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Sankirtan Festival

29th Dezember 2024 - 1st January 2025

 

The yearly Sankirtan Festival is a joyous spiritual gathering for everyone, offering the opportunity to come together in celebration of the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. After a month of focused efforts and devotion during Kartik, this festival is the perfect time to reflect on our achievements and deepen our spiritual journey.

 

In addition to honoring the Sankirtan devotees and their efforts in the Prabhupada Marathon, this festival invites everyone to celebrate together. We will come under the shelter of the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Prahlad Lakshmi Narasimhadeva to chant the holy name in ecstasy, relish the best Krishna Prasadam, and share in nectarean Sankirtan Katha.

 

The festival will culminate in a grand New Year’s celebration with Maha Abhishek on January 1st, 2025. Let’s gather to welcome the new year in a spirit of devotion, joy, and spiritual upliftment.

 

 

As Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita 18.68-69

“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me.

There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.”

 

CC Madhya 7.128

yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa
āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa

“Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as they are given in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.”

Updated Schedule is about to follow in beginning of november 2024.

29th December, Friday

– Arrival & Adivas-Kirtan –

4:30 Mangala Arati

5:15 Japa Meditation

7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja

7:45 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Krishna Premarupa Prabhu

9:00 Breakfast

11:00 Mangala Homa and Kirtan Slot 1

13:00 Noon Arati

14:00 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom

16:00 Adivas-Kirtan Slot 2 with Paramshreya & Shivatma Prabhus

18:30 Gaura Aratik

19:00 Bhagavad-Gita Lecture by HH Bhakti Ananda Tirtha Maharaj

30th Dezember, Saturday

– Kirtan, Seminars & Yagna –

4:30 Mangala Arati

5:15 Japa Meditation

7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja

8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Manidhar und HG Vrajendra Kumar Prabhus

9:30 Breakfast in Tempelroom

11:00 Kirtan Slot 3

13:00 Noon Arati

14:30 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom

16:00 Dramatical Audiovisual Presentation with HG Parividha Prabhu

16:30 Sankirtan-Meeting moderated by HG Manidhar, HG Paramshreya and HG Shivatma, HG Jay Sacinandana, HG Vrajendra Kumar Prabhus with Sankirtan-Devotees

18:30 Gaura Aratik

19:00 Transylvania Transcended by HG Parividha Prabhu

19:15 Maha-Yagna and Kirtan Slot 4

31st December, Sunday

– Score Reading & Maha-Abhishek & Jhulan Yatra-

 

4:30 Mangala Arati

5:15 Japa Meditation

7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja

8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Sankirtan & HG Kripa Sindhu Brahmacaries

9:30 Breakfast in Templeroom

11:00 Maha-Abhishek and Kirtan Slot 5

14:00 Darshan

14:30 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom

15:45 European Sankirtan Score Reading by HG Sankirtan Prabhu (Czech) and HG Advaita Simha Prabhu (Germany, Austria, Swiss) & Awards Ceremony

18:30 Gaura Aratik

19:00 Nrisimha Jhulan Yatra and Kirtan Slot 6

22:00 Special Darshan

Open End Kirtan

 

1st January, Monday

– Lectures & Audiovisual Presentation –

 

4:30 Mangala Arati

5:15 Japa Meditation

7:15 Deity Greeting

8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HH Bhakti Ananda Tirtha Maharaj and HG Krishna Premarupa Prabhu

9:30 Breakfast in Templeroom

11:00 Kirtan Slot 7

13:00 Noon Arati

13:20 Dramatical Audiovisual Presentation with HG Parividha Prabhu

14:00 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom

18:30 Sandhya Arati

19:00 Bhagavad-Gita Lecture by HG Jay Sacinandana Prabhu

 

Registration

Please let us know when you are planning to come and with how many people.

Join this celebration!

We are incredible happy that we are once again able to invite all hard-working book distributors, devotees, friends and visitors to our legendary Sankirtan Festival.

A fantastic opportunity to start the new year 2025 in a spiritual setting!

Accommodation

Unfortunately, our guesthouse is completely booked out. We can offer the following options directly on site.

Camping Van

Are you traveling by van? Please let us know as soon as possible, as we can only provide a limited amount of space for mobile homes. Bathrooms are available in the temple building & guesthouse.

Ashram – Dormitory

In our mataji’s dormitory and prabhu’s ashrams, there is the possibility to stay overnight in a simple way. Please bring your own mats and sleeping bags!

An early reservation is strongly recommended, especially since the Mataji Ashram has a limited capacity.

For families with children we recommend accommodation in surrounding guesthouse/holiday flats.

Contribution

We need to kindly ask for a small contribution to the festival to cover the main costs.

Per day and person: 22 € accommodation outside and 26 € accommodation on site in the dormitory.

Children from 6 years – 16 years: 16 € / day (accommodation donation based).

Do seva and save fees.
This is the option for 15 of you who would like to avoid the small monetary festival contribution and are committed to Seva. Seva is a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 hours per day.
The main areas of service are: kitchen, cleanliness, serving, parking instructions.
In the registration from: Please let us know when we can plan with your contribution, e.g. arrival on 29.12 at 6.00 pm, service start from 30.12.2024.
Please let us know if your registered companions are also interested in service and would like to participate.

 

Our Guests of Honour

HG Manidhar Prabhu

HG Manidhar Prabhu

Srila Prabhupada Disciple, one of Germany's oldest Sankirtan Enthusiasts

HG Parividha Prabhu

HG Parividha Prabhu

Srila Prabhupada Disciple, Artist

HG Paramshreya und Shivatma Prabhus

HG Paramshreya und Shivatma Prabhus

Germany's most senior Brahmacaris, inseperable and progressive Preachers

HG Jay Sacinandana Prabhu

HG Jay Sacinandana Prabhu

Sankirtan and Preaching Inspiriation, Vanaprasta Travelling Preacher

HG Nitya Manjari

HG Nitya Manjari

HG Sankirtan Prabhu

HG Sankirtan Prabhu

Sankirtan and Community Leader Czech Republic

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Ecstatic Kirtans

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Saddhu Sanga

Temple Shop

Meet Friends

Tasty Prasadam

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Sankirtan Impressions

Calendar

We also celebrate many other festival in which you can celebrate with us. Below you find a little calendar

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