Sri Prabandhavali, festival days.

An important aspect of devotional practice, observing the festival days outlined in the Vaisnava calendar. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja speaks on appropriate topic on these days, such as the appearance day of an incarnation of God, or any other significant day. Narayana Maharaja, I first met Swamiji, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Propagator of Hare Krishna Mission, Iskcon, in 1950 when I was staying with my gurudeva in our temple in Calcutta. Generally all devotees would show great respect to my gurudeva, but one day I saw Gurudeva himself show great respect to a householder devotee who had arrived from Allahabad. He spoke to him with great love and affection. At the first opportunity I asked my gurudeva, Who is that devotee, He replied, He is Abhaya, Caranaravinda, fearless at the lotus feet of the Lord.