New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

We would like to start writing a series of articles about Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold. Anyone who like to contribute please contact me at

kbkm108@yahoo.com

We are looking for current events or memories and stories from the past.

The Palace is a wonderful place where lots of nectar happens and we want to share it with the world.

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Krsna Bhava dd

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Dear Devotees and friends,

I am continuing in the process of finishing constructing a house and I am wondering if anyone has any material laying around that they no longer have use for. I am specifically looking for some:

1. Cinder blocks
2. Drywall nails and joint compound and any extra 5/8″ drywall that may be around.
Also cement screws for attaching Hardi Board.
3. Any pieces of cement board
4. Metal screws that are 3″ long.
5. Triple wall pipe for a wood stove
6. Any other building supplies.

If you have anything that you aren’t going to use, please give me a call at 917-495-3646 and let me know.

Thank you very much for your consideration. Your servant,
Sukhavaha dasi
1-917-495-3646
eternallove108@yahoo.com

Dear Devotees: Dandevat pranams. Hare Krishna!

Kaunteya Prabhu, the Co-Minister (along with Jayapataka Swami) of Congregational Development, is due to arrive in New Vrindaban Wednesday morning. This ministry is not about fund raising, it is about increasing the ranks of practicing devotees via the congregational model. Kaunteya is an out-of- the- box personality who, although a faithful member of the establishment, is not adverse to pushing buttons to get people to broaden their mind set and “get out of the box.”

Wednesday, June 22
5:30 pm in the Guest Kitchen
“Why Religious Movements Succeed or Fail.”
(followed by wonderful Krishna Prasad, if everything works out )

Thursday morning at regular time in temple
Srimad Bhagavatam Class
(followed by breakfast prasad)

Hope to see everyone!

yr servant, malati dd

11 am in front of RVC temple

This will be Their last darshan before going into seclusion to recuperate from their illness. Please come and honor Them and receive Their merciful blessings.

Thank you very much!

Please contact Shyam Pandey if you need internet for extreme urgent purposes.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Thank You

Jaya Krsna Das / Shyam Pandey

June 18 (all times are EDT)

8:00 AM Morning Class: HH Bhakti Charu Swami

11:00 AM Bhakti Charu Swami 1hr
12:00 PM Agnideva Prabhu 2hrs
2:00 PM Amala Kirtan 1hr
3:00 PM Acyuta 1hr
4:00 PM Ramdas 1hr
5:00 PM Rupanuga 1/2 hr
5:30 PM Rasa Caitanya 1/2 hr
6:00 PM Pariksit 1/2 hr
6:30 PM Param and Gaura 1hr
7:30 PM Thakur 1hr
8:30 PM Kishori Yatra 1hr
9:30 PM Prema Hara (Kesavacarya & Kamaniya) 1 hr
10:30 PM Jagi 1hr
11:30 PM Jahnavi 45 mins

June 19

12:15 AM Kalpavrksa 1 hr
1:15 AM Ananta 1.5 hrs
2:45 AM Gopal Trivedi 1hr
3:45 AM Acyuta 1hr
4:45 AM Gaura Vani 1hr
5:45 AM Ayush 1hr
6:45 AM Abhay (NV) 45 min
7:30 AM Ekendra, Hari Kirtana & Tulasi Priya 1hr
8:30 AM Mahatma Prabhu 45mins
9:15 AM Krishna Das 1 hr
10:15 AM Agnideva Prabhu 1 hr

LIVE 24 HOUR BROADCAST ON:
MANTRALOGY.COM
Newvrindaban.com

New Vrindavan 24 Hour Kirtan 2011: Schedule of Events and Important Information

Friday June 17:
Registration begins
Kishori Yatra performance, temple room 7:30-8:30 pm

Saturday June 18:
Mangala-arati 5:00 am
Darsana-arati 7:30 am
Gurupuja 7:40 am
SB class 8:00 am HH Bhakti Charu Swami on chanting the Holy Names
Breakfast 9:00 — 10:00 am
Inauguration 10:30 am

KIRTAN BEGINS 11:00 am

Lunch 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Dhupa-arati 4:30 pm
Sandhya-arati 7:00 pm (standing kirtana, maha-mantra only)
Sayana-arati 8:30 pm
Light dinner 9:00 pm (temple prasadam hall)
Curtains close 10:00 pm

Sunday June 19:
Mangala-arati 5:00 am (maha-mantra only)
Darsana-arati 7:30 am (maha-mantra only)
Gurupuja 7:40 am (maha-mantra only)
24 Hours end 11:00 am
Realizations 11:15 am
Sunday Feast 12:30 pm

All participants must register and wear a wristband to receive the free
prasadam. No charge for participation or registration, but donations are
welcomed. Special thanks to Jagannath Misra Das from Toronto for his
generous donation towards the prasadam.

Volunteers needed in the kitchen, and for waste disposal, etc.

Live internet broadcast of the entire event on www.newvrindaban.com and
www.mantralogy.com/24

See these sites for further general information, including directions. The weather is forecast to be warm with chances of showers. Mornings have been chilly recently.

Further details on the kirtan schedule to be published later.

