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Here is some more from the recent festival in Simhacalam, Germany

This was taken on the night before Caturdasi. The brightly coloured silken ropes are known as pavitra, so this part of the festival is known as pavitra-utsava. After this the Lord is worshipped with many ghee lamps, building up gradually from a lamp with one wick to one with dozens. Amaraprabhu Das is here offering incense

This Nrsimhadeva temple lies not in south India, but in the wooded green hills of southern Bavaria, in Germany.

Today I had breakfast in Bavaria, lunch in Linz, and an evening meal in Cambridge, England. My culinary journey through Europe began in southern Germany and continued with a short stop at midday in central Austria. I was back in the city of scholars by late afternoon.

My Lakshmi-Nrsimha blessed the proceedings

The day after my talk at Cambridge University I celebrated with two families as they entered their new homes. The day was filled with ceremony, worship, kirtan and feasting as we performed griha-pravesh in the two houses.

Throughout last year I was praying for the protection of Krishna. Naturally that led me to specifically pray for the continued protective blessings of Lord Nrsimhadeva, the form of the Lord who is particularly known for protecting His devotee Prahlada in a time of trouble.