Puri
Ratha Yatra
Sannyasis: Srila Narasingha Maharaja, Madhava Maharaja,
Avadhuta Maharaja, Babaji Maharaja and Mukunda Prabhu
from Govindaji Gardens attended this years Ratha Yatra
in Jagannatha Puri (July 1st).
This was reported to have been the biggest Ratha Yatra
festival in the past one hundred years - with crowds
of more than several hundred thousand devotees of
Jagannatha.
Narasingha
Maharaja commented that more kirtan groups chanted
the pancha-tattva mantra and the maha-mantra at this
year's Ratha Yatra than at any Ratha Yatra that he
had been to previously.
The
devotees from Govindaji Gardens were guests of the
Gajapati Maharaja of Puri and viewed the Ratha procession
from the palace roof along with other dignified guests
and devotees.
At the end of Ratha Yatra, Madhava Maharaja and Avadhuta
Maharaja presented the Gajapati Maharaja with a set
of all the DevaVision
video documentaries on VCD (Kumbha Mela, Gandaki,
Art of Sadhana, Absolute Harmony, and the Holy Name).
While the devotees were in Puri, Srila Narasingha
Maharaja made arrangement for the Deity of Patita-pavana
Jagannatha (5 feet 8 inches height) to be sent to
Govindaji Gardens in South India. The Deity is expected
to arrive at Govindaji Gardens at the end of July.
Tumcur
Program
Devotees of the Sri Narasingha Caitanya Math
recently visited the ISTE, The Indian Society for
Technical Education at Siddhartha Institute of Technology,
Tumkur, Karnataka, India, for a presentation by Swami
B B Visnu of the Powerpoint Presentation: “
SCIENTIFIC VERIFICATION OF THE VEDIC LITERATURE, ”
Modern High Tech Research Techniques reveal highly
developed scientific content of the Vedas and verify
Vedic sanskrit statements. Future presentations of
the Vedic Science
Club will be available online.
The devotees also visited the ancient Laksmi Narasingha
temples of Bhoga Narasingha
and Yoga Narasingha
on the scenic Devarayana Durga mountain near Tumkur.
The Bhoga Narasingha
Deity at the base of the mountain was installed by
Durvasa Muni two thousand years ago and the Deity
of Yoga Narasingha
situated high on the mountain top was installed by
Lord Brahma. The temples were renovated by Ramanujacarya
800 years ago and are well maintained.
May
2003
Narasingha
Caturdasi
Narasingha Caturdasi was celebrated at Narasingha
Caitanya Matha with the opening of the new temple
for Lord Narasingha Deva. The main Deity of Yoga Narasingha
will not be ready for installation until after Janmastami
of this year.
In
the meantime the small Utsava Deity of Yoga Narasingha
was moved from Srila Narasingha Maharaja's kutir to
the Narasingha Guha (the Lord's new temple). Also
the large Narasingha Saligram and twelve smaller Narasingha
Saligrams worshipped only by sannyasis and brahmacharies
were also moved to the new temple.
Homa and abhisheka were preformed for the pleasure
of the Deity and sankirtan was held and maha-prasadam
was distributed to all the devotees and guests.
Candana
Yatra
Candana Yatra is being observed at Sri Narasingha
Caitanya Matha for the month of May. Daily the Deities
are anointed with candana and in this way the Deity
is kept cool during the summer heat.
2007[March-May] — Sri Narasimha-caturdasi, Chandan Yatra, Srila Rupa Goswami
Samadhi Reconstruction Progresses, Italy Center Opens [Srila Prabhupada Seva Ashram], Gaura Purnima observed at Govindaji Gardens.
2007[February] — Srila Rupa Goswami
Samadhi Reconstruction in Progress, Prabhupada Returns to his Rooms at Radha Damodara Temple, Bhumi Puja at Srila Rupa Goswami's
Samadhi.
2007[January] — Appearance of Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada, visit of Jayadvaita Swami, Visit by Sripada BB Bodhayana Maharaja, Appearance of Lord Nityananda, Marriage of Drdha Vrata and Gandarvika, Vasant Pancami, Visit of Guru Prasad Maharaja.
2006[August-September] — Srila
Bhakti Promoda Puri Gosvami Appearance, Radhasthami, Visiting
Friends in Europe and the USA, 60th
Appearance of Swami BG Narasingha, Vyasa Puja of
Srila Prabhupada, Janmasthami 2006.
2006[May-July] — Wedding
of Sri Gopal Dasa and Anuradha Devi Dasi, Candana-yatra
2006[January-April] — Hare
Krsna Ashrama Inauguration
Festival (Mulki), Gaura
Purnima Celebration, Vasant
Pancami Observance, New
DVD Film Biography of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura, Installation
of Kaliya Mardana Krsna Deity, Visit by Sri
Nandanandana, Guru Prasad Swami and Swami B
B Bodhayana.
