<strong>RAIGAD</strong> <strong>OBSERVER</strong> Page No. 4 November 1 - 15, 2011 Website : www.raigadobserver.com Diwali kaleidoscope in Navi Mumbai. Photos – Bharat Jaiswal
<strong>RAIGAD</strong> <strong>RAIGAD</strong> <strong>OBSERVER</strong> SPRITIUAL <strong>OBSERVER</strong> November 1 - 15, 2011 Website : www.raigadobserver.com Govardhan (mountain) & Go (cow) puja (worship) organized on a grand scale and attended by thousands of devotees on Diwali in ISKCON temple in Kharghar British Parliament celebrate Diwali, Swami BS Tirtha invited for vedic chant Swami BS Tirtha, founder of Gaudiya Vaishnava Association (GVA) at Navi Mumbai, which also has a centre at London, was invited by Hindu Forum of Britain for vedic chanting in British Parliament, on the occasion of Diwali. (Cont.on page 6) Photo by Bharat Jaiswal Ghazal Maestro, Jagjit Singh, offered his devotion to Lord Krishna, whom he worshipped, at Kanha Megh Utsav (KMU) 2011 and that was the last programme Singh did in Mumbai, stated, Kamlaksha Das, trustee of Bhagvat Dham. Das has known Jagjit Singh for four years and felt he was easy to work with Page No. 5 Ghazal Maestro's last show in Mumbai was an offering to Lord Krishna : Kamlaksha Das Diwale: The 3-days annual, unique worship of the Sea Deity by fisher-folks in the city commenced one day before the first day of Diwali, with fishermen from Diwale, Karave, Sarsole, Nerul, Vashi and other villages in the city setting sail in their boats and recovering and co-operative. He said, "Jagjit has performed for KMU on two occasions- 2007 and 2011. Though he would only sing gazals, he made an exception and had sang the Krishna Mahamantra: Radhe Krishna, Radhe Krishna, Krishna Krishna Radhe Radhe" His Divine Grace (Cont.on page 6) Annual Annual Worship Worship of of Sea Sea Deity Deity By By City City Fisherfolks Fisherfolks the deity from the sea bed near Elephanta Caves coast; and culminated on the third day, when the same boat carried the deity and immersed the same at almost the same location from where they had brought it with great fanfare and celebrations.