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SRIKSETRA PURI PARIKRAMA 2013
Org. by ISKCON
Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

We are happy to invite devotees from around the world to perform the most auspicious Sri Ksetra Parikrama. This year the parikrama day falls on 22nd November.On this day, devotees will circumambulate the entire Sri Ksetra dhama, a distance of around 19 Km. This parikrama has been performed since the time Vidyapati visited Sri Ksetra. ISKCON has been organizing this parikrama for the last eight years, on the specific day prescribed for parikrama as per the scriptures. Last year we had eight thousand devotees participating in this parikrama. This year we are expecting many international devotees.

Highlights of this festival:
Sri Jagannath Darshan, Sri Jagannath Mahaprasadam, Sadhusanga Chanting,dancing, circumambulating Puridham, bathing in the ocean, and much more, all in the association of more ten thousand devotees!!

Hearing from expert devotees like HH Jayapataka Swami, HH Bhakti Charu Swami, HH Bhaktipurusottama Swami, HH Bhakti Gourava Narayan Swami, HH Gouranga Prema Swami, HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami, HH Bhakti Vinod Swami, HH Ram Govinda Swami, HG Ananga Mohan Prabhu and many more speakers, who know every detail of the pastimes of Jagannatha in Puri. HH Lokanath Swami will be there as usual to lead us in Sankirtan.

The festival schedule is as follows:

19th Nov: Devotees Arrival
20th & 21st Nov : Visit to different holy places in Puri related to the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
22nd Nov : Parikrama of Puridhama.

BUS PARIKRAMA
Registration Rs.600.00
23rd November - bhubaneswar darsan, Lingaraj temple, ISKCON temple, Konark temple etc. Departure time:6:00am arrival time:6:00pm

Registration Rs.500.00
24th November - darsan at sakshigopal, alwar nath,gundica temple
Departure time: 6:00am
Arrival time: 4:00pm Registration for bus parikrama on 23rd Rs.600/- and 24th 500.00 per head includes transportation, breakfast & lunch prasadam only,this does not include room rent. We do not book room for extra day bus parikrama.If you wish to perform last day bus parikrama then on your arrival to puri please speak to the receptionist for your extra day extension.. Registration will be done at prasadam area,puri.

We will have three groups of devotees- Bengali, Oriya and English(international) speaking.

Registration fee Rs.500.00 per head (international group) There will be separate charge for your accommodation according to the type of hotel you chose.

This parikrama is organized for three days only. As devotees are coming from different parts of the world, many of whom may be coming for the first time or only time in their lives, this year we are planning to add 2 days more to the parikrama for those who desire to stay 2 extra days in puri. On this day we will visit near by temples and many temples at Bhubanewar. If you are interested then please let us know. There will be an extra charge on these days parikrama. This parikrama will be conducted by bus. As we need sufficient time to book the hotels, I request all the devotees to kindly register yourself and your group from end of September.

Please write to Sriharikanta das for registration at: bpssecretary@pamho.net OR Call - 08145829888

Your registration will be confirmed only upon payment.

For any special enquiry you may also write to at bps@pamho.net

As we are taking very nominal donation as registartion fee to enable as many as devotees to be able to participate this parikrama we need different sponsorship to cover over all expenses of parikrama. Following is the list of different items that you can sponsor. We humbly request all devotees to kindly come forward to help us financially to make this parikrama a grand success.

For donation please contact:

bpswami@pamho.net , bpssecretary@pamho.net

or for online kindly follow the link below:

http://www.mayapur.com/

YOURS IN THE SERVICE OF SRILA PRABHUPADA
BHAKTIPURUSOTTAMA SWAMI