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Odana Sashti Festival In Rajapur

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Being in Mayapur and very close to Rajapur, home of Lord Jaganath, Baladeva and Subadhra, we all jumped in a car and went to take part of the festivities that were organized for the very sweet pastime of Odana sashti. This yearly Rajapur festival is a rare opportunity for the devotees to all sit in […]

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A big HARIBOL to our Gaur purnima 2015 sponsors

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Devotees from around the world came forward to sponsor one or the other seva during Gaura Purnima 2015. Our heartfelt THANKS and HARIBOL to all these devotees. We pray to Their Lordships Sri Sri Panca Tattva, Sri Sri Radha Madhav and Sri Sri Nrsimhadev to grant them pure devotional service unto Their lotus feet.   […]

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Day 1 of Nabadwip Mandal parikrama

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Thousands of devotees from all over the world have been participating in  Nabadvipa Mandala Parikrama for the last twenty-five years. This year, eight thousand devotees took part in the parikrama. Parikrama Adivas took place on 21st February morning at Yog pitha. The parikrama began on 22nd and devotees visited Godruma dvipa, the island of Kirtana.  The […]

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Pandal programs during Gaura Purnima

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This year the Gaura Purnima Festival, Main Pandal Entertainment will be held on February 28, March 1, 2, 3 & 4. The Main Pandal is located near Vamsi Bhavan. There are a number of great acts already booked to perform this year including a new production by Bhakti Marg Swami.  Maharaja’s new drama, “Blue Mystic” […]

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Odana Sashti

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Please view the following galleries: Daily Darshan Odana Sashti Festivites Odana Sashti is a festival that marks the beginning of winter. During the Odana-sasthi festival the devotees dress Lord Jagannatha and Balarama with starched cloth. This ceremony indicates that from that day forward, a winter covering should be given to the Lord. That covering is directly […]

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BVN School Celebrates Kartik

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Japa Marathon During Bhishma Panchaka at Bhaktivedanta National School – Sreedham Mayapur Bhaktivedanta National School was started in the year 2003 and is now in its 12th year. The School has got affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) this year. Admission to the school is open to all. A total of 609 students […]

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Srila Prabhupada Honored

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 Please view the following galleries: Srila Prabhupada’s Offerings & Abhishek Srila Prabhupada A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, was born in 1896, in Calcutta, in a Vaisnava family. His father, Gour Mohan De, named him Abhay Charan. His father’s only wish was that, Abhay would become a devotee […]

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HH Jayapataka Swami heath update

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New Delhi, October 18, 2014 – His Holiness Jayapataka Swami was discharged yesterday for a few days from the hospital where he stayed for 11 days. He is still under medical supervision as an Outpatient, and is meant to return to hospital to continue further treatment. The Doctors have agreed to discharge him under the […]

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Kartik festivities in Mayapur

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 View the full gallery here: Kartik in Mayapur   “In the month of Kartik, which is very dear to Sri Hari, one who bathes early in the morning attains the merit of bathing in all places of pilgrimage. Anybody who offers the Lord a ghee lamp in the month of Kartik, O brahmana, becomes free […]

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Kartik for the ToVP

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Dear Devotees, Greetings from Sri Dhama Mayapur. The auspicious Kartika month is soon approaching, a favorite month of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas when we are always trying to do extra seva to make advancement and receive the mercy of the Lord. During this month devotional service is enhanced a thousand-fold and brings the devotee immense spiritual […]

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