Gokulashtami and Sri Krishna Jayanthi Festival Group and Yadava Samudhaya Valarchi Niruvanam, Meenambal Salai, Vivekananda Nagar, will be organising Gokulashtami and Sri Krishna Jayanthi Festival celebration on Sept. 22 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Radhakrishnan Yadavar Thidal, Erukancheri Highway, Salaima Nagar, (near Doctor Ambedkar College), Vyasarpadi.
Programme details: mangala Isai by S. Dheenadayalan and group at 6 a.m.; Ganapathy homam, Sudarsana homam, Santhana Gopala homam and go puja from 7 a.m.; aradhana for Lord Krishna at 9.45 a.m.; discourse on ‘Sri Krishna Avatara Magimai’ by Thirukottiyur Madhavan and group at 10 a.m.; concert by Karandhai Damodaran and group at 12 noon; cultural programme and felicitation for Yadava community toppers of Classes X and XII at 2 p.m. and procession at 5 p.m.
Singarimelam, kavadiattam, decorated umbrella procession, 108 vilakkupuja procession, dandiya, bhajan, Krishna-Arjuna in a decorated horse cart, children dressed as Radha-Krishna will all be part of the procession which starts at 5 p.m. Children who want to be dressed as Radha-Krishna and those who want to participate in the vilakkupuja procession, should register their names on or before Sept. 20.
For registration, contact 93814 90009.