{"id":4294,"date":"2018-06-08T10:52:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T05:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2022-03-08T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T09:42:59","slug":"lord-krishna-to-appear-in-bangalore-palace-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/lord-krishna-to-appear-in-bangalore-palace-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Krishna to appear in Bangalore Palace Grounds!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;\">This year we are celebrating Janmashtami at Tripuravasini, Bengaluru Palace Grounds on September 02, 2018.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Sri Krishna Janmashtami at Palace Grounds<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Do not miss the opportunity to participate and witness<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n1. Special Dahi-handi<br \/>\n2. Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/heritage-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Participate<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in Krishna Costume Content<br \/>\n4. Cultural Programs throughout the day<br \/>\n5. Food festival &amp; more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will be in addition to the festival celebrations on Hare Krishna Hill in Rajajinagar.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>You are invited!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Devotees are lining up great, fun-filled activities for the entire day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several events are being organized for kids of all age groups, which they are bound to enjoy thoroughly. So, make sure you bring your children along and avail the opportunity to participate in these great events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will be entertaining, educational and spiritually rejuvenating.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Block your calendars now.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Come with your family and receive the blessings of the almighty Lord, Sri Krishna on the auspicious occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We eagerly look forward to seeing you and serving you on<strong>\u00a0September 02<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2018 at Tripura Vasini, Palace Grounds!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ever-vibrant team of ISKCON Bangalore has already sprung into action and started preparing for the festivities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Palace Grounds \u2013 A little history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4296 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/palace-grounds.jpg\" alt=\"Bangalore Palace Grounds\" width=\"709\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/palace-grounds.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/palace-grounds-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/palace-grounds-171x108.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/palace-grounds-400x255.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bangalore Palace: The sprawling grounds surrounding this is the Palace Grounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of the hustle and bustle of urban Bengaluru, lies the majestic Bangalore Palace in the heart of the city. Enclosed by beautiful gardens, this palace not only attracts tourists in large numbers but is also a preferred destination for important events and cultural programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ownership of the palace has changed hands several times, from Reverend Garrett to Chamarajendra Wadiyar of the Wadiyar Dynasty to the British Empire and back to the Mysore royal family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The palace has a floor area of 45,000 sq. ft., and the sprawling grounds surrounding it called the Palace Grounds are spread across 454 acres. Many cultural events and social functions such as marriage ceremonies, exhibitions, musical concerts, sports events, etc., are conducted here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past few years, Palace Grounds have hosted major artists like Elton John, Backstreet Boys, The Rolling Stones, Akon, and Iron Maiden, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is in this Palace Grounds that Lord Krishna\u2019s appearance,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/sri-krishna-janmashtami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Krishna Janmashtami<\/a><\/span>\u00a0will be celebrated this year!<\/p>\n<p><!--<strong>Labor of Love<\/strong>\n\nOur team of devotees have started meeting regularly and planning intensely for the upcoming event with the intention of giving a divine experience to devotees and visitors.\n\nAn onsite meeting was held at Palace Grounds on Thursday, June 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2017.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/planning.jpg\" alt=\"planning\" width=\"709\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"1582\" title=\"\">\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Devotees meeting at the Palace Grounds on June 1st, 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe meeting was led by His Grace Vasudev Keshav Dasa (Vice President, ISKCON Bangalore) and attended by about 30 devotees representing different departments.\n\nFrom hospitality - to - queue management \u2013 to - darshan of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama - to - knowledge sharing - to - exhibits \u2013 to - cultural events - to sale counters \u2013 to - prasadam distribution, many aspects of the program were discussed.\n\nDevotees reviewed the layout and took a walk through the site.\n\nDevotees raised a lot of interesting questions related to event theme, budget, number of volunteers required, ventilation of the hall, facilities requirements, expected ambience, design of the layout, publicity, prasadam menu, so on and so forth.\n\nA lot of questions were directed at Sri Prahladeesha Dasa (Head of Facility Department), who handled them deftly with a great sense of humor.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1583 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/discussion-1.jpg\" alt=\"discussion\" width=\"709\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"1583\" title=\"\">\n\nJust when the meeting was getting a little heated up, a serving of lemonade and samosa cooled and energized the participants.\n\nManaging an event wherein a turnout of tens of thousands of visitors is expected is quite a daunting challenge. It takes many brains, hands and legs to make an event of this size come to fruition.\n\nAn incredible amount of hard work waits in making this happen but the devotees don\u2019t seem to mind it at all. They see this as a labor of love - love for their dear most spiritual master, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/srila-prabhupada\">Srila Prabhupada<\/a> and the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna!--><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h2 id=\"details\">Event Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<table width=\"639\">\n\n\n<tbody>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">Time<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Event<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">Venue<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">8:00 AM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Darshan starts - Sangeeta Seva begins<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Annadana Seva, Pushpalankara Seva, Goseva<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">6:30 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Abhishekam to Sri Sri Krishna Balarama<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">7:30 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Video show\/ class<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">8:00 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Arati to Sri Sri Krishna Balarama<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">8:10 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Jhulan for Makhan Krishna - Abhishekam sponsors<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">First Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM - 6:00 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Dahi Handi events<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">Second Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">10:30 AM - 6:30 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">Heritage Fest contests<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">Second Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td width=\"140\">4:30 PM - 6:00 PM<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"254\">FOLK Band performance<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td width=\"245\">Second Hall<\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94Sgh7PDkqg?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year we are celebrating Janmashtami at Tripuravasini, Bengaluru Palace Grounds on September 02, 2018. Sri Krishna Janmashtami at Palace Grounds Do not miss the opportunity to participate and witness 1. Special Dahi-handi 2. Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana 3.\u00a0Participate\u00a0in Krishna Costume Content 4. Cultural Programs throughout the day 5. 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