By Gopi Gita Devi Dasi
“Narasimhadeva is the eternal protector, still this year, we were able to offer him a golden Kavacha armor,” said Govindadeva Dasa, who worked endlessly for weeks in South India alongside the experts to ensure the Golden Kavacha was made to perfection and on time for this year’s Narasimha Caturdasi.
The Narasimha Caturdasi Festival, in ISKCON Simhachalam, situated in the Bavarian Hills in Germany, was a grand collection of festivities, including kirtan, dancing swamis, and spellbinding darshans this year.
Uniquely at ISKCON Simhachalam, the main presiding deity is Sri Sri Prahlad Laksmi Narasimhadeva, ensuring this is Their most significant Festival of the year. Before the event, considerable organization and planning were going on. “Months of meditation, preparation, and suddenly there is a boom,” said Ramananda Gopala Dasa, Head Pujari, “This boom is the festival!”
“This Festival was a return of the long history of Narasimha-Caturdasi Festival celebrations after a several-year mandatory break due to COVID-19 restrictions. “It was bigger, more spectacular, and better organized. The Festival was well attended by many devotees,” stated Govindadeva Dasa, Temple President. Having all the restrictions removed led to a record level of pre-event registrations, even with a five-day schedule of “12-hour daily nonstop kirtan or katha” advertised.
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