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Ratha Yatra Programmes 2009 Vedic Discussions Schedule Times Speaker Topic Friday 1.15 - 2.30 pm HG Nrsimhananda Das Economic Meltdown – A Spiritual Perspective 2.30 - 3.45 pm HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami What is God’s plan? 3.45 - 5.00 pm HH Bhakti Narasimha Swami Is Reincarnation Risky? 5.00 - 6.15 pm HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Why Am I always Unhappy? Open Air Stage 6.15 - 7.30 pm HH Maha Visnu Swami Does God Really Care about Us? FRIDAY Three 7.30 - 8.45 pm HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami Is Bhakti Only for Krishna? 2.00pm - 3.00pm Kirtan with Vraj Krishna Das Chariots 3.00pm - 3.40pm Bhajans with Chakradhari Das (India) Chariotot at the parade 3.40pm - 4.15pm Bhajans and talk by Raghava Pandit Das Saturday 4.15pm - 5.10pm Music by Vaiyasaki Das Processions:s: 5.15pm - 5.45pm Skits by Krishnachandra Das 5.45pm - 6.00pm Dances by Subhadra and Yamuna Saturday 11th April Monday 13th April 12.00 - 2.00 pm HG Sankirtan Das What is Real Knowledge? 6.00pm - 6.45pm Kirtan with Yadurani From Prince Edward Str FromFrom Festival Grounds 6.50pm - 7.00pm Baratha Natyam dances by Dipika Naidoo 2.00 - 3.45 pm HG Uttama sloka Das Is Bhagavad Gita Practical for this Age? 7.00pm - 7.45pm Music by Vraj Krishna Das Starts 10.00am 5:15pm15 (to be confirmed, weather) 3.45 - 5.00 pm HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami What is Authorized Scripture? 7.45pm -10.30pm Kirtan with HH BB Govinda Swami 5.00 - 6.15 pm HH Bhakti Narasimha Swami Lord Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva Explained? 9.30pm FIREWORKS 6.15 - 7.30 pm HH Indradyumna Swami Does Chanting Really make one Happy? SATURDAY 2.00pm - 3.00pm Celebrity Cook-off Look out for... 7.30 - 9.00 pm HH Kadamba Kanana Swami The Meaning of Ratha Yatra 3.00pm - 3.30pm “Life as a Hare Krishna Devotee” 3.30pm - 3.45pm Dances by students of Manesh Maharaj • Opening Ceremony with 3.45pm - 4.45pm Kirtan with Vraj Krishna Das Sunday 4.45pm - 5.45pm Kirtan with Krishnadas Kaviraj Abhisek of Lord Caitanya - 5.45pm - 6.00pm Baratha Natyam dances by Dipika Naidoo 6.00pm - 6.30pm Kirtan with Krishnastami Das Friday, 6.15pm 1.15 - 2.30 pm HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People? 6.30pm - 6.40pm Dances by Natyakalanjali School of Dance 2.00 - 3.45 pm HG Raghava Pandit Das Can Devotional Service Free Me from Sin? 6.40pm - 7.40pm Kirtan with Vaiyasaki Das • Harinam (chanting 7.40pm - 10.30pm Kirtan with HH BB Govinda Swami 3.45 - 5.00 pm HH Maha Visnu Swami How Can I Find Happiness in Life? procession) with Lord 5 00 - 6.15 pm HH Kadamba Kanana Swami How Can I Pray and be Heard by God? SUNDAY 12.00pm - 12.45pm Bhajans with Krishnastami Das Caitanya 6.15 - 7.30 pm HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami Does a Spiritual World Really Exist? 12.45pm -1.00pm Dances by Subhadra and Yamuna 7.30 - 9.00 pm HH Partha Sarathi das Goswami What Does it Mean to be a Servant of God? 1.00pm - 1.45pm Bhajans with Vaiyasaki Das Saturday, 7.00pm 1.45pm - 2.30pm Kirtan with Krishnadas Kaviraj 2.30pm - 3.30pm Kirtan with HH Indradyumna Swami • Aniyor (Govardhan) Festival - Monday 3.30pm - 5.00pm Krishna Extravaganza by Kumari Ambigay 4.45pm - 5.45pm Bhajans with Vraj Krishna Das Sunday, 3.30pm 5.45pm - 6.30pm “Life as a Hare Krishna Devotee” 1.15 - 2.30 pm HG Nrsimhananda Das Is God to Blame for the Environmental Crisis? 