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SUMMARY:Shraaddha
DESCRIPTION:7 Sep – 21 Sep\n\nShraaddha is a time for expressing our love and gratitude to our departed family members by making offerings to help them on their onward journey. \nShraaddha lasts for one fortnight from the beginning of the lunar month of Ashwin\, which this years falls from the 7th September until the 21st September inclusive. \nMore information – What is Shraaddha? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCeremony at Bhaktivedanta Manor\nThere will be daily Shraaddha ceremonies at the temple. \nThe ceremony will be led by a priest consisting of Sankalpa\, Offering Prasad & Tarpana (offering of Food & Water to ancestors ) & Go Puja / feeding of the cows. \nPlease book in advance so we can make sure that we have enough facilities. \nBook for – Purnima Shraaddha Puja on Sep 7\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Pratipad Shraaddha Puja on Sep 8\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Dwitiya Shraaddha Puja on Sep 8\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Trititya Shraaddha Puja on Sep 9\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Chaturthi Shraaddha Puja on Sep 10\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Panchami Shraaddha Puja on Sep 11\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Sasthi Shraaddha Puja on Sep 12\, 2:00 pm \nBook for – Saptami Shraaddha Puja on Sep 13\, 2:00 pm \nBook for – Astami Shraaddha Puja on Sep 14\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Navami Shraaddha Puja on Sep 15\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Dasami Shraaddha Puja on Sep 16\, 5:00 pm \nEkadasi – We dont do Shraaddha Puja on Ekadasi (if your Shraaddha falls on this day please book last day of puja) \nBook for – Dvadasi Shraaddha Puja on Sep 18\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Trayodasi Shraaddha Puja on Sep 19\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Chaturdasi Shraaddha Puja on Sep 20\, 5:00 pm \nBook for – Sarva Pitru Amavasya Shraaddha Puja –  Sep 21\, 3:00 PM – fully booked \nBook for – Sarva Pitru Amavasya Shraaddha Puja –  Sep 21\, 4:30 PM – fully booked \nBook for – Sarva Pitru Amavasya Shraaddha Puja –  Sep 21\, 6:00 PM \nIf you have any queries\, contact us at bmf@krishnatemple.com or phone 019https://www.krishnatemple.com/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=142723 851008. \nIf you are not sure of the day that shraddha should be performed for your family member you can come on the last day\, which is known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya. \nTo find out the day for your loved ones Shraddha you can use a Shraddha tithi calculator on Drik Panchang. (https://www.drikpanchang.com/utilities/tithi/hindu-shraddha-tithi-calculator.html) Please note this site is not affiliated to us and may have ads etc and other info which we have no control over. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate for Shraddha\n\n\n\nFood items needed in our kitchens\nDal – Mung Dal Yellow\, Mung dal split with Skin\, Mung Whole\,  Toor Dal (arahar) \nSemolina / Suji (coarse) \nGhee (cow ghee) \nSpices – Jeera (cumin)\, mustard\, sesame seeds\, Black pepper\, Hing Powder \nButter – salted / unsalted \nOils – sunflower oil\, olive oil \nNuts – Cashew\, Peanuts\, Almonds\, Pine \nDried Fruits – Raisins\, Pineapples\, Apricots \nSeeds – Sunflower\, Sesame\, \nItems not needed\nMilk – Goes off very quickly as it will be out of the fridge. \nAtta/Flour – Elephant Atta Medium (We have too much stocks at the moment) \nRice (basmati) – (We have too much stocks at the moment) \nMasoor / Black Urad dal – We don’t use in the temple \nMargarine / vegetable ghee – We dont use in the temple \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Śrāddha at Bhaktivedanta Manor \nCeremony at Bhaktivedanta Manor\nSankalpa\nPitri Tarpana ( offering of Water to ancestors )\nGo Puja / feeding of the Cows \nWhat you need to bring\nKalash (water pot) medium size (700ml)\nBowl (wide mouth with capacity of 2 litres)\nUpto 2 litres of water (bottled)\n1 bunch of flowers (white and yellow only)\nA mat / blanket to sit on\nA self standing framed picture (size A4/A5) of the departed family member(s) we are offering puja for\nPlease remember the full names of all the departed souls you will be offering sraddha and up to three generations of your family members. List of family members pdf \nAbout śrāddha from Srila Prabhupada\nSri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Gaya to offer respectful oblations to His forefathers. This process is called pinda-dana. In Vedic society\, after the death of a relative\, especially one’s father or mother\, one must go to Gaya and there offer oblations to the lotus feet of Lord\nVishnu. Therefore hundreds and thousands of men gather daily to offer such oblations\, or sraddha. Following this principle\, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu also went there to offer pinda to His dead father. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta\, Adi 17.8\, Purport) \nAfter death according to Vedic regulations\, pinda-udaka\, pinda\, offering Vishnu prasada and water at least once in a year\, it is required by the family members. And according to Vedic culture\, there is one month fixed up in a year when all people will offer pinda and udaka to the forefathers. (Lecture\, London\, July 29\, 1973) \nImportance and need of performing śrāddha\nIn Srimad Bhagavatam Lord Sri Narasimha Himself recommends performing of Shraddha ceremony by His devotee Prahlada after delivering Hiranyakashipu. \nkuru tvaṁ preta-kṛ tyāni pituḥ pūtasya sarvaśaḥ\nMad-aṅ ga-sparśanenāṅ ga lokān yāsyati suprajāḥ\nMy dear child\, your father has already been purified just by the touch of My body at the time of his death. Nonetheless\, the duty of a son is to perform the śrāddha ritualistic ceremony after his father’s death so that his father may be promoted to a planetary system where he may become a good citizen and devotee. (SB 7.10.22) \nObjectives of performing śrāddha\n…What is putra pinda? Caitanya Mahaprabhu also showed us the example. He went to Gaya Pradesh to offer pinda for His forefathers. This is necessary still… There are many practical cases that one’s father or mother became a ghost after death\, and after offering oblations at the lotus feet of Vishnu at Gaya\, he was delivered. There are many cases. So\, actual fact is Vishnu worship. That is the ultimate goal of Vedic civilization\, but they do not know. (Srila Prabhupada lecture\, Surat\, January 3\, 1971) \nPrayers and types of the śrāddha ritual\nThe best process for the śrāddha ceremony is to distribute bhāgavata-prasāda (remnants of food that has first been offered to Kṛṣṇa) to all of one’s forefathers and relatives. This makes a first-class śrāddha ceremony. (SB 7.15 summary) \nThere are three kinds of ceremonies — specifically\, ceremonies to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the demigods\, those performed for social celebrations like marriages and birthdays\, and those meant to please the forefathers\, like the śrāddha ceremony. In all these ceremonies\, large amounts of money are spent for various activities\, but here it is suggested that if along with this there is recitation of the wonderful activities of Vāmanadeva\, certainly the ceremony will be carried out successfully and will be free of all discrepancies. (SB 8.23.31 purport) \nThe effects of the śrāddha ritual\nThere is a hell which is called pun. So from that hellish condition\, one who delivers\, trāyate iti tra\, therefore he is called putra. This is… Every Sanskrit word has got meaning\, root meaning. Putra. Putra-piṇḍa-prayojanam. Putra is required. Why? After death\, if by chance the father does not get ordinary life or goes to the hellish condition of life\, the son will deliver. Therefore śrāddha ceremony. There is śrāddha… What is that śrāddha ceremony? Śrāddha ceremony means to offer foodstuff to Viṣṇu\, and with the prasādam\, to the forefathers or father it is offered\, so that by eating prasādam\, if he is in ghost life or in hellish life\, he’ll be delivered. This is called śrāddha. (Srila Prabhupada lecture Vrindavan\, SB 1.5.24\, August 5\, 1974\,) \nWho can perform śrāddha\nSanatan Dharma that does not give any cause for excuse for not performing śrāddha due to the absence of a particular person. Son\, daughter\, grandson\, great grandson\, wife\, daughter’s son\, brother\, nephew\, cousin’s son\, father\, mother\, daughter-in-law\, son of elderly and younger sisters\, maternal uncle\, anyone in the seven generations and from the same lineage (sapiṇḍa)\, anyone after the seven generations and belonging to the same family domain (samanodak)\, disciple\, priests (upadhyay)\, friend\, son-in-law of the deceased can perform Śrāddha in that order. In case of