Asrama Events 2006 [August-December]
2006 
[October-December] — Srila
Prabhupada Disappearace, Govardhana Puja,
Srila B.R. Sridhara Maharaja Appearance.
2006 [August-September] — Srila Bhakti Promoda Puri Gosvami Appearance, Radhasthami,
Visiting Friends in Europe and the USA,
60th Appearance of Swami B. G. Narasingha, Vyasa
Puja of Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
Janmasthami 2006.
See Events Index below for more events from 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 & 2000.
Disappearance
Observance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta PrabhupadaThe Tirobhava mahosatva (disappearance day celebration) of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada was celebrated by all the devotees present, by a half day fast, puspanjali (flower offerings to the spiritual masters' lotus feet), aratika and a very nice class, given by 2 resident svamis Srila BB Visnu Maharaja and Sripada BV Giri Maharaja. The talk highlighted the unique and distinct contributions of the most stalwart and original acarya in our sampradaya and the prominence he gave our line lives on through his disciples. As the absolute defender of the pure line of devotional service coming down from Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada we all owe him our eternal respect and worship. Fools try to minimize him for their own glorification ever since he appeared, yet his preaching endures today untouched by the many jealous detractors.
His position in the world of spiritual life in India during the early 1900s was emphasized and celebrated as being such a bold and unique personality, yet he always 100% preached the truth no matter what the cost or risk to his own person. He challenged all comers everytime. He defeated all the apasampradayas (bogus lines of devotional service) and fought with all who dared to stand in his way, sahajiyas, mayavadis and even the nationalists of the day, for his mission was urgent and unstoppable.
The feast afterwards was grand and sumptuous, and after a half day of fasting everyone was ready to relish the wonderful prasadam. 17 different preparations were offered; vegetable rice, puris & chapatis, cheese pakoras, tamarind chutney, chickpea subji, cauliflower and potato subji, raita (cucumber salad), - and 2 favorites of Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada - rasam (spicy tomato dahl) and fried mung dahl. Then, came the sweets.... gulab jamuns, lemon cake, carob cake, ginger cookies, sweet rice, cashew burfis and halava... all washed down with a ginger drink to aid our digestion! For those who partook deeply of this feast, much reflection on this extraordinary mercy was required, for some that meant a bit of a rest.
Srila
Prabhupada's Tirobhava Mahotsava
On 26th of October, devotees at Govindaji Gardens commemorated the disappearance
of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
At 8:30 Srila Visnu Maharaja spoke on the various preaching activities and contributions of Srila Prabhupada.
Later in the morning, Srila Narasingha Maharaja led the devotees in singing 'Srila Prabhupada-lila Smarana-mangala Stotram' and spoke in length on some of the verses. In particular he explained about Srila Prabhupada's intimate relationship with Sri Krsna which is exemplified in his poem 'Markine Bhagavata-dharma' which he composed on the Jaladuta when he embarked on his preaching campaign.
Guru-puja and puspanjali were offered to Srila Prabhupada, and devotees honored maha-prasadam.
Govardhana
Puja Mahotsava
The festival of Govardhana puja was observed by devotees and guests
on Monday 23rd October.
In the morning, bhajanas were sung in praise of Sri Vrndavana-dhama and Srila Visnu Maharaja spoke on the importance of the worship of Govardhana Hill in the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya. Next, Giri Maharaja spoke on the holy appearance of Giriraja and the pastimes leading up to Krsna's lifting of Govardhana Hill.
Devotees then performed an abhiseka for the main Govardhana-sila with milk and rose-water.
After offering a variety of preparations to Giriraja, Go-puja was performed to a small calf. Devotees and guests then honored the prasadam of Sri Giriraja Govardhana.
Srila
Sridhara Deva Goswami Appearance
On Monday
15th of October, devotees observed the appearance of Srila Sridhara
Deva Goswami Maharaja. In the Bangalore branch of Sri Narasingha Chaitanya
Matha Srila Narasingha Maharaja gave a four hour talk on the glories
and teachings of Srila Sridhara Maharaja and in Govindaji Gardens Sripad
B.V. Giri Maharaja spoke on the contributions of Srila Sridhara Maharaja,
guiding the devotees to the proper conceptions of Gaudiya siddhanta.
The talks were followed by arotika and an sumptous feast offered to
Srila Sridhara Maharaja.
September
Srila
Bhakti Promoda Puri Goswami Appearance Observance
On Monday 25th of September, devotees observed
the appearance of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami
Maharaja.
