Sri Krsna Janmashtami Wishes from Us - Welcome to ISV!

View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Patrons Hope this meets you all well and experiencing Lord Krsna's love!  The biggest and most awaited festival of the year - Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Lord Krishna's appearance day is here and we have begun the festivities with pomp and show with the grand Mangala Arati at 4.30 am this morning.  We are looking forward to serving you today as you make your way to ISV. Every moment will be filled with continuous Bhajans, Kirtanas, Krishna katha, Japa, Puja offerings etc, ending with midnight ararti, kirtana and prasadam distribution. Free dinner, prasadam feast, will be served to all. Please invite friends and family to ISV for the Grand Janmasthami Celebration s( https://www.facebook.com/iskconsv/ )   If you're interested in rendering service for the Lordship's pleasure, we would love you to sign up Janmashtami Volunteer Sign-up form.   For us to serve Sri Krishna's guests, we need help with sponsorship. There is also plenty of opportunity if you wish to sponsor the Festival offerings on Sri Krishna's & Srila Prabhupada's Birthday. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gSdCljyp_7e3wYDp1wIsdJFVtXJZrzgEseRYtbFMnAw/edit?usp=sharing   We very much look forward to your wonderful association during festival season. If we can be any assistance or service to you or your family, please feel free to reach out to us. If you any questions, please email us. Thank you very much for considering our humble request!  Please look out for another email on directions, parking instructions and housekeeping which will be rolled out shortly! This week we have:  Monday: Sri Krsna Janmashtami Festival Tuesday: Sri Prabhupada Appearance Day Festival Wednesday: (Continued) Glorification & Appreciation of Srila Prabhupada by ISV Community Watch us Live! In case you are unable to make it, you can also join us through audio conference or watch live broadcast. The details are available at www.IskconSiliconValley.com. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3- SRI KRSNA JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL   Sri Krishna Janmashtami - Celebrations of divine appearance of Lord Sri Krishna. Devotees all over the world celebrate this festival to express their desire to serve the Supreme Lord and to glorify Him.  "One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, takes his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode. O Arjuna" - Bhagavad-gita 4.9. The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna appeared on the earth 5200 years ago. His appearance in this world is remembered & celebrated as Janmashtami festival. At ISV, we celebrate this festival with devotion & great pomp. Their Lordships Mahaprabhu, Sri Sri Radha Madanamohana and Sri Narasimhadeva are magnificently dressed and adorned with jewelleries and colourful fragrant flowers on this day.  Devotees observe a full-day fast. As a part of the celebrations, the temple has scheduled devotional activities throughout the day, like Kirtans, discussing pastimes of Krishna & much more. Lord Krishna's bathing ceremony – called Abhishek – is witnessed by all attendees while sponsors get opportunity to personally bathe the Lord.  We extend a warm invitation to you and your family for this auspicious occasion! 4:30am Mangala Arotik 5:00am Tulasi Aroik 5:15am Japa 7:15am Guru Puja 7:30am Darshan Arotik & Kirtana 8:30am Sastra Jam & Hari Katha 10:30am Abhishek of Sri Sri Radha MadanMohan Ji 11:45am Kirtan and Hari Katha 12:00pm Raj Bhoga Arotik 1:00pm Kirtan and Hari Katha 2:00pm Kirtan by Community Devotees 4:00pm Kirtan and Hari Katha 6:00pm Kirtan by ISV Kids 7:00pm Sandhya Arotik 8:30pm Abhishek & Kirtana 10:00pm Hari Katha 11:15pm Announcements & Acknowledgements 11:30pm Kirtana 12:00am Maha Arotik TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - SRILA PRABHUPADA APPEARANCE DAY FESTIVAL  The appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON is celebrated as Vyasa Puja. Srila Prabhupada was born in 1896 on the day of Nandotsava (the next day of Janmashtami). A bona fide spiritual master coming in this line of succession descending from Vyasadeva is considered a representative of Vyasa deva. Srila Prabhupada is the 32nd acharya in this disciplic succession and his disciples observe his appearance day ceremony as Vyasa Puja. For the devotees of ISKCON, this is the most important festival of the year. Devotees fast till noon. Various items are cooked for offering to the spiritual master, who in turn offers it to Krishna. Devotees will read homage offerings written by them to glorify Srila Prabhupada. We cordially welcome you all to this auspicious fesitval to commemorate the divine appearance day of our Acharya, Srila Prabhupada.  8:00am -12pm Srila Prabhupada Katha & Offerings 11:45am- Offering of the Janmathami-Vyasa Puja Monthly Sankirtana Festival results 12:00pm - Puspanjali & Srila Prabhupada Arotik 1:00pm Prasadam WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 -  EXTENDED SRILA PRABHUPADA VYASA PUJA CELEBRATIONS We are pleased to welcome you on Wednesday, September 5th as we continue glorifying Srila Prabhupada thereby welcoming everyone one of our devotees to offer their homage by reading their offerings.  6:00pm: Vaishnava Bhajans 6:30pm: Glorifying & Appreciation of Srila Prabhupada 7:50pm: Kirtana by H.G Vaisesika Das 8:00pm: Sandhya Arotik 8:45pm: Prasadam Copyright © 2018 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. 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