Utsav Darshan

On this day Shreenathji had come to Shri Girdharjis House at Satghara Mathura.

When shri Gusainji was in Gujrat, one day shreenathji asked Girdharji that “I haven't seen our house. Wont u show it to me”.
On this Girdharji replied “Bawa its your house and you'll come any time If you would like i will be able to take you there today itself” in order that they all left for Satghara where shreenathji played holi with all seven sons of Gusainji their Bahujis and Gusainjis betijis.Shreenathji asked what is going to u gift me on this occasion, and girdharji along side all other balaks bahujis and betijis gifted all the ornaments that they had .Bhamini bahuji forgot to gift her hoop and Shreeji asked even for that and she or he gifted that also to him.This is how Girdharji did “sarva samarpan”.

From this day Patotsav is widely known altogether the homes of Pushtimarga commemorating the visit of Shreenathji to their house .

This Festival is originally from Rajasthan, celebrated by women of princely houses, this festival is devoted to Shri Radha. Shrinathji wears a turban made up of a pichoda and chunri. Mirrors are embedded in the wooden hindola. The pichhvai shows streaks of lightning, dark monsoon clouds and rain. Shrinathji is seen giving shelter beneath His shawl to a frightened Radha while cowherds lood on.
 

During sandhya, the lord resides in a mirrored hindola also walls are decorated with cloth paintings depicting, dwadas nikunj, naradgam, nawneet priyaji with nand yashoda, giriraj swinging shyam shejama etc. And a chandova with dark clouds which surround.

This is the day when Shri Mahaprabhuji received the command from Shreenathji to initiate divine souls with the Brahma Sambandha mantra. By the soul’s connection with Shreenathji, all impurities are removed and the soul becomes bound to Shreenathi. On this day, the Lord is embellished with a garland of 360 silk threads, for every day of the Year. On a subsequent day, the lineage holders are embellished with a silk garland.

Shri Krihna’s Janmasthmi is one among the foremost important festivals of the year. On today the Lord is bathed with curds, milk, honey, ghee and sugar and decorated in saffron-coloured garments that show the good affection Shri Krishna and Shri Svamini share for each other. The ornaments are largely red in color, a hue that increases the thrill of the amorous mood. Shri Krishna’s necklaces are really the forms of His devotees and that is why He wears them near His heart.
 

Shri Krishna wears peacock feathers and a tiger-nail locket is put around His neck to guard Him against the look .Shri Krishna’s appearance is at midnight and all the Gopis come and make secret offerings to their Beloved.Shri Krishna entered into the world to shower grace over his devotees. He appeared not only to alleviate the burdens of the planet but to shower grace.

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Nandmahotsav is widely known on the day following Shri Krishna’s birthday and it begins the celebrations on the house of Nanda and Yashoda in Gokul. Child Krishna is swung during a cradle and even today,lineage-holders dress up as Yashoda and swing their Beloved Krishna.
 

Janmashtami Shringar: After Mahabhog Aarti is completed Navneet Priyaji resides during a palna of lord. Jashodaji is brought near palna who starts rocking the Palna and darshan opens for all and now Nandutsav starts with excellent zeal and enthusiasm. On Nandutsav milk and curd mixed with tumeric are sprinkled over everyone as they sing and dance within the festive celebration.

This day is also celebrated as the birthday of Murlidhar the son of Girdharji, Girdharji was the eldest son of Gunsaiji. As the symbol of Ram winning over Ravana shield and sword are placed in front of Shrinathji.

Safed jari shringar,Gherdar bagha,Pagh on shree mastak, Saada chandrika ,Vanmala ka bhari Shringar, Karna ful,Utsav ke jadau aabhran, Hara thada vasta,Pichvai hari.

one lac twenty-five thousand leaves of tulsi are offered to the lord starting from mangla.

This uthsav is on a full moon night. Shrinathji is usually dressed on white clothes with white utensils i.e. silver and white jewellery and diamonds.