In the early morning after singing bhajanas, Srila Narasingha Maharaja began to read from a lecture of Srila Puri Maharaja wherein he narrates his life story. Srila Narasingha Maharaja also spoke at length about how even though the parsadas of the Lord are eternally liberated, they still consider themselves completely dependant upon the mercy of Sri Guru.
Next, Srila Visnu Maharaja read from an offering to Srila Puri Maharaja and spoke about the outstanding quality of humility that Srila Puri Maharaja showed as well as the many other good qualities exhibited by such great devotees.
Arjuna Dasa, a direct disciple of Srila Puri Maharaja, narrated some instructive incidents of his Gurudeva that stood out in his mind and shared his memories with the devotees.
After Arjuna had spoken Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke again briefly of some of his personal experiences with Srila Puri Maharaja. A sumptous feast was then offered to Srila Puri Maharaja.
Sri Radhastami Mahotsava
The eighth day of the bright moon during the Vedic
month of Bhadra is the most auspicious appearance
day of Srimati Radharani.
At Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha, the devotees observed a wonderful festival commemorating Srimati Radharani's appearance on Friday September 1st. Srimati Radharani in known as 'Nilambari' (one who is clad in blue) and thus, Sri Sri Gaura-Radha-Madhava were dressed in beautiful blue clothes and gorgeously decorated with garlands, leaves and flowers.
After darsana-arati and bhajanas to Srimati Radharani, Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke on how divine personalities appear on this world and narrated the lila of Srimati Radharani's appearance as the daughter of Maharaja Vrsabhanu and Kirtida-devi. He then spoke in length on the 64 arts and explained how Srimati Radharani is expert in all of these because of Her desire to please Sri Krsna.
After the class, most of the asrama devotees went to the kitchen to help cook a feast which was later offered to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava and honored by the Vaisnavas.
Visiting Friends in Europe and the USA
This July /August Srila B.G. Narasingha Maharaja
paid a visit to friends in Holland, Germany, USA,
Hungary and Switzerland. Leaving India in mid July, Srila B.G. Narasingha
Maharaja, accompanied by Swami B.S. Madhava flew
to Amsterdam where Sriman Arjuna Prabhu arranged
a few meetings with friends. The evenings were spent
hearing from Srila Narasingha Maharaja as the devotees
from various parts of Holland and Germany asked him
questions on Krsna conscious matters.
Maharaja then went on to Germany, paying a visit to Sripada Paramadvaiti Maharaja and devotees in Berlin who were preparing for their Deity Installation of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna. While in Germany, Maharaja visited Haladhara Prabhu’s farm in Northern Germany as well. Maharaja gave several classes while in Berlin, which will be made available online soon.
From Germany, Maharaja flew to America, where Jayadeva Prabhu and family hosted him in Vermont. During his stay, Maharaja met with various devotees there. Before returning to Europe, Maharaja made a short visit to Florida. On the 1st of August, Jayadeva Prabhu joined Srila Narasingha Maharaja and Madhava Maharaja as they went to Hungary for the European Vaisnava Mela. For the 11th conscecutive year, the devotees in Hungary have put together a wonderful gathering of devotees and this year Maharaja had the opportunity to attend the mela.
The programs were held at Nandaflalva, near Zeged, where Sripada Bhakti Abhaya Narayana Maharaja (disciple of Srila Prabhupada and Sannyasa disciple of Srila Sridhara Maharaja) established a wonderful Vaisnava farm community in the 1980s before his untimely departure from the material world in 1993.
Srila Narasingha Maharaja paid his heartfelt pranamas to his dear God-brother at the Samadhi Mandira and spoke of Sripada B.A. Narayana Maharaja’s wonderful service to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja. Sripada B.A. Narayana Maharaja was a revolutionary preacher who went to great lengths to spread Krsna Consciousness throughout Eastern European countries during and after their communist rule. Maharaja gave classes there at the farm in the beautiful temple built by Sripada Paramadvaiti Maharaja (who is now acarya of the mission) and the disciples of Sripada B.A. Narayana Maharaja, Sripada Paramadvaiti Maharaja, Krsnananda Prabhu and H.H Bhakti Kamala Tirtha Maharaja (who is a disciple of Sripada B.A. Narayana Maharaja and has another farm project nearby)
Visiting Sripada Bhakti Kamala Tirtha Maharaja next, Srila Narasingha Maharaja and devotees spent some quality time with Tirtha Maharaja, discussing krsna-katha, taking prasadam and touring his new project. H.H. Tirtha Maharaja has a wonderful temple and land in an area called Swan Lake, which is approx 1.5 hrs drive from Nandafalva. Tirtha Maharaja continues to preach in universities, publish their Hungarian Magazine (Kagylokurt) and travels to other Eastern European countries regularly for preaching, following his Guru Maharaja’s direction.
