Brahmotsavam
Day 3: Simha Vahanam

The Vahanam of the day for Bhagavan was the Simha (Lion) Vahanam.

Just like the day before,a large number of devotees turned up at Madhurapuri to follow the Lord to Mahanyam Village (about a couple of kilometers from the Ashram), since it was a Sunday. The procession was replete with Nama Sankirtanam splitting the cold night air. This was a longer procession with the Lord and Sri Swamigal stopping at almost every house in Mahanyam.

Almost all the homes in Mahanyam had a nice Kolam in the front with messages like "Welcome Sri Krishna", "Welcome Sri Guruji", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna"... The love these villagers have for our Lord and Sri Swamigal was very much evident.

Again the evening ended with Dolotsavam. It was about midnight when Sri Swamigal performed Dolotsavam to the Lord.