To commemorate the opening of a new branch in Avinashi, the Bhaktivedanta Ashram has organized ‘Hare Krishna Festival’ at the 800 year old Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple in the famous temple town of Avinashi. Avinashi is otherwise known as Dakshina Varanasi, and is considered as one of the very sacred Shaivite pilgrimage places after Kashi Viswanatha. The age old Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple is located approximately 8 km away from the temple town. This unique Lakshmi Narasimha temple attracts around three thousand devotees every Saturday.

Bhaktivedanta Ashram devotees from Avinashi and Coimbatore jointly organized the festival, in which more than one thousand five hundred plates of mahaprasadam were distributed. The program started at 8:00 am with devotees speaking on the glories of Hari Nama Sankirtana, followed by chanting of Krishna’s names throughout the day. Annadanam (prasadam distribution) commenced at 8:30 am and continued up to 3:00 pm, serving all of the devotees, who came from more than fifty neighboring villages.

A local devotee has been kind enough to donate half an acre of land in Avinashi for establishing a branch of the Bhaktivedanta Ashram. Weekly Satsangas are being held at this location every Wednesday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The program consists of kirtans, bhajans, Bhagavad Gita discourse, harinama mantra japa and prasadam distribution. We invite all devotees residing nearby to participate in the weekly Satsanga.