Philosophy
   

Vaishnava Philosophy

Bhakti-yoga

Disciplic Succession

Practical Krishna Consciousness

 
Devotional Service

Hearing and Chanting

Deity worship

Holy Days and Festivals

Prasadam

Tulasi worship

Ekadasi

Four regulative principles

Mangala Arati

 
 
 
 
Practical Krishna Consciousness

Holy days and festivals

Have you ever taken part in a Hare Krishna festival? They are lively and cheerful celebrations with a fiesta of sound, music, colour, good smells, and activity. Most of these festivals are based around holy days and traditions going back thousands of year. Festivals often require a lot of extra endeavour, financing, and take us out of our daily routine.


 

Different kinds of festivals and holy days

Appearance of Visnu-tattva incarnations

Examples:

Gaura Purnima
Rama Navami
Nrsimha Caturdasi
Varaha Dvadasi
Sri Krishna Janmastami
Sri Vamana Dvadasi
Nityananda Trayodasi

 

Appearance and dissappearance of previous acaryas

Examples:

Srila Prabhupada
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji
Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Sanatana Goswami
Ramnujacarya
Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
Haridasa Thakura

 

Others: Based on the Lord's lila, His associates,etc

Examples:

Ratha-yatra
Jhulana Yatra
Ramacandra Vijayotsava
Dipa dana, Dipavali
Govardhana Puja
Radhastami

What is “Prasadam?”