From Hungary, Narasingha Maharaja and devotees went to Switzerland where they stayed for a week before returning to India for Janmastami and the Vyasa Puja festivals. The trip was meant to locate a suitable area to begin an asrama for Srila Narasingha Maharaja’s western preaching. While there, Maharaja and devotees spent time touring the country of Switzerland from corner to corner. With Krsna’s grace, that project should manifest within this next year! Maharaja will be back in Europe again for a longer stay this Winter/Spring.
60th Appearance Day Celebration of Srila Narasingha
Maharaja.
On Sunday 20th disciples, followers and guests gathered
to celebrate the 60th appearance day of His Divine
Grace Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja.
The program began with bhajanas and the auspicious adhivasa-puja performed by B.V. Giri Maharaja and Nanda-kisora Dasa. Srila Narasingha Maharaja was then presented this years Vyasa Puja book (available on line soon). Bhakti Srirupa Madhava Maharaja then invited some of the devotees to read their offerings and in between Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke some inspiring and encouraging words to the devotees.
After the offerings had been read, Srila Narasingha Maharaja gave initiations. First, he gave hari-nama diksa to Sridhara Dasa, and then gave gaura-mantra to Rupanuga Dasa Brahmacari.
Devotees offered puspanjali, garlands and gifts during the guru-puja and the program ended with a wonderful feast of 50 items offered to Sri Sri Gaura-Radha-Madhava.
Vyasa
Puja Book 2006 of Swami B G Narasingha
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Srila
Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja Celebrations
Srila
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada’s
appearance day celebrations were observed by all
the members of Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha at Srila
Prabhupada’s puspa-samadhi mandira in Govindaji
Gardens.
In the morning Srila Visnu Maharaja gave class on the qualities of the great devotees, emphasizing the qualities and accomplishments of Srila Prabhupada. Later in the morning, Srila Narasingha Maharaja led the devotees in singing the Srila Prabhupada lila-smarana Mangala Stotram and B.S. Madhava Maharaja read the translation. Then, Srila Narasingha Maharaja spoke on the 26 qualities of a devotee and elaborated on each of the qualities giving examples from Srila Prabhupada’s life, showing how His Divine Grace naturally had all these divine symptoms.
The program ended with arati, puspanjali and an amazing prasadam feast offered to Srila Prabhupada.
Janmastami
Celebrations
Sri Krsna Janmastami was celebrated by devotees
and guests at Govindaji
Gardens on 16th August. The usually quiet and sublime
premises of the asrama
became a sea of people as 9,000 guests came to attend
the holy function.
In the morning, after devotees had finished decorating the asrama with flower garlands, everyone took darsana of Sri Sri Gaura-Radha-Madhava who were dressed in a beautiful yellow and white dress and decorated profusely with garlands and flowers.
This years Janmastami festival was especially wonderful because Govindaji Gardens was graced with the divine presence of Kaliya-mardana Krsna, the presiding Deity of our asrama at Mulki.
Srila Narasingha Maharaja gave the morning class and explained how divine truth is surpressed by the cheating propensity. He also spoke on the difference between eternal Vaisnava dharma and kaitava-dharma (man-made cheating religions).
After the class the devotees sang bhajanas in glorification of Sri Krsna up until 3:00 pm when a traditional nagesvaram group played for the pleasure of the Deities.
At 5:30, Srila Narasingha Maharaja began the abhiseka ceremony and bathed the Deity of Kaliya-mardana Krsna. The Lord was offered puspanjali (flowers) and arati before being bathed in 50 auspicious substances.
The Lord was then dressed and brought to His palaki (palanquin) and taken around the temple accompanied by the devotees and guests and serenaded by nagesvaram, flute and the Holy Name of the Lord.
After being taken around the temple eight times, the Lord returned to the altar and was offered maha-arati.
About five-hundred kilograms of rice were cooked to feed the 9,000 guests throughout the day.
At 11:45 naivedya was offered to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. Over 120 different preparations were offered to Their Lordships. Then the midnight arati was offered by Srila Narasingha Maharaja while devotees performed nama-sankirtana led by Sripada Madhava Maharaja. The whole program concluded with prasadam distribution at 12:30.
Events Index by year — from latest to earliest.
