Bhaktin Sue from U.K. shares an interesting report on preaching the glories of Sri Mayapur during London Rathayatra. Sue had put up a stall to invite people to visit Mayapur and has distributed 600 leaflets, 400 pictures and 250 calling cards. Sue visited Mayapur a month ago and felt that it is her service to enthuse many people to visit this holy dhama and be recipients of mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. She worked closely with Kishan prabhu making posters, calling card and setting up a stall during London Rathayatra.

As Ratha yatra is coming up on 4th July, special lectures on the pastimes of Jagannatha has started in Mayapur. HG Pankajanghri prabhu beautifully narrated the pastime from Sri Caitanya Caritamrta on Mahaprabhu's lilas during Ratha yatra. Today's class is given by HH Bhakti Siddhanta Swami. These lectures will go on for another few days. Fill up your heart with this nectar anytime from our downloads section.

Have a wonderful Ratha Yatra!

For the first time, ISKCON Mayapur participated in 'Tourism Fair 2008' held at Swabhumi, Kolkata from 20th to 22nd June 2008.The big displays of scenic delights of Mayapur along with a video show attracted the visitors into the pavilion to know more about Mayapur. Onlookers were happy to click snaps with the western devotees clad in Indian traditional costume, especially little Radhika (from Russia) draped in mini Sari amused all. Mayapur Tourism division launched their comprehensive tour pacakages, which was well received on this fair.

Around five hundred years ago, at Panihati, Srila Raghunathadasa Goswami prepared and distributed chida dahi (a preparation made with chipped rice and yogurt and fruits) to thousands of devotees on the banks of Ganges on the order of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally appeared during this festival and showered mercy on His devotee, Raghunathadasa Goswami. Hundreds of devotees from ISKCON Mayapur every year visit Panihati to observe this festival and distribute Chida-dahi prasada in a grand way.

We just had a wonderful Snana Yatra festival in Rajapur, Simantadvipa.Though it was a rainy day, it could not check the large number of devotees walking all the way to temple to bathe Their Lordships Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra devi.Jaganantha with His merciful glance benedicted the devotees while they bathed the Lord continously with harinam and various ingredients.In the morning,devotees fetched water from Ganges in pots and went on harinam procession to Rajapur temple.

Smt.Meira Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment recently visited Mayapur. Accepting the invitation of Vrajanandan prabhu, National Communication director of ISKCON, Govt. of India, to visit Sri Mayapur, Mrs. Meira Kumar made her visit to Mayapur. She was extended a warm welcome by Sankarshan Nitai das, General Manager, ISKCON Mayapur. She took darshan of Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Nrsimhadeva ,Sri Pancatattva and offered lamp to the deities.

Here are two new videos from Mayapur. In the first Video, HG Jananivasa Prabhu speaks on 'Salila Vihar'festival in Mayapur.
Take darshan of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Sringar Aroti and Srila Prabhupada Guru Puja in the second video.
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Devotees in Mayapur come together in the summer evenings to lovingly offer lotus flowers to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava.Salila Vihar festival starts after Nrsimha Caturdasi and continues for a month. To keep the deities cool from the scorching heat of sunny days,They are seated in a water pond or 'Salila' where They enjoy Their pastimes or 'Vihar'.

Jhulan Yatra is an important Vaishnava festival.It is one of the eternal Astaka lila pastimes that Radha Madhava and Their associates perform daily in Goloka Vrindaban. As recommended by Parasara muni in the Parasara Samhita, one should observe this festival every day, or at least from the day of ekadasi to Balaram purnima. This Jhulan festival gives everyone the rare opportunity to serve Their Lordships personally.

The focus was on the youth. Krishnadas Kaviraja dasa (only 18 years old) and Bhava Bhakti dasi lead an ecstatic kirtan in front of the crowd of approximately 1000 people, in the Lotus park in front of the Radha-Madhava Temple. Simultaneously, Hari Narayan dasa (20 yrs) lead his team of "acrobatic artists" in a display of on-stage leaps, rolls and gravitational feats. The 7 young acrobatic artists, from age 5 to16, are actually members of the Mayapur Community, who only started training under the expert guidance of Hari-Narayan just 2 weeks ago.