New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 01/09/14


NV TBT 01-09-14

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 01/09/14.

Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban.

This week’s challenge: Name the three devotees who can be clearly identified in the photo.

Extra credit: With a little patience and determination, you might be able to ID a few more.

Post your best guesses on the “who, what, when & where” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook Page.

Technical stuff: We share the photo Thursday and confirm known details Sunday.

Let’s have a bit of fun and see who knows their New Vrindaban history!

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This week was fun! There are lots of people in the photo and lots guesses as to who they might be.

Tulsi, Tilakini, Pitambara & Syamakunda correctly identified three people. Devadatta and Gaura Shakti IDed four. Collectively we were able to put a name to seven.

Here’s the info we have:

Who (from left to right):

Nimai dasi, (Sadhbhuja’s daughter, half in the photo)

Unknown, possibly Kutila (Woman wearing white sari & blue sweater)

Devahuti dasi, (Parayana’s daughter, wearing blue & pink dress & yellow headscarf)

Unknown, (Man bent over with a hammer in hand)

Ruparamesvar dasi, (Woman behind the man with hammer)

Krsna Nama, (Woman in maroon sari)

Kapilisvara dasa, (Man behind Krsna Nam with a large saffron bead bag)

Unknown, (Three children in background)

Param Brahma, (Man in foreground)

Unknown, possibly Mankumari dasi (Back of woman wearing a white sari)

Dayavira dasa, (Back of man with shovel in his hands)

Unknown, (Girl wearing a yellow headscarf)

Unknown, (Boy wearing blue sweater)

Unknown (Person sitting & pointing)

Unknown, (Last male head on right)

What: Laying bricks in the Temple & Guest Lodge parking lot.
When: Summer/fall of ’84 – ’85.
Where: Outside Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s Temple, New Vrindaban.

Photographer unknown.

Thanks for participating. Let’s do it again next week!

Special Request: If you have a photo showcasing New Vrindaban residents in action, from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s, please send it to us and we can share it in a future posting.

Daivata says that the man bent over with hammer in hand is Soma das