ISKCON Columbus

Sri Radhashtami will be celebrated at the temple this coming Thursday - August 27th.

Its one of the holiest days in Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya and especially for the Rupanugas who aspire only to be a servant of the servant of the maid servant of Srimati Radharani. So please pray that you may become one of them, we certainly pray that those who sincerely serves Srimati Radharani attain that transcendental destination.

All day fasting will culminate in feasting and a beautiful festival. We invite you to come with your family and friends for this most auspicious occasion and reap eternal transcendental benefit.

Date August 27th - Thursday
Venue ISKCON Columbus Temple
Address 379 W 8th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Phone 614-421-1661

Festival schedule

6:00PM -7:00PM : Melodious bhajans by Dhiralalitha Prabhu
7:00PM -7:15PM : Bhajans by Gopika Prabhu
7:15PM - 8:00PM : Class by H.G. Shankaranand Prabhu (a disciple of H.H. Radhanath Swami)
8:00PM -8:30PM: Kirtan
8:30PM -8.45PM: Auction of deity paraphernelia, Nrsimha arati and announcements
8.45PM: Transcendental mouth watering Prasadam

Auction is done every year to raise extra laxmi for the diety dept and as an appreciation for all the devotees who engage in the transcendental rasa of diety shringara(dressing)

Any contribution for sponsoring the feast are welcome.

To sponsor for Sri Radhastami , please contact Premvilas prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Harinamananda Prabhu (henry1008@hotmail.com).

Radha, Krishna’s female counterpart

The complete conception of God includes God and His energies, which exist simultaneously with Him and are in a sense identical to Him. The sum of Krishna’s energies is Radha, His eternal consort. Like the sun and sunshine, Krishna and Radha are one.
Radha embodies the totality of love for Krishna. Thus She is known as the personification of Bhakti, or loving devotion to God.
Loving God is our natural state, now dormant. By Her pure example, Radha is the beacon calling everyone to re-awaken full love for Krishna. She also dispenses mercy to help us achieve that goal.
Radha-Krishna are the male and female aspects of God. Known as the Divine Couple, together they are the full manifestation of God.
“Radharani is a tenderhearted feminine counterpart of the supreme whole, resembling the perfectional stage of the worldly feminine nature. Therefore, the mercy of Radharani is available very readily to the sincere devotees, and once She recommends such a devotee to Lord Krishna, the Lord at once accepts the devotee’s admittance into His association.” —Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavatam 2.3.23

Srimati Radharani’s Appearance

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on August 27. This special day is known as Radhashtami. [Please visit krishna.com for further reading].

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201