The city is gearing up for lots of celebrations and deep piety on Janmashtami, on August 22
It's that time of the year again - to break the handi and let the good times flow, literally! According to Hindu mythology, Sri Krishna was born on this day, as an avatar of deity Vishnu, the supreme God, to protect the good and banish the evil in the world. Day-long fasts and night-long ceremonies to bathe the deity's idol, adorn it with clothes and jewellery, place it in a cradle and perform puja are observed by Krishna devotees around the world on Janmashtami.
The International Society for Krishna CONsciousness (ISKCON) will be displaying a model of the final architecture of the New Vedic Cultural Centre soon to be opened at Kondhwa. More than 70,000 devotees will be participating in the Abhishek Festival, where special darshan of the deities, Radha Kunjabihari, Gaur Nitai and Balaji, with day-long 'Hare Krishna' and 'Sri Balaji' kirtans will be held. “This is the most important event of the year for me; I wait for it eagerly. I can spend time exclusively with the Lord and his devotees for two or three days, forgetting everything else,” says Rajesh Jalnekar, a devotee at ISKCON Pune, who is also the director of Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune. “I am looking forward to making resolutions to advance in my spiritual life by taking part in the morning programme, which includes mangal aarti, chanting, darshan of the Lord, attending Shrimad Bhagavatam classes, abhishek kirtan, skits, fasting, meeting devotees and rendering various services,” he adds.
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