30 October 2004

Audio: Discourse and Kirttan given in the San Jose Seva Ashram by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on 23rd September. 100 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio posted on the Math's Californian website.

Audio: Afternoon Discourses on the same occasion (23rd September) given by Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj, Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj and Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaja. 45 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio posted on the Math's Californian website.

Audio: Last Sunday's Feast Programme (24th October), at our Soquel Seva Ashram. Speakers: Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj, Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj and Sripad BPSiddhanti Maharaj. 98 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio posted on the Math's Californian website.

12,000 villagers honour Prasadam in an afternoon at our preaching programme at Kasigram, West Bengal, marking the inauguration of the 21st branch of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Sankirttan Mahamandal — making this one of the single biggest events ever held by the Math. (Two pages of pictures.)

Brazil new devotional restaurant and preaching centre. Bhuvana Mohan Prabhu and Govinda Mohini Devi Dasi inaugurate with a fire-yajna and Vaishnava festival the Prema Vegetarian Restaurant, São Paulo, for service to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

Una lluvia de misericordia en San José bajo la presencia de Su Divina Gracia Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj por Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi.

Audio: Srila Haridas Thakur's Disappearance Day discourse by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel, California, on 27th September. 36 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio. This and the remaining updates today are posted on the Math's Californian website.

Showers of Mercy in San Jose. Article by Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi describing Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj's visit to the San Jose Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, and a separate page of pictures.

Soquel: Devotees build a new road up the hillside behind the Seva Ashram, much to the satisfaction of Srila Gurudev. (Pictures with captions.)

Srila Gurudev visits the new road during its early stages of construction. (Pictures with captions.)

An Afternoon in Soquel. Pictures of Srila Gurudev, the Deities and devotees.

Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Sri Vyasa-Puja: written offerings are invited in glorification of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj to be offered at His Divine Grace's Samadhi Mandir at his upcoming 110th Appearance Festival (109th Anniversary). Please submit your offerings soon to facilitate the presentation.

Nabadwip, a variety of pictures from around Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math today.

Recording classes and kirttans. Having gratefully just received over 27 hours of recordings from the 21st World Tour, on hearing the distortion we feel the need to stress: please don't use an 'iPod' to record classes or kirttan. If you have no other option, then at least ensure the recording level is very low (it can be amplified later on a computer), as it clips loud sounds in a particularly ugly way.
Although these hi-tech, expensive iPod machines are good at playing audio, they make no claim to be good at recording. Indeed they are very poor at recording (for the technical minded: they record at a sample rate of only 8 kHz) — apparently as a concession to the music industry. A cheap cassette recorder works better. For recording tips, please see our Tips for Multimedia section.

Nabadwip: a day out to three areas of our crops fields: the nearby 'Land of Nectar' then to Simjali and Bonorpukur.

Audio: Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj's discourse at the Golden Road Preaching Centre, Santa Cruz, last Wednesday (20th October). 73 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio, posted on the Math's Californian website.

Indian Railways online: enquiries and express train reservations can now be made online.

Tips for Pilgrims further updated to assist pilgrims visiting our Temples in India, including a fully revised timetable for trains departing from Nabadwip Station.

Vrindavan: construction progress at the place of Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj, the author of Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission. Pictures by Tusta Krishna Prabhu and Keli Kadambanana Devi Dasi of Australia.

Brazil: Krishna Shakti Ashram's recent events including offering a new book, and a prestigious week long yoga festival. Five pages of pictures and captions produced by Ishanandini Devi Dasi.

USA: downtown Santa Cruz preaching centre. Harinam at The Golden Road: "On a shady side street in downtown Santa Cruz, there is a bright little place called The Golden Road. Inside, there are happy people chanting Hare Krishna and honouring prasadam...."

USA: Soquel kitchen seva at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, serving Srila Gurudev, the Deities and the devotees with love and dedication.

California, sharing an evening with Srila Gurudev. Pictures and captions by Vidyasundar Prabhu, posted at the devotees' Californian website.

Russia, a selection of recent pictures of devotional activities in Izhevsk, Moscow, Smolensk, Tomsk and St. Petersburg.

West Bengal village preaching programmes. Two pages of pictures of our devotees' recent events at three villages locally.

Nabadwip. Pictures today for Srila Gurudev to see and all to share: general pictures, and a second page of the Prasad Hall construction progress.

El Bhagavata - Su Filosofía, Se Ética y Su Teología por Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. 35 páginas: 9.3 megabytes pdf documento.

Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking yesterday from our Soquel, California, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram by phone for the Internet broadcasts hosted by Madhusudan Prabhu of Hawaii.

 'Krsna May Not Be So Easy.' Download or listen online (16 minutes, 1.9 MB mp3 audio).

Californian Tour recent pictures of Srila Gurudev by Ranajit Prabhu and Nilamani Prabhu.

Caracas hospital visit by the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram, Venezuela. (Report and pictures.)

Dum Dum Park, construction progress and local pictures as West Bengal shuts down for the traditional ten day Durga-puja holiday.

Soquel, recent pictures posted by Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj.

Audio: Last Sunday Feast's discourse (17th October) by Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj at our Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram. 63 minutes, uploaded in mp3 and RealMedia formats at the Math's Californian website.

