first day of Baradanga mela 2011 Gauranga Mahaprabhu going to Baradanga temple in a holy religious procession

Today is the first day of baradanga fair 1418 of Srikhanda.Today Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu going to Baradanga temple in a holy religious procession by khandabasi.Today is the tithi when Sri Narahari Sarkar became invisible to the gross material eyes of the world.  As many of you know, Narahari Thakur had a special mood towards Gauranga Mahaprabhu. About 449 years ago this holy festival was  laid by by Shree Shree Raghunandan Thakur and Shree Shree Nibas Acharya Prabhu  and in the active presence of  Shree Shree Nityanandya Prabhu.Today is the tirobhav tithi.Today this holy festival was organized by Srikhanda Madhumati samity .Here are some Pictures

Mahaprabhu

Mahaprabhu at srikhananda thakurbari at morning

Narahari r bhajan kutir

inside naraharir bhajan kutir

khandabasi doing kirtan before mahaprabhu going to baradanga

bhakta brinda with the lord gauranga mahaprabhu going for srikhanda baradanga1

bhakta brinda with the lord gauranga mahaprabhu going for srikhanda baradanga

khandabasi starting jatra to baradanga from thakurbari

bhakta-brinda at baradanga

Baradanga temple front gate

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

tasa and sanai

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu entering into baradanga temple

front gate of baradanga temple at night

from door

from door in front of baradanga temple

kirtan at baradanga temple

Mahaprabhu at baradanga temple

gauranga mahaprabhu & Gopinath (left)

In last pictures you can see the bhakta brinda praying to thakur gauranga mahaprabhu. From 7.30 pm the 24 prahar Kirtan started by Narahari Sampraday, Srikhanda.In last two pictures you see thakur gauranga mahaprabhu in the baradanga temple.This album also in Facebook. see the Baradanga mela 2011 link.Will be back soon with new pictures.
Jai Mahaprabhu,,
Jai Gour Narahari.