a joint family\, the eldest and earning male should perform Śrāddha. In the case of the unit family\, everyone should perform śrāddha independently. \nSanatan Dharma has made arrangements so that for each and every dead person śrāddha can be performed so as to give momentum to that person to progress to a higher sub-plane. Dharma Sindhu mentions that: ‘If a particular dead person does not have any relative or a close person\, then it is the duty of the king to perform Śrāddha for that person. Normally every year Śrāddha should be performed on the date of death of the person (the Vaishnava calendar and not as per the Western calendar). \nConsidering the complexity in pronouncing certain Sanskrit words and limitation to understand the rites mentioned in the science\, it may not be possible for everyone to perform the ritual as prescribed\, by themselves. In such cases one can get the ritual performed through priests and if they are not available\, then the ritual can be performed with the help of knowledgeable people. \nIf the date is not known and only the month is known\, then in that case śrāddha can be performed on the last day of Śrāddha period. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Frequently asked questions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWill there be parking available?\n\n\n\nYes. Free parking will be available all day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow do I get there?\n\n\n\nAddress \nBhaktivedanta Manor \nHilfield Lane \nWatford \nSat-Nav: WD25 8HE \nNote: Entrance to temple is via Hilfield Lane only. There is no entrance to the temple through Letchmore Heath village. For driving\, use approximate driving postcode WD25 8HE and follow road signs. Do not use WD25 8EZ\, as this will lead you to a nearby village. \nFor Public Transport & Map\, please CLICK HERE
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SUMMARY:Sunday Love Feast
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Sunday in the Sri Krishna Haveli. Filled with chanting & dancing\, enlivening wisdom\, culture & entertainment\, and of course the delicious prasadam (feast). \nThis will be a family friendly event\, with something for everyone. A chance for the community to come together\, as well as something interesting and inspiring for the newcomer. \nPlease note that simple maha-prasadam will be available for all visitors to the temple\, however the full meal (feast prasadam) will only be for attendees of the full Love feast program. \n11:30am-1pm\n\nLast entry 11:45am \nTalk\, Kirtan\, Group Activity & Prasad Feast \n& \n4:30pm-6:30pm\n\nLast entry 4:45pm \nNO EVENING LOVE FEAST THIS WEEK \nLocation: Sri Krishna Haveli Kirtan Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make it to the Manor? Try our Sunday Love Feast in Edgware\nBhaktivedanta Manor warmly invites the local community of Edgware to the Sunday Love Feast — a weekly celebration of joy\, wisdom\, and devotion right in your neighbourhood! \nTime: 10:30am – 12:30pm\nLocation: Krishna Avanti Primary School\, Camrose Ave\, Edgware HA8 6E \n\nSunday School (ages 4-12)*\nWisdom Talks for Adults\nArati\nPrasad\nKirtan\n\n\nMore Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Frequently asked questions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo I need a ticket to attend?\n\n\n\nNo ticket is required. Free for all to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat time is prasadam served?\n\n\n\nMorning Session: Prasadam will be served at 1pm \nEvening Session: Prasadam will be served at 6:30pm \nPlease note that simple maha-prasadam will be available for all visitors\, however the full meal (feast prasadam) will only be for attendees of the full program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWill there be parking available?\n\n\n\nYes. Free parking will be available all day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow do I get there?\n\n\n\nAddress Bhaktivedanta Manor Hilfield Lane Watford Sat-Nav: WD25 8HE \nNote: Entrance to temple is via Hilfield Lane only. There is no entrance to the temple through Letchmore Heath village. For driving\, use approximate driving postcode WD25 8HE and follow road signs. Do not use WD25 8EZ\, as this will lead you to a nearby village. \nFor Public Transport & Map\, please CLICK HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Preview from previous events
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