Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami

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Sunday 8th May saw the holy appearance day of Srila Gadadhara Pandita. At Govindaji Gardens in the morning, Visnu Maharaja's Deities of Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara were brought to Jagannatha Temple and bathed with pancamrta while the devotees led by Srila Narasingha Maharaja performed hari-nama sankirtana. After the abhiseka ceremony Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke briefly to all the devotees about the pastimes of Gadadhara Pandita and his unique role in Gaura-lila.

Later in the evening, Srila Visnu Maharaja also spoke to devotees and guests on Gadadhara-tattva and the Audarya-lila of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.