Jhulan- a way to please the Lord

Jhulan is a playful entertainment of the Lord krishna in Vrindhavan observing which marks the begining of the Naamhat mandir in Boxtel, Netherlands on the Pavitropana ekadasi day of every year that falls in the 3rd week of August, ie 19th this year. This year's celebration marks this Vedic cultural center's 8th anniversary. On this day a small swing is made for Sri Radha Krishna and after nice bhoga offering of sweet and vegetarian disheses They are honoured with the Jhulan service. This is truly pleasing and transcendental and likes the children to play with the Lord.

Naamhat actually mean a market pace of the Holy Name. It was initiated by Lord Nitainanda a close associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in 15th centtury in West Bengal. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the recent incarnation of Radha Krishna in the form of devotee who is teaching the content of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is practically.

The purpose of of organising every 3rd Saturdays the Vedic cultural program is to facilitate everyone irrespective of their faith and background to develop devotion and spirituality with the understanding that the God is one and everyone is part and parcel of God, whatever name people may call Him according to their language and understanding.  The program intends to help Bhutanese and Nepalese people in The Netherlands in particular, for their healthy integration and preservation of the Vedic aspect of their culture. However accept few elderly people many remaind aloof of this facilities owing to their perosonal prejudices and influence of a few atheistic  politicians at the moment. But many people from other background has been taking this opportunity and realizing its importance in their lives. Gautam