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New Centre in Germany
Grand old German castle turns into a Temple.
by Achintya Madhava Das
By the mercy of Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga, the searching souls in Germany have now been blessed with a representation of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Sripad Bhakti Chaitanya Bharati Maharaj was able to acquire a beautiful old castle in the historic town of Moeckmuehl in the Southwest of Germany, nearby Heilbronn, and also not far from Frankfurt/Main. This is, to my knowledge, the first temple of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Germany and the German speaking countries.
Sripad Bharati Maharaj took his residence in the castle in August 2011 and soon after that the German devotee Prabhu Purusottama Das and the Ukrainian devotee Maha Maya Devi Dasi joined His Holiness. In mid November, Prabhu Achintya Madhava Das arrived and started his seva in the German yatra.
There are 40 rooms - small single rooms, ...
... double rooms ...
... as well as dormitories for eight ...
... and even for fifteen devotees -
on 5 floors in the main building ...
...

... and up in the tower there is a "penthouse", where in medieval times the tower guard used to reside and toll the big castle bell, which is still under that roof.
The castle is substantially in good shape but requires quite a bit of reformatory work, like new paint in almost all the rooms and for windows and doors. A group of ten Russian devotees started renovating. They worked hard all month of October and will be back probably in December for another work session.

The sanitary installations need overhauling.
A local company will replace the heating system.
The outside area offers lots of opportunities for service to devotees with gardening and landscaping skills. Maybe after the cold season, when spring sets in.
We invite devotees to join us and participate in this service of establishing the first temple for our Gurudevas in Germany in such an extraordinary historic location.
In anticipation of the cold season, devotees Virachandra Prabhu, Vrajendra Kumar Prabhu and Leonardo unload fire wood, although the general heating and cooking is done with gas and electricity. However, ...
... there are several old ovens and even open fireplaces in the castle, making for homely warm winter evening gatherings exchanging Hari-katha.
Devotees close to Sripad Bharati Maharaj came to support and assist His Holiness in his glorious preaching effort.
From left to right: in front: Vrnda Didi with Vera, Maha Maya Didi / standing: Sundari Didi, Vrajendra Kumar Prabhu , Yasoda Suta Prabhu, Jayavati Didi
The devotees gather for the morning programme in the big temple room under the beautiful old chrystal chandelier, singing in praise of Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. Sripad Bharati Maharaj then lectures from Sri Brhad-Bhagavatamrita.
--The Devotees of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Moeckmuehl, Germany
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Schlossberg 26
74219 Moeckmuehl
tel:
+49 6298 935-9413 /
+49 1573 690-0108 (Achintya Madhava Das, mobile)
email:
web: http://scsmath.org/deutsch
and:
http://scsmath.de (under construction)
Location of Moeckmuehl Town
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