namaste girirajaya sri govardhana namine
asesa-klesa nasaya paramananda dayine
"My obeisances to the king of mountains who is known as Sri Govardhana. He destroys unlimited obstacles and bestows the highest bliss to the devotees"
The appearance of Giriraja Govardhana was celebrated on Sunday 26th October at Govindaji Gardens and was attended by many devotees from Bangalore and Mysore. After decorating Govardhana Hill, the devotees assembled in the kirtana hall and heard Srila Narasingha Maharaja speak about the glories of Giriraja and the glories of Srimad Bhagavatam. Srila Narasingha Maharaja began the class by explaining why Krsna's Vraja-lila is only found in Bhagavatam and not in the Mahabharata, and he also explained the qualification to read Bhagavatam.
After the class the devotees took turns in bathing Govardhana-sila with milk and everyone participated in bringing bhoga to offer to the Lord. Parikrama and maha-arati was performed to the accompaniment of nama-sankirtana.
The devotees then honored Sri Govardhana prasadam.