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Jhulan Yatra: The Hari-bhakti-vilasa states, “To please Sri Hari,
devotees hold numerous festivals on every occasion and continu-
ously perform sankirtana. According to their ability, the devotees
serve the Lord during the summer by placing Him on the boat,
taking Him out on a procession, applying sandalwood on His body,
fanning Him with chamara, decorating Him with jeweled necklaces,
offering Him palatable foodstuffs, and bringing Him out to swing
Him in the pleasant moonlight” Devotees in Sammamish performed
this at the VCC. Devotees waited patiently in a queue to swing
Their Lordships. The swing (jhulana) beautified with splendid flower
decorations, colorful beads, etc. A special flower rope was used to
pull the swing. An arati is performed after Sri Sri Radha Neela
Madhava are seated on the swing, and devotees bring a variety of
bhoga to please Their Lordships. Kirtana and bhajans go on for
almost two hours, and many visitors join in to pull Their Lordship’s
swing.

The Grand Ramayan Recital was performed on March 16
by TRISHUL GITA RAMAYAN MANDALI at the Vedic Cultural Center.
They sung from Valmiki Ramayan and its derivants making every-
one in the room totally mesmerized in the glory and history of Lord
Rama.

The appearance of Lord Ramacandra, Ramanavami
was celebrated with great splendor on Friday 19-Apr-2013