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Sarva Mangala would like to let you know that Radha-Vallabha's
shop has new stock:
  •  Organic all-vegetable, fragrant and long-lasting soaps 
  •  Warm winter capes for women
  •        Beautiful brass murtis of Radha-Krishna, and
           Radha-Krishna and the gopis

    And we have

  •       Organic Ghee again - for your puja and your health
      As well as our well-known 
  •       Sugar-free Chyawanprash. This time at a new and reduced price to please your pocket as well as your health.
There is also a HALF-MARKED-PRICE CLEARANCE on all 
Biothique stock, to make way for new arrivals in six weeks time.


# Posted by Rasanandini at 22/8/08; 9:14:21 PM to the News dept.
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Here is our schedule of celebrations for Sri Krishna Janmastami on Sunday. There are 'unlimited' parking spaces nearby in Boyd Street. We hope to see you sometime during the day!

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2008 JANMASTAMI PROGRAMME

TEMPLE ROOM: there will be kirtanas all day beginning at 9.30am.

4.30am  -  4.55am    Mangala arati
7.00am  -  7.10am     Deity greeting
7.10am  -  7.30am     Guru puja
7.30am  -  9.00am     Class
12.30pm - 1.00pm    
Raj bhoga arati
4.00pm  -  4.05am     Dhoop arati
7.00pm  -  7.30pm     Sandhya arati
9.00pm  -  9.30pm     Sayana arati
Midnight  - 1.00am     Midnight arati

2. DARSHAN is available all day long except for:
4.30pm  -  7.00pm    Closed for deity dressing
10.00pm - Midnight   Closed for deity dressing
Midnight  - 1.00am    Darshana available

3. OFFERINGS TO SRI  KRISHNA – front lawn
10.00am - 11.00pm   Donors' arati to Sri Sri Radha
                                   Krishna

4. SRI SRI RADHA-GOVIND ABHISHEKA – front lawn
7.45pm  –  9.30pm 

5. DOSA HUT - side garden
3.00pm – 11.00pm 

6. TEMPLE COURTYARD
8.30am   -  5.00pm    Krishna Book
10.30pm – 11.45pm  Yajna – Fire Sacrifice

7. VEDIC CULTURAL PROGRAMME – prasada hall
All guests to be seated strictly by 7pm
for 7.15pm start.

7.15pm - 7.30pm  Opening and welcome
7.30pm - 8.00pm  Drama: Gopichandan – by the Bhakta

                                       Prahlad Group

8.00pm - 8.03pm  Dance to a Mayalam song pleading
                                       Krishna
to return - by Meenu,
                                       Jashoda and Shreya
8.03pm - 8.30pm Drama: Krishna and Sudama - by
                               Bhaktavendanta Youth Services.
8.30pm - 8.50pm 
Dance on Lord Krishna, choreographed
                                      by Usha – Natyalaya Dance Group
8.50pm - 9.00pm 
Acknowledgement of participants and
                                      recognition of exceptional
                                      performance by Aniruddha Dasa,
                              Temple
President
9.00pm – 9.10pm 
Dance to Bhajan song: Choreographed
                                      by Mai Nachungi Dance Company.
                                      ‘Radha is searching for Lord Krishna.
                                       The gopis tell Her that they have seen
                                       Him playing His flute while playing
                                       with the other cowherd boys’ –
                               performed by Radha, Roja, Vivkitha,
                               Priyanka and Shruti.
9.10pm – 9.20pm  
Dance: Dandia Ras dance, “Aaj Radha
                                       Ko Shayam Yada..” (Radha is pining 
                                       for Lord Sri Krishna).
                                       Choreographed by the Mai Nachungi
                                       dance Company.Performed by Soni,
                               Mary, Krishna Mayi, Sania, Kalindi
                               and Amal.
9.20pm - 9.40pm    Hindi bhajans - by Pooja Gupta.
9.40pm – 10.00pm  Drama: Krishna steals Rukmini – by
                               Bumble Bee Productions




# Posted by Rasanandini at 22/8/08; 1:22:41 PM to the dept.
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Srimad Bhagavatam 11.1.1 - Developing faith in the words of the Srimad Bhagavatam.
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# Posted by Nanda Mandira Dasa at 22/8/08; 12:41:06 PM to the Daily Class dept.
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