6.30pm - 6.40pm Kathak dances by Harishka Maharaj 6.40pm - 7.30pm Cook-off between HH Bhakti Caitanya 2.00 - 3.45 pm HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Should I be Guided by Astrology and Swami and HH BB Govinda Swami Dramas Palmistry? 7.30pm -10.30pm Kirtan with HH BB Govinda Swami Nandulal 3.45 - 5.00 pm HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami Who Is a True Christian, Hindu, Jew, or MONDAY Bilvamangal’s Search for Shri Krishna Moslem? 2.00pm - 3.00pm Music with Vraj Krishna Das Friday 8.25pm and Monday 8.15pm - Main Stage 3.00pm - 3.40pm Kirtan & Talk by HH Mahavishnu Swami 5.00 - 6.15 pm HH Maha Visnu Swami Is Good Karma is also Bad? 3.40pm - 4.30pm Kirtan with Vaiyasaki Das 6.15 - 7.30 pm HH Partha Sarathi das Goswami Will Our Suffering Ever End? 4.30pm - 5.30pm Kirtan & Talk by HH Indradyumna Swami The Eighth Child 5.30pm - 6.00pm Procession starts A Modern Portrayal of Krishna’s Birth 7.30 - 8.45 pm HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami Does your Heart Cry out for God? 6.00pm - 7.00pm Bhajans and Talk by Raghava Pandit Das 7.00pm - 7.45pm Bhajans with Yadurani Saturday 8.00pm and on Sunday 8.05pm - Main Stage 7.45pm - 9.30pm Music by Silk Road Bhajan Band Art Printers 7.30pm FIREWORKS Cultural Entertainment Stagee JagannathJ Mandir Schedule Cooking Demonstration th th th Friday,F 10 April Sunday, 12 April th FRIDAY, 10 APRIL 2009 SUNDAY, 12th APRIL Friday, 10 April 1.30pm1 12.00pm – 1.00pm 11.00am – 12pm 12pm -1.00pm 2.30pm - 4.00pm Adivasa Ceremony including maha havan Bhajans and Lecture by Jagannath Baladev Subhadra Bhajans: Anandraj and family Herbs and stuffed vegetable dishes by 12.30pm – 1.15pm Raghava Pandit Das Saksi-Gopal dasa deities arrive 1.00pm – 2.00pm 5.00pm-6.30pm Vaisnava Bhajans by Chakradhari Das (India) 1.05pm -1.50pm Bhajans: Krishnastami Das 1.20pm – 2.05pm Tamil and Telegu Bhajans by 1.30pm1 – 2.30pm Indian breads and Channa Masala by Flute rendition by Rakesh Soni Isai Selvamani V.Karthigasan Pillay and party Bhajans: Chakradhari Das 1.30pm Asha Maharaj 2.10pm – 2.55pm 1.55pm -2.40pm Deities arrive 7.30pm - 9.30pm Hindi bhajans by Meena Mothilal Hindi Bhajans by Meena Mothilal and Dances by 2.30pm – 4.00pm Weight Loss using nutrition basics by 3.00pm – 3.10pm Vyasna Beejan and Sharika Hanyroop Bhajans: Krsihnastami Das 2.00pm – 3.00pm AllanWohrnitz (Nutritional Researcher) Dances by Vyasna Beejan & Sharika Hanyroop 2.45pm – 3.30pm 4.00pm – 5.00pm Bhajans: Balabhadra Das 3.15pm – 4.00pm Kirtan and Lecture by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami 3.00pm – 4.00pm th Kirtan and Lecture by HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami Bhajans: Anandraj and family Saturday, 11 April 3.30pm – 5.25pm Bhajans: Vraj Krishna Das 4.05pm – 5.20pm 5.00pm – 6.00pm 2.00pm - 3.00pm Music by Tansen Nepaul showband Aniyor (Govardhan) Festival 4.00pm – 5.00pm Celebrity Cook off (Ready, Steady, Cook!) 5.25pm – 6.10pm 5.30pm- 5.45pm Bhajans: Ramanujacharya Das at open air stage Kathak Dances by Harishka Maharaj Bhajans: Ishkaar (Newlands) Bhajans and kirtans by Vaiyasaki Das 6.00pm – 7.00pm 4.00pm - 5.30pm 6.15pm – 7.15pm 5.50pm- 6.35pm 5.00pm – 6.30pm Indian desserts by Asha Maharaj Official opening ceremony and Music by Vaiyasaki Das Bhajans: Vraj Krishna Das Bhajans: Ramanujacharya Das 6.30pm -8.00pm 6.40pm – 6.55pm 7.00pm Mauritian breads and curries by Saksi-Gopal abhisek of Lord Caitanya Dances by Dipika Naidoo 6.30pm dasa and Ananga Manjari dasi (Mauritius) 7.15pm – 7.45pm 7.00pm – 8.00pm Gaura Arati and kirtan with Gaura Arati and kirtan with 8.30pm - 10.00pm Lecture by HH Indradyumna Swami Kirtan and Lecture by His Holiness Indradyumna Swami Vaiyasaki Das Balanced Vegetarian Nutrition by 7.45pm – 8.10pm 8.05pm – 8.55pm Kadamba Kanana Swami Alan Worhnitz Arati and kirtan with HH Indradyumna Swami Drama: The Eighth Child 9.00pm 7.45pm: 8.15pm – 8.25pm Deities leave festival site Sunday, 12th April Dances by Natyamani Tershalya Pillay 9.00pm – 10.00pm Jagannathastakam and flower Bhajans by Vaiyasaki Das offering with Bhakti Caitanya 1.00pm- 2.30pm 8.25pm – 9.10pm th Eastern and Western Deserts by Drama: Nandulal th Saturday, 11 April Swami Saksi-Gopal dasa MONDAY, 13 APRIL 2009 3.30pm- 5.00pm 9.15pm – 10.00pm 3.00pm - 4.00pm 9.00pm Kirtan by Vaiyasaki Das Savoury snacks by Asha Maharaj 2.00pm – 3.00pm Bhajans: Anandraj and family Deities leave festival site 5.30pm- 7.00pm Vaisnava Bhajans by Vraj Krishna Das Nutrition for Children by Alan Wohrnitz 3.05pm – 4.00pm 4.00pm – 4.45pm th th 6.40pm - 8.00pm SATURDAY, 11 APRIL 2009 Kirtan and Lecture by HH Bhakti Narasimha Swami Bhajans: KB Youth Group Monday, 13 April Swami Cook off (Ready, Steady, Cook!) at 2.00pm – 2.40pm 4.05pm – 5.25pm 12.00pm – 1.00pm open air stage Bhajans by Raghava Pandit Das Tamil and Telegu bhajans by Kannan Veeramani (India) 4.45pm – 5.30pm Bhajans: Krishnastamai Das 2.45pm – 3.00pm 5.30pm – 5.40pm Bhajans: Ramanujacharya Das Monday, 13th April Barathanatyam dances by Devendri's Dance School Dances by Subhadra and Yamuna 5.30pm – 6.30pm 1.00pm – 1.30pm 12.30pm - 1.30pm 3.05pm – 3.50pm 5.45pm – 6.30pm Bhajans: Chakradhari Das Appetisers by Saksi-Gopal dasa Bhajans by Vaiyasaki Das Hindi Bhajans by Sunjeet Bhajans: Vraj Krishna Das 2.30pm - 4.00pm 3.55pm – 4.10pm Teeluck (Mauritius) 6.30pm 1.30pm – 2.00pm Nutrition for Arthritis, Dances by Dipika Naidoo 6.35pm – 7.20pm Bhajans: Balabhadra Das Joints, Cramps, Diabetes, Kirtan and Lecture by Gaura Arati and kirtan by 4.15pm-5.00pm 1.30pm Blood Pressure by Kirtan and Lecture by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami HH Mahavishnu Krishna Das (Pretoria) Alan Wohrnitz 5.05pm -5.50pm Swami Deities Arrive 9.00pm 4.30pm- 6.00pm Tamil and Telegu bhajans by Kamini Moodley 7.25pm – 8.05pm 2.00pm – 3.00pm Exotic rice dishes by 5.55pm-6.10pm Music by Deities leave festival site Asha Maharaj Dances by Natyakalanjali Dance School Vaiyasaki Das Bhajans: Ramanujacharya Das 6.30pm - 8.00pm 6.15pm-7.00pm 8.15pm – 9.00pm 3.00pm – 4.00pm Delicious pastas Hindi bhajans by Veena Lutchman Drama: Nandulal Bhajans:Vraj Krishna Das by Vibhu 7.05pm – 7.55pm Caitanya dasa Kirtan and Lecture by HH Partha Sarathi Das Goswami Jagannath 4.00pm – 5.30pm Final Kirtan at Open Air Stage and Asim 8.00pm – 8.45pm Bhajans: Krishna Das (Pretoria) Krishna dasa Drama: The Eighth Child Ratha Yatra 8.45pm – 9.45pm Kirtan by Vaiyasaki Das ki jaya!.
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