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The ferocious half-man half-lion form of the Lord celebrated His appearance day [on such and such date] and the festival this year was the grandest I have ever seen. The festivities began the night before, with a drama performed by the local children. Then the day's celebrations began with mangalaratika; there were so many devotees it was nearly impossible to see Lord Nrisimhadeva during His puja. However, close circuit cameras were projecting the image of the puja onto a huge screen in Panca-tattva's temple room. After mangalaratika and japa, there was deity greeting and guru-puja. This was the last time to see the Lord covered in sandalwood pulp this year. At noon, just before the doors closed, the chandan was removed and Nrisimhadeva received a bath with fragrant oils. Prior to this there was the Maha-Sudarshan-Homa. This is a long and extremely complicated fire sacrifice for the pleasure of the Lord. There are 10 pujaris offering 10 different items at once! This lasts for over three hours. After a bit of rest we all assembled for the main abhishek. It was a wonderful experience, with so many activities going on at once - Kirtans, conch blowing, mantra chanting, bathing, and bell ringing. Then the Lord was dressed in new clothing and offered huge amounts of wonderfully prepared sweets, subjis, and all manner of offerings. Visit the Mayapur.com photo gallery for more photos Top Mayapur's Mercy Awaits you Perhaps you are meditating on how to optimize your spiritual development and your contribution to the Krishna Consciousness movement, or perhaps you feel the need to revitalize your spiritual life. If you are in either of these situations, then please consider the opportunities to study Srila Prabhupada’s books in the association of advanced devotees in Sridham Mayapur at the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education and Training (MIHET)* . A team of very senior devotees will facilitate the 2006 – 7 MIHET VTE Bhakti-sastri Course sharing their realizations in an interactive format designed to empower devotees as preachers, leaders, and lifetime servants of ISKCON. The course will begin on Bhisma Pancaka (November 2, 2006), enabling devotees, during the last five days of Kartika, to get credit for their austerities as if they had performed them for the entire caturmasya. For those that have already taken Bhakti-sastri, the MIHET will pilot (also on November 2) a unique approach to studying the Bhagavatam with its Canto 4 Bhaktivaibhava Module. Students will hear from fully trained VTE facilitators in the morning Structured Learning Classes and from senior ISKCON sannyasis and leaders in the evening Thematic Discussions. After the Canto 4 Module, Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu will facilitate a 3-week course entitled Vedic Cosmology in the 5th Canto. He is leading a team of scholars studying this section of the Bhagavatam and he will share their realizations with his students. Most Saturdays, while these courses are in session, the MIHET sannyasi teachers will lead out parikramas throughout Navadvipa Dhama. Due to the unprecedented stature of our teachers this year, the MIHET expects many devotees will enroll in these courses and thus encourages devotees to register online as soon as possible to secure their seats. Please visit http://www.mihet.info for details or write to us at ihet (AT) pamho (DOT) net This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . *With a desire to emphasize the Devotional and Life Skills Training Program within our ethos, we implemented a name change from the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education (MIHE) to the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education & Training (MIHET) Top Back to Godhead On April 28 at 7.28pm, here in Sridham Mayapur, surrounded by devotees and the chanting of the Holy Names, and under the merciful glance of her beloved Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Srimate Radharani Devi Dasi -- known affectionately to all as Didi Ma -- left her suffering body to return to the spiritual world. She passed on quietly. Didi Ma took shelter of Srila Prabhupada in the very early days of Mayapur and was a favourite cook of the devotees and Their Lordships. She had been bedridden for 3 months but was quite strong until a few days back when she was no longer able to swallow even water. Her desire was to simply be able to once again cook for Radha Madhava... His Holiness Jayapataka Swami remembers Didi Ma's early days in Mayapur: "Didi Ma was a very dear devotee. She was Srila Prabhupada's personal cook. Once Srila Prabhupada said three Mayapur mataji's, of which Didi Ma was one, were the best cooks in ISKCON. She did her devotional service with dedication for all these years. When her health interfered with her service her desire to remain in this world seemed to be reduced. "She was always talking about devotees, her devotional service, and transcendental topics. She was very kind to me and I will miss her very much. She leaves behind her son, Haridas, who does the media TV shows in Mumbai. I don't know how many other children she has. We are all like her children. She would take care of us and feed Radha Madhava and we would get the remnants." All glories to Didi Ma, Srimate Radharani Devi Dasi! Top Uttisthata Jagrata Students Conference 2006 >From May 25th to 27th, 550 students from different schools and colleges in West Bengal (i.e. from 100 Jagrata Chhatra Samaj, enlightend student group especially from Nadia, Burdwan and Kolkata Districts) attended the 12th students conference at ISKCON Sridham Mayapur This program was inaugurated by HH Bhaktisiddhanta Swami, HG Jananivas Prabhu, HG Bhadra Charu Prabhu and other dignitaries of ISKCON. The whole Program was supervised by HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami. The three day program included a variety of workshops, including "Practicing Japa" and "Chanting Siksastakam, and other programs such as bhajan and sloka recitation, lectures, quizzes, cultural programs, slide shows and dramas. For Chhatra Samaj and the participating student leaders, special meetings were held to discuss with HH BP Swami how to conduct both academic and spiritual training in order to offer the students a more complete curriculum based on Vedic tradition. The students became vary enthusiastic and requested us to organize student conference twice a year. On the last day students received spiritual gifts, Bhaktivedanta Scholarships, certificates. 66 students received scholarship, 36 students received prizes and certifications, and another 60 received consolation prizes. The three day program was concluded with a large procession to Lord Chaitanya's transcendental birth place, Yogapith. Everyone who participated, including Mayapur devotees, were amazed at the enthusiasm and dedication these young students revealed for Srila Prabhupada and Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. "Please go on preaching Krishna Consciousness amongst the student because they are our best clients.''-Srila Prabhupada (letter 20/4/1973) Top Spring Festivals Photos Top: Chandan Yatra Middle: Boat Festival Arati Bottom: Sulal Vihar (water pastimes) Vist the Festivals Album at www.mayapur.com for more Top "The Krishna consciousness movement has established its center in Mayapur, the birthsite of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival of sankirtan-yajna, and to distribute prasad to millions of hungry people hankering for spiritual emancipation. This is the mission of the Krishna consciousness movement." His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi 2006 Donors On behalf of the devotees of Sri Nrisimhadeva in Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir we offer our heartfelt gratitude to the following donors who helped make this program possible. Sponsors Radha Kesava das Sakshi Gopal das Shelly Sookraj Sri Vrindavan dasa Donors Ananga Manjari dasi Aveen Rampershad Chaitanya Rupa dasi Chandrasekhar Basu Fernando Dias Hemant Gandhi Hrishikesh Shinde Madhangopal Janardhanam Nihal Sing Rajaram dasa Click Here to Donate Now Mayapur Today An E-newsletter from Sri Mayapur Project P.O. Sri Mayapur, Nadia West Bengal, India 741 313 Phone: +91(3472) 245219 info (AT) mayapurfoundation (DOT) org Thank you for reading our Mayapur Today newsletter. We welcome your comments and suggestions at newsletter (AT) mayapur (DOT) com To from this mailing, please To modify your profile and subscription preferences, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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