On September 7, 2002, a grand samaiyo commemorating Janmastami was celebrated with joy and enthusiasm. It was a joint samaiyo of four centers of Northeast: Edison, Jersey City, Clifton and Philly. The main assembly of the samaiyo started at around 4:30 in the afternoon and lasted for almost 3 hours including aarti.
Kishores and balaks started the celebration with the Pratharna, �Man usiki karo Praarthnaa�� followed by the Dhoon, �Ram Krishna Govinda �� Then four members of small happy family: the grandfather, his two grandsons and the friend of their grandsons, took over the sabha sanchalan and did a very good job of MC as drama style throughout the main celebrations. Heart-touching speeches were done by a balak and a kishore on Krishna Bhagwan�s childhood and youth respectively. Three dramas were performed on Vasudev taking Krishna to Gokul, Krishna Bhagwan fighting with Mama Kansa and Krishna Bhagwan giving �Brahma Gyan� to Arjuna. Videos throughout the celebration also helped the audience understand the life of Bhagwan Krishna.
Speeches by sants brought home the message of Lord Krishna and how to apply that ageless message into our life by following the agna by the Pragat Satpurush. The audience really enjoyed the overall program. Samuh aarti and Krishna Janmotsav ceremony was held in the end of the Sabha. Approximately 1200 people enjoyed the samaiyo and prasad.