Radhastami & 43. Brahmotsava Festival until

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Welcome to the official registration page for Rādhāṣṭamī & Brahmotsava 2025 in Simhachalam!

Festival Details & Schedule
All information about the festival can be found here:
👉 www.simhachalam.de/festivals

Tickets & Accommodation
Accommodation options will automatically appear once you’ve selected your festival ticket.

Festival Dates & Contribution
Your contribution covers the main festival days from August 29 to September 1, 2025.
Donations for additional overnight stays are always welcome!

📌 Give What You Can – With an Open Heart
📌 We want this festival to be accessible to as many people as possible – that’s why we do not set fixed prices. You decide what you can contribute! 📌

🙏 To make this joyful celebration possible, we rely on your generous support and active seva. Help us make this occasion a true highlight in the Bhakti calendar – with your donation, service, and sincere dedication.

Your Contribution Helps Others Participate
If you are able to give more, you help cover essential costs like prasādam, flowers, pūjā ceremonies, cleaning, technical equipment, and infrastructure – and make it easier for others to take part as well.

Questions & Contact
General inquiries: info@simhachalam.de
Ticketing & payment: buchhaltung@simhachalam.de

Pick-up Service
We will try to assist with transport to and from Simhachalam.
Please note: Capacity is limited – in case of high demand, we may refer you to a local taxi service.
There is no shuttle between accommodations and the temple during the festival.
Pick-up times: only between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and only from Jandelsbrunn or Waldkirchen (if no bus runs to Jandelsbrunn).

👉 Submit your pick-up request here:
https://forms.gle/5r6KrvDfePyYC7Rv6

ISKCON Jandelsbrunn e.V.
Simhachalam Tempel
Zielberg 20
94118 Jandelsbrunn

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Festival Tickets

IMPORTANT – Mandatory for all: Book a Festival Participation Ticket. Seva is additional and does not replace this ticket.

Please note: On-site accommodation is an add-on product and will only become visible after selecting a festival ticket.

Note: This participation fee is exempt from VAT according to § 4 Nr. 22a UStG (religious/cultural event). The income from ticket sales is mainly used to cover the actual event costs. Accommodation is billed separately and subject to the reduced tax rate.

Festival Attendance – Radhastami & Brahmotsava 2025

Festival Attendance – Radhastami & Brahmotsava 2025

Pay what you can – the recommended contribution is €32 per day. Your contribution helps to keep the festival accessible for everyone. The amount in the entry field can be freely adjusted by you.

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Day Ticket – Friday, Aug 29, 2025

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Day Ticket – Saturday, Aug 30, 2025

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Day Ticket – Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 - RADHASTAMI

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Day Ticket – Monday, Sept 1, 2025 - BRAHMOTSAVA

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Child Ticket – Friday, Aug 29, 2025

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
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Child Ticket – Saturday, Aug 30, 2025

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
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Child Ticket – Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 - RADHASTAMI

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Child Ticket – Monday, Sept 1, 2025 - BRAHMOTSVA

This day ticket grants access to all programs and prasadam on the selected date.
Note: Accommodation not included.

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Full Festival – Adult

This ticket grants full access to the entire festival (Aug 29–Sept 1, 2025), including all programs and freshly cooked prasadam each day.

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Full Festival – Child

There is no strict age cut-off for children – the same donation-based model applies.

Children under 6 may attend free of charge.

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Festival Seva – Be part of the Team!

Serve Śrī Śrī Prahlad Lakṣmī Nṛsiṁhadeva with your time and energy. From cooking and cleaning to shuttles, technical help, or flower garlands – every service makes a difference for the festival, the guests, and yourself.

How to join:
Full-time Seva: 5–6 hrs/day – for deep engagement throughout the festival
Part-time Seva: ~3 hrs/day – even small contributions have a big impact
Special skills? We welcome all – shuttle drivers, tech support, childcare, decoration, and more.

IMPORTANT: Booking a Festival Participation Ticket is mandatory in addition to your Seva registration.

There are no fixed participation fees – your Seva is a powerful way to give back if you can’t support financially. Together, we make the festival possible!

