Ganga-dashahara 2025

05 Jun 2025 midday – The Glories of Ganga Dasahara and Worship of Ganga (English) | Barcelona, Spain

– Lila of Garuda who, flying over the Ganges, captures a snake that is released by touching the waters of the Ganges. – ⁠The glories of the water of the Ganges. – ⁠Pure devotees are so elevated that due to their mere presence the sacred places and the devotees are purified. – ⁠Everything depends on faith, a simple and sincere faith. – ⁠It is not possible to have realization through knowledge alone. – ⁠Mahaprasada, Holy Names, remanences of the Lord and the...

04 Jun 2025 midday – Ganga-dashahara (English) | Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Today we will go to nagara-sankirtana. – Take a lot of maha-prasada but then chant the holy names and dance to digest. – Verse: pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma… (Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-khaṇḍa 4.126). – Tomorrow is Ganga-dashahara. – Lila: Krishna meets Viraja sakhi (Ganga-devi), and Radha gets angry with Him. – Story about Sagara Maharaja up to Bhagiratha bringing the Ganges to Prithivi-loka. – The lila of how the Ganga manifested from the lotus...