In order to make us remember about the importance of cow, in very auspicious purnima tithi of Chaitra Masa ( Gaudiya : Vishnu Masa) for Siem Reap area, on Saturday, 31st March 2018, we conduct go-puja in our base in Chub Ta Trav Village, Chub Ta Trav Commune, Angkor Thom District, Siem Reap Province.

First it is conducted by invite all children to sit down in our hut. After that, we bring them into short kirtan, continued by explanation to them about gopuja. We informed them in Khmer language about the importances of taking care of cow in the proper way. Not for killing,not for selling. We told them too that cow is considered as our mother because we take the milk from her hence we should not kill her, we shouldn’t eat her flesh. We bring them to short description about ancient tradition where the inhabitants of very fond of cow. Lord Krishna also loves cow, which is our basic reason why we should love her too.

Gopuja outside of our hut in the basecamp

Arati

Children start gathering in the hut

We explain to them about the meaning of Gopuja

The last part of Program. Serve them sweet prasadam preparation

Then after explaining thus, we ask them to come out from hut and perform gopuja there. It started by arati then children got chance to feed cow with banana. They feel joy by this ceremony. Then at last we ask them to come back to hut and we serve them sweet prasadam preparation as also part of Food For Life at this last day of the month of March. Hare Krishna