ISKCON Bangalore is celebrating the Kartika Deepotsava festival from 17 October to 15 November 2024.
Deepotsava, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a month-long celebration commemorating Damodara-lila, the enchanting pastime of Lord Krishna stealing butter and being tied to a mortar by His loving mother Yashoda. The name 'Damodara' is derived from Sanskrit, where 'dama' means rope and 'udara' means belly, denoting Krishna bound by a rope.