Offerings for Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja book

Dear Mayapur devotees,
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisancies.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Please write your offering to Srila Prabhupada for His Vyasa Puja this year and send it to us for inclusion in the Community Vyasa Puja book.
Devotees are already working on making the book, please send your offerings before 4-th of August 2009.
Those who are presently in Mayapur, please print your offering or write it neatly by hand on one side of A-4 paper. You can submit the offerings to New Devotee office in the Long bld or give to us directly.

Thank you, Hare Krishna.

your servants,
Padmalochan Das & Vrindavan Lila Dasi

Jagannatha snana yatra celebration in Mayapur, June 2009

Lord of Universe, Jagannatha, along with His brother Balarama and sister Subhadra are bathed by devotees 2 weeks before Ratha-yatra parade. On this ocasion not only priests, but lituraly EVERYONE is allowed to bathe and touch the Lord. It is once a year ocasion.
Snana yatra - bathing of Lord Jagannatha. The story is that the deity is bathed (on this ocasion everyone is allowed to come and bathe, touch the deity, normally only priests can do it).
Then Lord "catches cold" after so much bathing and goes to bed for 2 weks, when He is given a special medicine to get better, it made of mixed curd, cream, candy and butter with cinamon.
After He gets better we will have even a bigger festival, Ratha-yatra, Lord Jagannatha will go out of His temple (once a year ocasion) in a big cart with large wooden wheels pulled by people. He goes around streets and everyone can come and offer service to the Lord, even people who normally don't go to the temple, animals, etc - all are given darsan and mercy of the Lord on that day.

Radha-Madhava water pastimes 2009

Water pastimes of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Madhava is one of the summer festivals - Small Radha-Madhava deities are placed in a lotus fauntain - it is in the shape of a lotus and also filled with pink lotus flowers, infront of Radha-Madhava is a small fauntain and Their altar is surrounded by water.
Devotees come and offer flowers to Their Lordships chanting Their names, Jananivasa Prabhu and Ramaniya Mataji giving out flowers along with one of 1000 names of Radha-Krishna to chant.

Chandan yatra in Mayaur - lila darsans, 2009

Chandan YAtra is a time of a year when Deities covered with Sandal wood paste (chandan) to keep cool in summer's heat. For 21 days of Chandan yatra devotees were offering a different lila-outfit every day to Sri Sri Radha-Madhava.

Happy Nrisimha Chaturdasi

Nrisimha Deva abhishekha:

H.H. Jayapataka Swami could not come this year, he was in a medical facility in
South India, H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami was present, H.H. Umapati Swami (his vyasa puja is on the same day as Nrisimha Deva's appearance), abhishek was conducted by seniour devotees and pujaris under guidence of H.H. Bhaktividyapurna Swami.

this video shows flower shower of Nrisimha Deva, the final part of abhishekha:


photos are posted HERE

Nrisimha Deva adhivas

Video of Nrisimha Deva adhivas ceremony (welcome the night before Appearance Day)
H.H. Umapati Swami and H.H.Gopal Krishna Goswami were conducting the adhivas, offering auspicious items to the Lord.

Hare Krishna!
Today we have partialy published a new Darsan photo book, Mayapur Chandrodaya Darsan.
I had uploaded a small sample book of 40 pages, 7x7" to my book store on Blurb.com
Preview first 15 pages + 2 covers HERE
order it HERE
Please note that the price on website is set by the publishers (Blurb.com), not by me, postage is a seperate cost.
This is a small sample of what's coming, an "utsav" Darsan book. We hope to print the main book in India, size would be 11x11", 120 pages, with full color hard cover.
50% of the profit would go to the Deity Department of ISKCON Mayapur, printing cost returns would be used for publishing more photo books of Mayapur.
Please kindly contribute for the printing of this Darsan book.
Please pass around this request among your friends.
Thank you. Hare Krishna.

Mayapur on the Earth (Google map)

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Video clips taken during parikrama 2009, Mayapur

Festival cooking arrangements at Gada Prasadam Hall

Vaishnav-seva

by Ramadevi Devi dasi

Dear Friends of Braja Sevaki and Jahnudvipa,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krishna.

For now the general news about Braja and Jahnu is good. As you may well know, Braja is back in Mayapur and, for the time being, recuperating at my house. She’s still very sore all over but her face is improving every day.
And today she wanted cheese and tomato toast for breakfast so things are looking up :0)

Jahnu was moved to a private room yesterday and will have a 24 hour attendant with him as Braja is not able to be there. He still has one chest drain in and was sedated again because of agitation. The doctors say this is normal in these situations. But hopefully, being in a private room will be more peaceful for him and he can make speedy progress. He still needs many of your prayers.

