New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

The temple describied below was originally to have been built on the top of the hill above the Bahulaban barn. It is still possible to see some signs of the original excavations there, but it was neverr worked on again after 1973. That was when Kirtanananda said we should first build a place for Srila […]

Close-Up 2007-02-21

Taken From the Oct. 1978 Issue of Brijabasi Spirit: It started out to be a big sankirtan weekend. Tapahpunja prabhu and my­self worked Columbus on Friday night and did big. Since it was the Fourth of Ju­ly weekend many special events were scheduled. Our plan was to do a Blue Grass festival which was within […]

by Kripamaya das Not too long ago my wife and I went out to California to visit our daughter. On Christmas day, Shalu, the sister of my daughter’s husband, gave me a beautiful red diary. On the cover was an embossed, hand sown elephant with its trunk high in the air. I asked her: “What […]

This picture was at the temple just before noon. Just once out of the many times a week, that several devotees have been gathering together and rehearsing an eight act preformance for the GAUR PURNIMA PLAY.

Saturday 3rd of March 2007 Gaura Purnima: Appearance Day of Sri Caitnaya Mahaprabhu (Fasting till Moonrise) (evening part) 3:00 PM ISKCON Cinema Presents World Premier* of New DVD **Following Srila Prabhupada** Part III 5:40 PM Gauranga Mahaprabhu- Golden Avatara Class by Malati Dasi 6:45 PM Greeting of the Panca Tattva (Kirtan) 7:00 PM Maha Kirtan […]

(From the Deity Cookbook Compiled in the 1970’s) INGREDIENTS:   3 TBSP, GHEE 1 1/2 TSP, ANISE SEEDS 1/4 TSP, CUMIN SEEDS 1 TSP. CLOVES 1/2 TSP. ROSEMARY 1/2 TSP. PEPPER 1/8 TSP, THYME  1/2 PINEAPPLE, CUT IN SMALL CUBES    1 CABBAGE, CUT IN THIN STRIPS     1 1/2 TSP, SALT 1/2 CUP SEEDLESS RAISINS, STEAMED 3 […]

Wise Guys and Everything Else by Srila Jiva Goswami dasa As a resident of Old New Vrindabana, I used to like to make Devotees laugh. I’d think up one liners and rim shots all the time, and when the opportunity arose, I’d go ahead with the humor. This is a little vignette for your amusement […]