New Orleans Ratha Yatra 2009

For detail contact:
Subarata Das @ 504-343-8492
Divyagopal Das @ 504-338-6775
Sarvatarak Das @ 504-975-9960
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Gaura Purnima 2010 – Festival Schedule.

Posted below is the Mayapur Gaura Purnima 2010 festival schedule. The festival begins with inauguration on 14 February and continues upto 1 st March. Gaura Purnima falls on 28th February. To commemorate the 500 years of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Sannyasa anniversary, devotees will visit Katwa- the place where Mahaprabhu took Sannyas on 27th February.

3 Feb	Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati’s apperance day. HH Gour Govinda Maharaja’s disappearance day.
6 -17 Feb	GBC meetings
13 Feb	Devotees Arrival
14 Feb	Festival Inauguration
15 - 17 Feb	Panca-tattva Abhisheka of the Holy Name Cultural programs, Sponsored Sat-sanga Seminars
15 Feb	HH Tamal Krishna Goswami’s Disappearance Congregational Preaching Night
16 Feb	Book Distribution Awards
17 Feb	Parikrama Adhivasa, afternoon visiting Yogapitha
18-24 Feb	Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama
24 Feb	Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Boat Festival
24 - 27 Feb	Festivities and Cultural programs
25 Feb	Ganga Puja
26 Feb	Santipur festival
27 Feb	Visit Katwa to commemorate 500 years of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Sannyas, Immersion of Ashes of Departed Souls, Elephant Procession
28 Feb	Ratha Yatra Gaura Purnima
1 Mar	Jagannath Mishra’s Feast
2 Mar	Devotees Depart

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Gopastami

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Diwali and Govardhana Puja

Festival Begins at 12:00 Noon circumambulate Lights on the altar, Govardana Hill, hear the transcendental pastimes of Giridhari and Lord Rama. Our Sunday School will have a transcendental auction

A must to attent !!!!!

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Go-Puja 2009‏ - New Talavan Farm Community

Date: Saturday, November 7th 2009

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Online Puja

By gopijana

From the launch of online facility for offering Seva Puja to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Nrsimhadeva and Sri Pancha-tattva in Mayapur, many devotees are benefited and have expressed their happiness that though miles far away from Sri dham Mayapur, they were able to do puja in Mayapur. We know that Mayapur is special in the hearts of devotees. The unshaking faith , everyone of you, have in the mercy of Their Lordships is amazing.

Once you book the online puja, we will be intimating the deity department to reserve the seva for you. We will print out all the heart pouring mails ,which carry all your prayers and offer it at the lotus feet of the Lord and puajris read out this offerings during puja. After the puja is performed, we send you few Tulasi leaves that has decorated the lotus feet of the Lord to you by post- the mercy of Mayapur dham all the way reaching to you at your doors. To facilitate the devotees, we have set up a separate gmail account mayapuronlinepuja@gmail.com to send all your queires and reservation of pujas.

For us, it is very enlivening service and spiritually uplifting experience as the blessings earned by the service to vasianvas service are much needed to keep us in the devotional track.

To reach this mercy to many souls starving for it, we are placing this online puja at a prominent place in our site.

To know the details of various pujas and sevas available, click here.

Book Online Puja here.

You can also sponsor for monthly puja for Nrsimha deva on a specific date or on your wedding anniversary, birthday or some special occasion or in memory of any dear departed ones. After making the payment, kindly send us the following details by mail to mayapuronlinepuja@gmail.com.

Name of the beneficiary:
Gotra:
Puja type:
Date :
Occasion:
Your complete postal address:

Yes, I would like to perform this puja every year.

Pung Cholom Manipuri Drums

Brilliant "Pung Cholom" performance presented by artists of Manipur Jagoi Marup. " Pung" is a unique drum that is the soul of vaishnavite sankirtana music of Manipur. Usually performed by a group of male drummers, it demands a combination of dance, rythmn, acrobatics, and skilful coordination between the performing group-members.

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Festival of India 2009 - Utah

by Amrita Gopal Das

“Breathtaking!”
“I’m speechless! Such a beautiful festival!”
“Captivating.”

These are a sample of the comments recorded in the guestbook signed by hundreds of visitors to the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah. The Rajastani-style center—the only one of its kind in the state—held the annual Festival of India celebration on Saturday, September 12th. Welcoming a crowd of over three thousand, Caru dasa and Vaibhavi Devi Dasi (both disciples of Srila Prabhupada) along with one hundred local volunteers manifested the spirit of India: serve the people loads of prasadam, crank up the krsna-kirtana and encourage cheers and claps when Ravana’s giant body is scorched to bits by flaming arrows.

