The Holy Name As Our Only Benediction – Harinama At Rawang Kuala Llampur (Album 75 photos)
By Bhaktin Suja Anathay. The words ‘street chanting process must go on’ from Swami Srila Prabhupada…and ‘Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings’ from Lord Caitanya’s Siksastakam drives our focus persistently back to Harinama Sankirtana. With this driving force in its spine, SJMKL made its first Harinam of the year on 10th January 2015, at Rawang KL. This time, the event was led charmingly by HG Gaura Kesava Prabhu, accompanied by a group of devotees from the temple including Temple President HG Kripa Sindhu Prabhu, devotees from Mayapur and Russia, to reach out and supply divine mercy to all. The beautifully decorated palanquin of Their Lordships Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda graced many homes throughout the distance of approximately 3 km and this was indeed a very special occasion to all who had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the attractive Lordships, because this was a New Year visit from the Supreme Himself! The palanquin procession started at 5.30pm and ended by 9.30pm at Taman Bayu Permai, Rawang and throughout the route, families living in the area graciously offered archanas to the deities. While some devotees were engaged in kirtan, others were focused on distributing books, patiently explaining its’ content and preaching about Krsna Consciousness to the public. A total of 3 Tamil Bhagavad Gita and 20 small books were sold and 31 chanting beads were distributed out. There were also distribution of sumptuous full meal prasadam to about 50 families living in this area to let them experience divine taste of pure vegetarian prasadam. The event ended after closing kirtan at the temple, and devotees left Rawang fully satisfied with its accomplishment. Here’s a fascinating excerpt on the object of Harinama Sankirtana: “…this sankirtana or street chanting must go on, it is our most important program. Lord Caitanya’s movement means the sankirtana movement. You may simply take two hours for chanting sixteen rounds daily, two hours for reading congregationally, and balance of time go out for sankirtana. We must do both, reading books and distributing books, but distributing books is the main propaganda.” Srila Prabhupada Letter, 09-18-72
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