Here is some more from the recent festival in Simhacalam, Germany
This was taken on the night before Caturdasi. The brightly coloured silken ropes are known as pavitra, so this part of the festival is known as pavitra-utsava. After this the Lord is worshipped with many ghee lamps, building up gradually from a lamp with one [...]
This Nrsimhadeva temple lies not in south India, but in the wooded green hills of southern Bavaria, in Germany.
Today I had breakfast in Bavaria, lunch in Linz, and an evening meal in Cambridge, England. My culinary journey through Europe began in southern Germany and continued with a short stop at midday in central Austria. I [...]
Malola-Narasimha, a mediaeval form of Nrsimha in Ahobilam, southern India
Sri Nrsimhadeva’s Appearance Day this week. I’ll be off to the German farm on Wednesday afternoon for three days of festivities before Nrsimha Caturdasi. Its been 20 years since I went there last, so I’m looking forward to it very much.
Tomorrow I’m going up to Cambridge [...]
My Lakshmi-Nrsimha blessed the proceedings
The day after my talk at Cambridge University I celebrated with two families as they entered their new homes. The day was filled with ceremony, worship, kirtan and feasting as we performed griha-pravesh in the two houses.
Camborne is a rapidly developing village some ten miles from Cambridge, and is now popular [...]
Throughout last year I was praying for the protection of Krishna. Naturally that led me to specifically pray for the continued protective blessings of Lord Nrsimhadeva, the form of the Lord who is particularly known for protecting His devotee Prahlada in a time of trouble.
If true prayer is reciprocated by intense feelings of actually being [...]
Nrsimha in His peaceful aspect.
Today I gave the Narasimha Caturdasi class in our London temple. It was the first time I’d given class before a large audience since I’d had my operation, and I was doubtful that I would be able to deliver a talk of suitable quality for such an important [...]
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