With great pleasure, ISKCON Mayapur invites devotees worldwide to celebrate the Gaura Purnima festival 2011 at Sri dham Mayapur. On 5th of March 2011, the festival inauguration will take place, followed by various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on 19th March. Please find below the detailed festival schedule. Gaura Purnima festival announcements on guest house booking, seva opportunities etc will be posted from time to time in our website www. mayapur. com

2011 Festival Schedule
By Bhakti Purusottama Swami
With great pleasure, ISKCON Mayapur invites devotees worldwide to celebrate the Gaura Purnima festival 2011 at Sri dham Mayapur. On 5th of March 2011, the festival inauguration will take place, followed by various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on 19th March. Please find below the detailed festival schedule. Gaura Purnima festival announcements on guest house booking, seva opportunities etc will be posted from time to time in our website www. mayapur. com

Date
Festivals
20-Feb
GBC meeting Starts
3-Mar
GBC meeting ends
4-Mar
Arrival of Devotees
5-Mar
Festival Inauguration
Tamal Krishna Goswami’s Disappearance
5-7Mar
Panca-tattva Abhisheka of the Holy Name,
Cultural programs, Sponsored Satsang
Seminars,
Congregational preaching Night, Book Distribution Awards
7-Mar
Parikrama adhivasa
8-Mar
Navadvip mandala Parikrama begins
14-Mar
Navadvip mandala parikrama party returns to Mayapur
14-19Mar
Festivities and Cultural programs
15-Mar
Ganga Puja
Elephant Procession
Immersion of Ashes of departed souls
16-Mar
Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Boat Festival
17-Mar
Santipur festival
18-Mar
Ratha Yatra
19-Mar
Gaura Purnima Festival
20-Mar
Jagannath Mishra’s Feast
21-Mar
Devotees Depart
Thank you.
Your servant
Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Festival coordinator
ISKCON Mayapur
e-mail:bps@pamho.net
Web:www.mayapur.com