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Day 6 - 24.03.2001 - Saturday

9.00 a.m.

As the Moola Pãrãyana was going on Brahmachari puja was performed to Sri Guru from Govindapuram.

2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Vãkyãrta Vidwat Sadas - This was presided by Mullaivãsal Sri Krishnamurti Sastrigal, Principal, Sankskrit College, Mylapore, Chennai. There were in all eight participants who spoke on various subjects. Several from the audience took active part in the Sadas bringing life into it. All the speakers were honoured by Sri Swamigal.

All the members of the ‘Kitchen’ under the leadership of Sri T.S.Kannan who prepared and served meals with a smiling face, were honoured by Sri Swamigal.

	All the participant Bhãgavatas were offered ‘sambavanai’ by Sri Swamigal.
	Sri K.K. Narayanan, Bangalore offered a sandal garland to Sri Swamigal on behalf the devotees and the bhagavatas.

5.30 p.m.

Sri Swamigal’s valedictory speech.

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8.30 p.m. - Jãnavãsam

The grand ‘Jãnavãsam’ set off from Rangaji Mandir.

A young Bhãgavata, Sunandan, from Kerala, sat on the decorated horse holding Sri Krishna.

The microphone in the band (North Indian Wedding music band) was taken over by Sri Sumanth Bhãgavata and party. “Radhe Shyam! Radhe Shyam! Radhe Shyam! Radhe Shyam!” The Bhajan ‘goshti’ took the lead in the procession followed by Sri Krishna on the horse; close at heel followed Sri Swamigal, Bhãgavatas and all the devotees.

The long procession wound through the narrow ‘galis’ (lanes) of Vrindavan. The ‘vraja vãsiis’ lined up on both sides with folded hands, bhakti spilling eyes and drinking in the beauty of the Lord. In the bazaar lane, a shopkeeper cut through the procession line and garlanded Sri Swamigal. The windows on the first and second floor of the closely set houses opened out quickly as the sound of “Radhe Shyam! Radhe Shyam!” reached them. Ladies - young and old and little girls looked out with glee on their faces -- The scene of Krishna’s return to Mathura from Vrindavan! The scene of Sri Rama’s return to Ayodhya after 14years of exile in the forest! In all, it took three hours to return to Raghunath Ashram with the ‘Lordly’ groom!

11.00 p.m.

Day closed with Dolotsava.

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