Sri Nandotsav and Sri Vyasa Puja

tata arabhya nandasya
vraja? sarva-samrddhiman
harer nivasatma-gunai
ramakridam abhun nrpa

"O Maharaja Pariksit, the home of Nanda Maharaja is eternally the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental qualities and is therefore always naturally endowed with the opulence of all wealth. Yet beginning from Lord Krishna's appearance there, it became the place for the pastimes of the goddess of fortune."
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.5.18

In an informal talk given by Srila Gurudev on this day in London in 2004 he said:
"When Nanda Maharaj saw his beautiful son, conqueror of all the beauties, effulgent, and manifested in his house, he was very very happy. And all the big personalities of Braja Dham came to see the son of Nanda Maharaj. And all the goalas, they very happily brought some dadhi, dudha, dugdha, ksira, chana, sandesh, etc. They brought many things, especially rabri, to Nanda Maharaj's house. And then they danced with the foodstuff, taking it on their shoulders. That is called bak, one kind of carrying process, carrying on both sides.

nander mandire goala aila dhaiya
hate nari kadhe bhar nache thia thia
(Sri Gaura Parsada Charitabali)

With their foodstuff, dadhi, dudha, dugdha, ksira, chana, rabri, etc. they are dancing. And if something is also falling down on the ground, over that they are dancing and it is becoming mud there like that. It is not cement!
Everywhere where is Krishna is Radhesh. The people of Radhesh are mostly goalas and play the whole day, some days with their weapon - a stick. And they are worshiping Krishna with their foodstuff. That is their nature; very much they are happy.

siva nache brahma nache ara nache indra
gokule goala nache paiya govinda

Siva, Brahma, Indra and others, all the demigods, came to see Krishna in a human form, hiding their own form. Many came. They saw Him and paid their dandavats, giving honour and praising Krishna. Then taking Krishna prasadam and going. That festival happened for the whole day in Nanda Maharaj's house. Many brahmins also came from far and they worshiped Krishna, but their worshiping style was to give some blessings to Krishna. In that way they enjoyed at Nanda Maharaj's house. And a whole day festival went on there in Gokul for Nanda-mahotsav."

Sripad Sarvabavana Prabhu and Sripad Hasyapriya Prabhu speak of Srila Prabhupada's Glories.

Sripad Bahulavan Prabhu, who is working very hard building Srila Gurudevs Pushpa Samadhi, described many pastimes of Srila Swami Maharaj.

Everybody is very charmed by Bahulavan Prabhus stories.

Sureswari Didi, one of our stalwart devotees ever so lovingly told her stories of Srila Prabhupada.

All the devotees listened attentively at the marvelous pastimes of Srila Prabhupada. Srila Gurudev said many times how "Srila Swami Maharaj blasted a tunnel through the mountain of Western ego and now we all go through easily in grand style."

Ramai Prabhu offers Guru Arotik to Srila Swami Maharaj!

One by one the devotees offered flowers to His Lotus feet.

Everything fried in ghee!