Situated in a gorgeous valley surrounded on all sides by picturesque mountains, the Krishna Temple is well-known as the “place to be” throughout the year, mainly because of the various festivals that are held here. This year’s Festival of India attracted all types: energetic college students, families spanning two or three generations, and many curious and open-minded Mormons. Utah has a strong link with the Mormon Church, and their theology and lifestyle shares some important elements with Krishna consciousness. Preaching was brisk and joyful, as the festival participants were eager to learn more about the cultural and spiritual origins of the festival. Distributing Bhagavad-gita to many of the philosophically-inclined visitors was easy, since the Mormons appreciate authoritative literature.

And what to speak of the chanting! Kesava-Acarya dasa, a renowned kirtaneer from New York, along with Sri Ram on mrdanga sweetly sang the Lord’s Holy Name to the backdrop of a brilliantly setting sun. Later on in the evening a group of local devotees got everybody dancing to rock-style kirtana. Inside the temple room different groups of chanters led the packed crowds in non-stop harinama. “I thought the roof was going to cave in at one point because of all the dancing,” said Vaibhavi Devi Dasi. In addition to the all-auspicious chanting, young dancers from Abhinaya Company in San Jose, California, charmed the crowd with several styles of traditional dance. On the main stage devotees performed scenes from the Ramayana. Plus rows of booths offering such services as henna and Indian dress created an otherworldly atmosphere enjoyed by all.

The festival’s finale was especially spectacular: a 20-foot effigy of Ravana disintegrated into fiery shards before the delighted crowd. A glittery fireworks display capped off the evening.

Mercy and fun were the words of the day…all for $3 a head!

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Utah Krishnas

Another link:
Beatty family Blog, India fest

Varanasi x Benares x Kashi x India

Varanasi, India aka Kashi aka Benares - The oldest inhabited city in the world. More than 5,000 years continuous history.

Mongolian Vedic Temple Construction Fund Raising Campaign Appeal

Radha Vinoda dasa: Dear devotees,

Pamho! AgtSP!

I am forwarding you the letter of the GBC secretary for Mongolia with the request that you kindly announce the Mongolian Temple Construction fund raising campaign on your site. Please, contact me if you’d require any further information.

Here is the GBC’s letter:
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Dear devotees,
Pamho! AgtSP!

As you might know, there is a growing congregation of devotees, working hard to create facilities for practicing Krishna Consciousness in Mongolia. After having translated and printed thirteen titles of Srila Prabhupada’s books, including Bhagavad-gita and Krishna Book, and recently opened the first Govinda’s restaurant, the government granted the permission to register our society in Mongolia. The condition is that this can only be done if we build a temple first.

On one hand a pleasant request, on the other hand a serious challenge for the Mongolian congregation. Although difficult, the congregation wants to cover the purchase of the land. However, for the construction of the temple they reach out for your help and support. I strongly feel that the devotees in Mongolia deserve our heartfelt encouragement and contribution.

All donations are needed and appreciated, regardless of size. Kindly consider how important the work of the Mongolian congregation really is, and what positive impact a larger facility will have on those Mongolian devotees, who live presently with less than the bare necessities of life.

Please visit: http://www.mongolianvedictemple.com

for your kind donation.

Your servant, AC. Bhaktivaibhava Swami
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Video Sri Krishna

Poem & Video - Krsna‏

By: Subuddhi Krishna das

One of my young students - Amrita from Wisconsin - has written a beautiful poem on Janmastami. She is just 11 years old. We have made a movie based on this poem.

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Another student - Apurva from North Carolina - has made a movie on Krishna. She is also 11 years old.

Watch the majesty of Krishna - the Supreme Lord. It just gives you a small introduction.

I would like to thank Bhaktin Apurva Chopade for all the help.

Your servant,
Subuddhi Krishna das
Greensboro - North Carolina
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Festival of India 2009

Utah Valley's Krishna Temple, located on South Main St. in Spanish Fork, will host the 23rd Annual Festival of India on Saturday, September 12th from 4 pm.

After 22 increasingly successful editions of the India Fest, few people in Utah County are ignorant of the fact that, once a year, you can go to India without spending a lot of money. You can have India right in the middle, of all places, ... Spanish Fork!

Over 4,000 people attended last year's celebration, and India Fest 2009 could be the biggest one yet, thanks to the enthusiastic increase of promotional efforts on the part of the organizers, the majestic, overlooking presence of the Krishna temple at the festival site, and a natural amphitheater which can accommodate thousands.

Set around the Rajastani style, multi domed temple, the eight acre festival site will feature world class entertainment, cuisine, a gift shop, art, photography, cultural exhibits on India, a gala pageant of the epic Ramayana, the burning of a 20' high ten-headed demon named Ravana, and spectacular fireworks.

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Sri Krishna Janmastami 2009

Janmastami festival is dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna.

Mridanga girls

From the villages of Bengal, during a lila kirtan performance.