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Tuesday, April 24 — Land Stewardship Plan Presentation
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. New Vrindaban has been working in collaboration with West Virginia University in Morgantown (WVU) to develop a Land Stewardship Plan for our community. Last month, WVU hosted an Open House, and this month the same group hosted a Site Visit. On Tuesday, April [...]
Tuesday, April 10 @ 2:45 — Land Stewardship Site Visit
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Last month, WVU hosted a Land Stewardship Open House. At that meeting, a variety of topics were discussed including deer management, a long-term forestry management plan, and parikrama paths and interpretive trails. Next Tuesday, April 10, WVU will be returning to New Vrindaban [...]
THE END OF AN ERA AT NEW VRINDABAN’S PALACE ROSE GARDEN
?? 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 [...]
Tuesday, October 11 – First day of Karttik
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
September 16 – 18: Schedule for “Sacred Space” retreat by Sacinandana Swami
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Sacinandana Swami will be conducting a 3-day retreat this weekend. The topic is “Sacred Space: The internal chamber of the heart.” Please attend as much or as little as possible! The retreat is free of charge. It will be held partially in [...]
Community Spirit – Wednesdays 6 – 9 am
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. At the last istagosthi, the topic was “Community Spirit.” Many devotees commented that good sadhana will help improve the community spirit. Bhagavatam class this Wednesday will be given by Nityodita Prabhu. Please attend if you can! The group agreed that there should be [...]
Jaya Krsna das (Community President) is in Europe
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. As most of you already know, I am currently in Europe. I have appointed Yugal Kishore Prabhu and Rupanuga Prabhu to act as my representatives during my absence. Please approach either of them regarding any topic that needs to be addressed. I am [...]
Community Spirit — Wednesdays 6 – 9 am
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. There will be a special Bhagavatam class this Wednesday, September 7. Malati Prabhu will make a slide presentation from the Janmastami celebration at Bhaktivedanat Manor that was attended by over 70,000 people. Please attend if you can! At last week’s istagosthi, the [...]
Tuesday, August 30 @ noon – Mandatory Istagosthi
Dear Brijabasis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. There is a mandatory Istagosthi for all devotees serving and living at the temple and its departments. This includes, but is not limited to, the following facilities: (1) Radha-VrindabanChandras’ Temple, (2) Govinda’s Snack Bar, (3) Palace Lodge, and (4) Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold. [...]
Service in the Holy Dham
“Srila Prabhupada said that devotional service rendered in a Holy Dham like New Vrindaban is 1,000 times more potent than devotional service rendered anywhere else,” said Shanka dasa, New Vrindaban’s Kitchen Manager and Head Cook since 2001. “So I try to engage as many guests as possible in the kitchen chopping vegetables, making bread, [...]
HH Bhakti Raghava Swami in New Vrindaban June 29 – July 1
His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami will be visiting New Vrindaban from Wednesday, June 29 through Friday, July 1. Maharaja is the National Minister for the Daiva Varnasrama Ministry which is dedicated to rural development. During his visit, Bhakti Raghava Swami would like to meet with as many New Vrindaban devotees as possible. Therefore, please attend [...]
Gopal’s Garden’s Homeschool Co-op’s End-of-year Celebration
On June 17, Gopal’s Garden Homeschool Co-op held its end-of-the-year celebration. “This year we had five full-time students in grades 1, 2 and 3,” said Ruci devi dasi, tutor at Gopal’s Garden. “Next year, we will be expanding. We will have at least nine students, and possibly more.” Gopal’s Garden will also be expanding its [...]
Palace Rose Garden is in Full Bloom
Right now is the perfect time to visit the Palace Rose Garden, whether you are a home gardener or simply a lover of roses. The garden is in its first bloom until the end of June. While most rose gardens have only one or two blooms each year, this year the Palace Rose Garden will [...]
NEW MEMBERS OF THE NEW VRINDABAN COMMUNITY
Baby swans are called cygnets, and on May 13, four cygnets emerged from their eggs on the shore of New Vrindaban’s lake. “I brought the parents to New Vrindaban from Ohio four years,” said Malati devi dasi. “They have been laying eggs every year since then.” The proud parents took their babies onto the water [...]
48-Day Nrsimha Yajna in New Vrindaban
On Sunday, May 1, over 40 people attended the inauguration of a 48-day Nrsimha Yajna by a fire sacrifice conducted by Ananda Tirtha dasa. “The sankalpa or intent of this yajna is to beseech Lord Nrsimhadeva to facilitate opening the full potential of New Vrindaban Dham,” said Jaya Krsna dasa, Community President of New [...]
Damodara dasa on Comcast Newsmakers
PALACE OF GOLD & PALACE ROSE GARDEN TO BE FEATURED ON CNN HEADLINE NEWS This May and June, the Palace of Gold and the Palace Rose Garden will be featured on CNN Headline News. The five-minute interview with Damodar dasa, Vice President of Guest Services in New Vrindaban Community, will air approximately 50 times [...]
