New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

Schedule for Diwali – Festival of Lights on Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 6:00 Bhajans 7:00 Arati 8:00 Entertainment 8:30 Arati and Damodarastakam 9:00 Fireworks in the parking lot Schedule for Govardhana Puja on Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 12:00 – 1:00 Go puja by the temple and circumambulation 1:00 Arati 1:30 Go puja in the barn […]

Last week, thirty students from West Virginia Northern Community College visited New Vrindaban. These first-year culinary students visited in two groups. Fifteen came on Tuesday, and another fifteen came on Thursday. The students were most interested in the teaching garden (across from the Palace Lodge) and the Garden of Seven Gates (above the cabins). They […]

by Bhaktin Rita Last weekend I met a nice couple from Columbus, Ohio. They had just visited Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold. They were completely awed by the artwork and craftsmanship, and by the rose garden and lotus pond. The Palace tour guide recommended that they visit the temple. I pointed to the stained glass ceiling […]

This week, another group of college students visited New Vrindaban.  Again, these students are intelligent, idealistic, and socially aware.  Although their college has no community service requirement, these students have all voluntarily committed themselves to ten hours of service per week.  They visited New Vrindaban for the same reason as the last group of college […]

by Bhaktin Rita Last week, three college students and a recent graduate visited New Vrindaban.  These young people are energetic, enthusiastic, spiritually-oriented, and socially aware.  Their common interest revolves around the environment.  Therefore, they spent the night in New Vrindaban in order to work in the Organic Teaching Garden and the Garden of Seven Gates. […]

The New Vrindaban Community created The Palace of Gold, which was supposed to house a prayer room, or temple.  Sadly, Prabhupada passed away during the construction of the palace and the prayer room became his shrine, dedicated in his memory. However, the members of the New Vrindaban Community built a small, but exquisite temple only […]

by Bhaktin Rita Last Thursday, the last group of children from inner city Wheeling visited New Vrindaban. There were thirteen six- and seven-year olds. This group was very sweet, and they became very attached to Krishna consciousness while they were here. As soon as the children got off the bus, one little girl held her […]

It’s taken a while, but finally here are some photos and a brief report of HG Pankajanghri Prabhu’s visit to NV. Prabhu arrived along with HH Bhakti Sundar Caksur Goswami (formerly Jagat-caksur Prabhu) from Atlanta after the Panihati festival there. Both were on their first visits to NV. The first evening we arranged for Pankajanghri […]

by Bhaktin Rita On Tuesday, fifteen six- and seven-year olds from Wheeling’s inner city visited New Vrindaban. They were absolutely charmed with their visit. Throughout the afternoon, the children kept asking the supervisors, “Where are we?” and “Are we in India?” This group had a lot of energy, so they needed lots of room to […]

by Bhaktin Rita On Thursday, another group of 8-11 year olds from Wheeling’s inner city visited New Vrindaban. To my surprise, three children who had visited last week came back for a second time. They had such good time before, and they kept asking when they could come back – and finally they received permission. […]