Save K.B. temple Vrindavan(Prabhupada's Home) and The Bramcharies

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Respected Basu Ghosh prabhu and other RGB Members,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

We want to bring to your notice the actual situation of Vrindavan temple and

also about those two bramcharies.

 

1. Vishu Mohan Das was very hard working and dedicated temple commander. He

developed some chest infection so he went to Delhi for some check ups. The

Dr. advised him to have at least two weeks bed rest. At that time

Devkinandan prabhu was in Mumbai. In his absence Dina Bandhu prabhu

sanctioned 3500 Rs And 3 weeks resting holidays for Vishnu Mohan Das. When

he came back to Vrindavan he was surprised to know that Sarang Thakur das

was appointed as new temple commander. Up to his surprise he checked with

Sarvabhouma prabhu and he was told that your services are no more required.

So he was left with no choice but waited for Devkinandan das to come. When

Devkinandan prabhu came from Mumbai Vishnu Mohan das was told by him don't

worry you are still the temple commander. After that Sarvabhouma Das and

Devakinandan Das had an argument and could not decide about Vishnu's fate.

After that as advised by the doctor again to have rest for couple of weeks

he went to the hill station. In his absence his luggage was thrown out of

his room and when he came back he was told sorry we can not offer you any

service. Under these circumstances he was left with no choice and left the

temple without even collecting his belongings.

 

2. Divya Purush Das was working at the position of Financial Controller. As

directed by the management he was told to check all the bills and payments

of the suppliers. He was also asked among the meeting to check the bills and

payments of all the departments. He started his duty very honestly and

dedicatedly. Very soon he started objecting to the extra expenses of the

different departments. Within four months of his service people started

opposing his position but management was supporting him and everything was

going smooth. As usual Devakinandan das was not in temple. In his absence

Divya Purush use to have many problems, still he was managing the show

without proper funds. So under these conditions there was lot of stress and

mental tension accumulating. At number of times Divya Purush das was forced

to pass false and bogus bills of the authorities. Specifically from the vice

president and the departments. Under these circumstances it became difficult

to continue his services. He kept on requesting the authorities to change

his service they did listen to his request and he kept on continuing his

service under stress for another three months. He asked for two weeks of

leave for going to Bhagwat Saptah to Haridwar. They gave him two weeks leave

with the instructions that don't come back to the temple. When he came back

after two weeks he asked for service he was told by the authorities that we

don't want to give you any service. So he started staying out of the temple.

a. We find hardly any difference at that time and now everything is going in

the same way as it was at that time. At that time the collection of temple

was Rs. 10 lacs every month on an average so there was no problem. With new

management the collection is gone down to Rs. 2 lacs per month on an

average. As far as Sadhana is concerned we don't find any difference. The

new management forcefully told many devotees to wear saffron clothes. Free

mixing of men and women still going on openly (westerners only) most of them

Ex-gurukulies. As far as people are being taken around to the holy places is

continuing not by the bramcharies but by the management for braj darsan and

god knows about the payments where it goes? They converted one bus of

sankirtan in to tourist bus for doing business and trying to earn some money

for the temple. At that time there were 160 devotees in the temple and now

there are only 60 devotees left. At that time there were 65 devotees with

sankirtan department and all the five buses were on the move distributing

Prabhupada's books. Now all the five buses are parked in the K.B Land

Parking with the big? Were are the devotees of sankirtan department gone and

who is responsible for this?. In comparison to the previous management this

management is making bigger mess of the funds. Mahaman Prabhu left FDR's

worth Rs. 70 lacs can we ask the question where is that money gone?

Ex-gurukulies are enjoying in the same manner, as it was two years back.

b. The VAC and VEB has proven to be a bigger mess. None of their polices

worked out here successfully. They come for one week to have their meetings

without any results.

1. There are hardly any devotees left for the morning program to be

attended.

2. The collection is totally gone down so where it is to be deposited.

3. Instead of commission to LM Preacher now they are giving them actual

expenses, which is always more than the commission what they were getting

earlier.

4. The unauthorized shops are still going on(false statement given)

5. Instead of bramcharies now our respected president Brihat Mrdanga Das is

more involved with women.

6. Now the management people are busy doing all these activities and

pocketing all this money.

7. False statement given. Devakinandan's Brother is also getting maintenance

and telephone expenses. There are more people adding to these list names

will be given if asked.

8. New Bhakta program was much better because in this way we were making

more genuine devotees. College program will never be a success because after

leaving college this people will never think of ISKCON. They will run in

material life to earn more and more money what they have spent against their

studies.

9. In stead of telling devotees to leave the temple the new management

created such big problems and circumstances so most of them may leave. We

can ask these people where is the sankirtan department devotees gone and why

did they leave.

