New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

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By RAHUL MEHTA Published: October 28, 2011 , New York Times Alfred, N.Y. IT was the Taj Mahal of Appalachia, “Heaven on Earth” in “Almost Heaven West Virginia,” a sprawling, opulent affair with lush gardens, a beautiful temple, a Palace of Gold, accommodations for hundreds of devotees, statues of Radha and Krishna, and even, at [...]

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Palace Restoration Committee Minutes, conf call September 9, 2011 Present: Gaura Shakti Dasa , Gopisa Dasa, Malati Devi Dasi, Ramesvara Dasa, Tripad Dasa, Jaya Krsna das 1. Structure: Gopisa checked the access for the dome; there is no visible support. There may be evidence in one of the 3.000 pictures of Kama. Gaura Shakti will [...]

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Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Govardhan Puja, Thursday, October 27, 2011 5.00 – 6.00pm Lecture 6.00 – 6.30pm Abhishek 6.30 – 7.00pm Story telling 7.00 – 8.00pm Maha Kirtan & Circumambulating Govardhan Hill 8.00pm Feast If you like, please bring an offering for Their Lordships by 5pm. Srila [...]

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Kirtanananda Swami, Former Leader Expelled from Krishna Community, Dies Moundsville, West Virginia – On Sunday, October 23, 2011, Kirtanananda Swami, a controversial former leader of the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna community passed away. He was expelled from the parent organization, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in 1987, and removed from New Vrindavban leadership [...]

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Shankya prabhu is a Prabhupada disciple who has been the main cook for New Vrindaban for the summer and Festivals season for many years. He has spent in winters in Alachua, Florida at the devotee community. He is now going to move there permanently so this was his last full summer here, though he has [...]

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Palace Restoration Committee Minutes Conference Call August 19, 2011 Present:Gaura Shakti Dasa, Gopisa Dasa, Ramesvara Dasa, Tripad Dasa, Jaya Krsna das, Malati Devi Dasi (partial), Krsna Bhava Devi Dasi (guest for the discussion of the gift shop) Agenda: 1. Minutes 2. Activity list 3. Roof 4. Design 1. The minutes of the conf call, August [...]

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It doesn’t get bigger than this – looks like a prefect motto for the Janmastami festival. Ever year hundreds of devotees descend to New Vrindavan to celebrate Janmastami with their near and divine ones. Fasting, feasting, bhajans, japa and bathing of the lord makes it the festival that has it all. This year we had [...]

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As the cool weather and shorter days bring the blooming season to an end, I am savoring the last smells and touches of our “real” flowers. There are still marigolds galore and they make beautiful fall garlands. The zinnias are fading, but the dahlias are just now coming into their own. In fact, they are [...]

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by Krsna Bhava dd Sweet Surrender,  Mirandy,  Perfect Moment, and  Knock-out series have you heard these names before?  If you have, you must know Betty Hickey the master rosarian at the Palace of Gold, these are her favorite roses. Betty Hickey will retire this fall from her position as the manager of the Palace Rose [...]

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Please tune in for Kartika 24 Hour Kirtan Live from New Vrindaban, WV USA. The broadcast will begin at 12:00 pm EST, Saturday, October 15th. Tweet

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?? On September 28, New Vrindaban held a retirement party for Betty Hickey who, since 1985, has cultivated the Palace Rose Garden.  The garden has over one hundred varieties of roses and over 850 rose plants, and attracts thousands of pilgrims and visitors every year. Besides cultivating roses, Betty has cultivated hundreds of devotees and [...]

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by Gaura Nataraja das On Oct 1st we had 60 people attending a marriage. The marriage was conducted in the temple hall. The bride’s name was Chelsea (Champakalata Devi dasi) and Michael. Chelsea is a practicing Hare Krishna devotee and Michael is new to Krishna consciousness. He is however a vegetarian. All the relatives were [...]

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Here is a letter to Betty Hickey from the Palace Garden crew: Dear Betty, Last year when you confirmed your decision about retiring after this year, we felt devastated.  We know that’s a rather strong word, but for those of us who have worked alongside of you for so many years, it is hard to [...]

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  Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 11) is the first day of Karttik.  We will sing the Damodarastakam prayers and offer candles to Lord Damodar every morning and evening through November 10.  Please attend if you can! Here is the schedule: 7:45 am – following Guru Puja 8:30 pm – final darshan Tweet

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27 September CVPT discussion Hare Krsna devotees On the 27 of September the Community Vision and Planning team had another presentation and group discussion. My thanks to all of you who came and participated. We will NOT have these for a while, as we are now into group discussions based on the different Categories (see [...]

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