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t t r f ivc d a 1 's.l' hc f ir s t daf i s c a l l c d g o n d h u
ct r bu n h u ts(r , u. lt is an im p o rta n t d a y o n
which Va i s hnav asbr ing n a l . k h a g a ri a n d
e *ur o f<tr m eji. T hat ev en i n g . th e i d o l s o f
Maha p ra b h u Doul G obi n d a a n d K a l i a
Thaku r a rc br ought out f r o m th e ' ma n i k u t
g har l o ' m at har c ho ta l ' w i th th c
p c rf rrrma n c c s of S e) *u n -b u v a n . T h c
M aha p ra b huis t hen br oug h t n c a r rh e me j i
a nd a ftcr th e m eji is lit . th c i d o l o f th e
M aha p ra b hu is t hen t ak e n s c v c n ti m e s
a r rru n d i t. l t is c alled m ej i p u o o o r n tu g l t
puou .l j rrccr ac k c r sar e t he m a i n a ttra c ti ()n s
<t f gu n ctl u r.T he people of Ba rp e ta d a n c c
wit h l o y' a n d gaiet y dur ing th i s fe s ti v a l .
T h e i d o l o f t he M ahapr a b h ui s b ro u g h t to
the 'Jogmohanghar'after the meji puoo. AnrJ
then i n a s ac r ed m ( ) m en t a t n i g h t. th c
M aha p ra b huis br oughtt o t h e D o u l g h a r.' l ' h c
p c opfc o f B ar pet a t hc n s in g th c h o l tg c ' t' ts
u 'it h g re a t ent hus ias m :
Ph u g u khelc k, ur unum u v
Attundo kumaru
Dabora durlovc, *eli
Phogur bihur.
- Ma d habdev
T h c se co nd day is c all e d ' B h a r d o u l ' .
W hifc n o om - pr 0s a, r S u i s h e l d a t th e
' Jogmo h a n ghar ' dur ing th e mo rn i n g s .
O japa l i a n d gay an- bay anp e rfo rma n c e sa rc
held d u ri n g t he ev c ning. D h u l i a n ri l y n i s
Melhura Des Bura Ale, Shefinit
Xetredhiker of Barpela Xelra.
cclcbretcd lhe lloul festirel in
Berpele for the fimt time.
a l s oa me morabl cshor,rs hrch i s hcl d durrnt
th e s c d a y' s.
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l n th c morni ng. thc i dol ol ' thc Il ahaprabhu
rs b ro u g h tout fri rm thc ' Jogntohrnghl r' :rnd
i s p l a c e d i nsi dc thc ' K i rtan ghar' . A t noon.
th c i d o l s o f K al i a Thakur and Mahapr;rbhu
a re o n c c agai n brought to thc' nl athi l r
c h a ta n ' . a nd thc pcopl c of l f arpcta !rh()\\cr
P h a k u g u rion cach ol hcr rvi th l orc :rndj or.
' l ' h c c c h r t o( hol i ecets sprcad al l ()\' cr
l l a rp c ta .
Au j i ra nge r(i l q( ukuktr
Auha hhoi khelo sobc'
Mili pranc pr0,,
Earpeta hanlhanrc'<'houdishcphugu
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Al>ir chundun budanotc'
Au j i b o sunti ki no runs dhul i chc
Puronc'paru,re nubu sthuntn laeichc.
C )n th i s mcmorabl c da1' . thc i dol s of
M a h a p ra bhuard K al i a Thakur arc scatcdrrn
a b c a u tttu ldol u and as s(x)nas Il :rhal l rabhu
(i o s a i n a rri vcs from thc Ifaradr X atrl . thc
V a i s h n a v asbri ng thrcc N l ahaprl hhusto thc
K a n a ra Xatra. In thi s j atrr. mi l nv pcopl c
a s s c mb fcand si ng hol i gct,ts:
Aoji khelc'holi
Gop gopi suhe nache pahkur unundc'
l n th i s manner.thc famous l )oul l ' csti tal
o f Ba rp c t arcachcsi t cnd aftcr al mosla u' cck
o f j o y o u s ccl cbrati ons.