10. Whenever a devotee wants to come back to the temple the management never

gives them any proper answer.

c. There are so many wonderful devotees like Aindra Das, Brajananda das,

Janardan

Das and so many other western devotees in our temple. So the is no question

of bodily consciousness. Will the management be able to build Bramcharies

ashram in next five years?

This is false that they are saying they did not turn out the devotees. We

have already given details about Divya Purush das and Vishnu mohan das. They

are talking of purchasing Pruthu's Ashram for a college. Do you think this

is justified to purchase ashram against such a big price. They are not able

to feed temple devotees and are not able to give maintenance to Grahastha

devotees and salaries to the employees of the temple. So money what they are

spending to buy college building they should use this for making new

bramcharies building. So we think the preference should be given to the

Bramcharies Ashram instead of college building. If they decide to purchase

college building for the students who are yet to come. So where will they

bramcharies stay and from where the money will come for Bramcharies Ashram.

Divya Purush and Vishnu Mohan helped them to save their home. There was not

even a single devotee from Narayan maharaja's camp this is false allegation.

Know about Our Bramchari President:

Brihat Mridanga Das.

 

1. The President of Sri Krsna-Balarama Mandir Raman Reti Vrindavan.

Brihat Mridanga Das who came from South Africa, started opposing and

criticizing Hindi speaking devotees. He always uses this language that

the devotees who do not know English Language will be turned out of

the temple.

2. He tried and stopped the Hindi Classes of Srimad Bhagvatam and

Bhagvat Gita.

3. Our temple is situated in Vrindavan which Hindi speaking area or

State, but still he says that only English should be preferred in the

temple.

4. In last fifteen months since he joined the temple total 60 devotees

were thrown out of the temple showing different reasons.

5. He always tries to make such regulations so the devotees should

leave the temple in frustration.

6. He always prefers western devotees and gives them all the possible

help and other facilities like food, accommodation and transportation

etc.

when they come to Vrindavan, if the Hindi speaking local devotees

visits to the temple he always discourage them and no help is provided

to them.

7. He always says that preference will be given to the highly educated

devotees and they should be conversant in English and he claims since

the temple was built from the foreign funds so the preference will be

given to the western devotees.

8. When he came from South Africa he gave us so many false promises

that he will be living in Brahmachari Ashram with the other resident

devotees and accept the same facilities which are being provided to

all the devotees. But he stays in the guest house using A.C. room and

he gets special Prasad and other facilities like geyser for taking hot

water bath and only mineral water for drinking, from the guest house.

9. He says that all the Hindi speaking devotees will be thrown out and

we actually need only 25 English speaking devotees in the temple.

10. Temple doesn't have its own residential facility for their resident

devotees so they have hired few rooms in the Gurukul Building for

which temple is paying monthly rent to the Gurukul, because of this

reason he says to cut down these expanses he would like to keep only

25 devotees in thetemple.

11. 125 devotees are forced to live in 25 rooms which is not appropriate

ideal situation to live in the Ashram. There are total 5 toilets and

two big common bathrooms without doors. Every morning devotees face

lot of problem while using this limited facility.

12. He always tells all the Brahmacharis not to talk to any Mataji but

he himself more often seen talking to Matajis. One Mataji came from

Canada with whom he used to take meals with her daily in his room.

13. If we Indian devotees are talking among ourselves and by mistake if

one keeps his hand on other devotee's shoulder he approaches us and

tells, "Are you homo-sexual?"

14. In last 15 months he was hardly present in Vrindavan for 6 months

and spent 9 months outside India, all his traveling expenses(

air-tickets) were born by the temple.

15. Devotees are getting two times Prasadam which is of very low

quality. Normally same vegetable is repeatedly prepared for months.

Because of the bad quality of Prasadam most of the devotees suffer

from stomach problem and bad health. If any devotee becomes seriously

ill they tried to send him home saying that we can not bear the

expenses.

16. People who are directly connected to the authorities always gets

extra facilities.

17. Most of the resident devotees are having their ID cards issued by

the previous authorities. Now they have introduced a new format for

which they are forcing on to the devotees to give their personal

particulars and signatures so they can keep their records and issue

new ID cards. On the basis this new form it will be very easy for the

authorities to throw themout any time without any solid reason or

explanation.

 

d. we also pray to their Lordships and Prabhupada to give us enough

intelligence so we can expose people like our temple authorities.

e. We never said that we did not want Devakinandan Das as our president.

f. We approached the authorities many times but they did not pay any

attention towards our request. Because of this reason we sat on hunger

strike and got the coverage done by media, press, government officers and

police.

They gave us false promise through the written agreement, which they are not

implementing upon.

 

Please give your suggestions shall we go on hunger strike again? or the

management will reach to some decision or u people will decide something for

us.

Waiting for your early reply.

 

Your servants

Divya Purush Das

Vishnu Mohan das

On behalf of all the devotees of Sri Krishna Balaram Temple Sri Vrindavan

Dham.