KOLKATA: On the occasion of Purushottam month, which comes once in three years,
Iskcon
devotees from 83
countries
have been linked up on a virtual platform for the
Nabadwip Mandal Parikrama
from Friday till Thursday.
Usually, devotees come to Mayapur, the Iskcon headquarters, for the tour of the nine islands that make up Nabadwip, accompanied by monks and sevaks to understand the philosophy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and Gaudiya Vaishnavism in the 15th century that was preached by him. This year, the pandemic has led to the physical tour being cancelled.
Iskcon sources said devotees will be taken to all important temples and spots associated with Chaitanya.
“This is the first time that this kind of a virtual tour is being organized,” said Subrata Das, spokesperson of Iskcon Mayapur.
Senior monk Jayapataka Swami will address the parikrama. The tour will include a one-and-a-half-hour-long daily
parikrama
with sankirtan and ‘Gaura Katha’. Over 10,000 devotees will join the link globally.
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