Devotees Celebrate Kartika Purnima at Bhaktivedanta Ashram (2018)
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The following pictures show the celebration of Kartika Purnima at our Jagannatha temple in Bhadrak, Odisha.
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Deepotsava at Bhaktivedanta Ashram in Chennai
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Below are some pictures from the deepotsava festival at our temple in Chennai. For 30 days, for the month of Kartika, devotees would offer lamps to Lord Damodara and Panchamukha Hanuman every evening, accompanied by kirtan.
The Ganja Conspiracy
I say the following as a person who does not use ganja and has no intention to ever use ganja:
All governments in the world know tobacco is the number one killer of the poor throughout the world, yet not a single country will ban it.
The Glorious Departure of Radhakanta Das
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Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the departure of one of our devotees, Radhakanta Das. He was a very hard worker for the ashram, and helped watch over most of the project work for the last 15 years. He would sit with the construction workers for hours each day in the hot sun and oversee every minor aspect of the work to make sure every thing was done properly with no waste.
Thoughts on Puri Jagannatha Temple’s Discrimination Against Foreign Devotees
Recently in the news the topic of Puri Jagannatha temple prohibiting western devotees from entering came up due to some unfortunate confrontation between a German devotee and a temple priest outside the temple.
11th Day Puja for Chaitanya Baba’s Departure
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On January 28th, as per the local custom, special puja and annadanam was conducted by villagers for the departure of Chaitanya Baba. Below are a few pictures and a video from the puja.
Sri Chaitanya Baba Enters Maha Samadhi at Tiger Cave Ashram in Odisha
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A mahatma named Chaitanya Baba who lived in the forests of Odisha entered maha samadhi recently just after Makara Sankranti. This short video shows the placing of his body in the ground and burial. For many years he had been staying in the forests of Ratna Giri mountain.
Update on Building Rooms for Sadhus in the Forests of Odisha
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Last year we mentioned our desire to build rooms for elderly sadhus who had been staying for decades in the forests around the Bhola Giri mountain range in Odisha. We would like to give you an update on this project. With your assistance we have been able to help elderly sadhus staying at three ashrams in the jungles around this sacred mountain.
Meet Baladeva: A New Bull Calf Was Born at Our Ashram’s Goshala
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Last month a new bull calf was born at our ashram’s goshala in Orissa. Since he was completely white and born one day after Balarama Jayanti, we named him as Baladeva. This video has some clips of the first 20 days of his life.
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