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Purusottama Parikrama In Sri Jagannatha Puri

BY SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYAN GOSVAMI MAHARAJA

JAGANNATHA PURI, INDIA, Aug 21 (VNN) —

On the evening of August 4, 2004 Srila Narayana Maharaja arrived at Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Matha. The matha is built on the location of the home of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, and it is thus also the appearance place of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. For thefollowing two weeks Srila Maharaja will be lecturing in this temple.



Hundreds of devotees on the first morning of parikrama passing by the remains of the Ratha-yatra chariots. The chariotsare slowly being dissembled, and the woodwill later be used formaking the firefor cooking for Lord Jagganatha.



First, Srila Maharaja brought the devotees to the Gambira. He explained how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spent the last 18 years of His manifest pastimes absorbed in deep bhajan here.



Devotees visit Bhaktivaibhava Puri Maharaja at his temple, Sri Krsna Caitanya Missionin Puri.



Devotees at Gundica Mandira.



Swimmingin Indraduyma Sarovara - the lake where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and his associates collected water to clean the Gundica Mandira.


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