Betterlife with steem || The Diary Game || Date: July 06, 2025 || Moments of temple visit on the day of fasting today.

Dear Steemian Friends,
I’m @azit1980
From #bangladesh
How are you all? I hope everyone is well by the grace of Allah. I am also well with your prayers. Welcome to today's blog, by remembering the name of Allah.

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Today is our office holiday in observance of the holy Ashura. I had planned to go to the temple today, and the matter of going to the temple was planned even earlier. I have some personal problems going on, so I mainly went to the temple today. Apart from personal problems, I go to the temple, but going today is for a special reason. My daughter and family are very happy when I hear about going to the temple. But today, going is entirely my fault. Actually, not everything can be told to everyone, but I will still share some things with you; otherwise, my heart will not be light. My journey or work has not been going well recently. So that there are no problems on my journey or at work, I go to the temple and pray to the Lord. We originally went to the Dhaka Swamibag Sri Sri Loknath Temple. First, we went to the temple and bought food in my name and offered it to Thakur. Then we all bowed down and offered dakshina.

My wife bought wax and incense sticks, then we all lit the candles together, and I lit the incense sticks separately. My heartfelt prayers to the Creator remove all dangers from our family, and that no obstacles come in my path, this is my prayer. We were in this temple for about half an hour. It fills my heart. This temple is located far from our house. So even if I want to, I can't come. I always try to come on a day when the office is closed if I get a chance.

The reason we didn't stay long at Loknath Temple is that we went to the ISKCON Temple early, where we went mainly to worship Lord Krishna, and after offering food in the name of God, Prasad is distributed. After offering food in the name of God, the temple is covered with a curtain. So, we went early. Ten minutes after we left, the temple was covered with a curtain. We were able to go on time and have darshan of the Lord. The name of the Lord is chanted here every day. We have been here for a long time. Srila Prabhupada founded the ISKCON organization. He founded this organization in 1966. His relics are kept in the form of idols in every ISKCON temple in the world. I have never taken a picture like this, but today I felt like taking a picture. The original meaning of ISKCON is International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Today is also a special day. It is a day of observing the vows. On the one hand, visiting the temple and observing the vows. But this day was a special day for us. There is not much hope on this day. Today is a holiday from the office, so we came. Anyway, from the temple, we went to where the prasad is given.

Today is only Ekadashi (fasting), so today's cooking is different. I bought two tickets, and the three of us went in with two. However, the arrangement here is very nice and tidy. You have to wash the plates yourself. Today's meal was Shabur Polao and vegetables, almond salad, and lastly, Payas. This type of Payas is not cooked at home. It is cooked here only on the day of fasting. Today, many devotees were present on holidays.

After finishing my meal at the ISKCON temple, I bought a picture for my home, and then came back to the Loknath temple. The reason I came back here is that I like the atmosphere here. The reason I didn't eat at this temple today is that we were all fasting, so we didn't eat prasad here. Here too, prasad is distributed every day. However, you have to buy it with money. Even after we arrived, many devotees were taking prasad, so I took a picture of the devotees. I woke up early in the morning, so I feel a little tired after eating prasad. I was here for about an hour, then I went home. Everyone will be fine. Stay healthy, may Allah protect you.

Best regards
@azit1980