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Bahulaban Temple building pics
Some devotees have been there cleaning up and preparing to really do some serious fixing. The left pic is from the old parking lot and the other is from almost on top of the hill, across the road. If you would like to see over 30 pictures of the old added onto farm house, that at one time was the very […]
SAM0SA (from the Bahulaban Deity Cookbook compiled in 1970’s)
FILLING INGREDIENTS FOR 60 SAM0SAS 3 CAULIFLOWERS, DICED 12 POTATOES, PEELED & DICED GREEN PEAS IN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 1/2 THE ABOVE TWO COMBINED 2 LARGE PIECES GINGER, GRATED 1 TBSP. ASAFOETIDA 1 1/2 TBSP, GROUND CORIANDER 2 TSP. GROUND CLOVES 1 TSP. NUTMEG 3 TBSP, CUMIN SEEDS 3 RED CHILIS, BROKEN UP, SEEDS REMOVED […]
CROSS THAT VALLEY By Gaurasakti dasa (from Oct. 1978 Issue of B.S.)
Pictures of Sri Sri RADHA VRINDAVAN NATHA (1-3-07)and the beginnings of the “Road to Vrindaban” on left (1-18-07) After reading Bimbadhara’s ” WALK THAT ROAD “article in the last issue, I couldn’t help but be inspired to try to describe the other side of that transcendental coin, crossing the valley. Everyone in the community is […]
SPICED RICE
taken from the Deity Cookbook compiled in the early 1970’s INGREDIENTS: 2 TBSP. GHEE 1 TBSP. CUMIN 1/2 TSP, GROUND CARDAMOM PINCH OF GROUND CLOVES 1 BAY LEAF 2 TBSP. BROWN SUGAR 1 TBSP. SALT 2 1/2 CUPS RICE, RAW, WASHED 4 CUPS WATER FRY SPICES IN GHEE. ADD RICE AND FRY FOR 5 MINUTES […]
When Govardhana-sila came to New Vrindaban
(Taken from an undated 1983 Brijabasi Spirit) When Radhanatha Swami returned from the Mayapura festival this year, he brought back a special gift for the holy dhama. Kirtananda Swami told him in India, “Your mission in coming to India is to obtain one Govardhana-sila to be worshipped along with Sri Nathaji.” Radhanatha Swami and Mahabuddhi […]
Dear oh Deer (another Resident of the Dhama 2007-01-17)
Early in this past November (pic on left), a full grown doe with an obviously completely unusable left front leg, started hanging around Radha-VrindbanChandra’s Temple area, taking compost, prasadam remnants, hearing the Holy Names, ect. Just a couple of days ago, she was found lying in the ditch, beside the road near the devotee apartments but […]