Friday, May 20th, 2016
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Friday, May 20th, 2016
Rocky River, Ohio

Detroit Rd by Erie

Detroit Rd appears to go on forever, beginning from the downtown of Cleveland.  It is a rather straight route and runs parallel to Lake Erie.  There are a few bends to the road which always make a break from monotony.

Gone are pedestrians and motorist have taken-over, in this foresty, residential haven.  Dear to all motorists are good roads.  Road improvement people populate the road and it is they who nod in greeting.  Their showing this acceptance of me compensates for the lack of people walking.

A pilgrim, however, must be satisfied with whatever comes head on.  If people are not on the sidewalk, then branches and roots of trees make themselves welcome.  I do feel their presence.  They are above me as branches.  They are below me as feet (roots).  And, like people, they throw off their smells.  'Fragrant' is the word.

Second to them are the birds in flight.  A robin took a fierce beak-dart at a black-bird.  Yes, territory means everything to them.  Likely those baby-blue robins' eggs drew the attention of the black-bird.  When do we not view or experience defense?

For myself, I have little to defend while I am moving through perfect weather.  I'm sandaled and sock-less.  No hat.  Not coat.  It's a short one (walk) today, again.  It's a six miles.

Our guru Srila Prabhupada, used to say "little drops wear away the stone."

May the Source be with you!

6 miles

Thursday, May 19th, 2016
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Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Lakewood, Ohio

Pedestrians - Yes!

The previous night's program, held at Dayal's, was devotional as usual because that's where he is at.  I thank him for all the times that he's accommodated me.

The walk today was short, sweet, and memorable.  The sun shone, the temperature perfect at about 65 degrees Fahrenheit - good for a walk.  What a break it was seeing human beings on the same street level.  I stuck to Detroit Avenue, going west.  Avadhut, a Cleveland resident was my support person, while Gopal and Arjuna have left for a weekend conference.

As traffic whoozed by I could now see people, pedestrians not bound by vehicles.  I could greet kids on their way to school, adults on their way to work.  One of those people was Bill, 63, who mixed with devotees of Krishna through the 70's.  His surname is Angel.  In many ways he is one. 

He offered pranams.  For blocks we walked, talked philosophically, and otherwise - until we reached his workplace 'John's Diner.'  I stopped-in to use the restroom.  I mentioned to Bill about the lack of response from media in Cleveland regarding the walking project.  As we entered John's work premises, a cozy, 50's style, checker-tiled-walled place with round stools at the bar; there was Bob Soltys - a photographer and writer for media.

Bob was fascinated by the pilgrimage project I was doing.  He liked the concept of the easy life of moving, a 'ramblin' rose,' a rolling stone.  Bob had an affinity for the spiritual as a balance to life.  He even said he'll pull together an article for a media outlet.

My visit to Cleveland was not in vain.  Again, this night, we held a program, a satsang, this time at the home of Avadhuta.  His very great and animated spouse, Agnihotra, put a great feast together.  Kirtan was at an optimum.

May the Source be with you!

7 miles

Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Downtown Cleveland, Ohio

Got Excited

Abhimanyu Arjuna and I trekked from Beachwood to the downtown Public Square of Cleveland.  It would be our rest stop, but renovations are underway so we continued on for the ideal relaxing location.  At Superior Ave we were told by a city rep to not cross the road but to wait for three minutes while a movie stunt was being done for a 'Fast and Furious' sequel.

Okay!  Something about racing cars is what Arjuna was saying.  He says he likes the series.  I resigned to say anything about the boring nature of fast cars.  I don't even care much for slow cars.

Never cared much for basketball either.  On my second installment of walking today Gopal accompanied me.  He was clicking away with the camera as we passed by the stadium.  The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors were playing next.  Still, this doesn't excite me as much as meeting people.

At mid-day Agnihotra treated us to her exceptional soya nuggets.  I'm a bit warmed up now.  And her husband, Avadhut, took us to the pilgrimage sites of Bhakti Tirtha Swami's earlier childhood.  He died from cancer over ten years ago and was a dear friend to me.  Known as John Favors, he was recruited to attend Hawken private school for boys.  He was a remarkable student and he graduated at the high school the same year as classmate Jeff Briggar who took us for a tour of this thriving school.

We also drove to B.T. Swami's former home, or at least where the home was at 82nd St off of Kinsman, now an empty lot.  The church he attended as a child is now boarded up.

Jeff did pull out a copy of the school's year book which opened to two pictures of B.T. Swami when he was John Favors.  The write-up on him goes as follows.

"With his amazing strut, his flaming, iridescent, tapered, cuff-less, belt-less, sharkskin, electric, spray-paint, skin-tight, orange tubes (pants), his matching four-inch high-rolled-collar-turtleneck, offset by contrasting sport coat (belted in the rear), and alligator pinstripe shoes, John Favors came to Hawken.  Underneath that sartorial splendor was a real student.  Favors' contribution to every class was always impressive.  He was one of the few seniors who studied during the day (or studied at all for that matter) and he could be found any time in his private carrel in the library.  He appeared very quiet, perhaps a bit frightened by Hawken when he first arrived last September.  His fear wore off in time yet despite his overt amicability, Favors remained somewhat estranged.  It's possible that that is the way John wanted it.  Regardless, Hawken and John learned something from each other."

Being in his places of the past and reading about my dear friend, I got excited.

May the Source be with you!

14 miles

Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Beachwood, Ohio

East of Cleveland

I met a series of good Samaritans.  It started off with a woman who stopped to offer a ride.  She was in tears, her face wet with emotion.

"Would you like a ride?  Sorry, I've been crying.  I just came from a woman's group."

With that I had to decline, as I had to for so many kind and conscientious people, which included two police officers, a Buddhist woman, a yoga teacher, Allan - a tree maintenance man, a female disciple of Such-and-such Swami, and a well-to-do suave dude with his mom.

These encounters left me with a good taste for things east of Cleveland.  For the most part I trekked through green spaces of creeks and hardwood trees and residential paradises where no one is encouraged to walk.  Where's the sidewalks, please?

At Chagrin Boulevard I saw my first signs of suburban plazas and here I felt a notion of liberation upon seeing fellow pedestrians.  One of those striders (if I may use that term) was a tall orthodox Jewish man in his black, someone I envied.  If I had his speed and stride I'd make it to San Fransisco in thirty days.  Further on he went and I could see him being approached by a woman collecting petitions. 

Now it was my turn to be talked to also.  "Can you sign our petition for approvin' marijuana for medical purposes?" she asked.

"No thank you!  I'm from Canada and our prime minister is working on legalizing the stuff.  Period!  Not that I approve."

"Okay!" she said surprisingly.

It was at that juncture on the street that our party of two grew.  Abhimanyu Arjuna from Florida joined Gopal and I for the US Walk.  Hurray!

By nighttime we reached the home of Kaustubha and Tulasi and their 2 1/2 year old son Kapil.  Our purpose in part is to visit members of the Bhakti Yoga culture along the way.

May the Source be with you!
16 miles

Friendly Fire! Sutapa Das: With genuine spiritual advancement…
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Friendly Fire!
Sutapa Das: With genuine spiritual advancement comes the capacity and capability to have friendly relationships with one and all. Equipped with spiritual vision that penetrates beyond externals, one remains undisturbed by annoying idiosyncrasies, ideological differences, unpredictable personalities, and sticky character traits. We’re able to see something deeper, see the spirit, the underlying sincerity. We can see the heart. At this stage, we have no enemies, even if others view us as such. Indeed, the Bhagavad-gita explains that such friendly persons are spontaneously engaged in beneficial acts towards all living beings (sarva bhuta hite ratha). We could do with a few more people like that in the world.
Lofty, utopian and unattainable? Admittedly, although we desire these friendly connections with everyone around us, it just doesn’t seem to work out in real life. Fighting and friction seem an integral part of social intercourse. Why can’t everyone be friends with everyone else? Is the fact that we don’t get on with everyone a sign of our spiritual deficiencies? What could be the reason for people not liking us?
Our Problem – often, breakdown of friendships are due to underlying selfishness within us. When people smell agendas, duplicity and exploitation, to a greater or lesser degree, they run a mile. Lesson: examine yourself and avoid blaming others.
Their Problem – other times, people project their own struggles onto us and thus prevent a meaningful connection. Deep rooted issues of insecurity, envy and pride, naturally distance them from others. Lesson: be patient and don’t take it personally.
No Problem – sometimes, two people fall out simply because of misunderstanding and miscommunication. Random unsavory incidents can block what would otherwise be a healthy friendship. Lesson: don’t take things too seriously and learn to forget.
Natural Problem – since we are all unique individual characters, it is impersonalistic and utopian to expect that everyone will perfectly gel. Even pure souls have their differences, though it doesn’t block their appreciation of each other. Lesson: celebrate diversity and find atleast something to appreciate.
So, at the risk of sounding cheesy and cliched, lets make more friendly connections. Its a short life after all. As Abraham Lincoln said, “the best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
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Gaja Uddharana – Deliverance of Gajendra – Chandan Yatra Day 16
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Gajendra had been forcefully captured by the crocodile in the water and was feeling acute pain, but when he saw that Nārāyaṇa, wielding His disc, was coming in the sky on the back of Garuḍa, he immediately took a lotus flower in his trunk, and with great difficulty due to his painful condition, he uttered […]