2009 Karttika in Vrndavana - 2009, Bhagavad Gita Widget & Guardian of Devotion Widget, Radhastami & Vyasa Puja of Swami Narasingha - Kaliya-mardana Krsna Ashram - 2009, Radhastami & Vyasa Puja of Swami Narasingha - Govindaji Gardens Ashram - 2009, Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja Observance 2009, Janmastami – Mexico 2009, Janmastami – Govindaji Gardens 2009
2008
2008 [August] — New Books Published, Appearance of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Appearance of Srila B.G. Narasingha Maharaja, Janmasthami Celebrations 2008: Sri Narasingha Caitanya Matha and Kaliya-Mardhana Krsna Ashram.
2008 [April - June] — Narasinghadeva's Appearance Day Festival, Candana Yatra
2008 [January - March ] — Gaura Purnima at Govindaji Gardens, Gaura Purnima at Kaliya-Mardhana-Krsna Ashram, Sivaratri, Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, Vasant Pancami
2007
2007 [October - December] — Srila Prabhupada Tirubhava , Karttika in Vrndavan at Radha Damodar, Chief Minister Visits , Govardhana Puja, Sridhara Maharaja Appearance, Kartikka Masa, The Philosophy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
2007 [June-September] — Radhasthami, Vyasa Puja Srila Prabhupada, Vyasa Puja Srila B.G. Narasingha Maharaja, Janmasthami 2007, Renovation of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu's samadhi finished, Bhajan Kutira Renovation started.
2007 [March-May] — Sri Narasimha-caturdasi, Chandan Yatra, Srila Rupa Goswami
Samadhi Reconstruction Progresses, Italy Center Opens [Srila Prabhupada Seva Ashram], Gaura Purnima observed at Govindaji Gardens.
2007 [February] — Srila Rupa Goswami
Samadhi Reconstruction in Progress, Prabhupada Returns to his Rooms at Radha Damodara Temple, Bhumi Puja at Srila Rupa Goswami's
Samadhi.
2007 [January] — Appearance of Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada, visit of Jayadvaita Swami, Visit by Sripada BB Bodhayana Maharaja, Appearance of Lord Nityananda, Marriage of Drdha Vrata and Gandarvika, Vasant Pancami, Visit of Guru Prasad Maharaja.
2006
2006 [October-December] — Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Disappearace, Srila
Prabhupada Disappearace, Govardhana Puja, Srila
Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Appearance.
2006 [August-September] — Srila
Bhakti Promoda Puri Gosvami Appearance, Radhasthami, Visiting
Friends in Europe and the USA, 60th
Appearance of Swami BG Narasingha, Vyasa Puja of
Srila Prabhupada, Janmasthami 2006.
2006 [May-July] — Wedding
of Sri Gopal Dasa and Anuradha Devi Dasi, Candana-yatra
2006 [January-April] — Hare
Krsna Ashrama Inauguration
Festival (Mulki), Gaura
Purnima Celebration, Vasant
Pancami Observance, New
DVD Film Biography of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura, Installation
of Kaliya Mardana Krsna Deity, Visit by Sri
Nandanandana, Guru Prasad Swami and Swami B
B Bodhayana.
2005
2005 [August-Dec.] — Visit
of Paramadvaiti Maharaja, Anniversary of Sri
Narasingha Chaitanya Matha, Karttika, Govardhana
Puja, Srila Prabhupada Disappearance, Appearance
of Bhaktivinoda, Radhasthami, Reprinting of Follow
the Angels and In
Search of the Ultimate goal of Life, Srila
Prabhupada Vyasa Puja, Srila Narasingha Maharaja
Vyasa Puja, New Video: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Biography: The
Universal Teacher, New book
by Srila Sridhara Maharaja entitled Encounters
With Divinity, Sri
Krsna Janmastami Mahotsava.
2005 [May
- July]
— Jagannatha
Ratha-yatra, Appearance
of Lord Narasinghadeva, Candana-yatra,
Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami.
2005 [March-April]
— Filming for Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta
video, Gaura Purnima Festival,
Maha-Sivaratri,
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Appearance.
2005
- 1 [Jan-Feb.] — Nityananda
Trayodasi, Vasanta-pancami, Installation of Lord Jagannatha
and Gaura-Gadadhara, Ashrama
Publications & Videos, Kaliya-Mardana Krsna Asrama,
Kannada Songbook Printed.
2004
2004 [Nov.
- Dec.] — Disappearance Bhaktisiddhanta, Ten Year
Ashrama Anniversary, Disappearance Srila
B P Puri Gosvami, Disappearance Gaurakisora, Disappearance
Srila
Prabhupada, Karttika Masa, Govardhana Puja, Srila Sridhara
Maharaja Appearance, B B Visnu Appearance.
