** New Book Release **

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Dear Alankara Books publishers, Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisancies.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

 

Your advertisement of the new book says:

 

>> Alankara Books is pleased to announce their debut publication, entitled

>> "Eighteen Days: Sri Pañca-tattva's Mayapur-lila."

 

>> As the only full-color record of the event, this book will no doubt be of

>> high interest to all devotees in ISKCON. It is a memorial edition,

>> beautifully presented in high quality art paper on every page; 64 color

>> images (photography chiefly by Nitya-trpta devi dasi),

 

Well, i have a little thought to share about the very last line.

 

It seems that you missed to mention my contribution there - there are 32

colored pictures, which Braja Sevaki Mataji took from me. + 6, which i asked

her not to publish because Janannivasa Prabhu at the time was upset about

pictures taken inside the close curtains while polishing and washing the

bodies of Pancha-tattva was going on, just before the instalation. One of

these pics was included in the book as far as i understand (she probably

disscussed it with Jananivasa Prabhu and he gave his permission).

The rest of my pics are mainly of bringing Deities to the altar (Nitya

Tripta Mataji was not in Mayapur then) + 2 or 3 photos from the actual day

of instalation.

I have not seen the book yet, but I been told by Braja Sevaki Mataji couple

of months back (at the time of layout work) that my pictures were used.

 

Just a little thought i had when i saw this advertisement... sorry...

 

your servant, Vrindavan Lila Dasi

 

to see photos of Mayapur please visit:

 

http://www.dipika.org/mainpages/contributors/vrindavan.lila.dd.htm

http://www.mayapur.info

http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=857153

http://www.geocities.com/mayapurkatha1

 

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