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weekly pictures of the Audarya Deities

Guru-nistha Das - January 17, 2005 1:31 am

Here's the first picture!

Syamasundara - January 17, 2005 7:33 pm

Is there a danda by Nityananda Prabhu?

Citta Hari Dasa - January 18, 2005 5:34 pm

Yes there is. It's dark green bamboo; Guru Maharaja put it there one day about a year or two ago.

Guru-nistha Das - January 25, 2005 12:58 am

Picture of the week...

Bijaya Kumara Das - January 27, 2005 5:18 am

Caitanya-daya Dd - January 27, 2005 10:23 am

Jaya! Yes, thank you, Guru-nistha Prabhu, for these weekly darshans of the Lords. I've never seen that green outfit. It's pretty neat!

Mayapurcandra Das - January 27, 2005 10:38 am

Yes, thank you very, very much , Guru-nistha Prabhu for this possibility to see our beloved Śri Śri Gaura Nityananda!!

I've never seen that green outfit

I've also never seen ...

Guru-nistha Das - January 30, 2005 9:39 pm

It's time for a new one again... These are my favorite outfits so far.

Guru-nistha Das - February 6, 2005 7:40 pm

Guru Maharaja made a remark the other day that this week the Deities are especially beautiful...

Jason - February 7, 2005 6:07 am

Haribol!

Their purple outfit is really nice! What are the names of the silas that you're worshiping at Audarya?

Brianfeather - February 7, 2005 2:15 pm

WOW ! Thats the best picture yet ! Thanks for the Darshan!!!

Brian

Citta Hari Dasa - February 8, 2005 12:06 am

We have four silas. To Nityananda Prabhu's right is a large Govardhana-sila (Giriraja), to Mahaprabhu's left are Krsna-Balarama (visible in the picture of the green outfit above), and to Krsna and Balarama's left is a small Govardhana-sila worshipped as Radha-Krsna (on a separate table, not visible).

Narada-kunda Dasi - February 8, 2005 6:29 pm

 

I wonder if their increasing beauty has anything to do with their being photographed and admired on this forum

Guru-nistha Das - February 13, 2005 4:39 am

Sri Giriraja

Guru-nistha Das - February 13, 2005 4:42 am

Sri Sri Krsna-Balarama

Guru-nistha Das - February 13, 2005 4:44 am

Sri Sri Radha-Krsna

Guru-nistha Das - February 13, 2005 4:48 am

...and finally the picture of the week!

Bijaya Kumara Das - February 16, 2005 5:32 am

Prabhupadas' Rhada Krsna looks so nice Guru Maharaja.

Arcanasiddhi Devi Dasi - February 17, 2005 12:01 am

Wonderful Deities. Who dresses Gaura Nitai and who paints the silas?

Vamsidhari Dasa - February 22, 2005 2:38 pm

Wonderful Deities. Who dresses Gaura Nitai and who paints the silas?

Citta Hari Prabhu dresses the Deities and paints the Silas. The daily worship of the Sri Sri Giriraja Radha-Madan-Mohan varies I think it is done by Vrindaranya Prabhu now. Regardless, the Deities are always splendid.

In service,

Vamsidhari d.

Jason - February 23, 2005 8:16 am

Haribol!

Is there significance to the shape of the silas. I've seen mostly round silas, but those at Audarya are more square shaped. Is that significant?

Also, is it advised for grhasthas to worship silas in particular? Is this before or after initiation?

Just curious,

YS,

Jason

Nanda-tanuja Dasa - February 23, 2005 9:43 am

I've seen mostly round silas

Sounds like you are talking about Salagrama Silas not Govardhana Silas.

Bhrigu - February 23, 2005 10:36 am

Also, is it advised for grhasthas to worship silas in particular? Is this before or after initiation?

Traditionally, murtis ("deities") were worshipped only in temples; grihasthas would worship silas at home. Nowadays this has changed, so that many people have murtis on their home altars. Sometimes people worship Gaura-Nitai murtis before initiation (though I think Guru Maharaja disapproves of this), but for silas the standard has always been that one cannot worship them before (second) initiation.