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Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj, is an initiating ISKCON Guru. He joined ISKCON in Mayapur and got both first initiation and second initiation simultaneously from Founder – Acharya Srila Prabhupada. Bhakti Charu Maharaj is presently the GBC zonal secretary for Mayapur, Bangladesh, Kolkata, Ujjain, Bhubaneswar and Seattle. He accompanied Srila Prabhupada as his secretary in Srila […]

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Today is the auspicious appearance day of Srimati Rangadevi and Sudevi. They both are twins with a difference of half a day. Rangadevi is the seventh of the varistha gopis and Sudevi is the eighth of the varistha gopis. Both of them have complexion of the color of a lotus filament and wear garments red like a […]

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Appearance day of the Seventh Goswami Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, is celebrated at Mayapur with great devotional fervor. A murti of Bhakti Vinod Thakura adorned Panca tattva altar platform. Pushpanjali was offered at noon, followed by bhoga offering and Maha arti. Devotees also took opportunity of this special day of mercy to visit residence of Bhakti […]

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Today we had a very sweet festival in honor of Vamanadev’s appearance. Srila Prabhupada had told the devotees that to honor these festivals they could dress up, and worship, a small boy as the particular avatar, in this case Vamanadev. Here in Mayapur one of our gurukula boys acted as Vamanadev, and we performed foot washing, […]

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Dear devotees, with great happiness we are inviting devotees worldwide to join Sri Vraja Mandala Parikrama 2016, in its 30 years celebration! In the last 30 years, under the guidance and inspiration, of HH Lokanatha Swami Maharaj and HH Radha Ramana Swami, a team of very enthusiastic and dynamic devotees have being organising a 30 […]

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Today is the divine appearance day of Indulekha Gopi. Indulekha is the sixth of the varistha gopis. She has a lemon-yellow (tan) complexion and wears garments the color of a pomegranate flower. She is three days younger than Srimati Radharani, being 14 years, 2 months and 10 1/2 days of age. Her parents are Sagara […]

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Radhastami was also the auspicious appearance of Srimati Visakha Sakhi. She was also decorated very nicely for this special occasion. Special darshan of Srimati Visakha Devi on Her appearance day is posted below along with Her glories. Visakha is the second most important of the eight varistha-gopis. Her attributes, activities and resolve are all much like […]

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  Today is the Lalita Sasti, the appearance day of Lalita Devi. In Mayapur, this festival is celebrated with glorification of Lalita Devi, offering lamps to Lailita Devi. There is also special decoration for Radha Madhava and asta sakhis and especially for Lalita Devi. Lalita Devi looked very beautiful with a flower Hallow behind her, […]

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Shri Sita Thakurani is to be worshiped just as much as Sachidevi herself, as the mother of the universe.  She is the eternal wife of Shri Advaita Acharya. She was the daughter of Shri Nrishinga Baduri. She was married to Shri Advaita Acharya in Phuliya Nagara. After their wedding, Advaita Acharya went to Nadiya, to […]

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Sri Radhashtami festival is coming up on 9th September. Srimati Radharani is the pleasure potency of Sri Krishna. One cannot ever attain Madhava without the mercy of Srimati Radharani. Srila Prabhupada says in His Radhashtami Lecture – “Krishna is difficult to approach directly, but He is bhakta-vatsala, always eager to please His devotees. Thus the […]

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