Nandotsava – Birth Ceremony of Lord Krsna
Nandotsava, observed on September 6th, from Srimad Bhagavatam 10:5:1-17, Translation and Purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
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