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31 August 2005
Sri Krishna Janmastami in Nabadwip. Two pages of pictures recording this grand day in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and the Nandotsav feast the following day.

USA: Student interviews student. Kamala Krishna Prabhu talks to Vaidehi Devi Dasi at our Soquel Seva Ashram about his coming to Krishna consciousness, finding a true saint and Guru in Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, and discovering some of the practical aspects of Krishna consciousness:
"If we become accustomed to the endeavours in the impossible, going back and discharging a few things in the realm of possibility is routine...."

Janmastami in Saint Petersburg. Series of pictures with captions by Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj hosted on the Russian web-site, http://www.harekrishna.ru/2005/08/27_janmastami-piter/. (Fourteen pictures, 700K.)

Venezuelan Spanish 'Paramakaruna' Web-site: many recent updates include audio lectures, translations, photo series' and news reports. Some of the most recent items are:
En español:
Eventos en Maracaibo.
Articulo Elaborado por Idaspati Prabhu.
Sri Janmastami 2005
en el Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram de Caracas.
Sri Janamastami 2005.
Harinama en Chacaito. Galería de fotos.
Clase dada por Purujit Prabhu en Sri Janmastami, 2005. (mp3 audio.)

En español:
Mexico:
Sadhu-Sanga magazine in Spanish in full is now available online: Edition 15, 2005.
Plus several pages of news items in Spanish and photo series' with Spanish captions posted by Satyaraj Prabhu for Iglesia del Señor Chaitanya, Sri Chaitanya Saraswati Sridhar Govinda Sevasrama de México, A.R.

 
Main Vaisnava Dates:
(Nabadwip's Calendar)
September
8 Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Advaita Prabhu.
10 Sri Lalita-saptami. Appearance of Sri Lalita Devi.
11 Sri Radhastami. Srimati Radharani’s appearance at noon. Fast until noon.
14 Ekadasi. Fast from grains.

29 August 2005
Excerpt from ‘Our Fortunate Association’ by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj about Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad. Illustrated article retyped and laid out by Parama Bhakti Dasi: 2.1MB PDF file.

27 August 2005
Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains).
Sri Krishna Janmastami. Illustrated article prepared for the devotee children, by Parama Bhakti Dasi: 440 K PDF file.

Russia: Beach cleanup in St. Petersburg held under the guidance of Sripad Avadhut Maharaj and Vijay Raman Prabhu with participation of devotees and the public: 22 pictures 1.17 MB

26 August 2005
Audio: "Janmastami: Krishna is Everywhere." Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaking this morning, the eve of Sri Krishna Janmastami, from Nabadwip for Madhusudan Prabhu's Internet Radio website krsna.cc. (14+ minutes, 2.5 MB mp3 audio) plus a picture of His Divine Grace taken during his talk.

25 August 2005
Nabadwip: Report and several pictures of recent days here in Nabadwip with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

23 August 2005
Russia. The Vaisnava Festival in Saint-Petersburg recorded in pictures. Photo selection and captions by Sripad Siddhanti Maharaj. The opening, 28 pictures 1.47 MB.

The Russian Vaisnava Festival continues, 19 pictures 890 K.

21 August 2005
Sri Vaishnava Toshani. 'Union In Separation - No Ill Reasoning,' the latest update rich with topical reflections, pictures and the teachings of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, posted today by Sruta Srava Prabhu currently staying with Srila Gurudev here in Nabadwip.

San Jose, California. Program announcement: 'Sri Bhagavad Gita - A Practical and Tangible Approach to Divinity in the Modern Age.' A further public discourse arranged by the San Jose Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, for next Sunday: August 28, 2005.

20 August 2005
Sao Paulo, Brazil. Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj held at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Sridhar Asan led by Bhuvana Mohan Prabhu.

19 August 2005
Appearance of Sri Baladeva. Fast until noon. End of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda.
St. Petersburg. The Indian Consulate General presents Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj with a CD and booklets of Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads in appreciation of his work of spreading Indian culture in Russia. Eighteen pictures of the Indian Independence Day Festival held by Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in St. Petersburg, Russia, to a packed audience.

Malaysia. Sripad B.S. Tridandi Maharaj arrives from London to the Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram, Sitiawan, and the next day holds a house programme at the home of Rama Ratan Prabhu. (Two pages of pictures.)

18 August 2005
Russia: EthnoLife Festival, picture series of the large programme held at Sorochany, a ski resort just outside Moscow, at the end of last month.

Sorochany EthnoLife report by Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj.

Tijuana, Porto Alegre, London and Mauritius, recent pictures of events around the world including Temple construction progress in Mauritius.

17 August 2005
This evening: Srila Govinda Maharaj at Sri Govinda Kunda. (Pictures.)
This morning Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj revealed that this day of the Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami and Srila Gauri Das Pandit Goswami is also the day His Divine Grace received second initiation from Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

Russia. Indian Independence Day Festival in a park in Moscow last Sunday, organised by Sripad Bhakti Bimal Avadhut Maharaj in conjunction with the Indian Embassy. Over fifty photographs depicting the occasion, posted on the Russian website http://www.harekrishna.ru.

Russia. Public programme in an upper-class hall in central Moscow with honourable speakers Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj, Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj, Sripad B.P. Siddhanti Maharaj, Sripad B.C. Bharati Maharaj and Sripad B.L. Akinchan Maharaj.

Californian website update:
San Jose, USA. The Art of Spiritual Living in the Modern World. Photo-report of the recent program for Indians. Kum Kum Devi Dasi organised a special programme with Sripad Janardan Maharaj and Pusta Krishna Prabhu leading discussions on the nectar of the Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.

