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Fasting this week


Here’s just a reminder of the fasting schedule coming up this week: Wed. 9/10  Ekadasi (fast till noon for Vamana’s Appearance tomorrow) Thr. 9/11   Vamanadeva’s Appearance Day – special lunch feast at temple Fri. 9/12    Appearance of Srila Baktivinoda Thakura (fast till noon)

Potluck Thursday 9/11/08


Dear Devotees: Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share and gather for a potluck in the field by the apartments this Thursday at 5:00pm.  Please bring the family for light-hearted devotee association and games!

This Week At The Farm Circle…


Join the Earthlings of The Dham for our weekly gathering on all things natural, as we meet, discuss, and inspire each other to bring about Srila Prabhupada’s vision of self-sufficiency here at New Vrindaban. This week we’ll meet Tuesday, September 9th at The Teaching Garden, across the street from the RVC Temple at 600 pm. […]

Prabhupada Letter Aug 20, 1970


6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan August 20 1970 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th August, 1970. Regarding Janmastami arrangement, it is going on nicely— that is very encouraging. We have started New Vrndavana in America and it must be finished in the American […]

Bhakta Raghava Swami To Visit New Vrindaban


His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami will visit New Vrindaban, arriving mid afternoon Monday Sept 8th. Look forward to a class from him on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. His specialty is instituting Varnashram coupled with self sufficiency. He has a few projects to this effect in different areas of the world such as Cambodia and India. […]

Radhastami Sunday 9/7/08


Hare Krishna Dear Devotees! This is a reminder that Radhastami is this coming Sunday, Sept. 7th (there is a fast until noon).  All of you wonderfully unique Brijabasi cooks,  please bring your favorite Radhastami offering to the kitchen/ deity room by 11:30 am.  Jaya Sri Radhe! Schedule: 10:00am-12:00pm Bhajan Serenades for the pleasure of Srimate Radharani 11:30 am         Abhishek of Radha Vrindaban Nath by the Brahmin […]

Potluck Picnic


Wednesday 9/3 at 5:00 PM all devotees are invited to Shyam and Vidya’s house for a potluck picnic and sports!  

Malini The Elephant


by Hrishikesh das After two years of paperwork, Malini, a four-year-old two-ton female Indian elephant from Mayapur, India, arrived in the United States during the autumn of 1985, and spent the winter in Myakka City, Florida. Kirtanananda said she was to be “the first of thirty elephants for New Vrindaban.” [i] Tattva Das, Malini’s trainer […]