'Tricolour' theme for ISKCON Janmashtami celebrations

Mumbai, Aug 12: For the first time, the ISKCON Temple in Chowpatty here will celebrate Janmashtami — Lord Krish’s birthday — with a tricolor theme as it coincides with the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, an official here said on Saturday. Besides, more than 750 other Intertiol Society for Krish Consciousness (ISKCON) temples worldwide are fully geared up for their own unique celebrations, said its spiritual leader Radhath Swami Maharaj. This year, the Chowpatty ISKCON Temple will glitter with lights and flowers in the Indian flag colours of saffron, white and green, the ‘prasad’ and other sweetmeats shall also be in the same shades when the festivities start on the midnight of August 14-15 along with the Independence Day celebrations.

A special radiant dress has been woven for the deities comprising a crochet with intricate designs origiting in France, which has been designed by designer Rekha Mafatlal with an experience of 300 costumes for the deities in the past three decades. “The crochet not only fills up the sparkling fabric on the deities but emits a radiant and attractive look when it shines brightly among the royal palate of turquoise, coral, pista and sky-blue shades,” explained a spokesperson Lucky Kulkarni. Radhath Swami added that ISKCON exemplifies Unity in the World with the attire of all devotees, their lifestyle, daily schedules, eating habits, and prayers are common in all the temples worldwide. “All temples worldwide shall perform the Mangal Aarti followed by Tulsi Aarti, Guru Puja, Katha and Kirtans, Kalash Abhishek, Maha-Abhishek and Maha-Bhog performed by senior priests,” Radhath Swami said. (IANS)

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