The cost of the medical treatment so far has been upwards of $20,000 and Jahnu is not out of there yet. So it could be as much as $30,000 by the end. Many of you have enquired as to how you may offer some financial assistance for the medical expenses.
After discussing it here and understanding that some of you may be concerned as to where the money might go, we decided it would be best for donors to send the money for Braja and Jahnu directly to Braja’s personal account.

We will be setting up a paypal account which will be accessible from Braja's blogsite http://lostandfoundinindia.blogspot.com

Anybody sending a donation should let me know by email as to when and how much you have sent so we can keep track of it.

There will be separate information for donations to help the driver but I haven’t been given them yet. I’ll send them out as soon as I can.

Braja and Jahnu are so grateful for all the love being sent their way. They feel that their recoveries have been expedited by all your love and prayers. Thank you on their behalf.

"And big licks from the cow shed!" said Braja!!

Your servant
Ramadevi dasi

Pancha-tattva maha-abhishek video

Prananatha Prabhu from New Zealand has produced a wonderful video-presentation of Pancha-tattva maha-abhishek. He wishes to distribute this video and requesting everyone:

Please consider making a generous donation (minimum $1.00 US) to Sri Pancha Tattva at PayPal account: paul@videoguys.co.nz

Here we post this video:



Prananatha Prabhu made a new version of this video now that includes kirtan, we will post that as soon as it become available in web-format.

An update on Jahnudvipa and Braja Sevaki prabhus

by Hari Sauri Prabhu:

This is a brief update on the condition of Jahnudvipa and Braja Sevaki prabhus.
Braja Sevaki is doing well and will be discharged today.
She is going to return to Mayapur to complete her recuperation.
Jahnudvipa prabhu is also progressing.
After a brief relapse which required him to be sedated for the last two days, he is now fully conscious and can hold brief conversations. He still has a fair way to go due to multiple fractures but the concerns about his internal damage is now over and doctors are pleased with his progress.

I wish to also correct a miscommunication wherein I previously reported that the Mayapur temple was going to cover the medical expenses for these two devotees and the driver. This was incorrectly conveyed to me, and the actual situation is that the Mayapur temple has guaranteed to the hospital the payments for all care so that there would be no delays in getting any operations done and medicines administered.
However, this is only meant as a bridging loan, and will have to be repaid to the temple.

This will be the last bulletin from myself, and any further inquiries may be directed to Braja Sevaki directly.

Your humble servant,
Hari-sauri dasa
www.harisauri.com

Gaura Purnima darsan 2009 in Mayapur

Vraja Sevaki Mataji and Jahnu Dvipa Prabhu had a car accident

this report is based on reports from Hari Sauri and Tusti Mohan Prabhus:

We humbly request all the devotees to please pray for Jahnudwipa Prabhu and his good wife Brajasevaki devi dasi as both are in the Apollo hospital in Calcutta after having a very dangerous accident.
Jahnudvipa prabhu from Denmark, and his wife Brajasevaki dasi from Australia, were badly injured in a car crash at Madhyamgram just near the Kolkata airport.
They suffered a head-on crash with a truck in the early hours of this morning on the way in to Kolkata, at Madhyamgram just before the airport.

Pancha-tattva mangala aroti

After maha-abhisek Pancha-tattva altar finally has a different backdrop (it is still to be compleated)

Pancha-tattva maha abhishekha in Mayapur

In celebration of 5-th anniversary since installation of large Pancha-tattva deities in Mayapur, devotees performed a maha-abhishek this year.

Mayapur Chandrodaya Darsan book

by Vrindavan Lila Dasi

Darsan book of Mayapur Deities is nearly ready for publishing.
We are looking for donors contributing financial support towards the publishing.

50% of the profits from sales of the book would go to the Deities - so by supporting this book you will be also donating to Mayapur Deity department.
The initial printing cost would be used for printing more Mayapur photo-books.

Please contribute if you can, any amount is appreciated. We can receive contributions via PayPal.

Thank you.
Hare Krishna.

Historical footage from 2004 - bringing Pancha-tattva deities to the altar at ISKCON Mayapur temple

On the eve of 5-th anniversary of Instalation of Pancha-tattva in ISKCON Mayapur, we remembered how Pancha-tattva dieties came to Mayapur and were brought onto the altar in 2004, year of Their Instalatoin. They were installed on 23 February 2004.
In this film you can see historical footage of how these very large deities were put on the altar (Chaitanya, Nityananda and Advaita are shown) - each one weigh more than 3 tonns.

H.H. Jayapataka Swami came to Mayapur

On 20th February, devotees brought Srila Jayapataka Maharaja to Mayapur.

