Re: The Largest Sankirtana Event of the year - Maha Nagara Sankirtana Westlake Plaza, Seattle Downtown March 19, 2016 1:30 PM

[Radhika Gopinath Das]

Reminder to attend the largest Sankirtana  event of the year

Please meet sat temple between 12:15 and 12:30 and head out to Westlake Plaza Seattle.  Plug in Westlake Plaza in your GPS and drive there.

Route - Westlake Plaza -> Pike Place Market -> Waterfront -> Pike Place Market -> Westlake Plaza

Do not miss this great event.  You are making history today.  I am honored to be a part of this

Your servants at VCC Sankirtana Committee,

425 208 5036

http://vedicculturalcenter.org/

http://www.speakingstrongly.com/

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Radhika Gopinath Das <radhikago...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dandavats!  Jaya Srila Prabhupada!  Jaya Vaishnava acharyas!

 

For this Gaura Purnima, Seattle devotees will be going to the Westlake Park, opposite to the Westlake mall and inundate the downtown with soul stimulating harinam.

 

This year we are expecting over 300 devotee prabhus, matajis, and kids and just like last year we will assemble at Westlake plaza area.  Anyone who receives this mail needs to come or miss out on the mercy flowing in on that day - our distribution group has 180 people and if everyone come we will have close to 400 people including kids.

 

Where: Westlake plaza area

When: Saturday March 19, 2016

Carpools form at VCC temple at 12.15 to 12:30 PM.  Drive time 30 - 40 mins to Westlake plaza.

    Directions: http://www.bing.com/mapspreview?q=westlake+plaza+seattle&mkt=en&FORM=HDRSC4

1:00 PM to 1:20 PM collecting together

1:20 PM Sankirtana begins - we will walk through Pike place market and continue to the promenade where we can do giant circle dance and distribute books and Burritos.  A special feature of this year is we are distributing 500 Free Vegetarian Burrito prasadam with juicy vegetables, Soy nuggets, Ghee, Tofu, Yogurt, mmm..please reach out to Bhakta Manoj and Bharti mataji (bharti...@yahoo.com), our fearless Sankirtana prasadam leaders if your or your friends would like to help

4:00 PM Sankirtana concludes

4:15 PM groups head to their vehicles

5:00 PM reach back at temple

 

Parking can be expensive at around $10 for the duration so please do carpool.

 

Also to build the momentum please come to the Managala Arati every day between now and Gaura Purnima.  Went there today after a while and it was simple ecstatic. 

 

Any suggestions please reach out to our Sankirtana Book Distribution leader Puja mataji at puja...@gmail.com.  Last Saturday book distribution score was 55 books and donation Lakshmi collected close to $300.

 

Srila Prabhupada Letter to Sudama, 25th November 1972

“Yes, we shall base our preaching work on Lord Caitanya's formula: sankirtana. After all, He is God, and if He recommends, what is the question of failure? That is not possible. If we simply stick to this program as I have done it since the beginning, namely, kirtana, preaching, kirtana, distribution of prasadam if you do like this only that will be sufficient. Of course, you may make the kirtana as nice as possible, with dancing, many khols, karatalas, conches, and if you preach sincerely, anyone will listen and become convinced. The potency of Krsna consciousness movement does not come from some outward showing, no, it is the transcendental sound vibration of Hare Krsna mantra and the words of Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, like that. So now go on and develop the things in this spirit, that will be nice"

I have also copied devotees from Portland, Vancouver and San Jose in case they would like to join.

 

Call to Action: 

• Come to Managala Arti every day to build the enthusiasm for Maha nagara sankirtana
• Bring everyone to Maha Nagara sankirtana on Saturday March 19 afternoon

 

 

Your servants at,

2016 Gaura Purnima Sankirtana Committee

425 208 5036

http://vedicculturalcenter.org/