Udupi July 31, 2008: The annual Sri Krishna Janmastami and 'Sri Krishna Leelotsav' at the famous Sri Krishna Temple would be held here on August 23 and 24 respectively, informed Sri Sugunendra Thirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Puttige Mutt today addressing the press.
He said as part of Janmastami, a nine-day 'Sri Krishna Navotsav' would be held featuring seminar and dialogue on Sri Krishna by eminent scholars from different parts of Karnataka.
MUMBAI: Graduates and BPOwallas are fast emerging as the Big Boys of govinda, or so it seems. Janmashtami, when the govinda gaggle is out on the mean streets of Mumbai to be drenched in milk and curd, is scheduled for August 24.
"' Govinda' is a Gen.Now event and many of our young volunteers who are doing their post-graduation or are into software and BPO are giving the festival a new look,'' said Prakash Patil of a suburban Janmashtami group.
Take the case of Sagar Tade. The 20-something youth from Mazgaon is a commerce graduate from a prestigious south Mumbai college. Tade has earned a job in the banking sector. "The pocketborough where I grew up sizzles with the govinda fever every year. It is impossible to resist the call of 'aala re... ','' he added.
Ditto with Swapnil Gosavi. "All my friends are out on the ground every evening to practice the human pyramid. Govinda has nothing to do with education. Even if I had done my post-graduation from Yale University, I would love to dance to the 'dholak' beat every year,'' laughed Gosavi who is doing a course in aviation. The commerce graduate from Devi Pada, in Borivli, rubs shoulders with school dropouts and cable operators as they slug it out on a slushy maidan.
In Girgaum, Rahul Patange has plans to goad Wizzcraft into sponsoring his 80-year-old 'mandal' in Mangal Wadi. "We have to inject glamour, pace and style into govinda. The new generation is doing this with gusto,'' said Patange whose fluency in English earns him admiring glances from his 'Mee-Marathi ' friends.
After a gruelling 10-hour schedule in a Malad call centre, Shankar Garud, 21, has all the energy to go through the paces at a govinda ground, a Bisleri bottle tucked neatly into his bag. "My call centre colleagues who are not from Mumbai are eager to see me doing the pyramid,'' said Garud.
According to Nitesh Pawar, a computer science graduate from Ruia college, the concept of govinda blurs social distinctions. "It's nice to see graduates and geeks carrying the weight of auto-rickshaw drivers and courier employees on their shoulders,'' said Pawar who works in a Dalal Street firm.
Mathura (PTI): As temples in Mathura, Vrindaban and other areas prepare for Lord Krishna's birth anniversary, the administration has sketched out safety plan to ensure full-proof security for the devotees expected to gather here at 'Brij Bhumi', the birth place of their diety.
Extra forces from different zones have been called up. A special security strategy is being chalked out for the safety and security of two shrines at Sri Krishna Janmashthan and other temples of Mathura, Vrindavan and Goverdhan, said senior superintendent of police S B Shiradkar.
"Barricading work has already been started at Sri Krishna Janmasthan," he added.
The festival will be celebrated in Mathura, Vrindaban, Goverdhan and Nandgaon on August 24 while in Vrindavan's Ranganath temple, the anniversary will be observed on August 25 and 'Lattha Ka Mela' the following day, according to south Indian tradition, the temple authrorities said.
Apart from cleaning and decoration works, sufficient quantity of milk, curd, herbs and medicines are also being provided to these temples for 'Abhishek (Bathing ceremony)' and other rituals during the occasion.
The idols are being decorated with new Jardozi cloth and various ornaments, they said.
"To ensure proper glimpse of the diety during 'Abhishek', a wooden platform has been raised at the entrance of the temple," Sri Krishna Janmasthan secretary Kapil Sharma said.
Worshipping the blue god in Kolkata
Krishna on a swing under a Kadamba tree with Radha and dancing figurines of gopis greeted devotees at Shri Radha Krishna Temple on Jhulan. Strains of Jhulan ke din aayo rendered by Kishan Budhadev rent the air.
Floral decorations and strings of lights hung around the carved pillars and walls of the temple as it celebrated the three-day Jhulan festival for the 13th year from August 12 to 15 and geared up for Janmastami on August 23.
Through the four days of Jhulan, the temple gates were open from 5.30am to 11am and again from 4.30pm to 9.30pm. Intricate jhankis designed by Shibu Paul of Kalighat recreated mythological scenes.
“We get thousands of visitors on these festival days. The crowd swells during the weekends,” said V. M. Agarwal, the manager of Shri Radha-Krishna temple.
Devotees were treated to bhajans by Maruti Mohta, Dhrubajit Bhattacharjee and Dhiren Sanghvi.
On Janmashtami, the temple will be open from 5.30am to 11am and from 5.30pm to 1am.
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