Contacts:

Palace Lodge: 304-843-1600 x111
Ashram Accommodation: Ananda Tirtha Das (304-215-4298)/Arya Siddhanta Das
Kirtan Scheduling: Gaura Vani Das (240-423-9108)
Registration: Rasacharya Das
Volunteer Coordination: Arya Siddhanta Das
Medical Help: Arya Siddhanta Das
Community President: Jaya Krsna Das 304 843 1600 x149

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Dear Devotees, and servants of Lord Jagannath, Lady Subadra and Lord Balarama.

It’s that time of the year again….New Vrindaban’s country style Rathayatra on July 9th, and Snana Yatra on June 26th. The new outfits haven’t yet arrived but we are expecting them soon. We would like to thank the following devotees for their contributions, and service in designing, ordering and paying for the outfits.

Sachi Kripa, the Lords’ dearmost pujari
Krishna Bhava who both donated Laksmi and ordered the outfit while in Vrindaban
Mother Gopa
Sachimata dd

We still need about $600 to finish paying for the outfits and shipping, so if that is what you would like your donation to go toward, please specify, and we will make a note of it.

The items that you may sponsor for the big days are unlimited, so don’t be shy, dig deep for the Lord of the Universe, and Jagannath Blessings will be showered upon you.

Snana Yatra

We need laksmi for fruits, juice, Honey, Ghee Milk, Nuts, Flowers, and the whole feast in general.

We need about $201, for each of the categories mentioned above and about $501 for the feast.

Rathayatra

You can sponsor the whole feast for about $751, the flowers run about $1501, the cart decorations ($751 – 1001), the more laksmi, the more beautiful the decorations will be. We want to have a really BIG cake, about $251 , Fireworks, Jagannath Swan Boat, Cold lemonade to be
distributed during the Parade ($51),

Also everyone is welcome to bring nuts, fruits, teas, honey, etc. to the Lord while He is recuperating after the Snana Yatra.

If you wish to receive a receipt for your donation, you can request that, and give your laksmi to Malati prabhu, or Sachi Kripa. And you may specify exactly what you want the donation to go toward.

Please let’s make this the best country-style Rathayatra possible, and really put New Vrindaban on the Rathayatra ISKCON World Map.

The more opulence that you offer to the Lord of the Universe, Lady Subadra and Lord Balaram, more blessings They will  shower upon us.

Hare Krishna! Jai Jagannath!

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Right now is the perfect time to visit the Palace Rose Garden, whether you are a home gardener or simply a lover of roses.  The garden is in its first bloom until the end of June.

While most rose gardens have only one or two blooms each year, this year the Palace Rose Garden will have four blooms.  This is a testament to both the exceptional quality of the rose varieties and to the expertise of Betty Hickey, the Palace rosarian since 1985.

This current first bloom will last until the end of June.  The second bloom will be from mid-July until the end of July.  The third bloom will be from mid-August until mid-September.  The fourth bloom will be from mid-October until the first frost.

The Palace Rose Garden boasts over 100 different varieties of roses and over 850 plants.  The Palace of Gold Rose Garden has been accredited by the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) since 1987.  The standards for AARS accreditation are very high.  There is a two-year probationary period before being accepted, and annual surprise inspections after acceptance.  There are only around 130 accredited gardens in North America.

“The AARS requires that I maintain the overall appearance of the rose garden, so I usually do not pick flowers from the garden,” said Hickey.  “But I make exceptions for special occasions.  I pick flowers for Janmastami and I pick flowers for Prabhupada’s Appearance Day.”

Sunday, August 21, is Janmastami, or the day on which Lord Krishna descended from the spiritual world to this planet.  New Vrindaban will host a special midnight darshan and feast to celebrate Janmastami.  Janmastami celebrations will also be held on three other days as well, for those who are unable to visit the holy dham of New Vrindaban on the actual day of Janmastami.  The four Janmastami celebrations will be on the following dates:

• Saturday, August 20
• Sunday, August 21
• Saturday, September 3
• Sunday, September 4

On Monday, August 22, there will be a special celebration at the Palace of Gold to commemorate the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of New Vrindaban.  The Palace of Gold was originally intended to be a home for Prabhupada, who left this world in November 1977, just a few months before the completion of the Palace.  The Palace was then converted into Prabhupada’s mausoleum.

Even if you have visited the Palace of Gold before, please come back and visit the Palace Rose Garden.  “These are colors that only God can create,” said Hickey with awe.

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The Class of 2007

Dear Devotees,

After much anticipation and repeated requests from the worldwide assembly of
devotees, New Vrindaban’s world-class Bhakti Sastri Course will recommence this
summer from June 20 to July 29, 2011.

Our team of learned instructors will join together to present an in-depth study
of Sri Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion, and Nectar of Instruction.

This year, our instructors will be:

HH Bhakti Charu Swami
HG Laxmimoni Devi Dasi (Mayapur Institute, Bhakti Bhavan)
HG Nanda Devi Dasi (Mayapur Institute)
HG Braja Bihari Das (Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education)

If you would like to attend the course, please contact me at
rs@pamho.net or 304-845-6998.

Thank you!

Hare Krsna,

Your servant,

Radha Sundari devi dasi

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