Jhulan Leela

August 16 & 17, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 pm (Saturday & Sunday)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm (Sunday)
View the 2007 event flyer

Each year in Braj, in the midst of the rainy season, when fields and jungle have turned shades of lush green and flowers are blossoming all around, the festival of Hariyali Teej (हरियाली तीज) is celebrated. During this time in the Temples of Vrindaban, swings are placed in the shrines of the Temples for the Deities to swing upon. This is called Jhulan Leela (झूलन लीला).

Songs describing the swinging leelas of Radha Krishn are sung and devotees imagine they are actually there swinging their Divine Beloved on the jhulan (swing). Here at Barsana Dham, we carry on the same tradition by decorating a swing with flowers and greenery for the Deities to swing upon. Everyone is invited to take a turn swinging the swing as we chant the incredibly sweet and loving jhulan leela pads of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji  Maharaj.