22 Aug 2010. The Eindhoven Dagblad dialy reported the Rathayatra festival as a facinating moving temple where everyone is welcomed to join the processioin. The Rathayatra was organised by ISKCON's local Naamhat for the fourth time this year on 21 August.
After several years of devotional service inspired by His Devine Grace AC Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada and his disciples, the local Naamhat is blessed by thier own Rath and deities of Sri Jaganath, Baladev and Subhadra, one of the most merciful form of the God Sri Krishna. Much effort is being put by Sundari Priya mataji and her daughter Ragini and their friends mostly from Brabants for this grand public festival. Vegetarian food namely rice, paneer vegetables and dal soup was cooked in her house for all the thousands of visitors who were served for free in the heart of the city Eindhoven. There was also Indian market display and cultural show that included dances, acrobats and kirtan by young Dutch people of various background.
Everything went extreemly well and evebody was happy who take part in it because the participating to this type of vedic cultural program appeals one's connection with the supreme; the natural tendency between the soul and the supersoul to come close with love. This is because every entity is a part and parcel of God represented by the soul whose presence in the body makes it conscious. The happiness can only be possible to derive in coming in contact of the soul with the supreme in loving devotioal attitude since the supreme is the enjoyer- the source of everything. There were as more than thousand people from many cultural and religious background from the Westen hemisphere. New among them was one man from Nepal and one family from Bhutan although there are thousands of them living in The Netherlands and were cordially invited.
There are many benifit of organising and participating in this type of Vedic cultural programs. It brings one closer to the divine whatever one's faith may be. It redressess one from material contamination and develops spiritual health that will help one to attain self realization and be happy. Just like medicines and diet both are essential for a deseased person, the aural vibration of the holy name of God with the hymn Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare and the Jagannatha prasad will releave one from the disease of material hedodenism.
The local Naamhat Center of ISKCON; Boxtel and Eindhoven prays and hopes to realize having a local temple in future.
One week earlier much more grand Rathayatra was held in Amsterdam where about ten thousand people participated. This type of Rathayatra is being held in other cities of The Netherlands every year. Observing Rathayatra was first initiated by His Divine Grace AC Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada in the late 1960 in the Western countries, a tradition prevailed in Orrissa over 50 centuries. Gautam. Naamhat mandir Boxtel. See video here
After several years of devotional service inspired by His Devine Grace AC Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada and his disciples, the local Naamhat is blessed by thier own Rath and deities of Sri Jaganath, Baladev and Subhadra, one of the most merciful form of the God Sri Krishna. Much effort is being put by Sundari Priya mataji and her daughter Ragini and their friends mostly from Brabants for this grand public festival. Vegetarian food namely rice, paneer vegetables and dal soup was cooked in her house for all the thousands of visitors who were served for free in the heart of the city Eindhoven. There was also Indian market display and cultural show that included dances, acrobats and kirtan by young Dutch people of various background.
Everything went extreemly well and evebody was happy who take part in it because the participating to this type of vedic cultural program appeals one's connection with the supreme; the natural tendency between the soul and the supersoul to come close with love. This is because every entity is a part and parcel of God represented by the soul whose presence in the body makes it conscious. The happiness can only be possible to derive in coming in contact of the soul with the supreme in loving devotioal attitude since the supreme is the enjoyer- the source of everything. There were as more than thousand people from many cultural and religious background from the Westen hemisphere. New among them was one man from Nepal and one family from Bhutan although there are thousands of them living in The Netherlands and were cordially invited.
There are many benifit of organising and participating in this type of Vedic cultural programs. It brings one closer to the divine whatever one's faith may be. It redressess one from material contamination and develops spiritual health that will help one to attain self realization and be happy. Just like medicines and diet both are essential for a deseased person, the aural vibration of the holy name of God with the hymn Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare and the Jagannatha prasad will releave one from the disease of material hedodenism.The local Naamhat Center of ISKCON; Boxtel and Eindhoven prays and hopes to realize having a local temple in future.
One week earlier much more grand Rathayatra was held in Amsterdam where about ten thousand people participated. This type of Rathayatra is being held in other cities of The Netherlands every year. Observing Rathayatra was first initiated by His Divine Grace AC Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada in the late 1960 in the Western countries, a tradition prevailed in Orrissa over 50 centuries. Gautam. Naamhat mandir Boxtel. See video here
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