Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami MaharajaSri Kesavaji Gaudiya MathaM. Kolerdanga Road (near the Ganga Bridge)Navadvipa, West BengalPhone: +91-9153125442 / 9734825362 (Madhusudan das) In Govardhana, just before the end of Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2010, our beloved Gurudeva, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja personally invited all of us to attend Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama in the holy land of Sri Navadvipa-dhama. This parikrama will be very special, for it will only be the second one without the physical presence of our most beloved Srila Gurudeva. We will share many remembrances of his glories and the Harikatha that forever emanates from his lotus mouth. Please do not miss this opportunity and try to be with us.This year, the festival will be inaugurated on March 2nd with the devotees observing sankalpa, or a vow to ensure the success of their parikrama. The last day of the festival will be March 9th.Visit the Parikrama Event page on purebhakti.com forfull details, schedules and travelling tips.All Glories to Sri Sri Guru and GaurangaYou are cordially invited to attendSri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama 2012Conducted under the guidance ofSri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami MaharajaSri Kesavaji Gaudiya MathaM. Kolerdanga Road (near the Ganga Bridge)Navadvipa, West BengalPhone: +91-9153125442 / 9734825362 (Madhusudan das)Dear Devotees,In Govardhana, just before the end of Sri Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2010, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja personally invited all of us to attend Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama in the holy land of Sri Navadvipa-dhama for the rest of our lives. This parikrama will be very special, for it will only be the second one without the physical presence of our most beloved Srila Gurudeva. We will share many remembrances of his glories and the Harikatha that forever emanates from his lotus mouth. Please do not miss this opportunity and try to be with us.This year, the festival will be inaugurated on March 2nd with the devotees observing sankalpa, or a vow to ensure the success of their parikrama. The last day of the festival will be March 9th.ParikramaOn March 3nd, we will begin our five-day Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama, a pilgrimage to each of Navadvipa's nine incomparably beautiful islands. As we wind our way through these islands, we will chant compelling and surcharged kirtanas that we will cherish forever, reverentially touch our head to the dust of the numerous holy places related to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes, and hear nectarean harikatha that will change our lives and strengthen our commitment to the path of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. Our pilgrimage will be completed on March 7th.Gaura PurnimaOn March 8th, we will celebrate the divine appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The temple room will resound with kirtana, and harikatha will be given in both Bengali and English. Many devotees honor Mahaprabhu's appearance by taking bath in the Ganga early in the morning. Devotees are encouraged to fast on this day. In the evening, just at the time of dusk, there is an abhishek of the deity of Mahaprabhu, accompanied by an extraordinarily sweet kirtana, followed by Ekadasi maha-prasadam.Festival of Sri Jagannatha MisraOverjoyed with the birth of his dearmost son, Sri Jagannatha Misra held a grand festival the day after the