The advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was celebrated at Govindaji Gardens on 3rd March 2007.
After decorating the Deities, the devotees sat down for bhajans and class given by Srila Visnu Maharaja and Giri Maharaja. Srila Visnu Maharaja spoke on the eight verses of Mahaprabhu's Siksastakam and Giri Maharaja spoke on the external and internal reasons for Mahaprabhu's appearance in the world.
Devotees enthusiastically sang Srila Sridhara Maharaja's "Prema-dhama-deva Stotram" and bhajans led by Vamanadeva Dasa and Caitanya Dasa went on from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm.
At 5:30 the abhiseka of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began. Visnu Maharaja and Giri Maharaja bathed the Deity of the Lord in various substances as Kunjabihari Dasa led the devotees in chanting the Holy Names.
After the abhiseka was over, sandhya-arati began and Visnu Maharaja offered arati to the Deities.
Over 40 preparations were offered to the Deities, cooked by Gaura-gopala Dasa, Sri Gopala Dasa, Paurnamasi Dasi and Anuradha Dasi. The Lord's remnants were honored by about 70 devotees and guests.
This Gaura-purnima was especially auspicious since it was also a lunar eclipse, just as when Mahaprabhu Himself appeared in Nadiya in 1486 CE.