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(11 May 2008)

thumbVideo. It is very essential to read the introduction of the books. Informal morning darshan by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Dum Dum Park, 28th April 2008. 7+ minutes, zipped 10+ MB 'mov' video file. (Download, unzip, and view with a fairly recent version of QuickTime, iTunes, VLC, etc.)

thumbSrila Govinda Maharaj's introduction to Sri Brahma-samhita referred to by His Divine Grace in the above video.

thumbAudio. Soundtracks of the three recent videos of darshans by Srila Govinda Maharaj. For those who face difficulty downloading the larger video files, here are the soundtracks of the videos posted on 24th April and today:
28th April 2008: 7+ minutes, 1+ MB mp3 audio
26th April 2008: 29 minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio
24th April 2008: 29+ minutes, 5+ MB mp3 audio

thumbEkachakra construction gets under way to start our new Ashram at the village of Nityananda Prabhu's appearance. This village is also known as Virachandrapur in remembrance of Nityananda Prabhu's son. Selection of larger photos (1,200 pixels) in five zip files, file 1 | file 2 | file 3 | file 4 | file 5, posted by Nimai Chandra Prabhu on his website, vaisnavadarshan.com.

thumbCalifornian Vaisnava Calendar with local Ekadasi dates and paran times. Two versions of the calendar: events as a list and as a wall calendar, prepared by Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj.

(29 April 2008)

thumbVideo: Faith is the transcendental basis for everyone and for every religion. Informal morning darshan in Dum Dum Park last Thursday, 24th April, by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. During this class, Srila Gurudev refers to his suddenly falling over the previous weekend. He sports a bandaged finger which suffered a bad cut at that time but which is now healing steadily. 'As-is' video by Vaidehi Devi Dasi. 30 minutes, 39 MB 'mov' video file. (Stream if you have the speed, or download and view with a fairly recent version of QuickTime, iTunes, VLC, etc.)

thumbVideo: The glories of Sripad Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj in remembrance of his Disappearance Festival held the previous day. Informal morning darshan by Srila Govinda Maharaj last Saturday, 26th April.
"He spread Srila Guru Maharaj's all songs everywhere he went... He was a very, very good, important friend of Srila Guru Maharaj."
'As-is' video by Vaidehi Devi Dasi. 29 minutes, 38 MB 'mov' video file.

thumbPorto Alegre, Brazil.
Sri Gaura-Purnima Festival held at the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Sangha. Web-page of pictures with captions, sent by the Sangha's devotees.

thumbCalifornia. The latest Seva Ashram Newsletter of our Soquel Ashram near Santa Cruz, including an interview with Hasyapriya Prabhu regarding current and proposed development.

thumbPhilippines Website in the local Tagalog language
launched by Ratnanabha Prabhu and Ishani Devi Dasi with several pages introducing the Worldwide Mission, the local Math and books in Tagalog: http://philippines.scsmath.org.

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  • What was New? to look at entries over the last couple of years.
  • Archive Memories. Mainly with pictures going back to 1999.
  • World Tours page with information, dispatches and photos from all recent tours made by Srila Govinda Maharaj. News of any pending tours will also be posted here.

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  • Audio: several lectures by our Acharyyas as well as morning classes by our sannyasi section, and kirttans. Spoken Books are also now available for free download.
  • Useful downloads, for pictures of our Gurudevas, pamphlets, diacritic fonts, mini-posters of quotations.
  • Tips for pilgrims — with practical information for pilgrims planning to visit our Temples in India.

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WORDS TO LIVE BY:

"It is the teaching of Srila Guru Maharaj that we shall proceed under the guidance of Sri Guru-Vaisnava, and it is my nature that I always keep the Vaisnavas upon my head."

- Srila Govinda Maharaj

Main Vaisnava Dates:
(Nabadwip's Calendar)

May 2008
10 Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.
11 Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja)
13 Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.
15 Ekadasi. No Fast.
16 Paksavarddhini Mahadvadasi. Fast (from grains).
17

Gaura-trayodasi. Paran by 9:21 a.m. (and after sunrise).

18 Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa).
19 Purnima. Paran by 9:20 a.m. Sri Krishna's Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: Appearance day of Lord Buddha.
Full Vaishnava Calendar