Ahmedabad shines in Krishna glory

Saturday was a day to be remembered by the followers of Lord Krishna, as the day-long celebrations kept the spirits of devotees high in Ahmedabad. The day one of two-day ceremony organised to mark Purushottam Pritishtha (installation) at Kalayan Pusthi Haveli built by Shree Vallabhacharya Kalayan Trust started with Vasthu Puja. Thereafter a Purushottam Yagna was organised.

The evening concluded with Nartya Natika (dance celebration) at Vastrapur lake amphitheatre that went on till late in the night. The evening programme was attended by chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, state home minister Amit Shah and members of Parliament (Rajyasabha) Surendra Patel and Parimal Nathwani.

After Purushottam Prithistha that will go on almost all night, Sunday morning will see a procession to be concluded at Haveli. This will be followed by Rajbhog, where devotees do darshanas. Haveli is a Vaishnav temple that will be open to all after the ceremonies finally concluded on Sunday night. 

Pushtimarg is one of the many sects in the Hindu religion. Prevailing for more than 500 years, Pushtimarg was founded by Jagadguru Shrimad Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhuji. Shree Mahaprabhuji is one of the five main Acharyas of the Hindu Religion, the other four being Shankaracharya, Shri Ramanujacharya, Shri Madhavacharya and Shri Nimbarkacharya. These Acharyas have a very significant contribution towards the revival of the Bhakti movement and upbringing of the Hindu Religion.