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28 February 2005
Recent insights and anecdotes of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. This latest edition of Sri Vaishnava Toshani begins:
"On hearing of the passing away of Sripad Bhakti Sampat Madhusudan Maharaj, Srila Govinda Maharaj commented, 'Our Mission has lost one of its very faithful servitors and I have lost a very dear friend.'"

Diary of a pilgrim to Nabadwip (Diario de Peregrinaje) in Spanish and English by Gaurachandra Prabhu. One of the recent updates on the Venezuelan website, paramakaruna.org.ve.

 
Main Vaisnava Dates:
(Nabadwip's Calendar)
March 2005
1 The festival of the Divine Appearance of the founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Math and Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Gupta-Govardhan Sri Mandir, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip. Srila Purushottam Thakur disappearance.
6 Ekadasi. Fast from grains. Paran (break fast with grains) tomorrow after sunrise and before 9:51 a.m.
9 Sri Sri Shivaratri. (Optional fast.)
10 Amavasya. Paran by 9:49 a.m. for those who fasted yesterday. Anniversary Festival of the installation of Sri Sadasiva Gangadhara, Sri Govinda Kunda, Nabadwip.

27 February 2005
Pictures taken yesterday of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj taking in the fresh air and scenery of the Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram — the latest updates on the Californian website, california.scsmath.org.

Invitation for Sri Gaura-Purnima Festivals 20th to 30th March 2005. Ready to print in PDF format. (170K.)

Srila Gurudev's Tour is confirmed to be on schedule to return to India before the start of this year's Sri Gaura-Purnima Festivals.

Brazil: Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Festival held at the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Sangha, Porto Alegre.

25 February 2005
Kolkata, Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance Day Feast held at our Dum Dum Park Temple.

Kolkata, construction progress at our new Seva Ashram, Dum Dum Park.

California Website updated with the second of the recently started series of ''Questions of the Week."

24 February 2005
Purnima. Appearance of Srila Narottama Das Thakur. Sri Krishna’s Madhurotsava.
Srila Narottama Das Thakur's Appearance. Page prepared for the devotee children, by Parama Bhakti Dasi. (50 K Acrobat PDF file)

The Holy Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. Excerpts from published articles by Srila Sridhar Maharaj and Srila Govinda Maharaj as well as quotations from the Scriptures, prepared as two illustrated web-pages by Damayanti Devi Dasi of London.

Vrindavan, captioned pictures of the placement of the permanent ornaments atop the Temple of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva Rasabiharijiu, our Temple in Vrindavan. Web-page submitted by Sripad B.K. Giri Maharaj of USA.

Australia: evening public programme at the Hindu Temple in Auburn, New South Wales, with the presence of the Vijay Vigraha of Sriman Mahaprabhu. Web-page submitted by Muralidhar Prabhu of Sydney.

23 February 2005
Srila Govinda Maharaj's picture while speaking of the glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu in his house at the Soquel, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, California.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance. Page prepared for the devotee children, by Parama Bhakti Dasi on the recent Festival Day of the Appearance of Nityananda Prabhu. (208 K Acrobat PDF file)

Nabadwip pictures from around the town, one of several new postings on the Venezuelan paramakaruna.com website.

20 February 2005
Varaha Dvadasi. Paran after the worship of Varahadev and between 9:11 a.m. and 9:57 a.m.
Lord Varaha. Page prepared for the devotee children of Holland, and for us all via the world wide web, by Parama Bhakti Dasi on this Festival Day of Lord Varaha's Appearance. (200 K Acrobat PDF file)

Nabadwip pictures taken today, mainly of the new construction for Srila Gurudev to see and all to share.

18 February 2005
Disappearance of Srila Ramanujacharyya.
Sri Vyasa Puja written offerings available online as presented in printed form to the lotus hands of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Soquel, California, on His Divine Grace's 75th Anniversary Sri Vyasa Puja, December 2004. The printed and on-line versions were prepared by a team of devotees headed by chief editor Vrndavanesvari Dasi and designer, Gaurahari Prabhu.

17 February 2005
Disappearance of Sripad Madhvacharyya.
Audio: Interview in Nabadwip with Gopeswar Prabhu arriving from Ireland and sharing his reflections on visiting India and the Math for the first time in almost twenty years.

Listen now (RealMedia streaming audio), or:
Download or listen online (13+ minutes, 1.6 MB mp3 audio).

16 February 2005
Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. A variety of pictures taken around the compound sharing this spring day.

California, interviews with some of the younger devotees. Inspired by Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram's wish for more youth content so the new generation in China and around the world can see youngsters like themselves, Vaidehi Devi Dasi talked with a couple of the teenagers at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel.

15 February 2005
Appearance of Mahavishnu Avatar, Sri Advaita Acharyya.
In Glorification of Sri Advaita Acharyya on this His Holy Appearance Day. Excerpts from the our Acharyyas compiled into an illustrated webpage by Damayanti Devi Dasi of UK.

China: report and separate page of pictures of Sri Vyasa-Puja of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj that took place last December.

Brazil, new Temple project for Itapua, under the guidance of Sripad B.V.Trivikram Maharaj and managed by the devotees of the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Sangha, Porto Alegre.

Vrindavan. Second page of pictures of construction progress at the place of Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj. Photo tour webpage by Sripad B.K. Giri Maharaj of USA.

13 February 2005
Sri Krishna Vasanta Panchami. Sri Saraswati Puja. Appearance day of Sri Vishnu Priya Devi. Appearance of Srila Pundarik Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunath das Goswami, and Srila Raghunandana Thakur. Disappearance of Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur, Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Viveka Bharati Maharaj and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Swarupa Parvat Maharaj.
'A Holy Day' discourse by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj about this auspicious day. This chapter from Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion, Volume II is presented as a series of three illustrated webpages by Damayanti Devi Dasi of UK.