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Karatalas: Weapons of mass inspiration!
The Sanskrit word “kara” means hand and “tala” - a rhythmic pattern. Literally, karatalas - a hand tool to maintain the rhythm. However, this instrument is considered to be a divine instrument. Cymbals sound can be compared with the bell ringing - so big is its cleansing effect. This clears the sound and the one who plays the kartalas, and those who hear it said that God himself death Yamaraja and his servants yamadutas can not go to the one who plays the kartalas.
Patron Saint of cymbals is the gopi Sudevi. She needed to pray to learn to play this wonderful instrument. Before start playing them, favorably pronounced this pranama mantra:
“I will defeat death, I will defeat Yamaraja, and I happily will win over all his servants (yamadutas). Hearing the sound of cymbals from afar neither death, nor any of his servants of Yamaraja, certainly will get close to someone who engages in kirtan. ”
Prabhupada stressed that for the devotees there is no need to learn any oter musical instruments to lead kirtan. Lord Chaitanya gave us the easiest method, and all you need for chanting.
“I think that we have no need to use different musical talents to spread Krishna Consciousness. It is better that people strictly follow the path of Lord Caitanya and His sankirtana devotees. We use mrdanga and karatalas, and that’s enough. We are not musicians. We are Krishna bhaktas. Therefore, we are not interested about all these different musical talents. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is God Himself. If He believed that it would be better to spread the Krishna Consciousness in an other way, He would have done it. No, our process - it’s just play on mrdanga and kartalas, travel and chant Hare Krishna and ask everyone to chant Hare Krsna and just preach the philosophy of "Srimad Bhagavatam”. We do not need to try to add anything to this simple method.“
Srila Prabhupada, letter to Jagadisha, 28.12.1974
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Mayapur Institute: 23 students from different parts of the world successfully completed their Teachers Training Course-1 and receiving the certificates (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: As God is good, we are also good. But due to our material association, we have become bad. So if we revive our old position, Krishna consciousness, then automatically we shall become all-good. Calcutta, June 30, 1973.
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Travel Adventures of a Krishna Monk.
Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka, by Krishna-kripa das.
Srila Prabhupada from a class on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.24 in Mayapur on October 4, 1974: Danger we must meet so we learn that this material world is a miserable place. Do not take this material existence as comfortable at any moment. As soon as you think you are comfortable in the material world, you are spiritually fallen. We are always in danger, and therefore, we should always think of the lotus feet of Krishna. That is the lesson to be learned from the Pandavas.
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Five kirtaniyas talk about the Holy Name
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Hare KrishnaBy Krishna-kripa Das

Lokanath Swami, Candramauli Swami, Sacinandana Swami, Agnideva Prabhu and Vaiyasaki Prabhu share their realizations during the Birmingham 24-Hour kirtana, carefully collected by Krishna-kripa Prabhu. Gopal Guru Goswami:. With the first Krishna, we call on Krishna to attract us. Then we call on Radha to attract us by Her sweetness. With the “Hare Hare” we beg to be engaged in service. The last “Rama Rama” means “please let me be fixed in your name, form, qualities, and pastimes.” The last “Hare Hare” means “please consider me as your own and deal with me as part of your pastimes.” Continue reading "Five kirtaniyas talk about the Holy Name
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Amazing insights from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s conversations and discourses
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Hare KrishnaBy Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

“Worship of Krishna without Radha is not worship but pride. It is another unauthorized philosophy nourished by the concept of an impotent God. Krishna is alone the enjoyer; all others are to be enjoyed. The origin of all the enjoyed, or the asrayas (abodes of love) is Sri Radhika. To serve God under the subordination of His servant is the core of Vaishnava philosophy. Other philosophies devoid of subordination to the original shelter, or asraya, are simply covered atheism or some kind of pseudo philosophy.” “Speaking hari-katha is real rest – it removes all fatigue. Any endeavor other than kirtana, performed even for a moment, is averse to God. Exalted personalities and their followers always engage in glorifying topics about Hari in all respects. They have no other duty. Sri Caitanyadeva also instructed us, kirtaniyah sada harih: always chant the glories of Hari. The symptom of liberated persons is that they only chant the glories of Hari at all times with body, mind, and speech.” Continue reading "Amazing insights from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s conversations and discourses
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Jagannath appears in Cligeon, Indonesia
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By Hari Narayana Das

Cilegon is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia. Also known as the “Steel City” due to its being the largest steel producing city in Southeast Asia. The annual Ciligeon Ethnic Carnival (CEC) took place on April 26th this year. Commemorating the 17th anniversary of Ciligeon, a variety of performances and arts were displayed in front of the Government Office. The theme of the event this year was “Ethnic Multi Cultural in Harmony”. Participants from schools, art groups and interfaith communities gathered for the event. Seeing this golden opportunity, devotees approached the Indonesia Hindu Parisad (PHDI) of Cilegon to participate in the event by holding a Ratha Yatra festival. The PHDI immediately accepted the proposal and arrangements started for the Ratha Yatra.

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“To implement this transcendental bliss to the people of your country there is immense work to be done ahead and this Rathayatra festival is only a bit of sample. If we get opportunity we shall be able to overflood your country with waves of transcendental bliss, by the Grace of Krishna.” Letter to Aniruddha,7 July, 1968

At present there are only a couple of devotees, Bhakta Putu Parwata and his wife, who reside in Cligeon. They have a good relationship with Mrs . Wira who works as secretary in government office. She also communicated the ratha yatra to the local Hindu community and got the support of the local Hindus to help participate in the festival under the banner of Balinese culture. Hearing the good news from Cligeon, Indonesian leaders spread the word to all Indonesian devotees and requested all those who could to attend.

“This Rathayatra is one of the activities of Krishna. Therefore to take part in the Rathayatra festival means to associate with Krishna directly.” London, July 13, 1972

Depok is situated around a 2 hours drive from Cligeon. Here at the house of Tapan Misra das, devotees from Bali, Malang, Kendari and other parts of Indonesia assembled to start preparations for the festival. The chariot was taken to Cligeon but unfortunately on the way there was a small accident. Devotees met up with the chariot and waited for the mechanic to repair the damaged car. Finally reaching Cligeon at 1 am, the chariot team reassembled the chariot.

The next day after Mangal arti, devotees finished last minute arrangements. The devotees wanted to surprise everyone by presenting Lord Jagannath on the CEC but it turned out that it was the devotees who were in for a surprise. The logo of the CEC Commitee had the Lord’s lotus face on! After questioning the Committee members about why they chose to put the Lord’s face on the logo, they answered that they were inspired from within!

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Lord Jagannnath, Balarama, and Subhadra devi took a 4 hour journey from Lampung and arrived in Cilegon at 7am. After being beautiful dressed in new outfits, bhoga and arati was offered. Coconuts were then broken in order to remove any inauspiciousness. The Lord was then pulled besides the stage of honour, as if He were a VIP!

Various participants presented their cultural performances in front of the stage of honour. It was as if they were presenting their acts as an offering to the Lord of the Universe, who was seated on His chariot next to the stage! During the performances, clouds started to gather and it started to rain. After the performances had finished the parade began with Jagannath and His entourage joining in.

Soon after the chariot was pulled, lighting was seen and thunder was heard, with the rain falling more heavily. Many people came forward to take Prasad from the devotees and within a short time the stock of Prasad ran out but still people wanted more! The melodious kirtan led by Sridhar das amazed all and inspired them to chant and dance along the whole route of the parade. When HH Kavicandra Swami got up on the chariot the kirtan turned up a notch. The sound system in charge commented, “Where do these guys get the energy to sing throughout the whole parade? I can’t believe it!”

“You will be glad to know that we draw no distinction of caste, creed, or nationality. So if there is any possibility of uniting the whole human race under one religion, under one scripture, under one mantra, under one activity, then this movement will be active. Our mission is one God, Sri Krsna; one scripture Bhagavad-Gita; one mantra, Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare and one activity, namely to serve Lord Krsna with life, wealth, intelligence, and words.” Letter to Sri Hare-Krishna Aggarwal, 1st February, 1968

On behalf of all the devotees , we express our sincere gratitude to H.H. Kavichandra Swami and H.H. Ramai Swami, the GBCs of Indonesia for their support, guidance and encouragement at all times to increase the sankirtan movement in Indonesia. Our humble obeisances to H.H. Subhag Swami for inspiring us with the life and dedication of Sriman Jayananda Prabhu, for helping us realize the importance of Srila Prabhupada in our lives and keeping us united in family of ISKCON. We offer our humble obeisances to Srila Prabhupada again and again for showering his unlimited mercy upon the devotees and keeping us engaged in the movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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May 24. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
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May 24. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: The Krishna-ized Storefront.
Swamiji is a bold performer. He is expert at creating excitement. His foreignness is charismatic – his golden complexion, his yellow tilaka, his shining teeth, lips and eyes, delicate fingers. Nothing showy. Our attraction is natural. He is plain and yet scintillating. His paraphernalia: a pocket watch put up so that he can see the time as he speaks, a glass of water (because he usually starts to cough), the nearby sink for throwing apple cores at the end of the evening, the noiseless tape recorder moving from reel to reel, his dhoti and khadi cadar wrapped around his shoulders. He gives a few directions to his followers: “Bring this light here. Is this tape recorder working? Where’s the book?”
He lectures – India, that far-away place – Swamiji’s India, which he says is spiritual and eternal – sages, yogis, pure devotees. We are simply listening. Hearing about India in New York. “Why are you going to India? India has come to you.”
People look in the big storefront window. Swami holds the audience as people stop and read the sign in the window.
A fragile, little, transcendental light within the dark world of New York City, the dark world of the universe in Kali-yuga. That storefront with its slightly tilting floorboards; ragged, Oriental-style rug; posters of Panca-tattva, Hanuman, Sadbhuja and the circular Radha-Krishna over Swamiji’s head – that storefront is dear to Krishna. It is compact. Krishna conscious. Everything is here in a small storefront on the Lower East Side.
I was there.
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Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness
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We love Krsna more than we think we do!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 May 2016, Vrndavana, India, Bhagavad-gita 3.34)

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We may say that we do not love chanting so much but if I, as the government, would give an order, “You are not allowed to chant! Chanting is forbidden.” Suddenly, you will have a lot more love for chanting than you think. Whereas now, chanting is like, “Oh… I have to chant again.” But if it would be forbidden, then suddenly we are very Krsna conscious.

I also experienced it like that because I am a freedom lover by nature. When I read Prabhupada’s Gita, the purports were hammering me. They were basically telling me that the purpose of life was to surrender to Krsna and if I do not, then I was not sincere. So, reluctantly, I accepted it. But then there was the Hare Krsna movement which was another thing. To accept the teachings and the philosophy was one thing, but to accept a movement with its authority structure and so on was very difficult for me. I was an independent spirit and still am a little bit.

Anyway, a few weeks after I joined, I took a vacation from the temple. But then I found that I had become so Krsna conscious. In the temple, I was not in Krsna consciousness at all but as soon as I was out of the temple, I could not stop talking about Krsna… all the time, with everybody, I did not want to talk about anything else. I was much more Krsna conscious than I thought I was. So actually, we love Krsna more than we think we do.

WSN April 2016 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Here’s the good news about the world of book distributors: It used to be said that the sun never sets on the worldwide British Empire, but now it does. However, now the sun never sets on Srila Prabhupada’s book distributors. Every seven seconds a book is distributed, and 24/7 the books go out to conditioned souls. This gives many people the opportunity to understand that they belong in another world, a transcendental world where everyone has full knowledge and an eternal position and feels unlimited happiness in the service of Krsna.

In April, one of the temples in Sri Lanka had one of its most successful months. The city with the big score, Batticaloa, is not huge – 300,000 people. And the center has very few book distributors, but they did so well spreading Lord Krsna’s glories that they accumulated 4,510 book points, an 898% increase over April 2015. They distributed 2,760 books.

Your servant,

Vijaya Dasa


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              For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page
        contains the following results for the month of April 2016.

            World Totals                                 Page 2
            Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors    Page 2
            Monthly Continents                           Page 3
            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Size              Page 3
            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Continent         Page 4
            Monthly Top Teams and Individuals            Page 5
            Monthly All Countries                        Page 6
            Monthly All Temples                          Page 7
            Monthly All Prabhupada Disciples             Page 8
            Cumulative Top Ten Countries                 Page 9
            Cumulative Top Ten Temples                   Page 9
            Cumulative Top 50 Individuals Worldwide      Page 9



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     *    During the month of April 2016, 139 temples reported       *
     *    distributing the following number of books:                *
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     *                    64,602 Maha-big books                      *
     *                    38,596 Big books                           *
     *                    39,829 Medium books                        *
     *                   133,069 Small books                         *
     *                    22,296 Magazines                           *
     *                     1,641 BTG subscriptions                   *
     *                       383 Full sets                           *
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     *                   308,238 literatures for the month           *
     *                 1,479,972 literatures year-to-date            *
     *               523,535,645 literatures worldwide since 1965    *
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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          CONGREGATIONAL PREACHING
                                 April 2016

    Congregation and                   %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Weekend Warriors         Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 WW Jiva Daya Mar Bal USA 4725.70* +51%  2079      5     20*  2010*  502*
  2 WW Team ISV Week Sil USA 3213.75*+118%  1567*    12*     0    271     0
  3 WW Toronto WW    Tor Can  453.00* +48%   165*    23*    75    250*    0
  4 WW Nairobi WW    Nai Ken  295.00  -31%     0    185    180     80     0
  5 WW Dallas        Dal USA  205.50* +43%    56*    53*    39     84*    0
  6 WW Kostroma      Kos Rus   24.25  -40%     0      2      2*    85     0
  7 LA Sastra Dana   LA  USA   23.00  -91%     1      1     20     40     0
  8 WW Chicago MSF   Chi USA   15.95*+106%     2      5      2     19*   12
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year



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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                             MONTHLY CONTINENTS
                                 April 2016

                                % of  M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs Full
  Continent (temples)   Points  World Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags Sets
  _________________________________________________________________________

1 Asia (34)            90491.45  40%  26694  13072   8375  59357 18932  269
2 North America (24)   58799.15  26%  16827  11372  10638  31013  6745  102
3 CIS (19)             27420.00  12%  10322   2122   3954  10708     0    0
4 Europe (34)          26658.35  12%   7465   3654  10483  10261  2676    2
5 Latin America (12)   15541.25   7%    589   7751   5279  15891     0    1
6 Australasia (3)       5268.75   2%   2210    241    613   1185    50    5
7 Africa (13)           3154.90   1%    495    384    487   4654  3739    4



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          TOP TEN TEMPLES BY SIZE
                                 April 2016

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

      TOP TEN LARGE TEMPLES (41+ devotees)

  1 Mumbai-Juhu        Ind 18875.50  -28%   7422   1083   1682   8430     0
  2 Los Angeles        USA 16493.50* +19%   3680   4495*  4152  10130   300
  3 Vrindavan          Ind 15619.75  -20%   1949   6947      0  19099     0
  4 Moscow             Rus 11463.50* +11%   5042*   288    602   3162*    0
  5 Ujjain             Ind  8208.75*+115%   1135   2500*  4000*  5743*   30*
  6 Pune               Ind  6122.80  -40%   2178    157    372   2868  3503*
  7 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  5466.00  -28%   2038    405    549*  2806*   90
  8 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  3378.25   +4%   1182     48   1853*   159     0
  9 Budapest           Hun  2108.85  +21%    407    390     78*  3191   681
 10 Durban             SA    933.00* +62%    126*    95     88*   958  3025*

      TOP TEN MEDIUM TEMPLES (21-40 devotees)

  1 Sydney-North       Aus  4963.25   +7%   2112    201    552   1033*   40*
  2 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind  3981.20  -31%   1050    200    400   1000  7676*
  3 Moscow-Jagannath   Rus  3243.00* +28%   1215*   133*   696*  1328*    0
  4 London-Soho        Eng  3092.00* +39%   1078*    78*  1137   1158     0
  5 Ahmedabad          Ind  2940.25   +7%    601      0     95   2063* 2820*
  6 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  2921.00  +14%   1261     20    758      0     0
  7 Salem              Ind  2254.25  -55%   1066     45     66    177     0
  8 Gainesville        USA  2204.75  -37%    549    523    712    911     0
  9 Denver             USA  2139.75   -9%    720    304*   281    837   460
 10 Perm               Rus  2096.25  +48%    548    145    457   2507*    0

      TOP TEN SMALL TEMPLES (6-20 devotees)

  1 RupanugaVedicColle USA 12303.20* +74%   4046   3187*    97   2128* 4437*
  2 Padayatra India    Ind  7727.75   -2%   2646    189     96   8795     0
  3 Surat              Ind  4629.50  -13%   1505    202    149*  2502  1722
  4 Chicago            USA  4559.70*+192%   1186*   878*   921*  3390*   17
  5 Cueramaro          Mex  4259.75*+310%    196    260   1855* 10721*    0
  6 Nizhny Novgorod    Rus  3799.25*+217%   1494*   433*   649*   215*    0
  7 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  3750.00   -2%   1332      0   2172      0     0
  8 Silicon Valley(ISV USA  3213.75*+118%   1567*    12*     0    271     0
  9 Bhopal             Ind  2221.50* +39%    966*   213*    58*   190     0
 10 Kazan              Rus  2057.50   na     498    385    689   1328     0

      TOP TEN MAHA-SMALL TEMPLES (1-5 devotees)

  1 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  6607.00   na       0   6308    498    200     0
  2 Baltimore          USA  4725.70*+123%   2079      5     20*  2010*  502*
  3 Batticaloa         Sri  4510.25*+898%   2021*   337*   123*   279*    0
  4 TBB TSKP           USA  3746.75  -11%    429   1281   2044   2343     0
  5 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1612.00  +46%    106   1270      0    520*    0
  6 Monterrey          Mex   720.00   na      34     15    750   1048     0
  7 Sofia              Bul   596.00  -43%    214      0    166    340     0
  8 Spain BBT          Spa   498.75*+255%    118*   176     37    273     0
  9 Hartford           USA   377.20   +2%    131     47*    99*    58    42
 10 Bologna            Ita   197.00  -74%     52      0    186      0     0


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES BY CONTINENT
                                 April 2016

                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
                            _______________________________________________


      TOP TEN TEMPLES - ASIA

  1 Mumbai-Juhu        Ind 18875.50   +8%   7422   1083   1682   8430     0
  2 Vrindavan          Ind 15619.75   +7%   1949   6947      0  19099     0
  3 Ujjain             Ind  8208.75 +187%   1135   2500   4000   5743    30
  4 Padayatra India    Ind  7727.75  +47%   2646    189     96   8795     0
  5 Pune               Ind  6122.80  -20%   2178    157    372   2868  3503
  6 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  5466.00   -4%   2038    405    549   2806    90
  7 Surat              Ind  4629.50  +16%   1505    202    149   2502  1722
  8 Batticaloa         Sri  4510.25 +999%   2021    337    123    279     0
  9 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind  3981.20   -8%   1050    200    400   1000  7676
 10 Ahmedabad          Ind  2940.25  +61%    601      0     95   2063  2820

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - NORTH AMERICA

  1 Los Angeles        USA 16493.50  +59%   3680   4495   4152  10130   300
  2 RupanugaVedicColle USA 12303.20 +132%   4046   3187     97   2128  4437
  3 Baltimore          USA  4725.70 +198%   2079      5     20   2010   502
  4 Chicago            USA  4559.70 +290%   1186    878    921   3390    17
  5 TBB TSKP           USA  3746.75  +19%    429   1281   2044   2343     0
  6 Silicon Valley(ISV USA  3213.75 +190%   1567     12      0    271     0
  7 Gainesville        USA  2204.75   -5%    549    523    712    911     0
  8 Denver             USA  2139.75  +21%    720    304    281    837   460
  9 Hillsborough, NC   USA  1823.30 +268%    455    124    132   2778   288
 10 Laguna Beach       USA  1418.75  +98%    666     16     29    185   100

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - CIS

  1 Moscow             Rus 11463.50  +48%   5042    288    602   3162     0
  2 Nizhny Novgorod    Rus  3799.25 +533%   1494    433    649    215     0
  3 Moscow-Jagannath   Rus  3243.00 +157%   1215    133    696   1328     0
  4 Perm               Rus  2096.25  +97%    548    145    457   2507     0
  5 Kazan              Rus  2057.50   na     498    385    689   1328     0
  6 Minsk              Bel  1290.25  +37%    425    158    375    379     0
  7 Ekaterinburg       Rus  1228.50  +85%    393    372      1    280     0
  8 Krasnodar          Rus   604.50  -50%    241     24     25    344     0
  9 Kirov              Rus   513.25  +28%    114     97    137    479     0
 10 Kaliningrad        Rus   400.00 +100%    200      0      0      0     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - EUROPE

  1 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  3750.00  +46%   1332      0   2172      0     0
  2 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  3378.25  +38%   1182     48   1853    159     0
  3 London-Soho        Eng  3092.00  +85%   1078     78   1137   1158     0
  4 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  2921.00  +51%   1261     20    758      0     0
  5 Budapest           Hun  2108.85  +61%    407    390     78   3191   681
  6 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1612.00  +94%    106   1270      0    520     0
  7 Vilnius            Lit  1497.50 +999%    557    125     16   1002     0
  8 Swansea            Wal   915.75  -37%    185    137    510    205  1025
  9 New Vrajadham-Hung Hun   886.30   -5%    193    244      0    638   968
 10 Prague             Cze   820.20 +138%    164    338      0    616     2

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - LATIN AMERICA

  1 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  6607.00   na       0   6308    498    200     0
  2 Cueramaro          Mex  4259.75 +446%    196    260   1855  10721     0
  3 Mexico City        Mex  1771.00  -35%    185    325   1050   2204     0
  4 Curitiba           Bra  1578.00  +40%    147    830    725    366     0
  5 Monterrey          Mex   720.00   na      34     15    750   1048     0
  6 Queretaro          Mex   263.00   na       0      0    288    476     0
  7 Recife             Bra   176.50  -48%      1      7      0    670     0
  8 Gurabo (PR)        Pue   117.25  +43%     18      0    104    117     0
  9 Florianopolis      Bra    18.00  -53%      0      0      0     72     0
 10 Paramaribo         Sur    17.00 +134%      6      1      3     10     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AUSTRALASIA

  1 Sydney-North       Aus  4963.25  +43%   2112    201    552   1033    40
  2 Melbourne          Aus   262.20  -49%     90     40     27    114     2
  3 Perth              Aus    43.30  -79%      8      0     34     38     8

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AFRICA

  1 Durban             Sou   933.00 +116%    126     95     88    958  3025
  2 Phoenix(MA)        Mau   834.60  -25%    155      6     25   2022     6
  3 Nairobi            Ken   538.00  +30%     17    227    226    656     0
  4 Kinshasa           Con   402.25  +47%    158      0      0    345     0
  5 Lenasia            Sou   183.55  +95%     23     26     60    111   538
  6 Cape Town          Sou    75.75   na       5      4      8    219    30
  7 Kisumu             Ken    66.00  +53%      0     14     14    170    25
  8 Mafikeng           Sou    39.25   -1%      0      4     36     69     0
  9 Abidjan            Ivo    25.75 +212%      4      4     14     27     0
 10 Pietermaritzburg   Sou    22.50  +44%      5      2      0     42     0


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                           TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION
                                 April 2016

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year




                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                             TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS
                                 April 2016

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Caitanya Candra  Nit Bra 6621.00   na      7   6308    498    200     0
  2 Hemagiri d       Mum Ind 5200.75* +48%  2185*   192    406   1743     0
  3 Srutakirti d     Bat Sri 4510.25*+430%  2021*   337*   123*   279*    0
  4 Saciputra d      Mum Ind 3993.00*+999%  1776*   371*    40*   200*    0
  5 Bk Jay Khush     LA  USA 3908.45* +25%  1025*   781*   748*  2447   917*
  6 Paramesvara d    RVC USA 3520.75* +32%  1122*   877*     4    543* 2620*
  7 Krishna Bhagavan RVC USA 2978.40*  +9%   975    809*     0    478*  999
  8 Ananda Kirtan d  LA  USA 2868.75  +36%  1028    334    107   1701     0
  9 Gauranga Prema d LA  USA 2806.75*+186%   627*   774*  1331*   453*    0
 10 Bhagavat Ashraya Mum Ind 2758.00  -62%  1299     60    100    200     0
 11 Bhrgupati d      LA  USA 1941.20*+163%   356*   772*   480*   864    12
 12 Bk Storm         LA  USA 1936.50*  +5%   473    523*   354   1162*    0
 13 Dharmaraja d     RVC USA 1918.30* +81%   574*   629*     0    528*   93
 14 Sitanath d       Ujj Ind 1826.25*+223%   214*   643*   864*  1293*    0
 15 Brajananda d     RVC USA 1795.95* +45%   590*   512*     3    371*   97
 16 Adhoksaja d      Niz Rus 1760.00*+363%   880*     0      0      0     0
 17 Prema Sankirtan  LA  USA 1666.75   +4%   397    606    175    717     0
 18 Raganuga Hari d  Mum Ind 1586.00   na    514    163    555    470     0
 19 Anupam Krishna d Mos Rus 1494.00*+139%   747*     0      0      0     0
 20 Ghanashyam Govin Syd Aus 1485.10   -1%   664     26     96*   330     6
 21 Devadharma d     Ujj Ind 1462.00*+183%   244*   368*   795*   826*   20
 22 Radha Krsna d    Mum Ind 1322.50  -55%   557     72    136    274     0
 23 Advaita Simha d  Ujj Ind 1307.00* +82%   300    532*   235*   230*    0
 24 Mukunda Madhava  Mum Ind 1288.00* +55%   611*     0      0    264     0
 25 Nidra dd         Den USA 1236.75  +34%   459    217*   101    205     0
 26 Nityadham d      New Ind 1231.20*   0%     0      0      0      0  7676*
 27 Bk Egidiyus      Vil Lit 1164.50   na    508     98     11    180     0
 28 Tridham d        Mum Ind 1138.00*+148%    52     74*   290*  3260*    0
 29 Gaur Sundar d    LA  USA 1111.70  -35%   512     62     35     30     7
 30 Nama Sankirtan d Lon Eng 1056.75 +119%   451     16    195    165     0
 31 Dasya Prema d    RVC USA 1036.15  -13%   372    224     24    133*  229
 32 Balai d          Ujj Ind 1015.50*+112%   241*   294*   246*   466*    0
 33 Bk Ganesh        Pun Ind  961.50* +95%   322*    83*   149*   640*    0
 34 Drumila d        New USA  953.75*+216%    17*     0    852*  1975*    0
 35 Krsna Kumar d    TBB USA  894.75*+176%    23*   482*   523*   421*    0
 36 Narayan Pandit d Sha Chi  880.25  -58%   361    156*     0      9     0
 37 Rsi Raya Gaurang Lon Eng  870.50* +34%   347*    12*   228    202*    0
 38 Bk Carlos        Gai USA  863.25  -28%   248    211    124*   377     0
 39 Anukampana dd    Sim Ger  863.00  +59%   410*     0     86      0     0
 40 Mohanasini dd    New USA  855.50  -29%   350     14*   272     22     0
 41 Krsna Nama d     Ujj Ind  820.25* +65%   134*   158    633*   311*    0
 42 Acharyaratna d   Per Rus  817.00   -3%   366      0    170*     0     0
 43 Gaura Narayana d Tor Eng  735.00   na    288     30    258      0     0
 44 Gadadhara Prana  Cat Ita  727.00*   0%   267*     0    386*     0     0
 45 Nitai Lila d     Cat Ita  727.00*   0%   252*     0    446*     0     0
 46 Deva Krsna d     RVC USA  726.90  -55%   320     44      0     12   399
 47 Bk Carlos        TBB USA  723.50  -27%   103    170    388    614     0
 48 Bk Karim         TBB USA  722.50  +27%   116*   155    370    602     0
 49 Vrajasundara d   Cat Ita  721.50*   0%   277*     0    335*     0     0
 50 Ekasma d         LA  USA  690.00*+187%   158*   133*   280    404*    0
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year


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                           World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                 ALL COUNTRIES
                                   April 2016

                                     %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
   Country (Temples)        Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
   ________________________________________________________________________

 1 India (19)             82290.75  -27%  23577  12141   7819  56387  18780
 2 United States (22)     57631.70   -8%  16556  11324  10472  29156   6707
 3 Russia, CIS (18)       26129.75   -5%   9897   1964   3579  10329      0
 4 Brazil (6)              8393.25  -51%    150   7150   1229   1315      0
 5 United Kingdom (3)      7386.00  +20%   2445    263   3500   1522   1025
 6 Mexico (4)              7013.75  -16%    415    600   3943  14449      0
 7 Italy (6)               5350.00   na    1490      0   4740      0      0
 8 Australia (3)           5268.75  +53%   2210    241    613   1185     50
 9 Sri Lanka               4510.25   na    2021    337    123    279      0
10 GermanyAustria (7)      3856.50  -60%   1524    111   1395      0      0
11 Hungary (2)             2995.15  -12%    600    634     78   3829   1649
12 Czech Republic (2)      2432.20  +73%    270   1608      0   1136      2
13 Lithuania (2)           1836.50 +194%    596    142     16   1978      0
14 Malaysia (10)           1310.75   na     203    398     25   1977      0
15 Belarus, CIS            1290.25  -13%    425    158    375    379      0
16 South Africa (7)        1279.80  -27%    160    133    203   1430   3678
17 Canada (2)              1167.45  -27%    271     48    166   1857     38
18 China                    880.25  +50%    361    156      0      9      0
19 Mauritius                834.60  -23%    155      6     25   2022      6
20 Japan (2)                772.75   na     259      3    327    353      0
21 Spain (2)                749.25  +85%    175    310     39    279      0
22 Indonesia                726.70  -82%    273     37     81    352    152
23 Kenya (2)                604.00  +87%     17    241    240    826     25
24 Bulgaria                 596.00  -46%    214      0    166    340      0
25 Portugal                 447.00   +8%     31    381      8      0      0
26 Congo(D.R.)              402.25  -28%    158      0      0    345      0
27 Switzerland              311.50  +30%     57     95    166     78      0
28 Slovenia                 273.25   -1%     15     61    295    139      0
29 Romania (2)              129.00   na      26      4      0    292      0
30 Croatia                  118.50  -78%      7      7      0    390      0
31 Puerto Rico              117.25   na      18      0    104    117      0
32 Sweden (2)                97.25   na       5      7     67    187      0
33 Bosnia                    80.25  -79%     10     31     13     91      0
34 Ivory Coast               25.75 +472%      4      4     14     27      0
35 Suriname                  17.00   na       6      1      3     10      0
36 Zambia                     8.50  -67%      1      0      5      4     30
                                   (%)Change compared
                                     to Apr last year


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                ALL TEMPLES
                                 April 2016

                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Temples (size)           Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Mumbai-Juhu (L)    Ind 18875.50  -28%   7422   1083   1682   8430     0
  2 Los Angeles (L)    USA 16493.50* +19%   3680   4495*  4152  10130   300
  3 Vrindavan (L)      Ind 15619.75  -20%   1949   6947      0  19099     0
  4 RupanugaVedicColle USA 12303.20* +74%   4046   3187*    97   2128* 4437*
  5 Moscow (L)         Rus 11463.50* +11%   5042*   288    602   3162*    0
  6 Ujjain (L)         Ind  8208.75*+115%   1135   2500*  4000*  5743*   30*
  7 Padayatra India (S Ind  7727.75   -2%   2646    189     96   8795     0
  8 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  6607.00   na       0   6308    498    200     0
  9 Pune (L)           Ind  6122.80  -40%   2178    157    372   2868  3503*
 10 Mumbai-Chowpatty ( Ind  5466.00  -28%   2038    405    549*  2806*   90
 11 Sydney-North (M)   Aus  4963.25   +7%   2112    201    552   1033*   40*
 12 Baltimore (MS)     USA  4725.70*+123%   2079      5     20*  2010*  502*
 13 Surat (S)          Ind  4629.50  -13%   1505    202    149*  2502  1722
 14 Chicago (S)        USA  4559.70*+192%   1186*   878*   921*  3390*   17
 15 Batticaloa (MS)    Sri  4510.25*+898%   2021*   337*   123*   279*    0
 16 Cueramaro (S)      Mex  4259.75*+310%    196    260   1855* 10721*    0
 17 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind  3981.20  -31%   1050    200    400   1000  7676*
 18 Nizhny Novgorod (S Rus  3799.25*+217%   1494*   433*   649*   215*    0
 19 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  3750.00   -2%   1332      0   2172      0     0
 20 TBB TSKP (MS)      USA  3746.75  -11%    429   1281   2044   2343     0
 21 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  3378.25   +4%   1182     48   1853*   159     0
 22 Moscow-Jagannath ( Rus  3243.00* +28%   1215*   133*   696*  1328*    0
 23 Silicon Valley(ISV USA  3213.75*+118%   1567*    12*     0    271     0
 24 London-Soho (M)    Eng  3092.00* +39%   1078*    78*  1137   1158     0
 25 Ahmedabad (M)      Ind  2940.25   +7%    601      0     95   2063* 2820*
 26 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  2921.00  +14%   1261     20    758      0     0
 27 Salem (M)          Ind  2254.25  -55%   1066     45     66    177     0
 28 Bhopal (S)         Ind  2221.50* +39%    966*   213*    58*   190     0
 29 Gainesville (M)    USA  2204.75  -37%    549    523    712    911     0
 30 Denver (M)         USA  2139.75   -9%    720    304*   281    837   460
 31 Budapest (L)       Hun  2108.85  +21%    407    390     78*  3191   681
 32 Perm (M)           Rus  2096.25  +48%    548    145    457   2507*    0
 33 Kazan (S)          Rus  2057.50   na     498    385    689   1328     0
 34 Hillsborough, NC ( USA  1823.30*+176%    455*   124*   132*  2778*  288
 35 Mexico City (M)    Mex  1771.00  -51%    185    325   1050   2204     0
 36 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1612.00  +46%    106   1270      0    520*    0
 37 Curitiba (S)       Bra  1578.00   +5%    147    830*   725*   366     0
 38 Vilnius (S)        Lit  1497.50*+977%    557*   125*    16*  1002*    0
 39 Laguna Beach (S)   USA  1418.75* +49%    666*    16     29    185   100
 40 Minsk (M)          Bel  1290.25   +3%    425    158    375    379     0
 41 New Orleans (S)    USA  1251.25*+116%     70*     0   1051*  2339*   10
 42 Ekaterinburg (M)   Rus  1228.50  +39%    393    372*     1    280     0
 43 Navsari (S)        Ind  1112.50   na       0      0      0      0  2670
 44 Toronto (S)        Can  1075.95* +72%    250     37    123   1789*   38
 45 New Talavan (S)    USA   975.50  -23%    350     14*   512     22     0
 46 Durban (L)         Sou   933.00* +62%    126*    95     88*   958  3025*
 47 Swansea (S)        Wal   915.75  -58%    185    137*   510    205  1025
 48 New Vrajadham-Hung Hun   886.30  -28%    193    244      0    638   968
 49 Shanghai (S)       Chi   880.25  -60%    361    156*     0      9     0
 50 Phoenix(MA) (S)    Mau   834.60  -44%    155*     6     25   2022     6
 51 Prague (M)         Cze   820.20* +59%    164*   338*     0    616*    2
 52 Vellore (S)        Ind   730.00  +30%    360*     0      0      0   100
 53 Bali (S)           Ind   726.70  -70%    273     37     81    352   152
 54 Monterrey (MS)     Mex   720.00   na      34     15    750   1048     0
 55 Chandigarh (S)     Ind   690.00  -79%    142     39     71   1326     0
 56 Leipzig (S)        Ger   656.00*+220%    158*    85*   510*     0     0
 57 Milan (M)          Ita   620.00  -18%     40      0   1080      0     0
 58 Krasnodar (S)      Rus   604.50  -75%    241     24     25    344     0
 59 Sofia (MS)         Bul   596.00  -43%    214      0    166    340     0
 60 Nellore (M)        Ind   546.00* +57%    123*     0     48*  1104     0
 61 Amravati (S)       Ind   540.50   -9%    247      8     22     64    39*
 62 Nairobi (S)        Ken   538.00   -3%     17    227    226    656     0
 63 Dallas (M)         USA   513.75   +4%    160     73     94    259    90
 64 Kirov (S)          Rus   513.25   -4%    114     97*   137    479     0
 65 Spain BBT (MS)     Spa   498.75*+255%    118*   176     37    273     0
 66 Fukuoka (S)        Jap   460.00  +15%    230      0      0      0     0
 67 San Diego (M)      USA   456.25*+205%     87*   148*   169*   199*    0
 68 Lisbon (S)         Por   447.00* +18%     31*   381*     8      0     0
 69 Kinshasa (S)       Con   402.25  -27%    158*     0      0    345     0
 70 Kaliningrad (S)    Rus   400.00*   0%    200*     0      0      0     0
 71 Atlanta (S)        USA   399.25   na      69    114      0    589     0
 72 Hartford (MS)      USA   377.20   +2%    131     47*    99*    58    42
 73 Miami (S)          USA   350.75  -39%    109     32      1    401     0
 74 Ivanovo (S)        Rus   343.25  -63%     58     27    252*   297     0
 75 Kaunas (S)         Lit   339.00  -16%     39     17      0    976*    0
 76 Tokyo (S)          Jap   312.75  -15%     29      3    327    353     0
 77 Zurich (S)         Swi   311.50  -35%     57     95    166     78     0
 78 Villa Vrndavana (L Ita   283.50  -27%     47      0    379      0     0
 79 Prabhupada Desh (M Ita   279.00* +27%     14*     0    502*     0     0
 80 Bukit-Mertajam (S) Mal   279.00   na       0     98      0    724     0
 81 Ljubljana (S)      Slo   273.25*  +1%     15*    61*   295*   139     0
 82 Sacramento/TYM (S) USA   272.30  -29%    104     21     54     60    13
 83 Queretaro (S)      Mex   263.00   na       0      0    288    476     0
 84 Melbourne (L)      Aus   262.20  -62%     90     40     27    114     2
 85 Baroda (M)         Ind   252.50   na      80     30     55    140     0
 86 Naval Kunda (S)    Spa   250.50   na      57    134      2      6     0
 87 Berkeley (S)       USA   238.10*+117%     41*    28*    84*   186*  396*
 88 Gelugor (S)        Mal   234.25   na      89     35      0     85     0
 89 Rome (S)           Ita   220.50  -46%      5      0    421      0     0
 90 Kulim (S)          Mal   218.00*+445%    104*     0      0     40     0
 91 Berlin (S)         Ger   209.00  -40%     81      0     94      0     0
 92 Ipoh (S)           Mal   208.00   na       0    208      0      0     0
 93 Bologna (MS)       Ita   197.00  -74%     52      0    186      0     0
 94 Nagpur (S)         Ind   195.50  -13%     21     96*   115*     0     0
 95 Senai (S)          Mal   192.50   na       4     15     15    648     0
 96 Lenasia (S)        Sou   183.55* +46%     23     26*    60*   111   538*
 97 Recife (MS)        Bra   176.50  -61%      1      7      0    670     0
 98 Brahmapur (MS)     Ind   176.50  -37%     48     27     41     80   130*
 99 Seattle (S)        USA   147.50  -95%     50     22     18     46    50
100 Zagreb (MS)        Cro   118.50  -53%      7      7      0    390     0
101 Gurabo (PR) (MS)   Pue   117.25   +7%     18*     0    104    117     0
102 Timisoara (S)      Rom   101.00* +72%     17*     4      0    252*    0
103 Kolomna (S)        Rus    98.25   na      41      1     19     23     0
104 Stockholm (M)      Swe    94.25* +65%      5      4     67*   187*    0
105 Vancouver (S)      Can    91.50   +8%     21     11     43     68     0
106 Penza (S)          Rus    86.00   na      13      0      0    240     0
107 Sarajevo (S)       Bos    80.25* +66%     10*    31*    13     91*    0
108 Cape Town (S)      Sou    75.75   na       5      4      8    219    30
109 Samara (M)         Rus    73.00   na       9     40     30      0     0
110 Kisumu (S)         Ken    66.00  -23%      0     14     14    170*   25*
111 Taiping (S)        Mal    50.00  -77%      0      0      0    200     0
112 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger    46.50  -57%     18      1     19      0     0
113 Novokuznetzk (S)   Rus    45.25  -42%     17      4     12      5     0
114 Perth (S)          Aus    43.30  -84%      8      0     34     38     8
115 Kuala Lumpur (M)   Mal    40.00  -95%      0      0      0    160     0
116 Mafikeng (S)       Sou    39.25  -34%      0      4     36     69     0
117 Nibong Tebal (S)   Mal    35.00   na       0     10     10     80     0
118 Malaysia BBT MO (S Mal    30.00   na       0     30      0      0     0
119 Oradea (S)         Rom    28.00   na       9      0      0     40     0
120 Abidjan (S)        Ivo    25.75* +56%      4*     4*    14     27     0
121 Kostroma (S)       Rus    24.25  -40%      0      2      2*    85     0
122 Kuantan (S)        Mal    24.00   na       6      2      0     40     0
123 Cherepovets (S)    Rus    23.75  -51%      2     11*     6     23     0
124 Pietermaritzburg ( Sou    22.50  -28%      5      2      0     42     0
125 Sandton (S)        Sou    21.25  -89%      1      2     11     31    40
126 Texarkana (S)      USA    18.95*+441%      8*     0      0     11*    2
127 Florianopolis (MS) Bra    18.00  -65%      0      0      0     72     0
128 Paramaribo (S)     Sur    17.00* +76%      6*     1      3     10*    0
129 Kurgan (S)         Rus    15.75  -65%      7      0      1      5*    0
130 Goloka Dhama (S)   Ger    15.00*+233%      4*     1     12*     0     0
131 Rybinsk (S)        Rus    14.50  -53%      5      2      1      8     0
132 Fortaleza (MS)     Bra    11.50   na       2      5      2      6     0
133 Lusaka (MS)        Zam     8.50  -60%      1      0      5      4    30*
134 German Congregatio Ger     8.00* +33%      2      4*     0      0     0
135 Midrand (S)        Sou     4.50  -95%      0      0      0      0    45
136 Gothenburg (S)     Swe     3.00  -51%      0      3      0      0     0
137 Manaus (S)         Bra     2.25  -97%      0      0      4      1     0
138 Arkadelphia (S)    USA     1.75  -80%      0      0      2      3*    0
139 Heidelberg (MS)    Ger     1.00  -99%      0      0      2      0     0
                                    (%)Change compared          (*)New high
                                    to monthly average            this year


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                            PRABHUPADA DISCIPLES
                                 April 2016

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Prabhupada Disciples     Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Bhrgupati d      LA  USA 1941.20*+163%   356*   772*   480*   864    12
  2 Nidra dd         Den USA 1236.75  +34%   459    217*   101    205     0
  3 Gaur Sundar d    LA  USA 1111.70  -35%   512     62     35     30     7
  4 Drumila d        New USA  953.75*+216%    17*     0    852*  1975*    0
  5 Mohanasini dd    New USA  855.50  -29%   350     14*   272     22     0
  6 Visala d         Mia USA  248.00* +61%    69*    20*     0    360*    0
  7 Cakri d Dallas   Dal USA  150.25  -29%    58      0      0    101    90*
  8 Lalita dd        Ber USA   63.60*+249%    16*     6*    32*    32*   16*
  9 Shankar Pandit d Chi USA   59.75   -1%     0      0      0    239*    0
 10 Trai d           Bol Ita   45.50  -80%     8      0     59      0     0
 11 Kamalini dd      Hil USA   28.05   na      5      6     15     17     3
 12 Apurva d         Hil USA   16.20   na      3      3      6      8    22
 13 Nartaka Gopal dd Mia USA    0.50  -88%     0      0      1      0     0
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                       TOP TEN COUNTRIES (CUMULATIVE)
                          January thru April, 2016

                                   %   M-Big    Big   Medium   Small   BTGs
   Country (Temples)    Points  Change Books   Books   Books   Books   Mags
   ________________________________________________________________________

 1 India (29)          626801.35 -12% 211132   57086   45497  343055 179453
 2 United States (26)  189960.45 +13%  56101   35873   35905   86765  21625
 3 Russia, CIS (34)     82096.65  -9%  28797    8678   15358   32457    314
 4 United Kingdom (3)   28237.00 +27%   9474     767   14345    4988   1025
 5 Australia (4)        23444.30+109%   9715    1123    2836    5708    463
 6 Mexico (6)           22474.75 +43%   1721    4865   12249   32173      0
 7 Italy (8)            19742.90 +69%   5610       0   17006       0     85
 8 Brazil (9)           16517.60 -47%    988    9691    3276   12842     21
 9 Ukraine, CIS (15)    15223.50   0%   5142    1774    3805    5052      0
10 GermanyAustria (7)   13920.60 -22%   5398     724    4801       0      1
                                (%)Change compared to Jan-Apr 2015



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES (CUMULATIVE)
                          January thru April, 2016

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Temples (size)        (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Mayapur (L)   Ind 131236.50(2)  -12%  54309  10176  12786  24198      0
  2 Vrindavan (L) Ind  74157.75(4)  +43%  16645  23918      0  67799      0
  3 Mumbai-Juhu ( Ind  71113.50(3)  -27%  28062   3592   6234  33122      0
  4 Los Angeles ( USA  57982.90(4)  +13%  13308  13951  14572  39332   2969
  5 New Delhi (L) Ind  48865.15(3)  -51%  10877   3335   7446  60977  48089
  6 Tirupati (L)  Ind  44821.85(3)  -12%  14828   1792   1625  27995  27316
  7 Moscow (L)    Rus  42507.25(4)  +13%  17071   2547   6562  10149      0
  8 Pune (L)      Ind  36549.55(4)   na   14246    648   1245  20489   9024
  9 RupanugaVedic USA  33525.50(4)  +34%  11480   8394    450   3504  10705
 10 Mumbai-Chowpa Ind  28325.45(4) +130%  12527   1233    970   6007    365
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Apr 2015             last year



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                     TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION (CUMULATIVE)
                           January thru March, 2016

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Individuals           (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Puspa Gopa May Ind 26624.75(1)   na   10838    340   2095  14245      0
  2 Ajit Govin New Ind  6318.75(1)   na       0      0      0  25275      0
  3 Gaur Lila  Pun Ind  2948.50(1)   na    1468      1      0     46      0
  4 Radheshyam Pun Ind  2500.00(1) +302%      0      0      0  10000      0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                       TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS (CUMULATIVE)
                           January thru April, 2016

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Individuals           (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
    _______________________________________________________________________

  1 Bhagavat A Mum Ind 17124.75(3)  +21%   7944    140    329   3729      0
  2 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 12237.00(3)  +69%   4591    703   1491   6426      0
  3 Madhusunda New Ind 10360.00(3)  +83%   3770    340   2856   4208      0
  4 Bk Jay Khu LA  USA 10181.65(3)  +10%   2783   1672   1648   8007*  1179*
  5 Ananda Kir LA  USA  9218.85(4)   -2%   2993   1313    637   6349*   141
  6 Paramesvar RVC USA  8874.00(3)  +12%   2853   2335      4    910   6035
  7 Krishna Bh RVC USA  8421.80(3) +116%   2885   2089      3    886   3398
  8 HH Jayapat May Ind  8200.00(2)  -40%   4100      0      0      0      0
  9 Pavitra Ha New Ind  7650.00(4)   na    1850      0      0  15800      0
 10 Bk Storm   LA  USA  7448.35(4) +130%   2122   1319   1514   4281*   581
 11 Radha Krsn Mum Ind  7144.00(3)  -54%   3035    335    755   1446      0
 12 Caitanya C Nit Bra  6621.00(1)   +6%      7   6308    498    200      0
 13 Tirtha Kri Tir Ind  6556.80(3)  -44%   2420    410    404   4158    501
 14 Prema Sank LA  USA  6479.50(4) +164%   1633   1973    479   3968     90
 15 Nava Gaura Tir Ind  6463.00(3)   na    2459    372    219   4250     10
 16 HH Radhana Mum Ind  6300.00(1)   na    3150      0      0      0      0
 17 Nandananda Tir Ind  6055.35(3)  -45%   2309    287    295   3773    444
 18 Ghanashyam Syd Aus  6005.60(4)   na    2629    328    294   1088      6
 19 Gauranga P LA  USA  5750.50(4)*  na    1090*  1702*  3222*  1030      0
 20 Gokuleshwa Mum Ind  5709.00(3) +419%   2323   1000     10    232      0
 21 Kaunteya S Tir Ind  5602.25(3)   na    2128    244    185   4039      0
 22 Mayapur Ca May Ind  5437.75(2) +107%   1731   1846    190    139      0
 23 Srutakirti Bat Sri  5361.75(2)   na    2385    448*   130*   315      0
 24 Keshav Mur New Ind  5350.00(1)  -31%   1800      0      0   7000      0
 25 Narayan Pa Sha Chi  5067.25(3)*+311%   1931*   316*     0   3557*     0
 26 Nityadham  New Ind  4924.80(4)  +95%      0      0      0      0  30704*
 27 Nitya Mukt Tir Ind  4725.35(3) +349%   1943     65     75   1721    786
 28 Gaur Sunda LA  USA  4512.80(3) +585%   2092    222    148    122     23
 29 Brajananda RVC USA  4267.20(3)  +57%   1435   1226     88    470     97
 30 Banamali M May Ind  4251.75(2) +124%   1504   1050    100    575      0
 31 Bipin Biha May Ind  4211.75(2)  -11%   1550    230    913   1701      0
 32 Bhrgupati  LA  USA  4155.70(4)  -11%    829   1527    908   2052     37
 33 Saciputra  Mum Ind  4133.25(2)  -42%   1824    374     75    295      0
 34 Dharmaraja RVC USA  4036.80(3)  +96%   1263   1315     42    662     93
 35 Nidra dd   Den USA  3995.50(4)  +21%   1441    570    563   1048      0
 36 Deva Krsna RVC USA  3984.90(3)   -3%   1646    586      0    268    399
 37 Harinam Kr May Ind  3764.75(2)   na    1562     26   1082    295      0
 38 Bk Carlos  TBB USA  3686.75(4)   na     510    982   2180   2379      0
 39 Mahapuran  May Ind  3678.00(1)  -45%   1520    300     76   1200      0
 40 Raya Nitai TBB USA  3667.75(4)  +12%    286   1366*  2671   1577      0
 41 Tirtha Gov May Ind  3585.00(2)  +69%    800    626   2352    732      0
 42 Sitanath d Ujj Ind  3521.25(4)   na     566*  1222   1423   1823      0
 43 Revati Ram Tir Ind  3511.25(2)   na    1416     97     95   2139      0
 44 Gaur Lila  Pun Ind  3457.00(3)   na    1724      8      1      2      0
 45 Advaita Si Ujj Ind  3456.75(4)  -22%   1156    844    399    405      0
 46 Dasya Prem RVC USA  3410.80(3)  +15%   1264    690    143    214    678
 47 Nilacala N Tir Ind  3347.30(3) +335%      0      0      0      0   9020
 48 Tusta Ram  May Ind  3294.50(2) +733%   1456    206    170    366      0
 49 Bk Carlos  Gai USA  3271.75(3)  +27%   1044    793    222   1119      0
 50 Mohanasini New USA  3260.75(3)  -39%   1316     36   1069    233      0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Apr 2015             last year

Preaching program and Rathayatra in the town of Dnipropetrovsk, …
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Preaching program and Rathayatra in the town of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine’s fourth largest city (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: O Hari-nama! The tips of the toes of Your lotus feet are constantly being worshiped by the glowing radiance emanating from the string of gems know as the Upanisads, the crown jewels of all the Vedas. You are eternally adored by liberated souls such as Narada and Sukadeva. On Hari-nama! I take complete shelter of You. (Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 4.71 Purport)
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Spiritual Lessons From Flying
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Hare KrishnaBy Suvarna Radhika Devi Dasi

There is one more aspect of spirituality that matches taking a flight. There we are on the plane, looking out the window, watching the fluffy white clouds float by. The flight attendants are charming, and give us what we want with a smile. To pass the time we read or nap or chat with our neighbor. Then the attendant announces, “Kindly prepare for landing.” Then we wonder, “Oh, two hours has already passed? I didn’t even notice!” Time is ticking and death fast approaching an inevitable, unstoppable force. We cannot afford to be complacent. We cannot be distracted by the false sense of happiness we sometimes feel. We must take up spiritual practice seriously and urgently so we can remember Krishna at the time of death. Otherwise we will find ourselves lying on our deathbed, looking back at yet another fruitless life, where we have achieved only temporary material successes and failures. We may think, “Sixty years have passed and I didn’t even notice!” Continue reading "Spiritual Lessons From Flying
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Boat Festival at Rajapur
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Following the tradition of Jagannath’s boat festival at Narendra Sarovar at Puri, where Lord Jagannath enjoys water pastimes for 21 days of Chandan yatra, at Rajapur, which is non-different from Puri dhama, we celebrated Jagannath Boat festival for 2 days. At the small pukur in front of Simantini mata temple, Sri Jagannath, Baladeva &Subhadra devi […]

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Scandinavian Bhakti Sangam Festival
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Honorable Speakers & Kirtaniyas for 2016 Festival:

http://www.bhaktisangam.net/

18th – 24th of July 2016
(the 17th of July as arrival day)
​at Almviks gard farm and village community, Sweden
Saturday, 23rd of July – Holy Name Day –
​a whole day dedicated to kirtan;
24th of July – Maha Harinam in Stockholm!
Welcome!

The process of Krishna consciousness brings about a very dynamic and ongoing transformation – a transformation of our life and ourselves. Spiritual life is ever increasing – there are always new insights to gain and new discoveries to make.

Lord Chaitanya compares a devotee to an expert gardener, who cultivates the Bhakti Lata with care and attention throughout his entire life to one day harvest the fruit of pure love to Krishna. For our Bhakti Lata to grow healthy and strong it is of the greatest importance to regularly turn towards sources of nourishment and fresh inspiration in order to deepen our faith in the process of devotional service. It is like the fertilizer, which the expert gardener regularly adds to the soil.

And a source of such nourishment and inspiration is provided by the Bhakti Sangam Festival, where devotees come together and develop relationships on the basis of hearing Krishna Katha from advanced Sadhus, and chant the Holy Name together.

In CC, Madhya 3, 203 Srila Prabhupada is giving us the direct instruction to conduct such festivals:

“If one has the proper means and wealth, he should occasionally invite the devotees of Lord Caitanya who are engaged in preaching all over the world and hold a festival at home simply by distributing prasadam and talking about Krishna during the day and holding congregational chanting for at least three hours in the evening. This procedure must be adopted in all centers of the Krishna consciousness movement.”

Please join us for this joyful event and help us to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s instruction in this regard. Thus we will always be enlivened to chant the Holy Name, hear Krishna Katha and remember the Lord while cooperating with each other in harmony and devotion.

BGIS School requires urgently a High School English Teacher
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BHAKTIVEDANTA GURUKULA & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Founder Acharya H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

IMMEDIATE OPENING
School requires urgently a High School English Teacher for classes 11th & 12th. ISC Board. Qualified candidates please apply.

Remuneration will be based on qualification and experience.
Please submit your resume at BGIS Reception office or you can send your resume/s to bgis1081@gmail.com

Dept of Admin
BGIS, Vrindavan

The 2016 One Day Walk Across Detroit, Usa (Album with photos)…
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The 2016 One Day Walk Across Detroit, Usa (Album with photos)
Jambavan Dasa: The “Walk Across Detroit” was first conceived five years ago by myself, Jambavan Dasa, and my dear friend,Yugala Kishora Prabhu, as a pilgrimage meant to increase our dependence on the Lord. When we walked out that door on the first year, we didn’t bring any food, money, or even a cell phone with us. We simply left the house with the desire to remove all that was superfluous in life in order to better live in the moment with the world around us. Since that time, it has grown larger with each passing year, but that same spirit of faith, dependence, and humility is there. During the walk, we also strive to call out to Lord Gaurasundara to remove all that is superfluous within our heart so that we can be better prepared to serve him throughout the coming year. It is, in essence, a pilgrimage, and one which we are finding yields tremendous realizations if engaged in sincerely.
Concomitant with our pilgrimage for internal development, is also an opportunity to reach out to others in order to share with them the beauty of Krishna consciousness. As such, we engage in kirtana as we walk down the streets of Detroit and we speak with whoever comes out to talk with us. In fact, this year a few people even came up to us requesting literature, which we in turn gladly handed over to them. Each year we also have many appreciative people who come up and thank us for just walking through their neighborhood. Many times these people live in such distressed conditions filled with poverty that they are simply thankful that someone would take the time to walk down their street and bring them a message of hope and solace. Although we may not necessarily state that this is our intent as we make our way down their block, it is clearly felt within the hearts of these people.
The walk is also an opportunity to learn more about the City of Detroit itself. As we wind through the streets of the Motor City, I stop at certain historic locations in order to tell my fellow walkers more about the buildings, neighborhoods, etc. which we see along the way. For example, this year we visited the Del Ray neighborhood, including the historic Fort Wayne, as well as the magnificent Guardian Building, which is located downtown. In this way, those who preach in the City of Detroit are able to better understand the people and the place with whom they are trying to connect with.
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3 Days Bhagavata Katha in P.J.High school, Wada, Mumbai (Album…
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3 Days Bhagavata Katha in P.J.High school, Wada, Mumbai (Album with photos)
Given by H.G. Sanat Kumar Prabhu. Above 400 people attended the program.
Srila Prabhupada: The Absolute Truth is Sri Krishna, and loving devotion to Sri Krishna exhibited in pure love of Godhead is always achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all bliss. (Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 1.96)
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Sadbhuja Gauranga – Chandan Yatra Day 15
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Sarvabhauma saw the Lord’s six armed form as more effulgent than millions of suns. He was wonderstruck and joyfully said “today I have captured the thief who had stolen my heart! O Lord, now please grant me undeviating devotion at Your lotus feet. May my heart, like a bumblebee become deeply attracted to Your lotus […]

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TOVP e-Newsletter #8 – May – August 2016. Plans For 2016, New…
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TOVP e-Newsletter #8 - May - August 2016.
Plans For 2016, New TOVP Phone App Goes Live, Appreciation for Krsna Kumar prabhu and His Family, TOVP Construction Update, Progress Report on Finishing Work, Coffered Ceiling Mock Up, First Segment of West Wing Kalash Installation, Reinforcing the Domes, Art, Architecture and Design, The TOVP Masterplan, The Making of the Acharyas, TOVP ISKCON of Tomorrow, New TOVP Pictorial Video Update, U.S. TOVP Office Grand Opening, TOVP Report From Russia, ILS Conference Donation, Leaders Speak Out, Mayapur Book Download, ISKCON 50th Anniversary Video, New Photos.
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​Gita 10.12 – Krishna is transcendence beyond transcendence
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Gita verse-by-verse podcast


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