Revised photo galleries have been uploaded at the listed links on our What's New? 16th October entries for the Californian website below.

Srila Govinda Maharaj in California. Three extensive photo galleries with story captions newly posted on the Math's Californian website:
   -) Episodes - October 13
   -) Initiations - October 10
   -) Programme - October 9

Audio: Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj's discourse at the Golden Road Preaching Centre, Santa Cruz, last Wednesday (13th October). 81 minutes, mp3 audio, posted on the Math's Californian website.

Sri Govinda Kunda boat ride this morning with Bhudev Prabhu and Sachisuno Prabhu.

Nabadwip: Prasad Hall construction progress for Srila Govinda Maharaj to see, and all to share.

A new section added to our 'Tips for Making Web-pages' intended to be helpful to all who wish to make web-pages, and in particular to those running our Math's various associated websites.

Audio: Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj's discourse at last Sunday's programme (10th October) in our Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, uploaded in mp3 and RealMedia formats at the Math's Californian website.

California Tour, three morning events with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and the devotees currently congregated at the Soquel Seva Ashram. (Pictures newly posted on the Math's Californian Website.)

Vrindavan construction progress at the place of Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission. Pictures for Srila Govinda Maharaj to see, and all to share.

Siberia preaching: Sripad Bhakti Rasik Bhagavat Maharaj returns safely this morning to our Govardhan Temple, bringing photos and news from his recent visit to Krasnoyarsk and Tomsk.

Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and the nearby River Ganges. (Pictures taken yesterday.)

Srila Gurudev in California searches deer and takes a scooter tour of the Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram. (Pictures received today.)

Additional Tour webpages added since last week's launch of the new Californian website, http://california.scsmath.org, include:
Radhastami Reflections, reporting by Madhura Priya Devi Dasi and Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi;
a Kid's Sankirtan photo gallery;
and photos of presenting the Californian website to Srila Gurudev.

El día de la Aparición de Sita Thakurani. Un darshan matutino de Srila Gurudev en el Seva Ashram de Soquel.

California: pictures received yesterday of Srila Gurudev engaged in his Pastimes at the Soquel Ashram.

Audio: Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj's discourse at last Sunday's programme in our Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, uploaded in mp3 and RealMedia formats at the new Californian website, http://california.scsmath.org, along with additional new material.

Nabadwip pictures: construction progress of the new Prasad Hall at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Nabadwip pictures: Sri Govinda Kunda in flood. News also arrived from Kolkata that our Dum Dum Park Temple is currently within Tank Three, not just beside it....

Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaking yesterday from our Soquel, California, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram by phone for the Internet broadcasts hosted by Madhusudan Prabhu of Hawaii.

 'Eat off the Lord's Plate.' Download or listen online (18 minutes, 2.1 MB mp3 audio).

Nabadwip Festival Invitation to Sri Vyasa-Puja of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, to be held from 5th to 8th November 2004.

Plus the Invitation to the Annual Karttik Pilgrimage to Govardhan and Vrindavan which this year again includes the option of travelling there and back by bus, visiting holy places along the way.

Invitation in Bengali to Sri Vyasa-Puja and to the Karttik Pilgrimage.

Govardhan mass-Prasadam distribution programme: an invitation for participants to help make it a grand success for Srila Gurudev's pleasure. The distribution takes place on the parikrama path of Sri Govardhan Hill on the occasion of Sri Govardhan Puja.

Tips for Pilgrims updated in preparation for the traditional influx of visitors to our Centres in India during the coming cooler winter months.

La visita de unos peregrinos al Seva Ashram de Soquel. Días auspiciosos en la maravillosa Comunidad de devotos de Soquel, bajo la presencia sagrada de Srila Gurudev.

California Website launched and offered with much devotion to His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at his Soquel Ashram yesterday by its hard working creators: Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi, Murali Mohan Prabhu, Vidya Sundar Prabhu and Vaidehi Devi Dasi. The website, http://california.scsmath.org, currently focusses on Srila Gurudev's visit, and it is full of much new material — audio, video, reports, pictures, presentations, and more.

This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone eager to hear discourses and share in several ways these special days with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and his devotees in California.

Caracas: Sri Radhastami. Report by Laksmi Kanti Devi Dasi and pictures by Gaurachandra Prabhu of the recent celebrations at our Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram.

Czech Republic: preparing our Sri Sridhar-Govinda Sangha for the quickly approaching winter months. Pictures and webpage by Anasuya Devi Dasi.

Californian visit by Srila Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj: two pages of pictures received today, taken by Ranajit Prabhu and Nilamani Prabhu of recent events.

California: the earlier presentation by Vaidehi Devi Dasi, 'This Sunday Afternoon with our dear Gurudev,' is now available as a regular web-page as some were unable to view the earlier PowerPoint file posted on 22nd September.

California: the earlier web presentations by Vidyasundar Prabhu, 'The First Day' and 'The Second Day,' of many pictures of Srila Gurudev's visit to Soquel that were previously only accessible via zip downloads (posted on 22nd September) are now available as regular web-page slide-shows: The First Day | The Second Day.