Sunday 3 September 2023
Sri krishna
Janmashtami
Festival Starts:
11:00 – 18:00
Stage Program:
15:30 – 17:30
about radhadesh
Radhadesh is a beautiful community of spirituality located on the hills in the Ardennes of Belgium. Among the rolling hills of the Belgian Ardennes the ‘Château de Petite Somme is rare combination of European neo-gothic decor and ancient Eastern culture, that promises to offer a unique experience to all its visitors.
Features of the festival:
Darshan
Visit the shrine
Free prasad
Sanctified food
Kirtan, Drama & Dance
Gift Shop
Visit our Cows
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Foodstalls
How to get here?
If you are traveling by car please refer to the contact us section of this website. There are also buses coming to Radhadesh for this beautiful festival!
The EU buses will go through these cities. Would you like to join their bus? Please go to this website: see-eu.info
Want to have a market stall at the festival?
We would like to offer our visitors the celebration of a lifetime! With that we are aware that many would like to buy something that will either commemorate the festival or add to their experience! We are interested in Indian fashion, as well as jewellery, but also foodstuffs (ofcourse according to the Vaishnava standards – pure vegetarian). Would you like to join us in creating this experience while also being able to promote your own business? Contact us today to reserve a stall!
Sponsor Packages
Radhadesh is honored to host the biggest Janmastami festival in Western Europe, where we welcome pilgrims from all over the continent. Facilitating their spiritual journey and creating connections with different seekers. Over the past years we have had the pleasure of welcoming more than 3000 people a year for this particular festival.
One of the most important services is to provide the necessary funds for the festival to facilitate the spiritual seekers. Our Janmastami festival is entirely relied on the donations from well-wishing sponsors. For this reason we have created three donation packages which you can choose from.
Lifesize standee
As sponsor of the Janmastami festival with this amount, you will be able to put your logo on a lifesize cutout of Lord Krishna or the Gopis or Gopas!
This sponsor package is for the duration of 2years!
€190
Banners
By sponsoring the Janmastami festival with this package, you will be able to proudly place your logo on the banners that will surround the Radhadesh property!
This sponsor package is for the duration of 4 years!
€308
flags – LIFETIME!
As a sponsor of the Janmastami festival with this amount you will be able to put your logo on the flags that will be throughout the festival grounds of Radhadesh!
This sponsor package is for a lifetime!!
€420
These funds will be utilized to cover the following aspects of the festival:
Prasad
Every year we invite skilled chefs who prepare nutritious Indian preparations. The preparations then get offered to Lord Krishna. These meals are then distributed freely to everyone throughout the day. The overall cost for this is 10.000 euros.
Pushpa
Flowers are so important to any function. They symbolize beauty, divinity and grace. On the Janmastami festival day we decorate the altar as well as the temple with many flowers. The cost for the flowers is 5.000 euros.
Abhishek
On this auspicious day, Lord Shri Krishna gets an elaborate bath by expert Brahmins with different items such as yoghurt, honey, ghee, and chandan. The costs for this is 1008 euros.
Dipa
Make your prayer by offering a special candle to Lord Shri Krishna. To cover facilitating this the costs are 1008 euros.
Organization
This festival promises to create a nice experience for all attendees and needs to therefore create a safe space, and a well-worked out program for you to enjoy. For everything including extra toilets and a sound system the costs are 6.000 euros.
Keeping in touch
As a supporter, you’re at the heart of everything we do. We’d love to keep you updated about our exciting work and the ways you can help, including campaigns and events that you might be interested in. We promise to respect your privacy and we will never sell or swap your details.
I am happy for you to contact me by:
Radhadesh
6940 – Septon
Belgium