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Vaishnava Summer Festival 2021

Festival starts

August 1

(Sunday)
17:00 val
Festival ends

August 8

(Sunday)
12:00 val
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Make a celebration for soul – join the amazing, fun and awesome Festival!

Video from the Festival 2021

Baltic Summer Vaishnava Festival invites all to get to know the Vaishnava culture, the ancient Vedic tradition. Lectures by deciples of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, lectures for beginners, vegetarian food, enchanting kirtans (musical meditation), sober people, exotic clothes, beautiful nature, morning meditation (from 5:00 AM!) and many other spiritual entertainment!

We invite to participate both advanced bhakti yogis and the curious one who want to explore this amazing culture!!

Special guests

HH Sacinandana Swami

Cancelled due to covid infection
Sacinandana Swami, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, has been a monk of the bhakti tradition for over 45 years. He is known for his contributions to the practice of meditation and contemplation of modern bhakti practitioners. Sacinandana Swami has published several books and CDs, and offers a large number of retreats, seminars and workshops. Thousands of enthusiastic fellow singers and dancers attend his worldwide kirtan concerts.
Sacinandana Swami founded the Yoga Is Music Project in 2009 and teaches regularly at the Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavan (VIHE), India. He is a visiting lecturer at Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium and the spiritual mentor of the Vedas Academy, which is active in eight countries.
 

HH Dhirasanta Das Goswami

Confirmed
Srila Prabhupada’s disciple, sannyasi, lecturer and author of many children programs. Currently resides and preaches in Lithuania.
 

HH Ananda Vardhana Swami

Сonfirmed
Sannyasi, founder and spiritual leader of Holy Name monastery in Lithuania, European harinam organizer, known for his deep spiritual preaching.
 

HG Devaki Mataji

Confirmed
 

HG Vrajarenu Prabhu

CONFIRMED
A monk, a well-known preacher and a great lecturer.

HG Anantara Prabhu

CONFIRMED
Well known preacher, founder of Dvaraka community and president  Vilnius ISKCON temple, author of many projects and promoter of Vedic culture.

HG Vishvavasu Prabhu

CONFIRMED
A monk in vaishnava tradition, preacher, who has been practicing bhakti yoga for many years, teaches Bhakti Shastri course in Baltic countries.

HG Dhruvananda Prabhu

CONFIRMED
Vaishnava who have been practicing bhakti yoga for many years. Leader of the Lithuanian ISKCON community.

HG Gour Krishna Prabhu

Cancelled due to covid infection
Musician, kirtanya, servant and assistant of HH Sachinandana Swami, regular guest in Radadhesh Mellows festival

Festival 2021 program

The festival is dedicated to Srila Prabhupada 125th birth anniversary

Altar Hall


August 7, Saturday

4:30 Mangala arati
7:15 Deity greetings. Guru puja.
8:00 – 9:00 SB (1.2.9) – HG Vishvavasu prabhu
9:00 Breakfast prasadam
10:30 – 12:00 HG Devaki mataji „The False Ego – Our constant companion and troublemaker“
12:15 – 13:45 Iniciation yagya and HH Dhirasanta das Goswami lecture
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch prasadam
16:00 – 17:00

16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00

 Jaganath Hall: Program for youth (seminars, discussions, kirtans). More details here
Altar Hall:
Kirtan evening: Sita Rani dd
Kirtan evening: Lilit mataji
17:00 – 18:30 HH Sacinandana Swami „The Heart of the Holy Name” – live translation
18:30 – 19:00 Gaura-arati
19:00 – 20:00 HH Dhirasanta das Gosvami bhajans
19:30 – 20:30 Prasadam (hot milk and cake)
20:00 – 20:30 Kirtan evening: Syta dd
20:30 – 21:00
21:00 – 21:30
21:30 – 22:00
22:00 – 22:30		 Kirtan evening: Devanatha Prabhu
Kirtan evening: bh. Aida
Kirtan evening: Mathura Lila Priya dd
Kirtan evening: Kanai Krishna Prabhu


August 8, Sunday

4:30 Mangala arati
7:15 Deity greetings. Guru puja.
8:00 – 9:00 SB (1.2.10) – HH Sacinandana Swami – live translation
9:00 Breakfast prasadam
10:30 – 13:00 Seva for the Festival
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch prasadam
14:00 – 15:00 Leaving the Festival

Attention:

Information regarding COVID-19: in accordance with the current situation in Lithuania, everyone will be able to participate in the festival without restrictions, i.e. no passport of immunity is required. Regarding traveling information for arrival to Lithuania and COVID restrictions, please visit www.lithuania.travel and find your country.

Information about travelling to the Festival place from Vilnius will be announced in Contacts page.

For questions, please contact the transport co-ordinator bh. Donatas:
Phone: +370 60419941 (viber; whatsapp), e-mail: transport@vegline.eu 

We kindly invite you to keep in mind and bring your own dishes –  save the Earth!

It is said that it is very auspicious to take prasadam from metal dishes especially from one‘s own. Every year we throw mountains of plastic dishes away. Therefore, we would like this festival to become an environmentally-friendly place. A place where nature – the Lord‘s creation – is being protected and cared for! Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate your sense of responsibility very much!

Vegans who want to get a vegan prasad for lunch – please register by mail vaishnava.summerfestival@gmail.com marked “vegan prasad” (usually milk at the festival is not ahimsa, but from farm where cows graze freely and certified as organic)

Do not miss the opportunity to take part at the Festival opening event – Yajnya – fire  ritual, which will begin at 4 pm. August 2th.

Program for children

Information for parents: During the Festival will be organized nice program for children. Also, if you have any bicycles, volleyball or basketball balls, swimming accessories and so on, please bring it along to the Festival.
Registration for Summer Festival
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