makar sankranti - Blog - ISKCON Desire Tree | IDT2024-03-28T20:49:34Zhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/makar+sankrantiISKCON Ayodhya Serves Prasadam to 100,000+ on Makar Sankrantihttps://iskcondesiretree.com/profiles/blogs/iskcon-ayodhya-serves-prasadam-to-100-000-on-makar-sankranti2024-01-23T15:40:18.000Z2024-01-23T15:40:18.000ZISKCON Desire Treehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/iskcon_desire_tree<div><p><strong><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12365399891,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="500" alt="12365399891?profile=RESIZE_584x" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>By Rameshwar Tirth Das and Vasundhara Gupta </strong></p>
<p>ISKCON Ayodhya distributes prasadam to over 100,000 visitors on the on January 15th, 2024, the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Vinay Bhushan Chaitanya Das, the director of “Food for Life,” quoted Srila Prabhupada’s iconic words that no onewithin 10 miles of an ISKCON Temple should go to bed hungry.<br /> <br /> ISKCON Ayodhya prepared 12 pavilions across the holy dham, the most important being the one at the famous Lata Mangeshkar Chowk, also known as Veena Chwok. The director of ISKCON Ayodhya, Dev Shekhar Vishnu Das, has organized this prasadam distribution for the last two years but acknowledged this is a significant time,” This is a special year for all of Ayodhya residents since a grand Ram temple will open on January 22nd,” he continued, “So we thought of getting help from most of the local business owner, and everyone cooperated.</p>
<p>“We also wanted to incorporate a social message with our meal distribution, so we refrained from using any single-use plastic so as to ensure we give our contribution towards the government’s vision of Clean and Single-use plastic-free Ayodhya. This commitment was also widely shared in all our advertising material as well,” said Dev Shekhar Vishnu Das. <br /> <br /> <strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://iskconnews.org/iskcon-ayodhya-serves-prasadam-to-100000-on-makar-sankranti/">https://iskconnews.org/iskcon-ayodhya-serves-prasadam-to-100000-on-makar-sankranti/</a></p></div>Makar Sankranti / Ganga Sagar – Auspiciousness in Abundancehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/profiles/blogs/makar-sankranti-ganga-sagar-auspiciousness-in-abundance2021-01-13T12:13:08.000Z2021-01-13T12:13:08.000ZISKCON Desire Treehttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/iskcon_desire_tree<div><p><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8418763077,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="450" alt="8418763077?profile=RESIZE_584x" />Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person, is in the mode of goodness. (Bhagavad Gita 17:20)</p>
<p>Those who give such charity without the slightest inclination for any reciprocal return are those situated in sattva guna the mode of goodness. Such aspirants will offer danam at an auspicious place such as Kuruksetra where Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-Gita or anywhere along the bank of the 20</p>
<p>00 miles long sacred river Ganga. They will offer danam at an auspicious time such as during a solar eclipse or the holy day of ekadasi the 11th day preceding the new moon and the full moon. These are all charity situated in sattva guna.</p>
<p>The place where any charity is given, the time when it is given and the type of recipient of the charity are very important factors. The auspicious occasion of Makara Sankranti, the holy place of Ganga Sagar, and its pious pilgrims present before us an ideal combination, which is a rare opportunity for us to take advantage of and earn immense punya by giving in charity.</p>
<p>In Sri Mayapur Dham, we have such a wide range of opportunity to perform seva to the dham and dhamvasis and on this day which is known for its auspiciousness just by the simple act of giving in charity in the right mode, one can attain all auspiciousness.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.mayapur.com/serve-mayapur/general-donation/">Click : Special seva can be offered on this day such as:</a><br /> Feeding the Cows<br /> Dhamvasi Seva<br /> Ganga Seva<br /> Poojas to Sri Narasimhadeva, Sri Radha Madhava & Sri Pancha Tattva<br /> Sri Jagannatha<br /> Sria Prabhupad Pushpa Samadhi Seva,<br /> Shastra dhana<br /> Anna dhana</li>
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<p>I can be worshiped within the cows by offerings of grass and other suitable grains and paraphernalia for the pleasure and health of the cows, and one may worship Me within the Vaiṣṇavas by offering loving friendship to them and honoring them in all respects. (ŚB 11.11.43-45)</p>
<p>According to the Hindu calendar, there are 12 Sankranti days in a year. Each Sankranti marks the beginning of a month and is observed in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal and Nepal. Sankranti also represents the movement of the Sun from one constellation to another.</p>
<p>It is said that on this day, the Sun God will make northward movement, uttarayana, and bring more light and good fortune. It is indeed a pious and up lighting time to engage our mind properly, in the right consciousness while offering our service or whatever seva we have pledged our minds.</p>
<p>Your good deeds of the past have bestowed you with blessings of wealth. When you share your wealth in charity for a deserving purpose, the wealth gets back to you in multiples!<br /> <br /> <strong>Source: </strong><a href="https://www.mayapur.com/2021/makar-sankranti-ganga-sagar-auspiciousness-in-abundance/">https://www.mayapur.com/2021/makar-sankranti-ganga-sagar-auspiciousness-in-abundance/</a></p></div>