phool-dol
"phir chhedi raat baat phoolon ki,
raat hai ya baaraat phoolon ki"
Phool-dol or Sri radha-Gobinda's Flower festival is one of my favorite occasions. It is a day when nemerous auspicious events have occured. It is the full-moon day right after Sri Narasimha chaturdashi. In Radhakund, Radha-Gobinda dev mandir celebrates it very sweetly. As we all know, hte present oujari baba is an expert in shringar. His prem-bhav oozes out through his seva and holds countless devotees mesmerized . We all know how we stare like chakors at Their Lordships with unblinking eyes. This particular year, there was a perfume-fountain witha rotating fan to spread the perfume throughout the mandir. Sri Radha-Gobinda were dressed only in dresses and jewellery made of flowers. Everything was made was flowers ! The flowery moon showered flower petals. The night was floral with floral scents. The climate exuded the fragrance of flowers. All around you was a wedding-procession of flowers with flowers strewn on the paths leading to the kunja. It was the height of sweetness ! At night, puri and dum-aloo prasadam had been distributed, of course - along with paramaanna. HOw could i forget it ?