This is to invite all the viewers and devotees worldwide, to send their questions here, so that we can read it out to HH Jayapataka Swami for his answers. Maharaja holds question and answer session everyday evening from 7.30 p.m.onwards at Sri Radha-Madhava temple hall. If you send us the questions with your name everyday before 4 p.m. (IST), it will be easy for us to organize them for His Holiness so that good number of questions could be covered everyday. You can view here LIVE , Maharaja answering to your questions.

Inauguration ceremony for the second year of the Mayapur Academy Midterm Bengali courses started on July 3. More than eighty students from Sri Mayapur Dham, Kolkata, Medinipur and Bangladesh are eager to spend 3 months of the caturmasya learning Archana, Deity dressing, Cooking and Yajna. Beside devotees engaged in pujari service in the temple or in their homes, this year also devotees from several preaching departments of the Mayapur temple joined the course. Alongside with their regular service, everyone is very enthusiastic to spend the afternoons of the rainy season learning how to worship Krsna the way that is pleasing for Him.

Devotees are happy to welcome HH Jayapataka Swami in Mayapur. He arrived at Mayaour on 2nd of July and will be here in Mayapur for few weeks. Please listen Live to classes by Maharaja, everyday evening from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. at Sri Radha Madhava temple at www.jpsoffice.com or www.mayapur.tv On July 3rd, Maharaja gave a brief account of his travels since he left Mayapur after Vyasa puja. He announced that from today, he will give a question and answer session for 30 minutes, followed by class for another 30 minutes.

Following the tragic accident met by two of our Mayapur Community devotees, Jahnudvipa das and Brajasevaki mataji ( in the month of March 2009), we are very happy to see both of them miraculously recovering from the injuries sustained. Brajasevaki mataji feels that their recoveries have been expedited by all the love and prayers by devotees. We are pleased to hear Jahnu prabhu today giving Srimad Bhagavatham class, first time after the accident.

After Their sweet stay in Sundrachala (Mayapur) for seven days, Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadradevi went back to Nilachala (Rajapur). This year Ulta Ratha festival in Mayapur was a grand ceremony with many celebrities attending the occasion. Ms.Madhavi Mukherjee and few silver screen stars of Bengali film industry graced the occasion. HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami spoke on the significance of Ratha Yatra and performing service to the Lord when the Lord is at Sundrachala.
There was a colorful parade of different band groups, dioramas depicting various lilas, girls dancing and three kirtan parties in front of each chariots. Matajis led the kirtan in front of Subhadra’s chariot.

‘Akalpa refers to the texture of Krsna’s hair, His nicely dressed body anointed with sandalwood pulp and decorated with flower garlands, His tilaka and His chewing pan. Krsna was decorated constantly in this akalpa process. Krsna’s hair was sometimes decorated with flowers placed on the middle of His head, or else it was reaching down to His back. In this way Krsna dressed His hair differently at different times.

I am happy to inform you that this year the Ratha Yatra festival in Puri dhama was celebrated very peacefully without any disturbances. I am very thankful to all the devotees around the world who have come forward with generous donations in response to our appeal for free prasada distribution at Puri during Ratha Yatra.

On the second day of the bright fortnight of the month of Ashadha, the most splendid festival of Ratha Yatra takes place in the holy city of Puri. On the same day, Ratha Yatra takes place at Rajapur, in Simantadvipa, which is non-different from Puri dhama. Lord Baladeva and Subhadra devi mounted on Their chariots Taladwaja and Darpadalan while Lord Jagananth was carried in a rhythmic movement in a colorful Pandu Vijaya ceremony to His Chariot, Nandi Ghosha. The Ratha was inaugurated by celebrities from Kolkata. On the day of Ratha Yatra,Rajapur Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra deities gave special darshan with golden hands.

Mayapura Vaisnava Art Series
Art programs in Mayapur
Community members of Iskcon Mayapur have been attending presentations on Vaisnava Art. These programs which are run regularly in the Community Hall focus on a specific art form each meet. The idea is to support the local artists and get the community involved in the development of Vaisnava arts and culture.
The first week featured Vaisnava poetry and local poets including Murari Gupta Das and Braj Sevaki Dasi read their own works and shared inspirations. Poetry for from previous äcäryas was also read and discussed.

In the Pancha-tattva Mandir, a murti of Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura adorned the altar platform and devotees had an opportunity to chant their rounds in front of the great Acarya of our parampara. On his auspicious disappearance day, pushpanjali and maha arotika was offered to Thakura Bhakti Vinoda, followed by Prasadam distribution. As it was also Sri Gadadhara Pandita disappearance day, pushapanjali was offered to Gadadhara Pandita at noon. Nagar Sankirtan devotees went on harinam procession to Svananda Sukhada Kunj in Godrumadvipa, the place of Bhakti Vinoda Thakura’s residence, bhajan kutir and Samadhi.