Invitation to all Devotees - HH Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

[Guest guest]

Dear Raktambara prabhu,

 

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

 

I would like to request yourself to kindly send the following invitation

from H. H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaja to all the devotees. This

invitation is also attached with this message in word format. Hare Krishna!

 

Your servant,

 

Vrajendrakumar Das

Secretary to H. H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

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October 16th 2000

 

My Dear Vaishnavas,

 

AN INVITATION

 

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

All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! All glories to Sri Sri

Radha-Krishnachandra!

 

2 It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the programs are now

finalized for the Grand Inauguration of the Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra

Manimandir, the Centrepiece of the University of Bhagavata Culture

www.bhagavataculture.org . This will begin on the auspicious full moon day

of the month of Kartika, Saturday, November 11th 2000. His Highness Sri

Gajapati Maharaja, the King of Puri, descendent of King Prataparudra, will

be attending the function and he will bring three brahmanas to conduct a

special installation ceremony for the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord

Baladeva and Srimati Subhadra Maharani. 108 brahmanas will recite Srimad

Bhagavatam for world peace in a 'Visva Shanti Bhagavata Yajna' while

performing 8 fire sacrifices. 216 children will perform Maha Rasa Lila

dance.

 

3 The Prime Minister of India is requested to be the Chief Guest of this

grand function. Many dignitaries, national and international will also be

present. National and international cultural groups such as Ramayana artists

from Bali, Indonesia will be participating in the festival.

 

4 The festivities will continue with daily programs for 22 days from 11th

Nov. till 2nd Dec. (As and when these programs are finalized, the details

will be posted on our website http://welcome.to/Manimandir, which will be

updated constantly). One of the main highlights will be a 3-day

International Conference on the 'Culture of Peace', confirmed from Friday

17th Nov. till Sunday 19th Nov. This will be attended by scientists and

religionists from all over the world. This conference is jointly organized

by the United Religions Initiative, the All-India Peace & Solidarity

Organization Manipur State Council, and the Indian Doctors for Peace and

Development Manipur, in collaboration with UNESCO and NGOs of Manipur.

 

5 On the inaugural day of this International Conference (17th Nov), there

will be a Peace Marathon Run. Participants will run from four corners of

Manipur to converge in the Bir Tikendrajit Park, the most prominent central

park in the heart of Imphal City. Simultaneously there will be a Manipuri

Cultural Peace March (Maha-Nagar Sankirtana) where thousands of devotees of

different faiths will sing and dance in glorification of the Almighty

through the city streets accompanied by 108 drummers, all dressed in

brightly colored costumes. Both the marathon runners and the peace marchers

will converge in the park for an ecstatic grand finale with the signing of

the United Religions Initiative Charter (www.united-religions.org). Many

chief dignitaries of Manipur such as the Governor, and the Ministers of the

Government of Manipur, will be signing the charter.

 

6 We will be greatly honoured if you kinldy accept our humble invitation to

this Grand Inaugural Function and bless us by your kind presence so that we

may continue to serve Srila Prabhupada always. It would be best if you

could make it to Imphal, Manipur around the 8th or 9th November. (You will

find some useful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

travel information at http://welcome.to/Manimandir). Please remember that as

of 1st Oct 2000, a special Manipur Visa (costing US$30) is required for

foreigners - you should send two copies of your photos and a Xerox copy of

your Passport to Sriman Ajit Das by 23rd Oct 2000, c/o The Bhaktivedanta

Institute, 4th Floor, Manasi Manjil Building, RC8 Raghunathpur, VIP Road,

Calcutta - 700059, India,. This is very important. For any clarifications

or travel/hotel assistance, please call Sriman Vrajendra Kumar Das at

+91-33-5509018 or email bsds (AT) cal (DOT) vsnl.net.in with a copy to

w_amarjit (AT) hotmail (DOT) com.

 

 

 

 

7 I look forward very much to receiving all of you in Imphal, Manipur. Hare

Krishna!

 

 

 

 

 

Yours in service of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada,

 

 

 

 

 

Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

 

Rector, University of Bhagavata Culture

Int'l Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute

GBC ISKCON Manipur