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Mangala Arati
Mangala-arati is the first temple
ceremony of the day. It begins at 4:30am and is
considered mangala, or 'auspicious' for all who
participate. The devotees sing beautiful
prayers glorifying the spiritual master, the
Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and then prayers to
Lord Nrsimhadeva.
Tulasi Arati
This ceremony is right after mangala-arati.
Tulasi is a sacred plant which is very dear to
the Lord, and worship of Tulasi-devi is most
beneficial. Tulasi-arati is performed like
this: The devotees sing prayers to Tulasi-devi
while one devotee offers her arati with
incense, ghee lamp, and flowers. When the song
is finished, the assembled Vaishnavas
circumambulate Tulasi-devi and offer her water
by pouring some drops at her
root.
Guru-puja for Srila
Prabhupada
Worship of the spiritual master is essential
for spiritual advancement. As members of the
Krishna consciousness movement we offer our
obeisances and worship to Shrila Prabhupada as
the Founder-acharya of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness and as the
instructing guru for all devotees in ISKCON. We
are eternally indebted to His Divine Grace for
single-handedly bringing Krishna to the Western
world and thus giving everyone the opportunity
to become a lover of God.
During the guru-puja, one
devotee offers arati to the Deity of
Shrila Prabhupada, and the rest of the
assembled devotees sing prayers
glorifying the spiritual master and offer
flower petals and obeisances at the lotus
feet of Shrila Prabhupada.
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ISKCON Manchester UK
Founder Acharya: His Divine
Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila
Prabhupada