66th Vyasa puja celebration of HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj took place in Sri Mayapur dham from 30th March to 1st April. Many of His disciples came to Mayapur on this occasion. An adhivas ceremony took place on 30th evening to invoke auspiciousness. As is the custom, 24 items were offered to HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj […]
‘Micro labs’ team visits ISKCON Mayapur
28 March Around 25 employees of Micro Labs (a renowned healthcare organization) visited ISKCON Mayapur recently. They arrived on 24th March afternoon led by firm’s Vice President Mr. H.V. Ravi and received a traditional welcome with kirtan, tilak and light prasadam. They had a corporate package which was designed by firm manager Mr. Sunil Kumar in […]
A big HARIBOL to our Gaur purnima 2015 sponsors
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. […]
Festivities during Gaura Purnima
Please view the following galleries: Abhishek Darshan In this post, we are sharing selected images of festivals that took place in Mayapur Temple during Gaur Purnima 2015. Right after Nabadvip mandal parikrama, there was the boat and swing festival on 28th Feb. Small deities of Sri Sri Radha Madhav were brought in a procession […]
Vyasa puja celebration of HH Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj
On 26th Feb, Vyasa Puja celebration of HH Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj took place at the community hall near Prabhupada Samadhi. Firstly, there was glorification of Maharaj by senior Vaisnavas who had gathered on the occasion. Some of the salient points were: He was an intellectual as shown by his BA in psychology and African American […]
Lecture by Bhakti Dhira Damodar Swami on S.B. 6.4.26
From Sri Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir Date: 26 February 2015 Speaker: Bhakti Dhira Damodar Swami (invocation prayers) Reading from Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6, Chapter 4 (The Hamsa-guhya prayers), Text 26 yadoparamo manaso nama-rupa- rupasya drsta-smrti-sampramosat ya iyate kevalaya sva-samsthaya hamsaya tasmai suci-sadmane namah Translation: When one’s consciousness is completely purified of the contamination of material existence, […]
Final Maha Milan of Nabadwip Mandal parikrama
At 6:00 am the devotees left Jagannath Mandira in Rajapura to Murari Gupta’s house. There the devotees heard from HH Sacinandana Swami about Srivasa taking shelter of Lord Nrisimhdeva when he was threatened by the Kazi; from HG Rajendrananda Prabhu about Atmanivedana ( full surrender) which is the process of Antardvipa; from HH Bhakti Nityananda […]
Day 3 of Nabadwip Mandal parikrama
Gauraangaaaaaaa! On the third day (24th Feb) the Parikrama headed to Madhyadvipa, the island of Smaranam ( remembering). The first Holy place visited was Hamsa Vahana, where the devotees prayed for eagerness to Lord Shiva. Then the Parikrama reached Naimisaranya where Guru Puja was held. This was followed up with speeches by HG Pankajanghri […]
Inauguration of Gaur Purnima festival
Inauguration pictures Today, 16th February, we had the inauguration of Gaur Purnima festival, 2015. The festival marks its 43rd anniversary this year in Mayapur. Initially, there was a kirtan before Deities of Gaur Nitai and Garudadev. Then more devotees led by sanyasis including HH Gopal Krishna Goswami, HH BhaktaGaurVani Swami and HH Prahladananda Swami […]
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