Devotees at Govindaji Gardens celebrated the first day of Spring (Vasanta-pancami) on February 3rd. Traditionally, the Deities of Vraja are adorned in yellow garments and profusely decorated with flowers, new buds, flower-blossoms, mango leaves etc. The pujaris of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava spent the morning decorating Their Lordships and offered a variety of foodstuffs to them.
Vasanta-pancami is also the appearance day of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunandana Thakura and Gaura-sakti Srimati Visnupriya-devi, as well as the disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura.
In the evening Srila B.B. Visnu Maharaja and B.V. Giri Maharaja both spoke on the lives of these great devotees and also explained the Spring pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava.