Jahnava Nitai Das, Author at Bhaktivedanta Ashram

Meet the Cows and Bulls at Our Ashram’s Goshala

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Sep 9, 2015 | 38,709 views

We first began our goshala in 2013 when Vamana the bull was donated to our temple in Orissa, by a local villager. He had been coming to our temple every day for two years prior to that and we had been feeding him every day. After some time he didn’t want to go home and was spending all his time at our ashram. Seeing this, the owner agreed to donate him to the temple, and that was the beginning of our goshala.

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The Rice Harvest at Dayalu Baba’s Ashram

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Jun 30, 2015 | 63,872 views

We would like to share with you some pictures of the yearly rice harvest at Dayalu Baba’s ashram. This is the second year that we have helped this ashram to produce rice and vegetables so that they can move towards being self-sufficient.

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Pictures of Lord Jagannatha in Hati Vesha on Snana Purnima

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Jun 2, 2015 | 9,647 views

The following pictures are of Lord Jagannatha in Hati Vesha on Snana Purnima at Bhaktivedanta Ashram’s Jagannatha temple in Bhadrak, Orissa.

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Celebration of Makara Sankranti Festival at Dayalu Baba’s Ashram

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Feb 28, 2015 | 27,518 views

Last month devotees from the Bhaktivedanta Ashram organized the annual Makara Sankranti festival at Dayalu Baba’s Ashram. This is the fourth year that we have helped to organize the festival. This year, for the three days of the festival, we fed over 5,000 devotees who came from all the nearby villages. For all three days there was nonstop cooking and distribution of spiritual food from 9 am till 9 pm.

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Hanuman Jayanti Celebration at Bhaktivedanta Ashram in Chennai

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Jan 22, 2015 | 47,538 views

The following pictures are from last months celebrations of Hanuman Jayanti at our ashram in Chennai. In South India Hanuman Jayanti usually occurs in the month of December, whereas North India celebrates it around the month of April. On the auspicious occasion, thousands of people came to our temple for darshana of Lord Panchamukha Hanuman.

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Five Years of Food Distribution in Andhra Pradesh by the Bhaktivedanta Ashram

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Dec 11, 2014 | 16,849 views

It has been 5 years since we started the foodrelief program in Andhra Pradesh (September 2009 to December 2014). In these five years a total of 435,000 plates of spiritual food have been distributed in Andhra Pradesh by devotees of the Bhaktivedanta Ashram, mostly in the Vizianagaram district.

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Food Distribution in Vizianagaram at Urban Deprived Residential Hostel

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Dec 10, 2014 | 16,585 views

Below are some pictures of a recent food distribution at the “Urban Deprived Residential Hostel” in Vizianagaram, as well as at a high school in the city. We had been requested by the staff of the hostel and the high school to distribute food for their students.

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Food Distribution in Tadivada Village, Andhra Pradesh

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Nov 12, 2014 | 10,216 views

Below are some pictures and a short video of food distribution in Tadivada village, which is located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

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Food Distribution in Kumrapuram Village, Andhra Pradesh

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Oct 13, 2014 | 9,110 views

Below are some pictures of a recent food distribution in Kumrapuram Village, which is located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

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Distribution of Food to Children in Ponnuru Village

Posted by Jahnava Nitai Das | Sep 8, 2014 | 10,650 views

Below are some pictures of our devotees distributing food to children in Ponnuru Village, which is located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

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