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SUMMARY:Rama Navami (Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 6 April 2025 | Ticket Required 9am – 7pm\n\nThere no more regular tickets available for parking on-site. \nPlease consider our free Park & Ride tickets\, which will allow you to park at the nearby Haberdashers’ Girls’ School and a shuttle will take to and from the Manor. Alternatively we have Shuttle services from Stanmore Station or Harrow & Wealdstone Station. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPark & Ride\n\n\nStanmore Shuttle\n\n\nHarrow & Wealdstone Shuttle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Schedule\n\n\n\nTickets required between 9am – 7pm\nDarshan 7:30am-9pm\nPrasad served 11am onwards (prasad will contain grains not suitable for those abstaining from grains)\nJapa meditation garden 11am – 6pm\nChildren’s Activities 10am-5pm\nGoshala (Farm) 9am-7:30pm\nCafé & Gift Shop  10am-7:30pm \nMorning Program | Temple Room\n4:30am – Mangal Arati\n7am – Guru Puja\n7:30am – Deity Greeting (Darshan)\n7:45am – Procession to Sri Krishna Haveli \nMorning Program | Sri Krishna Haveli\n8am – Kirtans / Bhajans\n8:30am – Class\n9:30am – Abhishek \nStage Program | Sri Krishna Haveli\n12pm – ‘Bhajans’ by Aum Music Academy Students\n12:20pm – Dance: ‘Ram Stuti Nritya’ by Shweta Ohri\n12:30pm – ‘Kirtans & Bhajans’ by Gaurangi & Bhajan Band\n2pm – Shobha Yatra (Boat Lila) [Around the Lake]\n3pm – Drama: ‘Hanuman Eats the Sun’ by the Gurukula Children\n3:15pm – Discussion: ‘Lord Rama: Teaching by Example’ by School of Bhakti\n4pm – Messages of Support\n4:10pm – Drama: ‘Ramayana’ by Bhaktivedanta Players\n5pm – Shobha Yatra (Boat Lila) [Around the Lake]\n6pm – ‘Adhyatma Ramayana: Musical Katha’ by Sri Radharamana Das\n8pm – Finish \nShobha Yatra (Boat Lila) | Around the Lake\n2pm & 5pm \nHarinam & Book Distribution | Watford High Street\n11am-1pm \n(Get the blessings of all vaisnavas\, by sponsoring prasad. Contact bmf@krishnatemple.com) \n(Fasting until noon on this day) \nSchedule Subject to change \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShuttle Info\n\n\n\nWe are pleased to offer shuttle tickets for transportation to the Rama Navami Festival from either Stanmore Station or Harrow & Wealdstone. Your shuttle ticket will also serve as your entry pass to the festival site. \nShuttle Ticket Usage: Your shuttle ticket is only valid for use on the shuttle buses. If you drive to the manor with a shuttle ticket\, you will be refused entry. \n\nStanmore Shuttle\n\nHarrow & Wealdstone Shuttle\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nTo help ensure that every pilgrim\, visitor & well-wisher is able to have a pleasant experience\, we require you to book a ticket. Without a ticket\, we will be unable to permit entry\, so please ensure that you do book. \nThere no more regular tickets available for parking on-site. \nPlease consider our free Park & Ride tickets\, which will allow you to park at the nearby Haberdashers’ Girls’ School and a shuttle will take to and from the Manor. \n\n\n\nPark & Ride\n\n\nBook your tickets\n\n\n\nFrequently asked questions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen are tickets released?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 31 March 2025 at 12pm (noon) on this page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are the ticket times?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9am-7pm – without a ticket you will not be able to enter between these times. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy do I need a ticket?\n\n\n\n– By booking your time slot\, this helps us create a better and smoother experience for you\, with shorter queues and more space to participate in the festival. \n– Reduces heavy traffic in the surrounding area\, making it easier for you to attend and creates less disruption for locals and non festival-goers. \n– Helps us to be less wasteful\, as we can prepare appropriate quantities of resources and prasadam (sanctified food). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo children need tickets?\n\n\n\nTickets are not required for children under 5. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat happens if I arrive without a ticket?\n\n\n\nIn order to enter Bhaktivedanta Manor on this day\, a ticket is required. If you arrive without a ticket\, we will not be able to let you in. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan I come for mangal arati and guru puja?\n\n\n\nYes. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow long can I stay?\n\n\n\nYou are welcome to stay and enjoy the festivities for as long as you like. Your ticket time only relates to your arrival time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if I arrive earlier / later than my booked arrival time?\n\n\n\nIf you arrive 30 mins before or after your booked arrival time\, then you will still be allowed entry. Any earlier than that\, we may ask you to please come back later\, closer to your booked time. Any later than that\, we will try our best to accommodate you\, but it may not be possible to allow entry due to limited parking. Please arrive as close to your booked arrival time as possible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow can I cancel tickets?\n\n\n\n\nIf you are unable to attend\, please cancel your tickets so others can join. Visit https://krishnatemple.link/cancel to see how you can cancel your tickets. \nIf you are having trouble cancelling the tickets\, please email us at ticket@krishnatemple.com and we’d be happy to do it for you. Similarly\, if any family members also have tickets that they won’t be using\, please let us know so that we can cancel their ticket and make it available to others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo I need a ticket if I arrive by walking or taxi?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYes\, a ticket is still required even if you walk to the Temple or get a taxi. When booking\, please fill in ‘Taxi’ or ‘Walking’ in to the vehicle registration field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQueries not answered on this page\n\n\n\nContact us via WhatsApp – click here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions\n\n\n\nFrequently asked questions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWill there be free parking?\n\n\n\nYes\, there will be free parking available on the geo-grid and the fields. Please note that the fields can be bumpy\, and potentially muddy this time of year.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs there parking available for wheelchair users?\n\n\n\nWhen arriving\, please make the requirement for wheelchair accessibility known to the car park volunteers so they can direct you to the correct area to park.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs there special parking available if you are a disabled badge holder\, eldery\, or pregnant?\n\n\n\nWhen arriving\, please make the requirement for special accessibility known to the car park volunteers so they can direct you to the correct area to park.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections\n\n\n\nPlease visit our Directions page here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	About Rama Navami\n\nLord Rama is a powerful incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead\, manifesting as an ideal king. He appeared in the Treta-yuga\, more than two million years ago.  \nDuring His activities while on Earth\, Lord Rama demonstrated high moral values and acted as the perfect son\, student\, brother\, husband and King.  His extraordinary adventure is marvellously depicted  in the famous epic The Ramayana. \nThe Rama Navami celebration observes the birth of Lord Rama\, and is one of the most auspicious days in the Vaisnava calendar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate
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