Shreejidwar Haveli Celebrates 8th Patotsav
Chicago IL: Memorial Day weekend was memorialized in Addison, IL " Pushti" way. 8th Patotsav
Anniversary) of Vaishnav samaj of Midwest was celebrated in a Grand way with jam-packed faithfuls under the auspicious presence of HDH Shasthpithadishwar Goswami 108 Shree Dwarkeshlalji Maharajshree at the Haveli. 4 day Ashtasakha Festivities were about remembering the contribution of 8 close desciples of the Pushti-marg founder Vallabhacharya-Kumbhandas, Surdas, Krishnadas,Parmanand Dass, and his son Gusaiji-Givindswami,Chhitswami,Chaturbhujdas,Nanddas.
Pustimarg was founded by Shri Vallabhacharya around 1500 AD with two main principles.
1. Monoism: God and Human being are not two different entities-God is in everybody.
2. Life is not Mithya(Mistake)- It is a gift-live it wisely. Some of the important aspects of Pushtimarg is 1. Raag( Playing and Hearing Haveli music), Bhog( offering pure vegetarian saatvik food to Lord Krishna-Shrinathji) and Shringar( Decorating deity of ShriNathji with beautiful clothes and jewelry according to the season).
There were 4 Beautiful manoraths-Darshans 1. Rang Mahal 2. Vivah Khel 3. Pushpa Vitan 4. Ashta Sakha Darbar prepared by tireless volunteers. Exceptional food was provided by Uru-Swati and served by Food committee volunteers.
Sunday May 29, 2016 HDH Shasthpithadishwar shree Dwarkeshlalji Maharajshree 50th Birthday was celebrated by temple devotees with wishes to continue guide Vaishnavs for many years. There was Garba and an entertainment program of classical Bhajans held during 4 days celebration.
Friday 18th. July 2014 the ground breaking ceremony for Haveli expansion took place in the auspicious presence of Pa. Pu. Go. Shri Dwarkeshlalji Maharajshri (Champaran -Kandivali) with blessing of JiJi -Shri Indira Betiji. Haveli is under major expansion in up-coming months. VSM appeals all to participate and visit Haveli and enjoy beautiful Darshans offered. Visit the web-site at www. Shreejidwar.org and know future festivities and upcoming Vallabhkul visits.
More than 1,000 devotees from Chicago land and Midwest participated in the event. Youth had become the volunteers and shouldered the responsibilities of Event Planning, Parking, Food, Darshan Management, etc. Devotees praised the excellent management of every activity. Ample parking was facilitated by dedicated volunteers in sunny heat.
Shreeji Dwar Vaishnav Samaj of Midwest is a religious non for profit organization that promotes the teachings of Srinathji. They have the following activities available to all: Darshan at multiple times, Garba Raas event, Picnic, Diwali, Keertan (Bhagans), and other religious activities as seen throughout the Hindu calendar. Lal Bhava attends this Mandir. All are welcome to this Mandir. Come visit this Mandir via any of these methods: Website (http://www.shreejidwar.org/welcome.htm), email (contact@shreejidwar.org), phone (630-543-3871), facebook, and conventional mail (440 W Fullerton Avenue, Addison, IL 60101). VSM management led by Dr. Umang Patel (President), Rajesh Shah (Chairman), Kamlesh Shah (Secretary), and Hansaben Patel (Vice President) and innumerable volunteer team has been doing excellent work.