Your Service to Rādhā and Nṛsiṁhadeva

Your Service to Rādhā and Nṛsiṁhadeva

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Kitchenhelper

📌 Instructions for Kitchen Seva

Your task is to assist the head chef, which includes: Cutting vegetables,
Rinsing and washing, Cleaning the kitchen and work surfaces

🛁 Pujari-Clean Standard

To maintain purity in the kitchen, the following rules must be observed:
✔ Freshly showered: In the morning or after waking up & after a major restroom visit, a full fresh shower is required (including hair wash)
✔ Fresh clothes: must not have been worn in the restroom & must not have been worn while eating.
✔ Women on their period cannot enter the kitchen.

👕 Kitchen Outfit

✔ Best: Devotional clothing (Sari or Dhoti)
✔ Best: Clothing made of cotton material
✔ Wear an apron, kitchen shoes, and a head covering

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Pizzabakery Support

🍕 Support Kishor Kishori at the Pizza Tent and help prepare delicious pizza for festival guests!

🛠 Duties & Responsibilities
✔ Assist in pizza preparation
✔ Prepare dough, sauces, and toppings
✔ Bake & serve pizzas to guests
✔ Keep the work area clean

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Sanitary Facilities Cleaning

This seva is full-time, but with fewer working hours compared to other full-time services. The cleaning tasks are spread throughout the day in short shifts every 2 hours, allowing for more flexibility and participation in the festival program.

📌 Duties & Responsibilities
✔ Short cleaning shifts every 2 hours
✔ Keep toilets, sinks & showers clean
✔ Refill paper & soap as needed
✔ Quick & efficient disinfection of key areas

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Cleaning Team Temple Building & Tents

📌 Duties & Responsibilities

✔ Floor cleaning (sweeping & mopping)
✔ Disinfecting door handles & frequently touched surfaces
✔ Tent cleaning, especially after meals
✔ Storing cushions in the temple room after programs

⏰ Seva Times (when the buildings are mostly empty), only to give you an idea, times may vary!
🕤 09:30 AM – During breakfast inside the building, then tent cleaning
🕑 2:00 PM – During lunch inside the building, then tent cleaning
🌙 9:30 – 10:00 PM – After the evening program (most important cleaning!)

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Pot Washer

📌 Duties & Responsibilities
✔ Washing cooking pots and utensils
✔ Keeping the washing area clean and tidy
✔ Assisting kitchen helpers with cleaning when needed

⏰ Seva Structure: 2-Hour Shifts
This seva is divided into multiple 2-hour shifts throughout the day, allowing you to serve effectively while still being able to attend the festival program.

🧼 Standard: “Pujari-Clean”
Freshly showered In the morning after waking up and After a major restroom visit, a full shower is required (including hair wash)

Fresh clothes must not have been worn in the restroom and must not have been worn while eating

Women on their period are not allowed to enter the kitchen or pot-washing area

👕 Kitchen Outfit
Best: Devotional clothing such as Sari or Dhoti
Preferred: Clothing made from cotton

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Dishwashing (Cleaning Guest Dishes)

After meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), the dishes used by our guests need to be collected and cleaned. Your service ensures that festival guests always have clean dishes available—an uncomplicated but essential contribution to the festival's success.

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Evening Supervision

Join our heroic "owls" team, which help in the essential service of wrapping up the day and set the environment up for the following day. The service is from ~20.00 to 23:00
The overall service will include:
- Make sure prasadam is well-stored
- Cleaning temple room floor after last kirtan
- Collect leftover plates and trash etc
Etc.

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Trash System

Join our Recycling Team and help maintaining the environment in order and clean. We try our best here to recycle as much as possible, reduce waste and be conscious in respecting the environment.

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Donations for Rādhāṣṭamī & Brahmotsava 2025

On Rādhāṣṭamī, we honor Srimati Rādhārāṇī, the eternal consort of Krishna and the embodiment of pure, devotional love.

The following day, we celebrate Brahmotsava, the grand installation ceremony of Sri Sri Prahlad Lakshmi Narasimhadeva – featuring an especially magnificent Maha Abhishek, only performed in this full splendor on Narasimha Caturdasi.

Give with heart – give with devotion.
The blessings of giving on these days are immense. Even if you cannot attend in person, your contribution becomes Dana Seva, offered directly at the altar.

Donation Receipts upon request
fundraising@simhachalam.de
+49 15114386851

General Donation – Radhastami & Brahmotsava Festival

General Donation – Radhastami & Brahmotsava Festival

Support where it’s most needed!
Your general donation helps cover all areas of the festival – from decorations and prasadam to pūjā and logistics.
This flexible contribution allows us to respond to needs as they arise and ensure everything runs smoothly and joyfully.