2005
2005[August-Dec.] — Visit
of Paramadvaiti Maharaja, Anniversary of Sri
Narasingha Chaitanya Matha, Karttika, Govardhana
Puja, Srila Prabhupada Disappearance, Appearance
of Bhaktivinoda, Radhasthami, Reprinting of Follow
the Angels and In
Search of the Ultimate goal of Life, Srila
Prabhupada Vyasa Puja, Srila Narasingha Maharaja
Vyasa Puja, New Video: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Biography: The
Universal Teacher, New book
by Srila Sridhara Maharaja entitled Encounters
With Divinity, Sri
Krsna Janmastami Mahotsava.
2005[May
- July]
— Jagannatha
Ratha-yatra, Appearance
of Lord Narasinghadeva, Candana-yatra,
Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami.
2005
- 1[Jan-Feb.] — Nityananda
Trayodasi, Vasanta-pancami, Installation of Lord Jagannatha
and Gaura-Gadadhara, Ashrama
Publications & Videos, Kaliya-Mardana Krsna Asrama,
Kannada Songbook Printed.
2004
2004[Nov.
- Dec.] — Disappearance Bhaktisiddhanta, Ten Year
Ashrama Anniversary, Disappearance Srila
B P Puri Gosvami, Disappearance Gaurakisora, Disappearance
Srila
Prabhupada, Karttika Masa, Govardhana Puja, Srila Sridhara
Maharaja Appearance, B B Visnu Appearance.
2004
- 4[Sept.
- Oct.] — Appearance
Day of Srila B P Puri Gosvami, Evolution of Theism reprinted,
Sannyasa of Srila Prabhupada, Appearance of Bhaktivinoda
Thakura,
Radhasthami,
Srila B G Narasingha Appearance,
Srila Prabhupada Appearance,
Janmasthami.
2004
- 3 [April
cont.-August] — Visit of Vijayashankar MP, Visit
of Dr Rajaram, Painting of Narasinghadeva's temple, Himalayan
Pilgrimage video, Library & Devavision Studio opening.
2004
- 1[Jan-Feb.]
— Sivaratri, Appearance
Bhaktisiddhanta,
Nityananda
Trayodasi, Kirtan Hall Artistry, Visits of BV Narasingha
& Guru Prasad Svami, Vasanta-pancami,
Publication of Prakrta-rasa Aranya Chedini, Kumbha Mela
on New Zealand TV.
2003
2003[Sept
- Dec.] — Tirobhava
of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, Foundation of Library & Multimedia
Studio, Yoga-Narasimha Tilaka, Video
Darshan of Yoga-Narasingha, Installation of Sri Sri Laksmi-Narasingha,
Srila
Prabhupada's Tirobhava, Karttika, Govardana Puja, Avirbhava
of Srila BR Sridhara Deva Gosvami, Appearance of Srila BB
Visnu Maharaja, Radhastami.
2003
- 1 [August] — Janmastami and Installation of Yoga-Narasingha,
Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja, Vyasa Puja of Srila Narasingha
Maharaja.
2003
- 3[Jan-April]
— Gandaki
Muktinatha, Gaura Purnima Festival, Varadaraja in Kondaggi,
Laksmi-Narasimha in Javagal, Yoga-Narasimha
in Belavadi, Mahabalipuram, Pakshi-tirtha, Vasanta-pancami,
Wedding of Govardhana and Krsna-priya dd.
2002
2002-2[June
- Dec.] — Srila Prabhupada Deity, Vrndavana Temples,
Subramanya Tirtha, Karttika Masa, Govardhana
Puja, Srila Prabhupada's Tirobhava, Subhaga Svami visits,
Kitchen
Ground-breaking, Sridhar Swami visits, Goshalla
Completed, Vyasa Puja of B. P. Puri Goswami, Radhastami
and Babaji
Initiation, Narasingha Maharaja
Vyasa-puja, Janmastami, Srila
Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja, Audarya Asrama program and San
Francisco Ratha-yatra.
2002[Jan.
- May] — Narasingha Jayanti in Vermont & Govindaji
Gardens, Gosala Foundation, Pejavara Svami visits, Gaura
Purnima in Vermont & Govindaji Gardens, Guru Prasad
Swami Visits, Jayadvaita Maharaja visits.
2001
2001[July
- Dec.] —
Boston Program, Govardhana Puja, Srila Prabhupada Tirobhava,
Govardhana Hill
Manifests, Gurukula boys visit
Nagamangala, Radha Damodara Moves to Vermont, Devavision
Project Moves, Editing
for Devavision Underway, Installation
of Sri Sudarsana Cakra, Radhastami, Vyasa-puja Celebration
of BG Narasingha Maharaja,
Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja, Janmastami
& Janmastami videos, Boston Program, West Coast Saranagati Tour.
2001[Jan
- June] —
Cira-dahi
Mahotsava, Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi, Calf born, Meeting with
Asta-matha Swamis in Udupi, Candana-yatra,
Narasingha Caturdasi, Ramanujacaryas Appearance, Gaura
Purnima, Tripurari Maharaja
visits, Tour to Subrahmanya, Halebid
and Udupi, New Center and Deities in Bangalore, Sivaratri,
Nityananda Avirbhava,
Deity chamber decoration, New
Calf, 2001 Kumbha Mela.
2000
2000[Jan
- Dec.] — Govardhana Hill to Manifest,
Copper Plate Project, Installation of Radha-Damodara.