2004
- 4 [Sept.
- Oct.] — Appearance
Day of Srila B P Puri Gosvami, Evolution of Theism reprinted,
Sannyasa of Srila Prabhupada, Appearance of Bhaktivinoda
Thakura,
Radhasthami,
Srila B G Narasingha Appearance,
Srila Prabhupada Appearance,
Janmasthami.
2004
- 3 [April
cont.-August] — Visit of Vijayashankar MP, Visit
of Dr Rajaram, Painting of Narasinghadeva's temple, Himalayan
Pilgrimage video, Library & Devavision Studio opening.
2004
- 2 [March-April]
— Narasingha Caturdasi,
Candana Yatra, Deities of sannyasis, new Goshalla, Gaura
Purnima, Salagrama-hara, Srila Prabhupada Samadhi painting.
2004
- 1 [Jan-Feb.]
— Sivaratri, Appearance
Bhaktisiddhanta,
Nityananda
Trayodasi, Kirtan Hall Artistry, Visits of BV Narasingha
& Guru Prasad Svami, Vasanta-pancami,
Publication of Prakrta-rasa Aranya Chedini, Kumbha Mela
on New Zealand TV.
2003
2003 [Sept
- Dec.] — Tirobhava
of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, Foundation of Library & Multimedia
Studio, Yoga-Narasimha Tilaka, Video
Darshan of Yoga-Narasingha, Installation of Sri Sri Laksmi-Narasingha,
Srila
Prabhupada's Tirobhava, Karttika, Govardana Puja, Avirbhava
of Srila BR Sridhara Deva Gosvami, Appearance of Srila BB
Visnu Maharaja, Radhastami.
2003
- 1 [August] — Janmastami and Installation of Yoga-Narasingha,
Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja, Vyasa Puja of Srila Narasingha
Maharaja.
2003
- 2 [May-July] — Puri Ratha Yatra, Tumcur Science Program, Bhoga
Narasingha and Yoga Narasingha, Narasingha Caturdasi, Candana
Yatra.
2003
- 3 [Jan-April]
— Gandaki
Muktinatha, Gaura Purnima Festival, Varadaraja in Kondaggi,
Laksmi-Narasimha in Javagal, Yoga-Narasimha
in Belavadi, Mahabalipuram, Pakshi-tirtha, Vasanta-pancami,
Wedding of Govardhana and Krsna-priya dd.
2002
2002-2 [June
- Dec.] — Srila Prabhupada Deity, Vrndavana Temples,
Subramanya Tirtha, Karttika Masa, Govardhana
Puja, Srila Prabhupada's Tirobhava, Subhaga Svami visits,
Kitchen
Ground-breaking, Sridhar Swami visits, Goshalla
Completed, Vyasa Puja of B. P. Puri Goswami, Radhastami
and Babaji
Initiation, Narasingha Maharaja
Vyasa-puja, Janmastami, Srila
Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja, Audarya Asrama program and San
Francisco Ratha-yatra.
2002 [Jan.
- May] — Narasingha Jayanti in Vermont & Govindaji
Gardens, Gosala Foundation, Pejavara Svami visits, Gaura
Purnima in Vermont & Govindaji Gardens, Guru Prasad
Swami Visits, Jayadvaita Maharaja visits.
2001
2001 [July
- Dec.] —
Boston Program, Govardhana Puja, Srila Prabhupada Tirobhava,
Govardhana Hill
Manifests, Gurukula boys visit
Nagamangala, Radha Damodara Moves to Vermont, Devavision
Project Moves, Editing
for Devavision Underway, Installation
of Sri Sudarsana Cakra, Radhastami, Vyasa-puja Celebration
of BG Narasingha Maharaja,
Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja, Janmastami
& Janmastami videos, Boston Program, West Coast Saranagati Tour.
2001 [Jan
- June] —
Cira-dahi
Mahotsava, Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi, Calf born, Meeting with
Asta-matha Swamis in Udupi, Candana-yatra,
Narasingha Caturdasi, Ramanujacarya’s Appearance, Gaura
Purnima, Tripurari Maharaja
visits, Tour to Subrahmanya, Halebid
and Udupi, New Center and Deities in Bangalore, Sivaratri,
Nityananda Avirbhava,
Deity chamber decoration, New
Calf, 2001 Kumbha Mela.
2000
2000 [Jan
- Dec.] — Govardhana Hill to Manifest,
Copper Plate Project, Installation of Radha-Damodara.
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