Gaur Purnima: Pilgrims from 80 countries attend ISKCON's biggest festival
Devotees of 80 countries participated in the ISKCON's biggest festival - "Gaudiya Vaishnav Sampradaya - Gaur Purnima" at its global headquarters in West Bengal's Mayapur. Pilgrims from China, Japan, Spain, Russia, England, Brazil, America, Australia, Mexico, Trinidad, Ivory Coast, South Africa besides other countries participated in the festival to mark Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birth anniversary, stated ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Here's more.
Over 1.5 lakh devotees participated: ISKCON
The nearly a month-long celebration began on 8 February and was marked by events as Sravan Utsav, Kirtan Mela, weeklong Nabadwip Mandal Parikrama, and cultural programmes and culminated at ISKCON Chandrodaya Temple in Mayapur last evening in the presence of one lakh and half devotees.