Venezuelan, Spanish language website's several updates include:
Darshan de Sus Señorías. (Fotos.)
Harinama
en el XVI Festival Mundial de la Juventud y los Estudiantes. (Galería de fotos.)
La Joya de la Guirnalda. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj hablando en 1992 en el 4to aniversario de la desaparición de Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (Traducción Elaborada por Vrinda Devi Das.)
Un Reporte sobre el Segundo Campamento realizado por el Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram para los niños de la Conciencia de Krishna. (Articulo Elaborado.)

16 August 2005
Ekadasi. Fast from grains. Beginning of Jhulan Yatra of Sri Sri Radha Govinda and start of the one month festival of Sri Hari Smaran at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Paran (break fast with grains) tomorrow after sunrise and before 7:31 a.m.
iCal format Vaisnava Calendar, for Macintosh computers running System X, for automatic notification of Ekadasi dates and other special events. Made by Sadhu Priya Prabhu of Australia, with dates up to Sri Gaura-Purnima 2006. (8 kilobytes download, then unstuff and drag to the iCal calendars window.)

15 August 2005
Nabadwip. Recent pictures of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj here in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, including His Divine Grace receiving two new Turkish language publications: Subjective Evolution of Consciousness and Home Comfort.

UK: The 'Big Green Gathering.' During the first week of August, a group of devotees from the London Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math headed by Sripad B.S. Tridandi Maharaj set up camp at the Big Green Gathering, a large, new-age, eco-conscious festival held annually in the Sussex countryside, in the south-west of England. As well as preaching and distributing books and prasadam, the devotees also observed here the Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Two pages of pictures with captions and extensive Scriptural excerpts.

London: Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj held at the London Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, with the programme headed by Devashis Prabhu, the Math's manager. (Pictures.)

Govardhan: Disappearance Festival held at the Srila Sridhar Swami Seva Ashram. (Pictures).

13 August 2005
Report by Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaj covering the recent 8th National Youth and Children's Camp, Michoacán.

Michoacán, Mexico. 8th National Youth and Children's Camp was held from 25 to 30 July, 2005, in the ashram of Vrajavasi Prabhu. Presided over by Sripad B.K. Ashram Maharaj, many events took place including Harinam in the nearby city of Patzcuaro. PowerPoint presentation by Bhagavan Prabhu. (Download and view with Microsoft PowerPoint. [200 Kilobytes])

Soquel, USA. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance Festival held at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram. Photo dispatch by Nilamani Prabhu.

Soquel, USA. Thirty-one slides series by Vaidehi Dasi of photos around the Seva Ashram taken on Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's recent Disappearance Festival.

Porto Alegre, Brazil. Recent updates on the Portuguese Website include Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance Festival held at the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Sangha. Photos by Sundari Priya Devi Dasi, web-page by Partha Sarathi Prabhu. Captions in English and Portuguese.

Porto Alegre, Brazil. Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance Festival held at the Srila Govinda Maharaj Seva Mandir. Web-page by Jagat Mohan Prabhu.

Czech Republic. Summer Seva Meeting of Devotees
at the Sri Sridhar-Govinda Sangha, Libecina. This summer devotees from different parts of Czech Republic and Europe came to meet one another and to do various services, especially the building a new temple room for the satisfaction of Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. Pictures and web-page by Anasuya Devi Dasi.

12 August 2005
Renovation of Sri Krishna Das Kaviraj's Temple, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Mission, Vrindavan. A picture page of the original Temple and altar area, and a further page showing the newly constructed kirttan hall and seva ashram.

10 August 2005
The Jewel in the Garland. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaking in 1992 on the Fourth Anniversary of the Disappearance Day of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. This article first appeared in the 'Sri Govinda Dham Magazine, Sri Vyasa-puja Edition, 1994' published in Australia. Plus additional links in remembrance of Srila Guru Maharaj.

Venezuelan Spanish 'Paramakaruna' Website: many recent updates include a translated section from 'Affectionate Guidance' by Srila Govinda Maharaj, extensive articles and picture series' and a two-page photo-report of the recent Disappearance Festival of Srila Guru Maharaj.
Conmemoración de la Desaparición de Srila Guru Maharaj en el Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram. Galería de fotos.

8 August 2005
Nabadwip. Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, presided over by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Twenty-seven pictures recording the glorious event held here at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

6 August 2005
Grand and successful Disappearance Festival was held yesterday here at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in remembrance and glorification of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj who passed away on this day in 1988. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj led the proceedings on the plinth of Srila Guru Maharaj's Samadhi Mandir, and spoke for almost two hours to the honourable Vaisnava assembly.
In honour of this day, Jagamohini Devi Dasi submitted an article of glorification of Srila Guru Maharaj: Remembering His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

4 August 2005
Nabadwip. Adhivas of the Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Pictures of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and preparations taking place for tomorrow's big day.

3 August 2005
Singapore. Fusing community service with Sankirttan at the Singaporean Shiva Durga Temple - the devotees engaged in a programme at the Temple with residents from a home for the distressed and a home for the aged, bringing relief through the congregational chanting of the Holy Names. Web-page by Jay Vardhan Prabhu, photos by Pran Krishna Prabhu.

2 August 2005
Nabadwip. An afternoon around the Math with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (Two pages of pictures.)

1 August 2005
Nabadwip. Recent arrival of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math as Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance Festival draws near.
 

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