Kartika Purnima - Intensifying joy of celebrating as a community
Some special moments from the special day.
The last five days of Kartika Purnima are special and known as Panchuka, during which our ladies group perform Sankirtana before Sun rise. This year, it was observed for four days only and on the final day of Kartika Purnima, I captured some golden moments from their Sankirtana. They all went to sail miniature boats for Boita Bandana to a nearest place and by the time they came back, I was ready with the setup to capture their action from several corners. Their collective performance of direct expression of emotive states for the lord symbolizes the significance of Bhakti Yoga, the spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion for the Lord. It's one of the three paths in Hinduism leading to Moksha, the freedom from sufferings (the cycle of death and rebirth).
Like every year, a special prasad was prepared by our temple priest and offered to the Lord first. Afterwards, it was distributed to all the devotees. The preparation needs some collaboration and by god's grace, some people jump in to offer all kind of help that is needed to make it happen - we firmly believe, everything happens as per the Lord's wish.
Here is a video compilation of the morning session - some pure gold memories to be cherished later.
After a blissful morning, the evening was planned well to make the day a grand success. A Bhajan Sandhya (musical program of devotional songs expressing love for the Divine) was arranged along with a delicious vegan lunch, in which most of the residents joined. These are the times when we get an opportunity to truly socialize with each other. The ladies thoroughly enjoyed the soothing session of positive vibes, dancing to the tunes of music. And the gentlemen stepped in and took charge of the food department, ensuring a comfortable serving for all. The delicious food was prepared on our premise and served hot.
Here is the video compilation of the evening session - you can feel how our ladies showcased their unconditional divine love by dancing to the tunes of musical path of Bhakti marg. The tripod was very helpful for capturing the videos, as it's difficult to hold the camera and shoot stable videos.
The crew behind the evening musical program - kudos to them for making it so special.
Happiness is contagious - and when you celebrate in a community,
"social contagion" moods spreads fast making everyone happy - the true power of a community with a sense of belonging and unity. We are privileged to live in a community and more ever, most step in to these social functions, helping us to capture some niche memories that will refresh our memories for a long time and even generations.
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Yes! How lovely. This post made me feel happy vibes! All the woman look so amazing in their beautiful sari.
Did you use all your RC loading these photos? Goodness, that's a lot. But now you have a permanent record of a lovely day.
A memory that will make our day later, may be after a decade. I did not want to miss anyone, compiling this post ( videos, photos) took 2 days :)
What a heartwarming celebration filled with vibrant cultural traditions. Your photos truly capture the essence of joy and togetherness! 🙏
You are living in the best society in Bhubaneshwar, with strong cultural synthesis and like-minded people. These days, it's very rare to be honest with strong materialistic inclinations.
Kartika masa is a very holy month and when integrated with Jagannath culture it becomes profound for any Odia to reverberate and cultural and spiritual vibes.
I love the rich photographic content of this blog, and it took me almost 15 mins to go through each shot. So it was a scrolling exercise for me. But I really enjoyed it.
May many such occasions come in your society that could potentially evoke collective equity and unity among all.
Thank you.
Jai Jagannath
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Karthik mah and Dev Dipavali very holy and auspicious. Love to see the Happy faces in your community. Happiness is what life is all about. Sharing happiness is always contgious, you rightly said. Photos are charming and underscores the hapiness index of this event. God bless yu, your family and your community. Hare Krishna.
OMG, 143 photos! My phone is lagging haha. It seems like you had a wonderful time with your family. I liked all the beautiful and smiley faces. It's a wonderful moment you captured. Thanks for sharing 😊💕
143 out of 600 :)
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Happy Kartika Purnima to all of you truly friends it is amazing how you all enjoy together like a big family
Happiness makes me smile
I’m glad to see so many people right there being in a happy state
I wish you all more celebrations ahead
Celebration time started after this holy month, winter has also landed, so next 2-3 months are perfect for celebrations. New year event is coming up soon..
I like all the bright bold colors. It looks like it was a great celebration.
Yes, the day was very well celebrated.
Bonita celebración @sanjeevm 👏😊🤩, gracias por compartir con la comunidad este día tan especial, siempre me ha gustado la cultura India 🇮🇳 todo un espectáculo de colores y arte..saludos desde cuba 🇨🇺
You really have great celebrations over there. I cherish you 🥰❤️
Beautiful festival like this brings people together
Congratulations on the successful festival
Wow, what a glorious and joyous celebration for the people. There are all looking gorgeous.
The celebration was full of colors sir. I like how the women in the community full of smile on the said event sir.😊
Yes, the ladies are always ahead.
I agree with you sir. 😊😊
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Good morning dear friend @sanjeevm how are you
What beautiful photographs, and what a beautiful celebration, I admire how united you are with friends and neighbors.
Community celebrations are really great
I appreciate you sharing this beautiful experience
Thank you.
Beautiful ladies in beautiful sari😍
The number of photos is suggestive of your passion to save the memories of the occasiion. Now the memories are protected for all the generations ahead. Hehe.
I agree tothe point that community living brings a sense of joy and unity, especially during the happy events when we gather unforgettable memories are created
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Yes, that is the reason I take time to create such memories, its a lot of effort but at the end, it's worth a life time memory.
True. It's an effort worth investing
That's really A LOT of food!
Everyone seems so happy to collaborate with each other like a true community
Yes, its very enjoying to celebrate in a community.
Festival brings together, which is the best part of celebration. It's seems that you had amazing celebration and fun with your family. In India every state have their own way of celebration 🎊🎉
Was there any reason it was 4 days this time instead of five?
Yes, we have a special solar calendar written on a year-to-year basis which provides all religious dates, and how it should be celebrated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odia_calendar
It gladdens my heart seeing the unity among the women in gracing this blissful day.
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This celebrations is admirable. 🥰
excellent friend who shares the joy of his culture with the rest of the world and as you say, happiness is contagious, that is very true. Greetings and happy "Kartika Purnima"