This major festival of the quarter marks the top of the Hindu year. Shrinthji wears clothes of silver brocade which include a  suthana and chakdar waga and a kulhe, turban mounted with peacock feathers. His ornaments are of rubies, diamonds,  and emeralds. The pichhvai is pearlstudded and bears tree motifs thereon.
 

Decorated cows brought into the temple in the evening, then brought in to Govardhana Puja chowk. Navanitpriyaji seated on the steps of Suraj pole and obtains milk.
 

In the evening, small shop of mirrors, is placed in Ratan chowk called as hatdi and Navanitpriyaji is seated in it. The twelve arches of the hatadi signify the twelve signs of the zodiac. The hatadi is meant to recall Krishna's installed stall for the festival to sell various articles and thereby attract the gopis.

 

This is the foremost renowned festival of pushti Marga. It commemorates the lifting of Mount Govardhana by Krishna to guard the inhabitants of Vraja from the rain-storms sent by a wrathful Indra when the people of Vraja stopped their annual sacrifices and offerings to him. The image of Shrinathji with its raised left is within the posture Krishna adopted when He raised the mountain.
 

On today , Shrinathji wears a dress almost like the one He wears at Divali. A gokarna mukuta, a crown with raised edges resembling the ears of a cow, is a further head-dress.
 

A huge mound of rice, representing Mount Govardhana, weighing 125 maunds* is arranged within the Doltibari and an enormous gunja, a sweet cake, is placed on top of it, This represents the top of Vishnu, and 4 other sweets on four sides of the rice mound represent the four weapons of Vishnu. This shows Krishna as the Lord of the Mountain when he miraculously used several hands to eat the offerings of the villagers, thereby giving joy to them.

This day is celebrated as the awakening of Vishnu from four months of deep sleep. A mandap of sugarcane is erected within the Doltibari, where the wedding of a shaligrama, a round black stone, symbolic of Vishnu, with Tulasi, the sacrted basil plant, is widely known . The shligramma, is bathed with a mix of ghee, honey, sugar, milk and curd called panchamrita.
 

The months linked with chandravali are Magha, pnalguna and chaitra, corresponding roughly to Frbruary, March and April.These are the spring months, traditionally related to Kamadeva, the God of affection . pink gulala powder is sprayed on the deity and on the devotees, and fresh sprouts of trees and creepers are wont to decorate His surroundings.

Holi festival celebrates the arrival of spring. It begins with Basant Panchami (usually in feb) marking the birthday of kaamdeva, the lord of affection . For the forty days afterwards, sandalwood pastes  and white & red powers and pastes are sprinkled over Shri Krishna.

Shri Krishna plays Holi with all his devotees in unrestricted way. This is considered to be Shri Krishna’s favorite festival and therefore the blessed lord Krishna wears mostly white during lately in order that the colors his bhaktas throw at him will stay. Shri Krishna loves this festival such a lot that after is it over, great efforts are taken to form him forget this festival.

On this day all the shrinagr of Shrinathji is of pink and particularly everything offered to him is pink in colour.

This festival takes place on the day after Holi, when the demoness Holika is burnt. There is great rejoicing and gulala is sprinkled on devotees. Adola, swing, decorated with mango blossoms, and with various other flowers and creepers, is placed in the Doltibari Navanitpriyaji is placed on the swing which is swung by the high priests. The priests spray gulala on the swing and the Tilakayat in turn sprays gulala on the priests and servants.
 

Srinathji is dressed in a white gherdar wagha and pagha, surmonted with a peacock feather plume. The pichhvai is white.

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This festival is celebrated for Yamunaji, Shrinathji wears plain white light dress.

Shrinathji wears a light-weight dhoti and uparna on His shoulders and ornaments of pearls. He is bathed in cool water poured through a conch and is obtainable 125,000 mangoes --- an auspicious number of the season's most luscious fruit.

Shingar of  chandan ke safed vastra with spotted lotus design, pichoda, mor shingar, shri mastak par kuleh, moti ke aabran pichvai with kamal desing of chandan on safed vasta.

On this festival Shrinathji wears white dress with white turban and tiny chariot with horses is placed along with it.