Connect with the Timeless Shree Ram Tradition with Live Streaming of Ram Navmi 2013 from Austin! (Sunday, April 21, 2013)

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More info: http://shree-kripaluji-maharaj.blogspot.com/2013/04/connect-with-timeless-shree-ram.html
Live Streaming URL: http://www.RadhaMadhavDham.org/video/live (Please share link!)

Ram Navmi 2013 will be celebrated at Radha Madhav Dham with a week long Ramayan Katha by Sushree Siddheshvari Devi followed by a grand festival on Sunday April 21 2013. The Ram Navmi 2013 festival will be streamed live online!

Shree Ram bhaktas from throughout Texas are counting down the days to Ram Navmi 2013 which will be celebrated with traditional fervor and devotion at Radha Madhav Dham, the main ashram and temple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj in America.

India was glorified with the descension of Bhagwan Ram which happened in the tretayug about 18.144 million years ago. Ram Navmi took place in Tretayug, over 18 million years ago, but Shree Ram always remains with His loving devotees as He is eternally omnipresent. All throughout India, we can still see the reminders of Shree Ram's life. There is Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh where he appeared, Chitracut, also in Uttar Pradesh, where He stayed in the early days of His exile, Panchavati in Maharashtra from where Sita was abducted, Hampi where Ram met Hanuman, Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu from where he built a bridge to Lanka, and Rishikesh where he performed penance to atone for killing Ravan who though demon, was also a Brahman by birth. The days of Ram's birth, of his victory over Ravan and of his return to Ayodha are known as Ram Navmi, Dusshera and Diwali festivals. Jagadguru Shree KripalujiMaharaj, the preceptor of Radha Madhav Dham, has established a very special little Ram Mandir in Shree Shringverpur, located 25 km south-east of Mangarh on the banks of the Ganges River, where Nishadraj helped Ram, Sita, and Lakchman cross the Ganges during their forest exile. In Vrindavan, the Sita Ram darshan at Prem Mandir takes your breath away, so it is one of the holiest sites for devotees of Shree Ram.

Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj offering his respects to Sita Ram at Prem Mandir

Radha Madhav Dham in America is one of the best places to feel part of the Ram tradition. The three main Ram celebrations are celebrated in such beautiful and devotional ways that can hardly be matched. This year Radha Madhav Dham will celebrate Ram Navmi with Ram Katha led by Sushree Siddheshvari Devi ji, culminating with the Ram Navmi celebration on Sunday, April 21 from 11 am - 1 pm. 

In the weeks preceeding Ram Navmi, the devotees are busy preparing for the Ram Navmi celebration, working on the backdrops and props to be placed in the temple and shrine; the program coordinators are in full gear choreographing the reenactment of the leelas, with the actor kids and adults rehearsing and the costume crew making sure everything is perfect. Radha Madhav Dham's team of talented techies have been hard at work over the past few weeks to give us something extra to inspire our devotion this year: Live streaming of the whole Ram Navmi celebration!

Scene from a Ram Navmi leela jhanki at Radha Madhav Dham accompanied by lively singing of chaupai from the Ramayan.  Ram Navmi 2013 leela will be the best one yet!

Beautiful leela jhankis accompanied by singing of the chaupai from the Ramayan, abhishek ceremony of Shree Ram's lotus feet, jhulacelebration of baby Ram, the best Sita Ram kirtans revealed by Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Maharaj continuously being sung, and frequent outpourings of Ram Chandra Ki Jai! reverberating throughout the entire atmosphere of Radha Madhav Dham... This is the traditional Ram Navmi vision at Radha Madhav Dham. Afterwards, everyone partakes of a delicious celebratory prasadlunch prepared and served by the Austin community.

Precious, personal moment swinging the cradle of baby Ram on Ram Navmi 2013

We would be doing a great favor to all interested friends and family, to share the link, as well as the timings. The devotees are always conscientious of making us feel part of these events, through new and innovative technologies. Whether in Texas, or Ireland (as in my case!), there is a lovely feeling of connectedness, knowing that you are part of the event, watching live and joining in, as other devotees do the same, feeling the same things as the crowds that are actually present on the day. The date and international timings and URL of the Live Stream are as follows:

Live Stream URL: www.RadhaMadhavDham.org/video/live
Date: Sunday, April 21
International Timings:
Pacific Standard Time 9:15am -10:45am
Central Standard Time (Austin) 11:15am - 12:45pm
Eastern Standard Time 12:15pm -1:45pm
UK/Ireland 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Paris/Rome/Warsaw 6:15pm - 7:45pm
India 9:45 - 11:15pm
Kathmandu 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Singapore/Beijing 12:15am - 1:45am ***Monday April 22