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20th World Tour
of
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

For a background to Srila Govinda Maharaj's World Tours and for information, dispatches, pictures, etc. of other Tours, please see our World Tours Information page.


The 20th World Tour, took place in summer 2003:

During this Tour Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj visited the London Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, the Italian 'Villa Govinda Ashram' and the St. Petersburg Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. He also visited Moscow on his way back to India.

Venezuela, South Africa and Turkey were included in the extended Tour in that Srila Gurudev delegated sannyasis to these countries to directly represent him.

In addition to talks by Srila Govinda Maharaj, there are several pages of dispatches and pictures posted here on the Math's Website.

 

Visits by Srila Gurudev's delegated Sannyasis to Venezuela, South Africa and Turkey associated with the 20th World Tour:

Venezuela: Sripad Janardan Maharaj, Sripad Ashram Maharaj and Sripad Paramahamsa Maharaj headed a week full of programmes including the installation of Sri Sri Guru-Nitai-Gaurachandra in the capital city, Caracas.

South Africa: Sripad Goswami Maharaj was in South Africa throughout the early part of June along with Sripad Akinchan Maharaj who was then joined by Sripad Paramahamsa Maharaj, arriving from his recent grand preaching in Venezuela. After a variety of programmes throughout the country they then proceeded to Turkey. Sripad Akinchan Maharaj later returned to South Africa for a few days on his way back to India in late August 2003.

Turkey: Sripad Akinchan Maharaj and Sripad Paramahamsa Maharaj received a warm, enthusiastic welcome. The two sannyasis stayed in Ankara at the Sri Govinda Math Yoga Centre. Sripad Paramahamsa Maharaj led a lively week of kirttan and preaching, after which he joined Srila Govinda Maharaj in Italy. He is accompanying His Divine Grace throughout the remainder of the Tour. Sripad Akinchan Maharaj stayed a little longer in Turkey giving his good association to the sincere seekers until meeting up with the Tour in St. Petersburg in the second week of August.

 
For a background to Srila Govinda Maharaj's World Tours and for information, dispatches, pictures, etc. of other Tours, please see our World Tours Information page.
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