota in his melodious voice, performed inside the Divine temple of Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani is a spellbinding combination that is sure to touch your heart with devotional vibrations and bring you closer to Radha Krishn.

Tickets are on sale now at Sulekha.com/Austin. Book your tickets and join us for Radha Rani Rath Yatra on Saturday, Oct 8th. Let us make this celebration the most memorable and joyous experience for you and your family.

For more information, or to book your overnight accomodations call us on (512)-288-7180 of visit our website at www.RadhaMadhavDham.org

Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj is scheduled to be in Mangarh, India from October 6th for the yearly month-long sadhana program. Swami Nikhilanand of JKP Radha Madhav Dham will be there from Oct 11 to 28. It would be the best time to come and meet Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj personally and also gain some guidance from Swami Nikhilanand of JKP Radha Madhav Dham. Contact Swami Nikhilanand or Bhakti Dham ashram for guidance.

If you can't make it to the sadhana program in India, JKP holds a yearly sadhana program in the USA at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin. This annual intensive, October 1st - 8th 2011, is a rare opportunity for the devotees to improve, develop and conceive the consciousness of Radha Krishn love. The annual intensive at Radha Madhav Dham is a time for devotees to participate in morning and evening devotions and chanting programs in the Divine atmosphere of Radha Madhav Dham. Swami Nikhilanand will be in residence for the entire duration.

Contact Radha Madhav Dham at (512)-288-7180 or Swami Nikhilanand for more details.