Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's appearance was observed on Wednesday February 7th.
The program began with guru-puja. Gaura-gopala Dasa Brahmacari led the devotees in singing 'Sri Srila Prabhupada-padma Stavaka' as everyone offered flowers at the lotus feet of Srila Sarasvati Thakura.
BV Giri Maharaja then sang 'Srila Prabhupada Vandana' - a composition in praise of Sarasvati Thakura written during his lifetime by Sri Gopala Govinda Mahant.
Srila Visnu Maharaja spoke from 'Encounters With Divinity' wherein Srila Sridhara Maharaja talks about the beginning of Sarasvati Thakura's Gaudiya Matha. Giri Maharaja explained the significance of Sarasvati Thakura's birth in Puri-ksetra in relation to the Puranic verse 'Hyutkale purusottamat'. Vraja-vallabha Prabhu (a visiting disciple of Srila Sridhara Maharaja) spoke on how all devotees of our line are intrinsically and firmly connected with Sarasvati Thakura and how he is the main point of reference for our Sarasvata parampara.