The holy appearance anniversary of Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura was celebrated at the Matha on Friday 16th September.
After offering puspanjali and arati to the lotus feet of Thakura Mahasaya, the devotees sang bhajanas in his glorification.
Srila Visnu Maharaja then spoke something on the life of Srila Bhaktivinoda. He mentioned about his great contribution as a pioneer of the Krsna Consciousness movement and his influence on the life and preaching of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada and his followers.
Bhakti Vijnana Giri Maharaja spoke on the songs of Bhaktivinoda, in particular he spoke about the section from Saranagati entitled Dainya (humility) and its application in the life of a sadhaka. He also explained Srila Sarasvati Thakura's vision of Bhaktivinoda as the personification of Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami.