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Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama.
Five rare wooden sculptural masks made in India—recently acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York—will be highlighted in the special exhibition Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama, opening at the Met on December 19. Worn by actors in dramatic plays that were presented during religious festivals in southern India, the masks represent a largely unrecorded category of late medieval devotional art from India. The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund. The appearances of Vishnu in many guises, known as avatars, are most famously celebrated in his Ten Avatars (Dasavatar).
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Gita Jayanti 2015 @Gedung Ksirarnawa Art Centre Denpasar Bali (Album with photos)
Gita Jayanti celebrates the appearance day of the Bhagavad-gita. In the year 2015, this sacred event was celebrated in Bali, Indonesia on the 20th of December at the prestigious Bali Art Center. The Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna by Lord Sri Krsna on the battlefield of Kuruksetra (in present day Haryana, India) approximately 5000 years ago. On this day, ISKCON in Indonesia actively hosts events that promote the philosophy and culture of the holy Gita through dance, drama, food and traditional chanting. Honorable guests from the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia and other instances are present to celebrate.
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Last Push for the UK Sankirtan devotees who try to reach the goal of 100.000 books distributed during the December marathon.
Sutapa Das: The finish line is in sight - now the marathon runners close their eyes, shut out all other thoughts, and draw on every last bit of energy - all the hard work culminates here! 88,000 reached - we need 12,000 books distributed in 2 days! Its the last push…
Special thanks for the “100k Effort” goes to Tanmay prabhu. For the last month, he has been offloading pallets, giving out books, updating the thermometer, and running around all day facilitating the book distributors. Over 40,000 books must have passed through his trusty hands! Always smiling, no complaints. Tanmay prabhu - you’re the best!
And for that matter, we would like to thank all the devotees doing ‘background services’ (driving, cooking, covering services) to facilitate the devotees distributing books. Without you, the marathon doesn’t happen. Thank you, thank you, thank you

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December 23. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada has said that each person is ultimately alone, like a pilot in a one-man airplane. This will be made clear to us at the time of death when we have to “fly our own plane.” Then we will want to surrender ourselves fully to Prabhupada and Krishna. Then there will be no relief in medicines, when the body itself, which seemed to be our friend and shelter, will not be able to sustain us. Worldly pleasures and possessions will lose their taste. Now is the time to prepare. Later, our ability to think of Krishna and Prabhupada will be impaired. Telling memories of Prabhupada is for now, when we are looking for subject matter for hearing and reading, and when we are capable of it. The living being is so lively and curious that if he doesn’t hear of the pure devotee, he will hear something else. So Prabhupada meditation is a way to keep the mind fixed at the lotus feet of the pure devotees.
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The Cost of Love
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"Okay Maddalena, we love you. We're praying for you," I said. I gave one last wave. My future mother-in-law was lying on a hospital bed, dressed in a blue gown. She smiled, but I could see the tense lines around her eyes.

Maddalena waved back with her fingers. "It'll be over soon," she said. "Then we're done."

Rick and I left the hospital and walked out into the gray, windy, and rainy day. The surgery would take several hours to complete, as well as recovery time to wake up from the anesthesia. We would return when the surgery was complete.

The thought flitted across my mind: Maddalena would love to be greeted with flowers when she woke up from surgery. Maybe we could go to the store and buy some.

When we got home, thought, I got absorbed in work and lost track of time. After hours had passed, I glanced at the clock and my heart sunk - oh dear, much too late to go to a florist shop.

Rick and I put on our shoes and walked out the front door. I saw that Maddalena's hibiscus bush was blooming brilliantly, almost in defiance of such a gloomy day. The giant orange flowers twirled playfully, their centers a bright red, their stamens reaching out as if to say, "Hello!"

It is described that the flower represents Krishna's, or God's, smiling face. Maybe that's why we smile when we see them. I smiled and picked a hibiscus.

When Rick and I reached the hospital, I put the flower into a paper cup and filled it with water from the tap. We waited a long time, anxiously checking the computer screen to see when Maddalena would be ready for visitors.

At long last, we were ushered over by the doctor to discuss her condition - she was doing very well. Soon after a nurse guided us to Maddalena's unit. Rick entered first, and he held her hand. She spoke softly, her movements heavy.

Then she turned to me, and when she saw the flower, a smile blossomed on her face. I was struck by the sudden light that shone from her eyes. "Oh! You brought me a flower! How beautiful!" I sensed she knew exactly where this flower had come from, but it didn't seem to matter that she had grown the flower herself. I handed her the paper cup and she beamed. She then had me place the cup on the little hospital table.

Maddalena is a woman of great spirit and also movement. Not to be slowed down by an intensive surgery, she insisted on getting dressed in her own clothes right then, and with a call for a wheelchair to assist her out of the hospital, we were ready to go. "Where's my flower?" She inquired. "Bring my flower,"

I dutifully brought the flower.

When we got home, I helped Maddalena climb the stairs to her room to rest. When she was lying down in bed, she said, "Bring my flower, put it here,"

So I brought up her flower and placed it on her nightstand. I placed her cool hand in mine and sang to her prayers for protection, then gently slipped away.

In the ancient scripture the Bhagavad Gita, God says that one need only offer Him a leaf, flower, piece of fruit, or water with love, and He will accept it. This is the definition of bhakti, or loving devotion. I had given Maddalena a flower from her own bush, in a paper cup. And yet she saw the little drop of love with which that flower was offered, and that is what she treasured. Her heart was deeply moved by this flower, she had smiled, and her spirits had lifted because she had felt my love for her.

God can be satisfied with a crown of diamonds. He can be satisfied with a wildflower. He could be satisfied with a single drop of water. All that it takes is a drop of our own love, to offer what He already owns back to Him, and God's heart is satisfied. Amazing. The creator of the universe is satisfied by a wildflower.

This is bhakti. Bhakti costs nothing.

Love costs nothing.

Nothing.

I believe that bhakti is the expression of the heart, the soul. Bhakti is so simple, so breathtakingly, sublimely simple.


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Sunday, December 20th, 2015
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Sunday, December 20th, 2015
Honolulu, Hawaii

No Billboards

Radha bit me today.

Radha is the name of the parrot who is lovingly being looked after by her owner, Narahari. My finger just got too close to her as I was trying to be friendly. She lives at home with Narahari, a haven of a place with tropical gardens, Koi goldfish fountains, and an exotic home with an Indonesian touch. Narahari has been doing 700 marriages a year at this house of his, which is also a tourist attraction. If you’re getting a marriage solemnized here, just stay away from Radha, who is very pretty to look at with his blood-red feathers.

Now, just across the road, and with a few meters walk, you land yourself on the beach known as Hale’iwa Alii. It was here that our guru, Srila Prabhupada, touched the ocean in the early 70’s, got wet, and splashed himself. Just down the street called Laumilo at number 911, he did spend some days. You can consider this area a place of pilgrimage.

Narahari was relaying this information to Gurudev, Madhan, and I, while we were taking a stroll over the sand. We were actually going to sail today, but high winds restricted us from making the journey to Gilligan’s Island.

Being Sunday, the globally known Hare Krishna Sunday Feast was held at the Iskcon center, where I was asked to speak. My chosen verse was 9.2 from the Gita, and, since tomorrow is the anniversary of the Gita being spoken, which coincidentally falls on the winter solstice this year, it was deemed appropriate to explain how this dialogue brought forth Krishna’s sublime wisdom as the raja-vidya, the king of knowledge.

What else can be said of Hawaii? Well, you have exquisite beaches, moderate weather, rainbows, pineapple groves, mild people, and finally, no billboards! It’s illegal to have one. That makes it like heaven.

May the Source be with you!

0 km (except for a short beach stroll).

Saturday, December 19th, 2015
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Saturday, December 19th, 2015
Haleiwa, Hawaii

Being Saturday

Madan was kind to drive me to the place where I left off from the day before, at Pearl City Mall. From there it became a series of complex ramps leading to highways that became part of my route for the day. Because it was 4:30 AM, and it’s a Saturday, these tight ramps were passable. Eventually, I made it to Highway 99, and while still dark (and raining), a Hawaiian fellow stopped and offered a ride. I responded the usual way.

“Thanks so much, I’m a monk, and I’m walking to promote pilgrimage....” One hour later, and he came back with a bag of goodies, including banana bread and M&Ms. He stopped and held up quite a back log of traffic. He was determined to please.

I encountered a bit more of the same. One after the other, motorists stopped to offer rides, and of course, I had to courteously decline, and they would go on their merry way. Being Saturday, I believe people generally carry a more chilled out mood.

It was actually a tree that also demonstrated charity. This was a guava tree situated along the side of the road. I recognized it as such for there being a single piece of fruit that lie under it. It was hard to detect any more fruit hanging from the tree, I just had a wish to have one undamaged fruit to try. It would be nice for a refresher. At that moment, a sizeable guava fell from a high branch, landed on the soft grass below, and rolled its way right to my feet. Yes, it was mystical, and yes, it tasted fine, sweet and succulent.

Madan and I made it to the north shore after 6 ½ hours of my walking on Oahu Island, passing many pineapple groves. We then took a swim close to where all the surfers do their thing. As I’ve experienced in the past, walking and swimming go hand in hand. Our final destination was at the home of Vrindavan Das, who hails from Bengal, and in his home, he has an elaborate altar set up. I consider that- a 32 mile trek from Honolulu in the south, up to the north shore- to be an actual pilgrimage, since it entailed going from one temple to another.

May the Source be with you!

20 miles /32 km


Friday, December 18th, 2015
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
Pearl City, Hawaii

Walking Hawaii

My godbrother, Narahari, could understand 100% what I was talking about when I mentioned hip issues while walking for hours along the road’s slant. He said, “It’s like the beach, it affects your hips and knees. We’re getting too old for that.” He’s 67, I’m four years behind. But even a young spring chicken of a fellow could feel the challenge on his skeleton walking along the slant of a river or the slant of a beach.

Fortunately today, on a snap decision to go on a moderate marathon walk, the trail through the guts of Honolulu– industrial, residential, and even the dwellings of homeless people under bridges, was relatively flat.

I managed with the assistance of Madhan, and a support vehicle, to make it through a 12 mile stretch. Moving along the northern edge of Pearl Harbor Base, and up to Pearl City Mall. The people, I find, are generally mild and timid, but respectful, and as what would be expected, the youth are wired up to ‘listen in’ and be ‘zoned out’. In the evening, our planned outdoor kirtan at Waikiki Beach was cancelled due to high winds and rain. In its stead, our group of devotees gathered to read, as I charaded out the story of Krishna and Princess Rukmini’s elopement. A passage that really grounded us was a statement by author, Srila Prabhupada, wherein he says, “A peaceful mind is the basis for becoming truthful, clean, equipoised, self controlled, and tolerant.”

May the Source be with you!

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Thursday, December 17th, 2015
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Thursday, December 17th, 2015
Honolulu, Hawaii

By The Sands

Madan Gopal, originally from Oklahoma, had settled down here on the island of Oahu. He was kind enough to drive me to the south shore where we could enjoy a brief walk to Magic Island, which is actually a peninsula. The distance wasn’t much, as the divine pressures of time propelled us to make it for the 7:30 darshan at the temple.

Later in the day, Gurudev and Madan drove us to the island’s far western corner, where a famed lighthouse is situated. There we hit the sand allowing ourselves to be by the ocean’s waves, which swept up a number of those blue bottle jellyfish. The blue bottle bear this toxic, nematocysts that sting you and leave a paralyzed feeling. I know little about the blue bottle, but I’ve seen them in the water in Durbanwith their long tentacles. It reminds me of the numerous sea creatures that are actually a bit dangerous.

It is awesome how there is this diversity of living entities that populate the water and the world, some of which come across as seemingly hateful. Perhaps human beings excel in this area. There is the statement by Nikola Tesla, inventor of many things, who said, “If your hate could be turned into electricity, it could light up the world.”

On the brighter side, Gurudev had hosted a number of people to his home, where he asked that I speak about a number of experiences on the road. In the group was Balabhadra, renowned for his sustaining cows and training oxen. He flew from his home in Floridato see his mom who just turned 100. A letter was sent from Obama’s office congratulating her.

May the Source be with you!

4 km


Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
Burnaby/Honolulu

Near To Heaven

I’m now en route to Hawaiiand it is by way of air travel. Actually, it’s Air Canada that is my carrier. It appears to be a new aircraft, a 7-something-7. Passengers are noting the spacious leg room. There’s no screens, which is probably good. You may rent an iPad, if you want. The meal is optional and you pay for that as well. All payment is done by credit card, which rules me out. It ended up being a fully capacitated but quiet flight. Hey, we can all do with a little more shanty, peace, right?

I took a good amount of time to reading “Journal of Vaishnava Studies”, which is probably my favorite of all reads; outside of Bhaktivedanta Book Trust material. I also managed to secure a copy of the “Globe and Mail” newspaper to catch up on the world scene. There was a whole spread on the truth and reconciliation of native children in Canadian residential schools, and the government’s response towards amending. It got me quite emotional looking at pictures of the kids who lead very disturbed lives, beginning with being taken away from their parents. These tragedies went on from the late 1800’s to 1996.

I was greeted by Gurudev Allin of Honoluluafter the plane touched down. Family and friends of his were kind to drive me to the local Iskcon temple; which just went through a major battle fumigating termites. Even Hawaiiis not heaven.

One strong feature about life in the material world – there’s bugs everywhere.

May the Source be with you!

5 km


Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Burnaby, British Columbia

Do Monks Eat Pizza?

Do monks eat pizza? Answer is yes, in our order, we do. Do monks take sweets? I
confess – sometimes. Do monks partake in samosas? Most definitely.

When it comes to eating I do not break rules, but there is one condition, the menu must be prasadam; food offered to Krishna. ‘Consecrated’ would be the word. We talked a little bit about the process of consecration, that is, food transformation, at the home of Jaya Sachi Suta and Julan Yatra, a very nice mature couple of siblings that hail from Fiji. They also ended up being the cooks to the meal that we enjoyed.

In addition to the above mentioned items on the menu I relished the juice, something called 'sour sop,' a macaroni salad, and tomato soup, as well as tamarind and coriander dips. It was a killer of a meal. This couple always spoils me. Other guests were there also.

For more information about a monk’s lifestyle in Krishna Consciousness, it really has much to do with eating, sleeping, meeting, and defending.

Now when we meet, whether it be amongst monks, lay members, or newcomers, we usually open a book and read something enlightening. I took the liberty at the gathering to pull off the shelf, Canto 1 of the text ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’ to the chapter, ‘Questions by the Sages’. The passage I read and discussed spoke of the hunger to the hearing of Krishna’s pastimes. The passage read much like a description of a succulent meal. The ‘pastimes’ were described as ‘sweet’ and ‘relishable’.

So, I got to thinking, that sacred verses or sacred passages are like a feast of a delectable magnitude.

May the Source be with you!

6 km

 

Favorite Prayer
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The other day a devotee asked me what is my favorite prayer from our Vaisnava scriptures. I replied with the following verse by Narada Muni, who was requesting a benediction from Lord Krsna. In service to my spiritual master, I would like to follow in his footsteps. “O swan gliding in the lakes of the [...]

Monday, December 14th, 2015
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Monday, December 14th, 2015
White Rock, British Columbia

Bird to Human

A young nursing student, Kuvera by name, and I, took to a trail that leads you to the Fraser River. It was dark at 5:30 AM but somehow Kuvera spotted the feather crane perched on a tree's branch and overlooking the creek. Instantaneously, he reminded me of a yogi in deep meditation, although more probably he was in slumber. At the sound of our footsteps and hushed words of his acknowledgement, he turned his neck and kept that eye on us revealing his proud beak.

We felt that the area is his turf and from that higher elevation he could be most observant over the space, including any meal that might make its way, in swimming format, from down below. He was inspirational to see there in solitary serenity; an admirable state of focus.

I made a visit to see a god-sister, Padyavali, who is spending her days in a seniors' home. Three of us guys, Kripanidhi, Manu, and I, spent some time with her and she really came across in the spunkiest and most jovial mood. We shared in a boisterous time in our corner of the lunch room. I believe she really needed the attention. After all, we may be spiritual, but there is also a call to be human. There's time to be a crane, but not all day long.

Time was also spent in visiting members of the community who will remain as such when given attention. It is an obligation, a privilege, and an honor.

The last installment of visitations was held at the weekly 'Holy Cow Kirtan' session in Vancouver, where we engaged people in kirtan and dance. I'm blessed to be part of a movement that offers a balance of introspection and joy.

May the Source be with you!

7 km

 

Sunday, December 13th, 2015
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Sunday, December 13th, 2015
Burnaby, British Columbia

Sunday in Burnaby

I had done a quota of minimal kilometres but now it was time to sit down. It was 6:10pm during the Sunday Open House at the Burnabytemple, and such is the customary time for a delivery of words from “The Gita”. The crowds are not very big at this time and, like most temples that I’ve seen in Canada, the US, and practically all over the world, the volume of people goes on the rise closer to feast time.

In any event I sat down at the special asana referred to as the vyasasan, designated for the speaker. I sang the standard song of devotion “Jaya Radha Madhava”. Then I opened to the page in Bhagavad Gita, 7:13, and began to read the powerful words from the purport authored by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

“The whole world is enchanted by the three modes of material nature... Every living entity under the influence of material nature has a particular type of body and a particular type of psychological and biological activities accordingly... Although life is temporary and we do not know what we are going to be in the next life, by the spell of this illusory energy we consider ourselves in terms of this bodily conception of life, and we thus think that we are American, Indian, Russian, or brahmana, Hindu, Muslim, etc.”

On the basis of this message we were able to convey something that allowed people to listen, to process, and then it’s up to them- to act or not act- as all souls have their free will.

May the Source be with you!

4 km

 

Cast Iron Factory Located in Kolkata
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As research continues, we always try to find the best materials for the TOVP construction work. Sometimes they come from Europe, South America and other faraway places. But other times we find them locally, right here in West Bengal.

Sadbhuja prabhu recently visited an iron factory in Kolkata. The factory has been operating for over 100 years and they have more than 600 workers! They also export to many other countries. In the photos we can see samples of cast iron work that the factory has produced.

[See image gallery at tovp.org]

Casting iron is a very versatile technique, as one can create any design at any size and thickness. The possibilities are truly endless.

[See image gallery at tovp.org]

The peacock design in the photo is the first sample of cast iron that will be used for the TOVP, specifically on the Prabhupada Bridge.

[See image gallery at tovp.org]

In general, the process of producing cast iron pieces is part of the finishing work of the TOVP.

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Jayadev @ Mantra Lounge – December 2015 (11 min video) Jayadev…
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Jayadev @ Mantra Lounge - December 2015 (11 min video)
Jayadev and the crew from Scotland brought the Mantra Choir to Mantra Lounge for our festive special on Friday evening, and it was incredible!! See the video for yourself here…. https://goo.gl/dE6ibi
You still have a chance to be part of the ‘Virtual Mantra Choir’ by taking a short clip of yourself and submitting it BEFORE New Years Eve 2015! Don’t miss out, see Mantra Choir for further details!!

The Perfection of Reading the Bhagavad-gita
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Hare Krishna

“If you simply remember how Krishna is teaching Arjuna and Arjuna is hearing—if you simply remember the picture—that is sufficient. Even if you think that you cannot read. Because after all, we have to become Krishna conscious. We don’t have to become a learned man to argue with another learned man. If it is possible, we can do that. But it does not make any difference if I cannot argue with others or if I cannot teach very nicely Bhagavad-gita to others. Simply if I remember this picture, that is perfection. Because we have to become Krishna conscious. We have to simply think of Krishna. You think in any way. That is your perfection. Smartavyah satatam visnuh [Padma Purana]. This is the injunction. You have to think of Visnu always. This is samadhi; this is meditation; this is yoga siddhi, perfection of yoga.


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Sailing to Jambudwipa
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By Mayesvara dasa

The Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur, West Bengal, India (presently well under construction as of December 2015), is an attempt to depict the map of the Universe according to the ancient Vedic literature, primarily the Fifth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam as translated and presented by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Canto 1, chapter 5, verse 11 of Srimad-Bhagavatam predicts that this literature will bring about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization
(janatagha-viplavo). To this end, the Mayapur Vedic Planetarium, which is based on the Srimad Bhagavatam’s cosmography, is one of Srila Prabhupada’s main projects to counteract the prevailing materialistic world view of life and the cosmos.

The Srimad-Bhagavatam’s depiction of the universe,however, immediately creates a clash of world-views that most people may prefer to avoid, and that includes many of the followers of the Vedas who either don’t understand, or can’t conceptualize the Srimad-Bhagavatam’s depiction of Earth and its relation to the greater universe. We have all grown up with an image of Earth as a rotating ball in space, and we’re pretty happy with that. But how did we get that image and conception of a globe into our heads? Is the globe-shaped Earth an authentic image, and is the Earth truly a round planet rotating in space around the sun? Will it come to be, that one of the most earth-shattering events in our life is the discovery of the real nature of Earth itself? What will the Mayapur Vedic planetarium reveal? To quote from the Book of Revelations, a Christian book of prophecy:

And I saw a new heaven and a new Earth, for the first heaven and the first Earth were passed away (Rev 21.1)

Will the Mayapur Vedic Planetarium reveal a new looking Earth? Or will it look like the one that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) has been presenting ever since the first photographs of Earth taken in 1969, reputedly taken from outer space as the Apollo spacecraft made its way to the moon? This subject can be of interest to all of us; not only because we certainly ought to know the location and shape of the Earth that we live on, but also because the position and shape of the Earth has wider implications in regard to the world views we will adopt, created by either a materialistic or transcendental perspective. We have on our hands a clash of world-views that is truly mind-blowing. *Sailing to Jambudwipa; The Mayapur Vedic Planetarium and the Flat Earth According to Srimad Bhagavatam* can be found in the link below:

http://krishna.ie/images/docs/sailing-to-jambudwipa-20151221-2006.pdf

The Perfection of Reading the Bhagavad-gita
Giriraj Swami

Krishna_Speaking_the_Bhagavad-gita_to_ArjunaOne year on Gita Jayanti, the day on which Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, I heard a talk in which Srila Prabhupada spoke about the perfection of reading the Gita.

“When Lord Chaitanya was traveling in South India, in a big temple, Ranganatha temple, He went to see the Deity, and He saw one brahmana was reading Bhagavad-gita. And people were joking with him, ‘Oh, Mr. Brahmana, how you are reading Bhagavad-gita?’ Because they were neighbors, they knew that this brahmana was illiterate, and he was studying Bhagavad-gita. So they were joking. But the brahmana did not care about them. He was taking the book and in his own way he was reading. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu saw this incident. He came to the brahmana. He asked the brahmana, ‘My dear brahmana, what you are reading?’ The brahmana could understand, ‘This person is not joking with me; he is serious.’ So he explained, ‘My dear sir, I am reading Bhagavad-gita. Unfortunately, I am illiterate. I do not know even the alphabet.’ ‘Why you are reading Bhagavad-gita?’ So he said, ‘My spiritual master knows that I am illiterate, but still, he has asked me to read Bhagavad-gita. What can I do? Therefore I have taken this book. I am simply seeing. I do not know how to read.’ ‘Oh, that’s all right. You cannot read. But I see that you are crying. How you are crying, if you are not reading?’ ‘Yes, I am crying. Of course, there is cause.’ ‘What is that?’ ‘As soon as I take this Bhagavad-gita, I remember Krishna. Krishna is sitting as driver and Arjuna is hearing. I have heard the story. I know something of the instruction but cannot read. So as soon as I take this book, this picture comes before me and I simply think how Krishna is nice that He has become a charioteer of His devotee. He is so great. Still, He has accepted a menial service of His devotee. This gives me so much pleasure that I cry.’ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu embraced him, ‘Your Bhagavad-gita reading is perfect. You have taken the essence.’

“If you simply remember how Krishna is teaching Arjuna and Arjuna is hearing—if you simply remember the picture—that is sufficient. Even if you think that you cannot read. Because after all, we have to become Krishna conscious. We don’t have to become a learned man to argue with another learned man. If it is possible, we can do that. But it does not make any difference if I cannot argue with others or if I cannot teach very nicely Bhagavad-gita to others. Simply if I remember this picture, that is perfection. Because we have to become Krishna conscious. We have to simply think of Krishna. You think in any way. That is your perfection. Smartavyah satatam visnuh [Padma Purana]. This is the injunction. You have to think of Visnu always. This is samadhi; this is meditation; this is yoga siddhi, perfection of yoga.

“One who has learned to think of Krishna always, he is already on the perfectional stage. Aradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim [Narada Pancaratra]. If one has come to this stage, just to understand Krishna to be the great, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he’s a surrendered soul: ‘Krishna, whatever You like You do. I am surrendered.’ This is aradhana. Then he isn’t required to undergo any austerities or penance. His everything is finished. And naradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim. And if he does not come to this stage, his so-called scholarship, learned argument, this or that—all nonsense, finished. Useless. One has to come to this stage. Therefore Lord Chaitanya embraced the brahmana: ‘Yes, your study of Bhagavad-gita is perfect.’ Because one has to come to this stage, thinking of Krishna always.

“So, that is the perfection. Krishna and gopis. They were cowherd girls. Their father, mother, they were only ordinary village [people], keeping cows. That’s all. What was their education? They were not Vedantists. But they learned to love Krishna. That was their qualification. And Chaitanya Mahaprabhu certifies, ramya kacid upasana vraja-vadhu-vargena ya kalpita: ‘Oh, there is no better worship than that which was contemplated by the gopis.’ They did not know what is Krishna, but they loved Krishna. That’s all. They loved Krishna. Because Krishna was God or Krishna was something great? No. Their natural affection was for Krishna. They could not stay even for a moment without seeing Krishna. That was their qualification. This is Krishna consciousness.

“So, one has to come to perfect Krishna consciousness some way or other. That is perfection. We have presented so many formulas. Why? Not that the formulas are important, but the formulas will help me to remember Krishna always. Just like you are going to sell our magazines. So this magazine selling or taking some contribution is not our business. Our business is that we are spreading Krishna consciousness; people are hearing something about Krishna. And because we are helping, we are also hearing. We are also benefiting. When you speak to somebody about Krishna, then I hear also Krishna. Sravanam kirtanam. The first preliminary steps, hearing and chanting, are going on. So in this way we shall take all opportunities so that twenty-four hours, whether awakened or sleeping, we shall always think of Krishna. That is perfection. This chanting means always remembering Krishna—Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. I am cooking for Krishna, I am typing for Krishna, I am going to preach for Krishna, I’m distributing Back to Godhead for Krishna. In this way, always remember Krishna; that’s all. That will make you perfect.”

—Giriraj Swami

2 positions sought for ISKCON South London
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Role – Congregational Youth Minister

ISKCON South London is looking for candidates who are able to work and help growing the temple membership and temple activities. Brief Job descriptions are as follows:

Congregational Youth Minister – candidate has to work as a Pastoral care to youth of the Congregation with aim to develop and increase our temple’s youth membership, maintain strict sadhana (Morning Worship, Chanting 16 Round of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra daily, following Four Regulative Principles: No Illicit sex, No Gambling, No Meat Eating, No Intoxication). As well as any other duties as required to support the temple, Candidate has to make sure that temple cleanliness is maintained to a high standard.

Working Hours – Candidate has to work for 40 hours including weekends.

Pay – What we will give you – We will provide you accommodation in our newly renovated premises and with Prasad together with a clothing allowance. You will also get £200 per month.

If you are interested please email me your details on nnd.kds@gmail.com or call on

0044 (0)7545 318772

Your servant

NabhiNandan Das

Role – Pujari with Pastoral duties

Duties – Pujari with Pastoral duties– candidate has to serve as a Pujari at the temple and also work as a Pastoral care to the community with aim to develop and increase our temple’s congregation, maintain strict sadhana (Morning Worship, Chanting 16 Round of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra daily, following Four Regulative Principles: No Illicit sex, No Gambling, No Meat Eating, No Intoxication). As well as any other duties as required to support the temple, Candidate has to make sure that temple cleanliness is maintained to a high standard.

Working Hours – Candidate has to work for 40 hours including weekends.

Pay – We will provide you accommodation in our newly renovated premises and with Prasad together with a clothing allowance. You will also get £200 per month.

If you are interested please email me your details on nnd.kds@gmail.com or call on

0044 (0) 7545 318772

Your servant

NabhiNandan Das

First Ratha Yatra in Tanggamus, Lampung, Indonesia
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By Hari Narayana Das

Kota Agung is a small town located in Tanggamus, Lampung. Being the capital, it is also the most important city in Lampung. Situated at the foot of Mount Tanggamus and nearby the Gulf Coast Semaka it stands as a beautiful location for tourists. At present there are no devotees living in Tanggamus. Those who do live in Lampung, live in the ‘Gita Nagari Baru’ farm community established by HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, a five hours drive from Tanggamus!

Devotees in Indonesia received an invitation from the Tanggamus Government a few weeks prior, requesting to hold a Ratha Yatra festival there. The Government were to hold a public festival called ‘Teluk Semaka’ on the 21st Of November. The aim of the festival was to promote tourism and cultural diversity in Lampung. Devotees were ecstatic upon receiving the news and immediately made arrangements to head to Lampung. It was definitely the Lord’s mercy upon the residents of Kota Agung giving them an opportunity to come in contact with Krsna Consciousness.

”Nothing is impossible for the Supreme Lord, but all His actions are wonderful for us, and thus He is always beyond the range of our conceivable limits” SP SB 1.8.16 Purport

The journey to Kota Agung through Mount Tanggamus was not the easiest. Most devotees arrived from other parts of Indonesia the day before the festival. The chariot team assembled the Lord’s cart in the city garden.

The next morning, Jagannath, along with Baladeva and Subhadra arrived along with a group of enthusiastic devotees. Final bits and pieces were put together and all was good to go. At 11.00am devotees gathered in front of Their Lordships and arati was performed. The sun shone brightly creating a peaceful atmosphere for all. Kirtan was then sung until the parade began. At 3pm, devotees pulled the chariot to the local fields, the starting point of the parade. Many locals were surprised as they had never seen Jagannath or Vaisnavas before and started to take pictures.

“If we get opportunity we shall be able to overflood your country with the waves of transcendental bliss, by the grace of Krsna.”- SPL to Aniruddha, 7th July, 1968

Finally the festival started and Jagannath’s chariot got moving. The Mayor of Tanggamus was also present at the festival. Great appreciation was shown for the Lord when He entered the stage of honor along with the other acts. The Ratha Yatra committee presented the Mayor a copy of the Bhagavad Gita and a flower garland offered to the Lord. Things really got going when the chariot reached the main road. Whilst other participants slowed down to display their acts to the public, devotees turned the kirtan up a notch leaving the public struck with wonder. The chariot was pulled around the city thus giving everyone a chance to take darshan of the Lord. One ton of oranges, kindly donated by Dina Dharini devi dasi, was offered to the Lord and distributed to all. Within a short time all the oranges ran out and still people were asking for prasadam! A group of students followed the Ratha the whole journey and also chanted with the devotees. One student commented, “This is an unforgettable experience. I am so glad we can just sing and dance freely, it makes me so happy!” The kirtan party, led by Premadhana das melodiously chanted the maha mantra throughout the festival allowing all the chance to hear the holy names.

“It doesn’t matter if you can or cannot establish a temple there, but if you can introduce the Ratha-yatra, surely it will be a great success. So try to execute this will as far as possible.” (SPL to Yamuna, 27th May 1969)

We would like to take this opportunity to thank HH Bhakti Raghava Swami for his blessings and encouragement. Our respects to HH Kavicandra Swami and HH Ramai Swami, the GBCs of Indonesia, for their support and guidance to always look for new avenues for sankirtan. Our humble obeisances to HH Subhag Swami for always reminding us of the importance of the Sankirtan movement of Mahaprabhu and inspiring us with the dedication of Sriman Jayananda Prabhu, for bringing us closer to Srila Prabhupada and keeping us united in family of ISKCON. We thank the leaders of Indonesia Hindu Parisad. Finally, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Lampung devotees who worked hard for the success of the festival. They are as follows: Atvata dasa, Santa Kumara dasa, Jadabharata dasa, Kesava dasa, Krishna Prema dasa, Dharmatma Dasa, Sudharsan dasa, Janesvara dasa, Teja Vrsaya dasa, Visvakarma dasa, Narayani devi dasi, Vibawati devil dasi, Mrganitri devi dasi, bhakta Gede, Dharmaraj dasa, Dhananjaya dasa, Radha Govinda devi dasi, Bhaktin Ganga. , Sarvajnana dasa, Ganga Narayana dasa, Pak Kadek Sayang, Vyasa deva, Sruta Deva dasa, Kalindi devi dasi, Vainateya dasa, Bhakta Mesi, Vamana dasa, Trivikrama dasa and Buddhi Yoga Dasa.

We hope that we can hold more festivals here in the years to come.

Jay Jagannath

Jay Srila Prabhupada

Iskcon Aligarh- Bhoomi Pujan – 2015
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By Mohan Sunder Das

With a pure desire in their heart to spread Lord Sri Chaitanya’s message to one and all, Aligarh devotees worked day in and day out on the land donated by Dr. Maheshwar Pratap Varshney.

Dr. Varshney, an ardent follower of the Bhagwad Gita, donated 4 acres of land to ISKCON because he had firm faith on ISKCON for spreading Lord Sri Hari’s ‘Gita’, Bhagwad Gita.

The devotees worked very hard and finally saw the very eventful day of ‘Ground Breaking Ceremony’ on 13th November’2015 in the auspicious presence of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj, HH Navyogendra Swami Maharaj, HG Devakinandan Das and HH Kratu Maharaj himself.

The preparations started for the event started three days before it where the members of IYF-C2C distributed invitations in all parts of Aligarh by performing Nagar Kirtan’s in various places, markets and localities. A beautiful house programme was also organised by Mr. Kalyan Singh, who happens to be the Governor Rajasthan and Himachal pradesh. The previous night of the programme, disciples of HH Kratu Maharaj themselves dug the land for Lord Ananta Shesha to rest in it.

The next morning began with enlivening kirtan and dance performances by the members of IYF-C2C. The yagya began in the presence of HH Kratu Maharaj, his wife HG Amrita Keli Dasi and the senior disciples of HH Kratu Maharaj.
The presence of HH Navyogendra Swami Maharaj, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj and HG Devakinandan Das made the whole environment divine who then installed Ananta Shesha in the ground followed by gau daan.

All the divine personalities including Dr. Varshney and Mr Kalyan Singh expressed their feelings about the temple and ISKCON’s philosophy which encouraged a large number of people to give some amount of their earnings to the temple.

A sumptuous prasadam and Vaishnava songs by the youngsters winded up the day in absolute bliss and satisfaction.

WSN November 2015 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

In November, the most improved temple throughout the world was Toronto, with a 492% increase and 6,144 book points. In Toronto, in November, it’s cold, but still the devotees did the yajna and had a huge increase. All glories to their determination to get Krishna’s message out to people despite the cold weather! Of course, other places also get cold, like parts of Europe and Asia where the temperature falls below freezing. It may be cold in these places, but there are devotees with such warm pearts that they aren’t affected by the cold and they melt the hearts of the people they meet. Krsna says, “Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.” (Bg. 18.5)

Your servant,

Vijaya Dasa


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            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
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     *    During the month of November 2015, 111 temples reported    *
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     *                   184,933 Maha-big books                      *
     *                    60,242 Big books                           *
     *                    73,191 Medium books                        *
     *                   156,680 Small books                         *
     *                    27,672 Magazines                           *
     *                       994 BTG subscriptions                   *
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     *                   508,682 literatures for the month           *
     *                 5,469,303 literatures year-to-date            *
     *               518,046,248 literatures worldwide since 1965    *
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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          CONGREGATIONAL PREACHING
                               November 2015

    Congregation and                   %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
    Weekend Warriors         Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
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  1 Nama Hatta Dept  May Ind40521.50*+793% 17587*  2520*  4901*  1508     0
  2 WW Team ISV Week Sil USA15713.00*+251%  7819*     3      0    288     0
  3 Bhakti Lounge Ph Phi USA  942.75*+161%   414*     5     60    319     0
  4 WW Toronto WW    Tor Can  578.00  +16%   227     63     85     74     0
  5 WW Dallas        Dal USA  123.75  -69%    39     36     11     17     0
  6 WW Vologda WW    Vol Rus   13.50  +24%     0      0     13*    28     0
  7 WW Los Angeles   LA  USA    7.50  -61%     0      0      5     20     0
  8 WW Arkadelphia W Ark USA    5.95  -65%     2      1      1      1     2*
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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                             MONTHLY CONTINENTS
                               November 2015

                                % of  M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs Full
  Continent (temples)   Points  World Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags Sets
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1 Asia (19)           334332.00  65% 132482  29097  26247  91968 22669 3882
2 North America (22)   62198.10  12%  21215  10943   7732  17716  5301   96
3 CIS (20)             48463.50   9%  15507   4809  10425  29712     0    0
4 Europe (28)          30114.20   6%   9387   3478  14161   2938   472    6
5 Latin America (10)   21642.85   4%    776  10697  13493  10529   151    0
6 Australasia (4)      12778.75   3%   5307   1127    849   1961  1230   13
7 Africa (7)            1596.30   0%    259     91    284   1856  3813    7



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                          TOP TEN TEMPLES BY SIZE
                               November 2015

                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
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      TOP TEN LARGE TEMPLES (41+ devotees)

  1 Mayapur            Ind223499.00*+200%  93438* 14147  22128* 45648*    0
  2 Vrindavan          Ind 26721.50* +43%   5623* 10853*     0  18490     0
  3 Moscow             Rus 15716.25   +2%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  4 St. Petersburg     Rus 12829.50*+101%   5105*   931    874   5006*    0
  5 Tirupati           Ind 12569.85  -13%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  6 Los Angeles        USA 11390.40  -29%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  7 Kiev               Ukr  4355.75  +89%   1508    177*  1184*  2283*    0
  8 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  1520.60  -64%    663     70    146    194    31
  9 Durban             SA    549.55  -15%     28     32     51    559  2963*
 10 Villa Vrndavana    Ita   142.50  -77%     44      0    109      0     0

      TOP TEN MEDIUM TEMPLES (21-40 devotees)

  1 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +157%  15000    185      0   1512  7676*
  2 London-Soho        Eng  9072.50*+121%   2769*  1001*  4846*   442     0
  3 Ujjain             Ind  8959.50  +38%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
  4 Salem              Ind  8104.00  +44%   4027     15      0    140     0
  5 Sydney-North       Aus  6167.65  +63%   2713    212    585    947     4
  6 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +57%   2111   1340*    56      0     0
  7 Gainesville        USA  2986.75* +50%    855*   806    700    483     0
  8 Denver             USA  2476.70  -28%    949    268    238    720   117
  9 Perm               Rus  2231.25  +18%    696    204    648   1245     0
 10 Ahmedabad          Ind  2183.50  -63%    820      0    202    920   510

      TOP TEN SMALL TEMPLES (6-20 devotees)

  1 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00*+251%   7819*     3      0    288     0
  2 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -22%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
  3 Surat              Ind  6453.50  +16%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
  4 Toronto            Can  6144.60*+492%   1008*  3035*  1254*  1864*    6
  5 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00   +1%   1910      0   3648      0     0
  6 Auckland Loft      NZ   5324.75*+196%   2266*   511     75*   683*  735*
  7 Habarovsk          Rus  3875.00* +49%   1234*   876*   235   1654     0
  8 Madurai            Ind  3817.45 +152%   1289     29*     2   3645* 2982*
  9 Cueramaro          Mex  3741.50  +21%    350   1175   2347*  2772     0
 10 Krasnodar          Rus  3387.00  +28%    187    328   1543   7654*    0

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

  1 TBB TSKP           USA  2357.00   +3%    317    790    857   2018     0
  2 Monterrey          Mex  1276.00  +30%     67    195   1220*  1348     0
  3 Baltimore          USA  1232.00  -67%    612      2     12      0     0
  4 Recife             Bra  1182.60  +65%      2    101   1093*  2064   151
  5 Bhakti Lounge (Phi USA   942.75*+161%    414*     5     60    319     0
  6 Brahmapur          Ind   828.00  -22%    259    100    172*   496     0
  7 Genova             Ita   682.50*  +7%    126      0    861*     0     0
  8 Sofia              Bul   550.00  -61%    211      5    180    132     0
  9 Hartford           USA   429.25*+108%    177*    24      4    197     0
 10 Kanyakumari        Ind   344.30  -78%    143     35      2     10    65


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES BY CONTINENT
                               November 2015

                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs
                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags
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      TOP TEN TEMPLES - ASIA

  1 Mayapur            Ind223499.00 +230%  93438  14147  22128  45648     0
  2 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +185%  15000    185      0   1512  7676
  3 Vrindavan          Ind 26721.50  +59%   5623  10853      0  18490     0
  4 Tirupati           Ind 12569.85   -4%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  5 Ujjain             Ind  8959.50  +52%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
  6 Salem              Ind  8104.00  +60%   4027     15      0    140     0
  7 Surat              Ind  6453.50  +29%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
  8 Madurai            Ind  3817.45 +177%   1289     29      2   3645  2982
  9 Tirunelveli        Ind  2244.95  +75%    800     10      5   1667  2157
 10 Ahmedabad          Ind  2183.50  -60%    820      0    202    920   510

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - NORTH AMERICA

  1 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00 +286%   7819      3      0    288     0
  2 Los Angeles        USA 11390.40  -22%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  3 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -14%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
  4 Toronto            Can  6144.60 +552%   1008   3035   1254   1864     6
  5 Gainesville        USA  2986.75  +65%    855    806    700    483     0
  6 Denver             USA  2476.70  -20%    949    268    238    720   117
  7 TBB TSKP           USA  2357.00  +13%    317    790    857   2018     0
  8 Laguna Beach       USA  2195.25 +114%    944     74    122    377   780
  9 Dallas             USA  1919.75   +9%    817    171     69    307    35
 10 Chicago            USA  1354.90  -20%    418    238    270    558    64

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - CIS

  1 Moscow             Rus 15716.25  +15%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  2 St. Petersburg     Rus 12829.50 +141%   5105    931    874   5006     0
  3 Kiev               Ukr  4355.75 +112%   1508    177   1184   2283     0
  4 Habarovsk          Rus  3875.00  +98%   1234    876    235   1654     0
  5 Krasnodar          Rus  3387.00  +47%    187    328   1543   7654     0
  6 Perm               Rus  2231.25  +31%    696    204    648   1245     0
  7 Dnepropetrovsk     Ukr  1518.50 +206%    422     64    459   1524     0
  8 Ufa                Rus  1367.75  +61%    191     50   1364   1015     0
  9 Kherson            Ukr  1165.50 +145%    276      4    714   1010     0
 10 Odessa             Ukr   519.75 +306%    191     26    113    221     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - EUROPE

  1 London-Soho        Eng  9072.50 +143%   2769   1001   4846    442     0
  2 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00  +15%   1910      0   3648      0     0
  3 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +74%   2111   1340     56      0     0
  4 Berlin             Ger  2357.00 +200%   1003     59    584      0     0
  5 Prague             Cze   888.25  +69%    278    292      0    161     0
  6 Vilnius            Lit   804.50 +106%     39    310    347    972     0
  7 Milan              Ita   698.00  -13%    115      0    936      0     0
  8 Genova             Ita   682.50 +113%    126      0    861      0     0
  9 Leipzig            Ger   637.00 +406%     52     13   1040      0     0
 10 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger   565.00 +410%    180    136    138      0     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - LATIN AMERICA

  1 Cueramaro          Mex  3741.50  +35%    350   1175   2347   2772     0
  2 Curitiba           Bra  2721.25   +8%    282   1939    182    509     0
  3 Santiago           Chi  1564.25  -51%     68     35   1434   2705     0
  4 Monterrey          Mex  1276.00  +62%     67    195   1220   1348     0
  5 Recife             Bra  1182.60  +81%      2    101   1093   2064   151
  6 Natal              Bra   169.50  -29%      0     10      3    632     0
  7 Gurabo (PR)        Pue   150.50   -3%      0     35     66    330     0
  8 Florianopolis      Bra    92.25  +44%      0     50      0    169     0
  9 Fortaleza          Bra    11.00  +42%      1      9      0      0     0

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AUSTRALASIA

  1 Sydney-North       Aus  6167.65  +80%   2713    212    585    947     4
  2 Auckland Loft      New  5324.75 +225%   2266    511     75    683   735
  3 Wellington         New  1137.30 +181%    321    402     10    282   178
  4 Brisbane           Aus   149.05  +58%      7      2    179     49   313

      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AFRICA

  1 Durban             Sou   549.55   -7%     28     32     51    559  2963
  2 Phoenix(MA)        Mau   353.25  -60%     58     21    114    627    25
  3 Sandton            Sou   312.05 +112%    135      7     19     91    28
  4 Pretoria           Sou   125.60 +164%      9      0      4    318   261
  5 Pietermaritzburg   Sou   107.25 +114%     23     23     24    105     0
  6 Lenasia            Sou    89.10  -48%      5      7     14     46   536
  7 Mafikeng           Sou    59.50 +323%      1      1     58    110     0


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                           TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION
                               November 2015

                                       %   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
                               November 2015

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

  1 Keshava Balaram  New Ind10598.70*+220%  5000*     0      0      0  5531*
  2 Mahapuran d      May Ind 9355.25*+275%  4606*    23    123    235     0
  3 Parameswar d     May Ind 8367.75*+674%  3088*   256   3251*  1241     0
  4 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 8000.00  +58%  4000      0      0      0     0
  5 Kamal Nayan d    May Ind 7585.00*+999%  3719*   112     21     98     0
  6 Caitanya Candra  Cen Bra 7044.00* +12%     3   6928*   220      0     0
  7 Udar Gour Sundar May Ind 6842.75*+379%  3381*    16     20    219*    0
  8 Bk Anupam        May Ind 6799.00*+699%  3316*    52*   123*   214*    0
  9 Bk Gopal         May Ind 6716.00*+265%  3282*    65*   125*    98     0
 10 Tusta Ram d      May Ind 4714.00*+999%  2308*    15     59*   214*    0
 11 Nityadham d      New Ind 4632.50*+632%  2000      0      0      0  2145*
 12 Banamali Mukunda May Ind 4413.25*+230%  2175*    32     52     21     0
 13 Bipin Bihari d   May Ind 3487.00  +74%  1617    220     38     56     0
 14 Tribhanga Shyam  May Ind 3279.75*+469%  1600*    40     65     29     0
 15 Ghanashyam Govin Syd Aus 3167.25*+126%  1452*   109*   194    229     0
 16 Tirtha Govinda d May Ind 2993.75*+234%  1031*   256*   784*  1135*    0
 17 Purnananda d     May Ind 2976.00*+406%  1401*     5    231*   214*    0
 18 Nanda Dulal d    May Ind 2762.50*+361%  1274*    35*    28    662*    0
 19 Bk Jay Khush     LA  USA 2696.40  -11%   454    704   1629   1078*    4
 20 Subandhu Madhava May Ind 2613.00*+352%  1264*    65     40*     0     0
 21 Bahurup Jagannat May Ind 2584.00 +237%  1253*    56     22     44     0
 22 Shyam Gaura Hari May Ind 2460.50*+278%  1073*    56    251*   532     0
 23 Nandanandana Gov Tir Ind 2440.75  -13%   984    125     73   1179   127
 24 Harinam Kripa Si May Ind 2214.50*+189%  1040*    21    151    152     0
 25 Sandhartha Krish May Ind 2209.00*+233%   974*    28    140    652*    0
 26 Krishna Bhagavan RVC USA 2151.05   +6%   759    433    111    153  1063
 27 Bk Tapas         May Ind 2121.50*+208%   742*   214*   521*   652*    0
 28 Nava Gauravara d Tir Ind 2087.00  -41%   819    101     93   1206     0
 29 Paramesvara d    RVC USA 2055.95  -38%   702    465     20     61  1617
 30 Advaita Simha d  Ujj Ind 2055.25  +45%   760*   341    263    251     0
 31 Bhaktiman Gadadh May Ind 2052.50*+216%   642*   314*   386*  1046*    0
 32 Puspa Gopal d    May Ind 2018.75*+326%   884*    56    214*   351*    0
 33 Ananda Kirtan d  LA  USA 1909.95  -23%   509    530    273    901*    2
 34 Mayapur Candra d May Ind 1899.25*+177%   775*    25    523*   251     0
 35 Krpa Sindhu d    Sim Ger 1844.00  +83%   916*     7     10      0     0
 36 Joy Prakash d    May Ind 1823.00   na    804     25    253    254     0
 37 Sadhu Sevak d    May Ind 1804.75*+220%   763*   120*    52    531*    0
 38 Bk Nirmal        May Ind 1771.00  +22%   735    235*    25    214     0
 39 Tirtha Krishna d Tir Ind 1754.75  -40%   632    121     72   1295   100
 40 Bk Sanjiv        May Ind 1721.00*+239%   856*     2      3     22     0
 41 Padmapani d      May Ind 1713.00*+308%   397*   215*   251*  2314*    0
 42 Gour Nataraj d   May Ind 1694.00*+256%   755*   121     10    232     0
 43 Bala Gopal d     May Ind 1693.75*+164%   844*     3      1      9     0
 44 Gopal Balak d    May Ind 1682.25  +81%   755     63*   207     23     0
 45 Sadananda Hariki May Ind 1568.25*+119%   659*    35*   150    561     0
 46 Bn Andreeva N.   St. Rus 1564.00* +14%   690*    98      0    344     0
 47 Bk Carlos        Gai USA 1553.75*+106%   457*   439*   279    245     0
 48 Arun Govinda d   May Ind 1550.75  +54%   745     23     13    125     0
 49 Vrajasundara d   Cat Ita 1536.50   +8%   530      0    953      0     0
 50 Deva Krsna d     RVC USA 1521.25  -37%   672    141      0    145     0
                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record
                                    to monthly average        for this year


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                           World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                 ALL COUNTRIES
                                 November 2015

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

 1 India (18)            333241.65  -21% 132039  29068  26153  91529  22483
 2 United States (20)     55681.00  -35%  20175   7888   6421  14812   5295
 3 Russia, CIS (10)       40123.00  -61%  12909   4467   7742  23868      0
 4 Brazil (6)             14910.60 +118%    291   9257   8426   3374    151
 5 GermanyAustria (9)      9695.50  +12%   3552   1583   2017      0      0
 6 United Kingdom          9072.50  +16%   2769   1001   4846    442      0
 7 Ukraine, CIS (10)       8340.50   +8%   2598    342   2683   5844      0
 8 Italy (6)               7684.00  -73%   2197      0   6580      0      0
 9 Canada (2)              6517.10  +23%   1040   3055   1311   2904      6
10 New Zealand (2)         6462.05  +52%   2587    913     85    965    913
11 Australia (2)           6316.70  +84%   2720    214    764    996    317
12 Mexico (2)              5017.50   +4%    417   1370   3567   4120      0
13 Chile                   1564.25  -38%     68     35   1434   2705      0
14 South Africa (6)        1243.05   -6%    201     70    170   1229   3788
15 Indonesia               1090.35  -76%    443     29     94    439    186
16 Lithuania (2)            977.00  +29%     84    315    347   1282      0
17 Czech Republic           888.25  -81%    278    292      0    161      0
18 Bulgaria                 550.00   +5%    211      5    180    132      0
19 Switzerland              499.50  +52%    136     79     93    408      0
20 Mauritius                353.25  +34%     58     21    114    627     25
21 Spain (2)                254.25  -69%     69     85     61      3      0
22 Puerto Rico              150.50   na       0     35     66    330      0
23 Norway                   145.20   na      49      0      0      0    472
24 Portugal                 121.25   na      18     85      0      1      0
25 Romania                  106.00   na      19      8      0    240      0
26 Slovenia                  76.00 +999%      2      3     18    240      0
27 Bosnia                    44.75  -63%      3     22     19     29      0
                                   (%)Change compared
                                     to Nov last year


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                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                                ALL TEMPLES
                               November 2015

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

  1 Mayapur (L)        Ind223499.00*+200%  93438* 14147  22128* 45648*    0
  2 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 31794.20 +157%  15000    185      0   1512  7676*
  3 Vrindavan (L)      Ind 26721.50* +43%   5623* 10853*     0  18490     0
  4 Moscow (L)         Rus 15716.25   +2%   5374   2004   2657   6543     0
  5 Silicon Valley(ISV USA 15713.00*+251%   7819*     3      0    288     0
  6 St. Petersburg (L) Rus 12829.50*+101%   5105*   931    874   5006*    0
  7 Tirupati (L)       Ind 12569.85  -13%   3962    528    445   8721  7993
  8 Los Angeles (L)    USA 11390.40  -29%   2752   2980   2992   5620    54
  9 RupanugaVedicColle USA 10338.90  -22%   3573   2325    498   1058  3544
 10 London-Soho (M)    Eng  9072.50*+121%   2769*  1001*  4846*   442     0
 11 Ujjain (M)         Ind  8959.50  +38%   2132   2542   2743   3128     0
 12 Salem (M)          Ind  8104.00  +44%   4027     15      0    140     0
 13 Surat (S)          Ind  6453.50  +16%   2369    300    110   3742  1020
 14 Sydney-North (M)   Aus  6167.65  +63%   2713    212    585    947     4
 15 Toronto (S)        Can  6144.60*+492%   1008*  3035*  1254*  1864*    6
 16 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5644.00   +1%   1910      0   3648      0     0
 17 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger  5590.00  +57%   2111   1340*    56      0     0
 18 Auckland Loft (S)  New  5324.75*+196%   2266*   511     75*   683*  735*
 19 Kiev (L)           Ukr  4355.75  +89%   1508    177*  1184*  2283*    0
 20 Habarovsk (S)      Rus  3875.00* +49%   1234*   876*   235   1654     0
 21 Madurai (S)        Ind  3817.45 +152%   1289     29*     2   3645* 2982*
 22 Cueramaro (S)      Mex  3741.50  +21%    350   1175   2347*  2772     0
 23 Krasnodar (S)      Rus  3387.00  +28%    187    328   1543   7654*    0
 24 Gainesville (M)    USA  2986.75* +50%    855*   806    700    483     0
 25 Curitiba (S)       Bra  2721.25   -3%    282   1939    182    509     0
 26 Denver (M)         USA  2476.70  -28%    949    268    238    720   117
 27 Berlin (S)         Ger  2357.00*+170%   1003*    59    584*     0     0
 28 TBB TSKP (MS)      USA  2357.00   +3%    317    790    857   2018     0
 29 Tirunelveli (S)    Ind  2244.95  +59%    800     10      5   1667* 2157
 30 Perm (M)           Rus  2231.25  +18%    696    204    648   1245     0
 31 Laguna Beach (S)   USA  2195.25  +94%    944     74    122*   377   780*
 32 Ahmedabad (M)      Ind  2183.50  -63%    820      0    202    920   510
 33 Dallas (M)         USA  1919.75   -1%    817    171     69    307    35
 34 Bhopal (S)         Ind  1615.50   +6%    687    166     88    126     0
 35 Santiago (S)       Chi  1564.25  -57%     68     35*  1434   2705     0
 36 Mumbai-Chowpatty ( Ind  1520.60  -64%    663     70    146    194    31
 37 Dnepropetrovsk (S) Ukr  1518.50*+172%    422*    64    459   1524*    0
 38 Mayapur World SKP  Ind  1375.00* +23%    385*     0      0   2420     0
 39 Ufa (S)            Rus  1367.75   +7%    191     50   1364*  1015     0
 40 Chicago (S)        USA  1354.90  -27%    418    238    270    558    64
 41 Monterrey (MS)     Mex  1276.00  +30%     67    195   1220*  1348     0
 42 Baltimore (MS)     USA  1232.00  -67%    612      2     12      0     0
 43 Recife (MS)        Bra  1182.60  +65%      2    101   1093*  2064   151
 44 Kherson (S)        Ukr  1165.50*+120%    276      4    714*  1010     0
 45 Wellington (S)     New  1137.30*+155%    321*   402     10    282   178
 46 Bali (S)           Ind  1090.35  -24%    443     29     94    439   186
 47 Bhakti Lounge (Phi USA   942.75*+161%    414*     5     60    319     0
 48 Hillsborough, NC ( USA   914.50  +35%    133    157*   208*  1286   660
 49 Prague (M)         Cze   888.25* +52%    278    292      0    161     0
 50 Brahmapur (MS)     Ind   828.00  -22%    259    100    172*   496     0
 51 Vilnius (S)        Lit   804.50  +88%     39    310    347*   972     0
 52 Milan (M)          Ita   698.00  -22%    115      0    936      0     0
 53 Genova (MS)        Ita   682.50*  +7%    126      0    861*     0     0
 54 Amravati (S)       Ind   681.30  +46%    319      1     26     52    49
 55 Leipzig (S)        Ger   637.00*+322%     52     13   1040*     0     0
 56 New Talavan (S)    USA   597.75  -64%    233      7    235     29     0
 57 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger   565.00*+346%    180*   136*   138      0     0
 58 Sofia (MS)         Bul   550.00  -61%    211      5    180    132     0
 59 Durban (L)         Sou   549.55  -15%     28     32     51    559  2963*
 60 Odessa (S)         Ukr   519.75*+205%    191*    26*   113*   221     0
 61 Zurich (S)         Swi   499.50*+149%    136*    79     93    408*    0
 62 Chandigarh (S)     Ind   468.75  -66%    115     58     75    573     0
 63 Ivanovo (S)        Rus   466.00  -15%     53     31    379    558     0
 64 Hartford (MS)      USA   429.25*+108%    177*    24      4    197     0
 65 Vancouver (S)      Can   372.50*+116%     32     20     57   1040*    0
 66 Phoenix(MA) (S)    Mau   353.25  -64%     58     21    114    627    25
 67 Kanyakumari (MS)   Ind   344.30  -78%    143     35      2     10    65
 68 New Orleans (S)    USA   339.25  -39%     14      0    105   1035     0
 69 Rome (S)           Ita   324.00  -38%      2      0    640      0     0
 70 Sandton (S)        Sou   312.05  +85%    135      7*    19     91    28*
 71 Simferopol (S)     Ukr   309.25   -3%     96     49     46    181     0
 72 Heidelberg (MS)    Ger   289.00  -19%    103      6    154      0     0
 73 Zaporozhye (S)     Ukr   214.00  -54%     44     19     94    240     0
 74 Prabhupada Desh (M Ita   193.00  -70%      0      0    386*     0     0
 75 Kaunas (S)         Lit   172.50  -71%     45      5      0    310     0
 76 Natal (S)          Bra   169.50  -38%      0     10      3    632     0
 77 Munich (S)         Ger   168.00  +26%     77*    14      0      0     0
 78 Naval Kunda (S)    Spa   166.25   +1%     42     81      1*     3     0
 79 Kirov (S)          Rus   164.25  -60%     49     23     18    137     0
 80 Miami (S)          USA   153.00  -66%     26     11      1    358     0
 81 Gurabo (PR) (MS)   Pue   150.50  -19%      0     35     66    330     0
 82 Brisbane (S)       Aus   149.05  +18%      7      2    179     49*  313
 83 Sacramento/TYM (S) USA   148.50  -50%     70      4      4     10     0
 84 Oslo (S)           Nor   145.20  -15%     49      0      0      0   472
 85 Villa Vrndavana (L Ita   142.50  -77%     44      0    109      0     0
 86 Pretoria (MS)      Sou   125.60*+111%      9      0      4    318   261
 87 Lisbon (S)         Por   121.25  -73%     18     85      0      1     0
 88 Berkeley (S)       USA   108.90  -39%     21     17     38    108    39
 89 Vinniza (MS)       Ukr   108.00  -43%     37      1     61     10     0
 90 Pietermaritzburg ( Sou   107.25* +95%     23     23*    24*   105     0
 91 Timisoara (S)      Rom   106.00  +24%     19      8      0    240     0
 92 Florianopolis (MS) Bra    92.25  +28%      0     50      0    169     0
 93 Lenasia (S)        Sou    89.10  -53%      5      7     14     46   536
 94 Spain BBT (MS)     Spa    88.00  -84%     27      4     60      0     0
 95 Rovno (MS)         Ukr    84.50  -57%      0      0      0    338*    0
 96 Seattle (S)        USA    76.50  -60%     29      5      7     40     0
 97 Ljubljana (S)      Slo    76.00  -70%      2      3     18    240     0
 98 Nagpur (S)         Ind    60.75   na       8     29      9     45     0
 99 Mafikeng (S)       Sou    59.50*+262%      1*     1     58*   110*    0
100 Wiesbaden (S)      Ger    56.00  -17%     21*     7     14      0     0
101 Rybinsk (S)        Rus    50.50  +35%     16     13*     2     18     0
102 Tiraspol (S)       Ukr    47.00  +64%     17*     0     11     30     0
103 Sarajevo (S)       Bos    44.75  -69%      3     22     19     29     0
104 Vologda (MS)       Rus    35.50  -53%      4      7     22     38     0
105 Goloka Dhama (S)   Ger    21.50  -68%      4      5     17      0     0
106 Chernigov (MS)     Ukr    18.25  +92%      7*     2*     1      7     0
107 German Congregatio Ger    12.00  -83%      1      3     14      0     0
108 Fortaleza (MS)     Bra    11.00  +28%      1      9*     0      0     0
109 Arkadelphia (S)    USA     5.95  -61%      2      1      1      1     2*
                                    (%)Change compared          (*)New high
                                    to monthly average            this year


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                            PRABHUPADA DISCIPLES
                               November 2015

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

  1 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 8000.00  +58%  4000      0      0      0     0
  2 Nidra dd         Den USA 1166.00  +16%   449    151    144    180     0
  3 Bhrgupati d      LA  USA  582.25  -58%    79    253    165    355     0
  4 Mohanasini dd    New USA  557.75  -65%   233      7    155     29     0
  5 Drumila d        New USA  259.25  -36%     4      0    105    795     0
  6 Cakri d Dallas   Dal USA  225.50  +35%    90      0      0    168    35
  7 Gaur Sundar d    LA  USA  207.95  -74%    89     19     15     13     2
  8 Yadavendra d     Bri Aus  149.05  +33%     7      2    179     49*  313
  9 Visala d         Mia USA   92.25  -36%     6      4      0    305     0
 10 Candrapati d     Zur Swi   30.00*   0%     0      0     10    100     0
 11 Lalita dd        Ber USA   18.15  -70%     3      3      9     17     4
 12 Shankar Pandit d Chi USA   14.25  -55%     5      0      2     13     0
 13 Prajapati d      Mia USA    5.75  -47%     0      2      0     15     0
 14 Kamalini dd      Hil USA    4.25  -93%     0      0      2      5    20*
 15 Nartaka Gopal dd Mia USA    0.50  -95%     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 November, 2015

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

 1 India (33)         2456234.20  -5% 885833  208192  205647 1140418 523249
 2 United States (35)  616069.30  +6% 199166   93258  111210  236468  95549
 3 Russia, CIS (42)    457363.55  -2% 138181   67232  110187  234165   1348
 4 Brazil (19)         109976.85 +27%   3811   79747   15849   58237   1241
 5 United Kingdom (3)   94580.50 +41%  27315    7126   58200   14898      0
 6 Italy (7)            67990.00 -42%  20896       0   52295       0    486
 7 Mexico (7)           61734.25 +30%   6421   10282   32399   89643      0
 8 GermanyAustria (9)   55550.90 -14%  20054    6706   17470       4      9
 9 Australia (5)        51960.25 +11%  22037    1396    7754    9567   2215
10 Ukraine, CIS (16)    49110.75 +34%  15688    2488   14280   32427      0
                                (%)Change compared to Jan-Nov 2014



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                        TOP TEN TEMPLES (CUMULATIVE)
                        January thru November, 2015

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

  1 Mayapur (L)   Ind 969387.25(11)  +10%398414  67177  92583 228863   4500
  2 Mumbai-Juhu ( Ind 240257.00(10)  +16% 99296  11644  24093  71898      0
  3 New Delhi (L) Ind 212834.30(10)  -57% 64962   6507  31196 171242 179948
  4 Vrindavan (L) Ind 194818.00(10)* +40% 32254* 70362*     0 239792*     0
  5 Los Angeles ( USA 172812.50(11)   +1% 49488  29222  56301* 61864*  9980
  6 Tirupati (L)  Ind 157093.60(11)   -6% 51045   7628   7277*107616 110913
  7 New Delhi(Pun Ind 143233.25(10)  -17% 52424   1834   3276  93165  69860*
  8 Moscow (L)    Rus 138959.25( 9)  +32% 49908  17191  21738  44333      0
  9 RupanugaVedic USA 130364.05(10)* +57% 43994* 32327*  4889* 15191* 38068*
 10 Ujjain (M)    Ind  73715.50(11)*  na  18706* 19454* 21616* 24166*     0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                     TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION (CUMULATIVE)
                          January thru October, 2015

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

  1 Madhusunda Del Ind 41935.75( 2)   na  13224    822   5590  35483  30000
  2 Kesava Bal New Ind 18368.70( 1)   na   4000      0      0  40000   3231
  3 Sunder Mad New Ind 17456.25( 8)   na   3426   1500   6230  23457   1250
  4 Sri Caitan Pun Ind  4758.25( 4)   na   2218      0      1   1287      0
  5 Vallabh Ca Pun Ind  3872.50( 3)  +16%  1448    345    281   1900     65
  6 Gopisvar d New Ind  3840.75( 1)  -77%   932    288    510   5635    250
  7 Vichitra K New Ind  3050.25( 2)   -2%   837    200   1090   2525      0
  8 Dauji Nita Pun Ind  1960.00( 3)   na    980      0      0      0      0
  9 Brajvilas  Pun Ind  1738.45( 3)  +39%   865      1      0      1     34
 10 Radheshyam Pun Ind  1241.75( 2)   na    473     79    149    569      0
 11 Ganesh d   Pun Ind  1144.55( 1)   na    452     45     89    433    162
 12 Prakash d  Pun Ind  1116.00( 1)   na    530     14     19    130      0
 13 Lalit Madh Pun Ind   953.00( 2)   na    358     90     78    432      0
 14 Krishna Ka Pun Ind   865.50( 2)   na    293     54     75    752      0
 15 Kanai Thak Pun Ind   800.00( 1)   na    400      0      0      0      0
 16 Jugalkisho Pun Ind   728.00( 1)   na    364      0      0      0      0
 17 Deena Naya New Ind   555.50( 1)   na     24      6     97   1792     50
 18 Sundarvar  Pun Ind   514.00( 1)  -15%   257      0      0      0      0
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year



                         World Sankirtan Newsletter
                       TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS (CUMULATIVE)
                         January thru November, 2015

                        Points        %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs
    Individuals           (Months) Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags
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  1 Radha Krsn Mum Ind 64030.25(10) +109% 26570   4079   6922  13401      0
  2 HH Jayapat May Ind 53702.00(10)  -17% 26851      0      0      0      0
  3 Madhusunda New Ind 52078.50( 8)  -64% 17106   1924  11605  40560      0
  4 Caitanya C Cen Bra 50996.00( 8)* +63%   118  49239*  2612    860      0
  5 Keshava Ba New Ind 37062.80( 9)  -43% 12170    426   1854  25766  45179*
  6 Bk Jay Khu LA  USA 32891.00(11)*+412% 11417*  3038* 13036*  1794*   525*
  7 Paramesvar RVC USA 31767.45(10)  -17%  9043  10993*  1277   1543* 16642
  8 Tirtha Kri Tir Ind 31153.55(11)  +12% 11266   1882*  1852  21763   2607
  9 Nandananda Tir Ind 30427.30(11)  -14% 11356   1582   1526  20234   2111
 10 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 29279.50(10)   -2%  8813   2785   6102  23270      0
 11 Ananda Kir LA  USA 26699.95(11)*+116% 10375*  2329   5535*  3409     12*
 12 Bhagavat A Mum Ind 25104.75(10)  -18% 10101    985   2137  11397      0
 13 Keshav Mur New Ind 24622.25( 7)  +12% 11180    550    400   6049      0
 14 Deva Krsna RVC USA 23173.50(10)* +12% 10744*  1124      0   2246*     0
 15 Mahapuran  May Ind 21840.25( 6)*+213%  8744*  1202*  2085   8431      0
 16 Bipin Biha May Ind 21486.50(10)*+123%  7765   4602*   528*  4362*     0
 17 Brajananda RVC USA 20705.70(10)* +16%  7201   5521*    52*  1572   3637*
 18 Krishna Bh RVC USA 20467.70(10)*  na   6897*  4544*   915*  3056*  9082*
 19 Saciputra  Mum Ind 20403.50( 6)   na   9864    483    221    328      0
 20 Nava Gaura Tir Ind 19888.25( 6)   na   7190   1148    968  15315    114
 21 Bk Gopal   May Ind 19610.25( 8)*+329%  9457*   127*   131*  2015*     0
 22 Bharadwaj  May Ind 19597.75( 4)  -13%  7573     10   5007   7753      0
 23 Udar Gour  May Ind 18263.25( 9) +216%  8769    510*   138*   585*     0
 24 Bk Rakesh  New Ind 16562.50( 6)  -89%  8265      0     15    100      0
 25 Parameswar May Ind 15935.00( 8)*+234%  3626*  3671*  6720*  6608*     0
 26 Advaita Si Ujj Ind 14802.00(10)*  na   5013*  3089*  2589*  1570      0
 27 Bhrgupati  LA  USA 14481.30(11)  -74%  5276   1761   1810*  4956*   243
 28 Dasya Prem RVC USA 14152.85(10)* +35%  4833*  2960   1314*  1801   4196*
 29 Nityananda Dal USA 13668.00(10)*  na   6834*     0      0      0      0
 30 Mohanasini New USA 13430.75( 9)   -8%  5268    723*  3890*   907*     0
 31 Bk Nirmal  May Ind 13351.25( 9)*+507%  6153*   307*   490*  1973*     0
 32 Ghanashyam Syd Aus 12987.25( 8)*  na   5743*   415*  1571*  1199*    10
 33 Govind Mur Mum Ind 12786.25( 5)   +2%  6216    338     10     45      0
 34 Banamali M May Ind 12428.75( 7)  -52%  5969    234    267    493      0
 35 Kamal Naya May Ind 12116.75( 9) +147%  5673    418*   297    817      0
 36 Kalki d(2  Gai USA 11764.75(11)* +87%  3204*  3469*  2720*  2111*     0
 37 Nitai Lila Cat Ita 11564.10( 8)  -32%  4180      0   6399      0     46
 38 Vrajasunda Cat Ita 11522.00( 8)  -37%  4253      0   6021      0     55
 39 Anupam Kri Mos Rus 11471.00( 9)  -29%  5510     11     96   1568      0
 40 Dharmaraja RVC USA 11249.60(11)   na   3075   4483    239   1802    466
 41 Gadadhara  Cat Ita 11241.40( 8)  -23%  4253      0   5460      0     54
 42 Nidra dd   Den USA 11205.50(11)   -2%  4184   1496*  1355*  2656*     0
 43 Shastra-kr LA  USA 11187.50(11)  -18%  5437    226      0    350      0
 44 Bk Anupam  May Ind 11054.00( 6)   na   5342    149    240    404      0
 45 Tirtha Gov May Ind 11051.50(10)  +70%  3675   1040   2684*  5278*     0
 46 Krpa Sindh Sim Ger 10923.00(10)* +73%  5340*    88    310      0      0
 47 Visnu d    Kie Ukr 10548.25( 6)*  na   5171*    15     51*   663      0
 48 Satyapriya Mum Ind 10413.00( 9)   na   5204      5      0      0      0
 49 Nityadham  New Ind 10325.00(10)  -63%  2000      0      0      0  21450
 50 Bk Eric    LA  USA 10179.75(11)* +38%  2715*  2501   3973*   591   1145
                                   (%)Change compared        (*)Better than
                                      to Jan-Nov 2014             last year

December 22. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily…
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December 22. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
“Although we are unable to glorify you adequately, we nonetheless have a transcendental taste to glorify your activities. We shall try to glorify you according to the instructions received from authoritative sages and scholars. Whatever we speak, however, is always inadequate and very insignificant.” – Bhag. 4.16.3 Discussion of the activities of mahatmas will help us to become better devotees. When a young disciple of Srila Prabhupada’s sent him an original poem, “Eight Verses in Praise of My Spiritual Master,” Prabhupada replied that it was “very nice and thoughtful.” He encouraged his disciple to continue praising the Vaisnavas: “May Krishna bless you to improve more and more in writing the glories of our previous acaryas and the Lord. Be engaged in glorifying the parampara system and your life will be glorified automatically thousands of times.” – Letter August 14, 1971
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