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An Unexpected Pregnancy
2012 has been the Year of the Calves, with four calves born before June. But just when we thought we had seen the last baby for awhile, an unexpected pregnancy was detected by Caitanya Bhagavat. Saraswati, a gentle Jersey cow, will be giving birth shortly, and has been moved from Bahulaban to the Goshalla to await her [...]
Just on loan
The Memorial Day Weekend has wound down but will not be forgotten. The new BlueHome Artworks Gift Shop had many visitors who loved the original, hand-made pieces of art, books, music and crafts. Many new artisans also consigned their original pieces to the store. All artists, writers, musicians!!! Please come forth with your wares. We [...]
The Little Shop of Horripilations
Hare Krsna . All glories to Srila Prabhupada! We just had the “Festival of Inspiration” here in New Vrindavana, and my friends, Jesse S. Hanson and Lilasuka devi dasi opened a new gift shop of original, hand-made art items for the devotees, in the Lodge building, called “BlueHome Artworks“. They are consigning art~books~music~crafts. I call [...]
Memorial Day Weekend and BlueHome Artworks Gift Shop.
Stay tuned for the jam-packed and fun-filled Memorial Day Weekend Schedule, to be posted soon! And don’t forget. New Vrindaban’s new very special gift shop, BlueHome Artworks, will be open this weekend for its 3rd weekend! BlueHome Artworks sells only hand-made and custom designed products made by local people and friends. The BlueHome Artworks is [...]
Every Nook and Cranny Should be Beautiful
“Every Nook and Cranny Should be Beautiful” Interview with Maitreya dasa, Radha Vrindabanchandra’s Groundskeeper by Lilasuka dasi BEAUTY OF THE DHAMA “The Mayapur gardens should be beautiful and orderly, just like the gardens in Dwarka.” This statement by Srila Prabhupada motivates Maitreya das to take meticulous care of Radha Vrindabancandra’s grounds. Maitreya says “You can’t [...]
Festival of Inspiration….one more thing.
There is one more important detail about the Festival of Inspiration. This was Malati Prabhu’s last year putting on the Festival. We are sending out a huge THANK YOU to Malati for her years of hard work and devotion to the Festival of Inspiration. However, the NV community will take it up and continue this [...]
Route 88 will be Closed Sunday from 10 AM till 5 PM from Route 250 to the intersection of Route 86
Dear Devotees, According to the Marshall Count Sheriff, Route 88 will be Closed Sunday from 10 AM till 5 PM from Route 250 to the intersection of Route 86. Route 86 is Butch’s Corner. There are NO Signs at Bethlehem indicating that Rt. 88 will be Closed from 10:00 AM Till 5:00 PM. Several miles [...]
Festival of Inspiration a success!
Festival of Inspiration a Success! by Lilasuka dasi Every Festival of Inspiration is more ecstatic than the last. The twelfth annual Festival of Inspiration has come and gone, but the excitement still lingers on in the hearts and minds of those who participated. Many people helped to make the Festival a grand success, under the [...]
Srila Prabhupada Inspecting New Vrindaban in 1974 (?)
This picture is from either 1972 0r 1974. I think 1974. Tweet
You Can Get Anything You Want at Govinda’s Restaurant (especially Govinda)
Govinda’s Restaurant by Jayasri dasi We would like to invite everyone to join us in partaking of the fresh and tasteful prasadam cuisine being served at our newly renovated Govinda’s Restaurant situated under the Lodge across from the Radha Vrindaban Candra Temple. The restaurant is undergoing many improvements which we hope will make our restaurant [...]
Eli-Nitai-Butterfly
A Letter from Mandali dasi: Dear friends, I invite you to visit my ATELIER website www.mendrilla.com and view a collection of dresses entitled: SLAVE2LOVE IN MEMORIAM ELI-NITAI-BUTTERFLY (1980-2012-FOREVER AND EVER) Recently, in January 2012, as many of you know, I suffered the loss of my husband Nitai Das. I have therefore chosen to dedicate the [...]
Srila Prabhupada Goes on an Inspection Tour
Srila Prabhupada Goes on an Inspection Tour May 2, 2012 by Lilasuka dasi We have recently completed 99% of the renovations in the Radha Vrindabanchandra temple ashramas. We are now ready to move the residents back in. Renovations began at the beginning of this last winter, and now the hallways are freshly painted, with new [...]
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away
(or The Water Crisis of April 2012) by Lilasuka dasi Recently Lord Krishna tooketh away something very precious to us all. The big 90,000 gallon water tank that has been serving the Palace and surrounding grounds and gardens somehow sprung a very big hole and began losing water rapidly. They had to temporarily discontinue the [...]
The Birth of Sita (it’s not what you think!)
The original Sita appeared many many years ago, but a new Brijbasi has taken her name. Malati gomata gave an easy birth to her first calf on April 30th around 1:30pm. Jaya Prabhupada found them both in the barn and moved them to make them more comfortable. Malati is a very good mother and the [...]
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