North India Statesman
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Jaipur, August 19 (HS). On Monday, on Balram Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Balram, the elder brother of Lord Krishna, was celebrated with great pomp at the Sri Krishna-Balram temple in the capital Jaipur. A large number of devotees attended this festival and had a beautiful darshan of Krishna Balram and took their blessings. On the birth anniversary of Shri Balram, bhajan kirtan was organized in the temple throughout the day. The devotees danced with great emotion on this. Along with this, the Hare Krishna Mahamantra was chanted in the temple throughout the day. The whole atmosphere became divine with its pronunciation.
On the occasion of the appearance of Lord Balram, long queues of devotees were seen since morning for the divine darshan of the Lord in the Sri Krishna-Balram temple. Everyone was eager to see him. In the evening, in the Sudharma hall of the newly under construction Hare Krishna temple, Sri Krishna Balram was anointed with Panchamrit (milk, curd, ghee, honey, sweet water), Panchagavya and various types of fruit juices, 108 pots filled with water mixed with medicines and coconut water. Maha Aarti was the main attraction in this grand event held on the evening of Shravan Purnima.
Temple president Amitasana Das said on the occasion of Shri Balram's appearance that Shri Balram gives us spiritual strength to move forward in Krishna devotion. Without his blessings we cannot attain Krishna devotion. Our scriptures give us the knowledge of how to worship God and how to achieve the ultimate goal of life. Along with this, they connect us with our Vedic culture. He thanked all the devotees who came to the program.