Srila Prabhupada Gurupuja, offerd by Ambarisa Prabhu, 14 February 2009

Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati Appearance Day celebration

Mayapur Grihastha Community Hall oppenning

Nityananda Prabhu appearance day abhishek

Advaita Acharya Appearance Day

Advaita Acharya Appearance Day celebration in Mayapur. Abhishekha:

Mayapur grounds - walk around with camera, beginning of February 2009

by Vrindavan Lila Dasi
The look of ISKCON Mayapur grounds as of Jan-Feb 2009, some construction, some destruction... please pardon the background song - a small weakness of self-expression (it reflects well how I felt and thought while filming this video), those who understand Russian will be able to understand, but it isn't that important to know what I think, what important is to see Mayapur and get idea of what is happenning here.

Vasanta Panchami - first day of Spring in Mayapur

Looking back - Installation of Sri Pancha-tattva in Mayapur

This is small video clips taken during Pancha-tattva Instalation in Mayapur, 23 February 2004.
This year, 25-02-09, we will have a maha-abhisek of Pancha-tattva in celebration of 5-th anniversary of Their instalation.


Hare Krishna.

Mayapur, December 29, 2008

Radha-Madhava riding Their new elephant, Laxmipriya, during evening procession in ISKCON Mayapur compound:

Street Harinama in Mayapur:

Pancha-tattva Mangala aroti:

United Religion Initiative (URI) global assembly in ISKCON Mayapur

URI (United Religion Initiative) meetings were held in ISKCON Mayapur - representatives and leaders from different religions from around the globe came to Mayapur to share with each other and meet to insure the development of peace work worldwide, reduce religios based fighting and wars. URI is a part of United Nation's peace-work program.

following is a video-play list, by clicking on the red icon at the bottom you can select which video to watch:

Radha-Madhava in Manipuri Poloi Outfit - Darshan

In the honor of Bhakti Swarup Damodara Swami, who had passed away one year ago, on his Vyasa Puja Day celebration Radha-Madhava and Asta-sakhis were dressed in Manipury national outfit.

this video is a courtecy of MayapurISKCON channel

Mayapur Katha on Skype

You can contact us via Skype now: mayapurkatha

Update on Jayapataka Swami's health situation

by Ratnavali Devi Dasi

HH Jayapataka Maharaj's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai.
Maharaj has been off the ventilator for 48 hours now and is doing well. The reports are encouraging. His oral intake of prasadam is increasing gradually.
Please continue to pray intensely.

Darsan arotik in Mayapur temple, 7am diety greeting

Swimming elephant (Laxmipriya)

this is a very cute video by Hrimati Mataji, who is looking after the elephant Laxmipriya.
Hrimati mataji sais:
We take her every week to a local Pond nearby Jagannath Mandir in Rajapur, not far from Mayapur town.
We are trying to train Laksmipriya in a very soft manner and without the iron "ankush" hook. She is getting a balanced diet, plenty of exercise and good medical care

Mangala aroti in Mayapur, November 2008

Srila Prabhupada disapearance day

On November 2 devotees observed Srila Prabhupada disapearance day in Pushpa Samadhi Mandir, Mayapur, with kirtan and offering aroti, garlands, also everyone was offering little lamps.



In this video devotees observe the disapearance moment by singing bhajan Vaishnava Thakur:

Mercy of a devotee - Bhakti Charu Swami remembers how Jayapataka Swami got him back

In this video Bhakti Charu Swami is remembering how Jayapataka Swami got him back when he went away from the temple back to his parents home. This talk was given on Srila Prabhupada's disapearance day in Samadhi Mandir, Mayapur:

Mayapur Academy has started a new semester

In Mayapur Academy devotees learn various aspects of Deity worship:



Video is from MayapurISKCON video channel.

Gopashtami celebration in Mayapur, ISKCON Goshala

Pankajanghri Prabhu talks about Krishna's pastimes with cows on Gopastami day in ISKCON Goshala:



Padmalochan Das gives Gopastami talk about Krishna's pastimes with cows:



Jananivasa Prabhu is talking about Mahaprabhu's pastimes with cows and Goshes in Mayapur:

GOPASTAMI - darsan of Srimati Radharani & ashta-sakhi's lotus feet

Kartik night darsan

24-hour Kirtan in Mayapur temple dedicated to H.H. Jayapataka Swami

Mangala aroti announcement about health condition of Jayapataka Swami:



Devotees chant 24-hour Kirtan in Mayapur temple dedicated to H.H. Jayapataka Swami, in this video - night kirtan, before mangala aroti:



Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Happy Govardhan Puja!

Diwali lights offering in Mayapur