Thank you for supporting the festival!

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Donation - Brahmotsava Celebration Cake

Donation - Brahmotsava Celebration Cake

A sweet highlight in honor of our beloved Sri Sri Prahlad Lakshmi Narasimhadeva!

Your donation sponsors the large celebration cake traditionally offered after the Maha Abhishek and joyfully shared with all.
A loving offering – an expression of joy, gratitude, and devotion.

May your contribution bring blessings – to you and all who partake!

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Donation Rādhāṣṭamī Celebration Cake

Donation Rādhāṣṭamī Celebration Cake

On the appearance day of Srimati Rādhārāṇī, we prepare a special celebration cake to share after the festival program.
Your donation helps make this sweet moment possible – as a gesture of joy and appreciation.

364,00 €

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Donation - Maha-Abhishekam

Donation - Maha-Abhishekam

Be a part of the most opulent ceremony of the year by sponsoring the Maha Abhishekam for Lord Narasimhadeva, a two-hour long, grand ritual bathing ceremony performed by our festival Pujari-Team led by our head Pujari Ramananda Gopal Prabhu. This elaborate and sacred ceremony is the pinnacle of devotion and worship, showcasing an array of auspicious substances like milk, honey, ghee, juices, fruits and sacred waters.

664,00 €

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Donation - Adivas Ceremony & Garuda Puja

Donation - Adivas Ceremony & Garuda Puja

Engage in the profound spiritual preparation for teh festivali by sponsoring the Adivas Ceremony, the preliminary ritual that sets the tone for the entire festival. The Adivas Ceremony involves various preparatory rituals, including purification processes, invocations, and offerings, aimed at sanctifying the space, the deities, and the participants, ensuring a conducive spiritual atmosphere for the main celebrations.

264,00 €

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Donation - Maha Narasimha-Homa

Donation - Maha Narasimha-Homa

Your sponsorship allows for the meticulous preparation of the Maha Homa, including the procurement of high-quality ghee, sacred herbs, and wood, as well as the arrangement of qualified prujaris to conduct the ceremony.

264,00 €

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Donation - Flower Garlands and Decoration

Donation - Flower Garlands and Decoration

Your donation ensures that the deities are greeted each morning with a new garland made of beautiful, fragrant flowers and the altar can be decorated nicely. For each Darshan a fresh set of garlands will be offered. Garlands will be also offered to our guests of honour.

164,00 €

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Donation - Maha Offerings

Donation - Maha Offerings

Play a central role in the culinary aspect of the festival by sponsoring the Maha Offerings, a series of special preparations made by devoted cooks throughout the entire festival. Your generous donation ensures the procurement of high-quality, pure ingredients and supports the skilled cooks dedicated to creating these divine offerings.

108,00 €

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Donation - Maha Oil Abhishek

Donation - Maha Oil Abhishek

Usually, the grand Maha Oil Abhiṣeka takes place only once a year on Narasimha Caturdasi.
But this year, the fragrant bath – made from premium sesame oil and precious essential oils – was fully sponsored in no time.

That’s why we’re offering a second opportunity at Brahmotsava to participate in this sacred ceremony.
The essential oil alone cost over €2,500, plus expenses for sesame oil, bottles, and supplies.
Your donation makes it possible to perform this extraordinary ritual once again in honor of Sri Sri Prahlad Lakshmi Narasimhadeva.

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Donation - Procession with Vahana

Donation - Procession with Vahana

Support the festive procession with Vahana, during which Sri Narasimhadeva is ceremoniously carried throughout the temple grounds on His carrier (Vahana).

108,00 €

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Donation - Anna Dāna (Feast)

Donation - Anna Dāna (Feast)

Anna Dāna – the donation of food – is considered one of the highest forms of giving. With your contribution, you support the preparation and distribution of freshly cooked, sanctified prasadam to all guests during the festival.

The average cost per person and meal is around €5 – and on each festival day, around 200 people (possibly more) are served three meals daily. This helps you estimate how much your donation can achieve.

Whether it's breakfast, the main feast, or a light snack – your donation ensures that no one goes hungry.

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Seva Teams & Honored Guests

This category is designated for members of the Seva teams and honored guests. If you have not received a voucher, please contact us by email at:

📧 buchhaltung@simhachalam.de