Vrindavan construction progress at the place of Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj. Photo tour webpage by Sripad B.K. Giri Maharaj of USA.

Dum Dum Park construction progress of the Seva Ashram. Pictures by Radha Madhava Prabhu of Russia.

Venezuelan 'Paramakaruna' Website latest updates include:

Caracas, 14 de Febrero de 2005
El Programa del Domingo en el Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram. Una lectura de Antaryami Prabhu. Archivo MP3 de 7 MB.

El Darshan de Sus Señorías Parama Karuna Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra. 13 de Febrero, 2005.

Que Su canción suene en nuestros corazones eternamente. Charla dada por Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaja en el Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel, California. Traducción elaborada por Vrinda Devi Dasi.

El brindis a la salud, de China. Articulo elaborado por Akinchan Maharaja en su pagina web http://imonk.net/ y traducido por Jai Balai Prabhu de México.
Hari-Nama Sankirtan en el pueblo de El Hatillo. Impresiones de los programas de prédica del Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram.

Dos nuevas franelas del Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math están ahora disponibles en nuestra tienda.

La educación de los niños bajo el ambiente devocional. Artículo Elaborado por Rohini Nandana Das y Madhurani Devi Dasi.

11 February 2005
Malaysia: monthly Ayer Tawar children's programme at the Sri Krishna Temple draws a regular attendance of around sixty. Devotees of our nearby Seva Ashram in Sitiawan teach the youngsters about Lord Krishna, His Pastimes and the Holy Name.

Kolkata: our Book Fair stall a success. Jagamohini Devi Dasi of USA writes from Kolkata:
"The devotees here put in so much hard work and dedication to make the stall attractive, to present the jewels of our Math's books beautifully, and to engage in meaningful preaching. Many guests returned again and again to our stall to hear Hari-katha and feel the affection of this devotional family of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. I am humbled by observing all these devotees and their dedication. I feel that His Divine Grace must feel satisfied by their seva and I feel blessed to be here observing and taking lessons."

Brazil: Fifth Weekly Meeting of São Paulo Devotees at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Center, above the recently opened Prema Vegetarian Restaurant, in the Pinheiros district of the city. (Pictures with captions.)

The new "Gaudiya Festival Dates" is currently being calculated, having just received the newly published astrological calendar upon which it is based. The English version up to Sri Gaura-Purnima 2006 is expected by the beginning of March.

Californian Website latest updates:
Presenting the Sri Vyasa Puja Offerings to His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (Pictures with captions.)
Sunday School in Soquel: Radhika Devi Dasi leads a Krishna conscious kids' class. (Pictures with captions.)
New series, "Question of the Week," inaugurated by Vaidehi Dasi starting with this week's question: "What inspires you to do service?" (Pictures with captions.)

9 February 2005
Venezuela. Interviews from a Venezuelan Paradise with servitors at the new extensive rural property located two hours outside Caracas. (English.)

Venezuela. Pictures with extensive captions. Vaidehi Devi Dasi shares a day out at the new land. (English.)

Venezuelan 'Paramakaruna' Website latest updates include darshan of the Caracas Deities; an article on Tulasi Devi; a poem to Srila Gurudev; Prasadam distribution pictures; the translation from Vaisnava.com of "Talks on the Supreme" by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur; and pictures and article by Rohini Nandana Prabhu about last Sunday's Temple programme.

The Paramakaruna Website is now being updated almost daily with new material.

6 February 2005
Nabadwip construction pictures for Srila Govinda Maharaj to see, and all to share.

Californian Website latest updates:
Audio: Sunday Feast Discourse by Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj on 19 December 2004 (mp3 and RealMedia audio, 62 minutes).
Video: Vaidehi Dasi reports from the first annual Kids' Camp held last August at the Soquel Seva Ashram (MPEG-4 and RealMedia, 14+ minutes).

4 February 2005
Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, may his song play in our hearts eternally. Transcription of the talk given by Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj in the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel, California on the occasion of the Disappearance Festival of the Founder of the worldwide Sri Chaitanya Maths and Sri Gaudiya Maths, Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, 30 December 2004.

2 February 2005
Disappearance of Srila Lochan Das Thakur.
Kolkata Book Fair. Pictures of our stall and participating devotees from India and abroad headed by several sannyasis.

Updated: Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj -- His Life and Mission in brief: Available as consecutive pages for on-screen reading (60 K pdf file), and laid out in higher quality for printing to form a single-sheet folding pamphlet (110 K pdf file).

Updated: four sided brief introduction to Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math: available as consecutive pages for on-screen reading (140 K pdf file), and laid out for printing to form a single-sheet folding pamphlet (150 K pdf file).

Venezuelan 'Paramakaruna' Website latest updates:
El Darshan de Sus Señorías Parama Karuna Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra. Domingo 30 de enero, 2005.
Noche de Kirtan
Un artículo escrito para el Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram de Caracas por Madhurani Devi Dasi.
Vida en el Templo
El Programa de la Noche. Artículo de Rohini Nandana Das.
Programa de Prédica en el Club de Yoga de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV).
"El Estándar para Medir la Vida Humana" Un artículo escrito para el Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math por Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, USA. Traducción elaborada por Vrinda Devi Dasi.
La inolvidable dulzura del Dham. Un artículo de Jagamohini Devi Dasi de los E.E. U.U. escrito desde el Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math de Nabadwip, 21 de enero de 2005. Traducción elaborada por Jai Balai Prabhu de México.
 

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