Asrama Events 2008 [January - March]
2008 
[January - March ] — Gaura Purnima - Govindaji Gardens 2008, Gaura Purnima - Kaliya-Mardhana Krsna Ashram 2008, Sivaratri, Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, Vasant Pancami
See Events Index below for more events from 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 & 2000.
Gaura Purnima Festival - Govindaji Gardens 2008
Friday 21st 2008, the 522nd appearance anniversary of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, was celebrated enthusiastically at Sri Narasingha
Caitanya Matha by all the devotees, members and guests.
After the mangala-arati, the pujaris offered a beautiful new outfit to Sri Sri Gaura Radha-Madhava and decorated the altar lavishly with garlands and colorful flowers. While decoration was going on, B.S. Madhava Maharaja led some of the devotees in bhajanas on the veranda of Lord Jagannatha's temple for a couple of hours until darsana arati.
This years Gaura Purnima also saw the sannyasa initiation of H.H. Bhakti Parvata Muni Maharaja. Muni Maharaja is a initiated disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and following Srila Prabhupada's instruction that his male disciples should accept the sannyasa order after 50 years old, Muni Maharaja recently received his sannyasa vesa and name in Srila Prabhupada's eternal residence at Sri Sri Radha-Damodara temple in Vrndavana. This Gaura-purnima, Muni Maharaja came to Govindaji Gardens to receive the sannyasa mantra, the tridanda and other details of the sannyasa asrama from Srila Narasingha Maharaja. Muni Maharaja will be helping our mission with preaching in South India and Europe.
Just before the sannyasa initiation, Narasingha Maharaja gave a lecture on the life and philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and then spoke on varnasrama and sannyasa. He then entered Srila Prabhupada's puspa-samadhi with Muni Maharaja where he imparted the sannyasa mantra and it's meaning to him. When they both came out, all the assembled devotees gave their "jayas" and a Fire-Yajna led by BV Giri Maharaja began. Oblations were offered to Sri Caitanyadeva with the Vedic Purusa-sukta prayers and the sacrifice concluded with the Vaisnava mantras.
Srila Narasingha Maharaja then led the devotees in a wonderful kirtana around all the temples which finally ended in the kirtana hall in front of Sri Sri Gaura Radha-Madhava.
Throughout the afternoon devotees sang bhajanas glorifying Mahaprabhu and in the early evening there was an abhiseka where every devotee present had the chance to bathe the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with milk and rose-water.
Once the Deity of Mahaprabhu returned to the altar, Madhava Maharaja began to lead the sandhya-arati. Devotees then honored caranamrta and maha-prasadam at moon-rise, ushering in the 522nd anniversary advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Gaura Purnima Festival - Kaliya-Mardhana-Krsna Ashram
The morning program started with a kirtana led by Govardhana Dasa. Haridasa Babaji Maharaja then gave a very nice and in-depth class from Caitanya-bhagavata to the devotee residents and four visiting guests.
The guests included two men from Germany and a brother and sister from Ireland. The guests responded well to the class and it must have made a strong impression on them, because the two German guests fasted until moonrise along with the devotees and the two Irish guests wanted to do some service throughout the day.
Cooking commenced right after the morning program and didn't stop until the late afternoon. The main cooks were Gaura-nataraja Dasa, Krsna Priya Dasi, and Kirtanananda Dasa. Govardhana Dasa also prepared a nice preparation.
Nearing moonrise the offering was prepared and a fired up kirtana was led by Govardhana Dasa, then Babaji Maharaja, and finally Kirtanananda. Gauranga Mahaprabhu's prasadam was then distributed to the guests, some of the neighbors, and the devotees. There were 25 preparations in all. Everyone could not help but glorify the Lord's sweet prasadam. One of the visiting guests said, "This the best food in the world!"
Sivaratri
Gopisvara Siva was dressed in gopi alankara on Sivaratri. In the evening an aratika and offering of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava maha-prasadam was offered to Lord Siva.
Nityananda Trayodasi
Devotees at Govindaji Gardens observed Sri Nityananda Prabhu's appearance
day on February 19th. The festival coincided with a visit from H.H. Guru
Prasada Swami Maharaja of ISKCON and Maharaja was requested to give the
morning class. After the devotees sang Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's 'Dalaler
Gita', Maharaja purported the song and spoke on the pastimes of Nityananda
Prabhu.
Just after the class ended, Srila Narasingha Maharaja arrived from his
preaching tour in Switzerland. He was accompanied by B.S. Madhava Maharaja,
Jayadeva Prabhu and Vraja-kisora Dasa. A special feast offering was made in honor of Lord Nityananda.
Vasant Pancami was observed at Govindaji Gardens by dressing the Deities in a golden yellow outfit and with a special evening bhoga offering in honor of the appearances of Srimati Visnupriya Devi, Srila Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunandana Thakura and the disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura.
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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