“My dear Lord, I cannot go to Mathura alone, leaving You aside. I am Your surrendered servant. Please do not try to avoid me. Please, come along with me, with Your elder brother and cowherd boy friends, and sanctify my house. My dear Lord, if You come, my home will be sanctified by the dust of Your lotus feet. The water emanating from the perspiration of Your lotus feet, namely the Ganges, purifies everyone, including the forefathers, the fire-god and all other demigods. King Bali Maharaja has become famous simply by washing Your lotus feet, and all his relatives have achieved the heavenly planet due to his contact with the Ganges water. Bali Maharaja himself enjoyed all material opulences and later on was elevated to the highest exalted position of liberation. The Ganges water not only sanctifies the three worlds but is carried on the head of Lord Siva. O Supreme Lord of all lords! O master of the universe! I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.”
by Aisvara Kumara
The transcendental brothers stand to bless devotees
[Photos by: Kiran Kumar B J]
Apr 04 2009, BANGALORE, INDIA
Please enjoy this visual feast of the 2009 Kumbhabhisheka of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama at ISKCON Bangalore.
Their Lordships receiving massage with Tila paste
Panchamrita Snana: Their Lordships being bathe with milk, curds, ghee, honey and sweet water
Phalodaka-snana: Their Lordships being bathe with variety of fruit juices
Sri Balarama receiving the cool shower of the water of tender coconut
Sahasradhara snana: Their Lordships taking cool shower of sahasra-dhara
Sahasra Kalashabhisheka: Their Lordships receiving shower from 108 kalashas
Nava-kalasha snana: Their Lordships being bathe with the sacred waters of Nava-kalashas
Pushapa-vrishti: A colorful flower abhisheka to the Lord
Sri Sri Krishna Balarama wearing a new outfit
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