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Damodara-lila: Works and Grace by Giriraj Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 13, 2022 at 11:00am

“Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, quoting from the Vaisnava-tosani of Srila Sanatana Gosvami, says that the incident of Krsna’s breaking the pot of yogurt and being bound by mother Yasoda took place on the Dipavali Day, or Dipa-malika. Even today in India, this festival is generally celebrated very gorgeously in the month of Kartika.” (SB 10.9.1–2 purport)

We are now in the month of Damodara. It began on the full-moon night and will continue until the next full moon. Damodara is a name for

Lord Jagannath's Ongoing Lila: Rath Yatra 2021

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 17, 2021 at 3:07pm

Ever since the pandemic, it has been extremely difficult for us to come together and be in association of devotees and to celebrate the various occasions that we otherwise did with so much of grandeur. Nevertheless, we have been trying our best to bring to you every celebration in the best possible way. We felt that even this year, we wouldn't be able to have a Ratha Yatra like we usually did, but Lord Jagannath had other plans.

Although the whole intention of Ratha Yatra is that everyone ge

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