Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 All glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga Invitation for Sri Vyasa-Puja 2002 The 107th Anniversary Festival of The Appearance of OM VISNUPAD PARAMAHAMSA CHURAMANI SRI SRILA BHAKTI RAKSAK SRIDHAR DEV-GOSWAMI MAHARAJ **** Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Road, Kolerganj, P.O.Nabadwip, Dt. Nadia, West Bengal, Pin 741302, India Tel: Nabadwip (03472) 40086 & 40752 Tel: Calcutta (033) 551-9175 Email: info@scsmath.com -- All glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga Invitation Sri Vyasa-puja Festival 'Gaura-Srirupa-Siddhanta-divyadharadharam Gurum, Sri-Bhakti-Raksakam Devam Sridharam pranamamy-aham' Honourable Vaisnavas, Godbrothers and Sisters, Devotees and Friends, The ninth day of the waning moon of the Karttik month is supremely purifying and all-auspicious for the world because the son of Lord Nityananda, the Personification of Hari-Kirttan, Sri Virachandra Prabhu, as well as his non-different representation, our beloved Divine Master His Divine Grace Ananta-sri-vibhusita paramahamsa-kula-churamani Jagad-Guru Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj made their holy Appearances in this world on this very date. This year the day mercifully manifests on 9th Damodar, Wednesday, 30th October, 2002. This day is the 107th Anniversary of the Appearance of our most worshipable Spiritual Master. Under the guidance of our exalted Sevaite President Acharyya, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, there will be held from 29th October to 1st November 2002 special worship and revered offerings to His Divine Grace Srila Guru Maharaj and to the Temple Deities, Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Gandharvva-Govindasundar-Giridhari-Laksmi-Varahadev and Gopaljiu, as well as Kirttan, lectures, glorification of Sri Guru-Vaisnava, Prasad distribution and many other devotional activities that will be conducted here at the Math, and at Sripat Hapaniya, and at Dum Dum Park, Calcutta. We will be much obliged to have the kind company of you and your friends for this Grand Celebration to enhance this great Festival of Pure Devotion. The Sri Vyasa-puja Festivals will be followed by Karttik Pilgrimages and Parikramas based from our Sri Govardhan and Sri Vrindavan Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Maths. For further information of these programmes please see the Karttik Invitation 2002. Yours in the service of the Divine Master, The Secretary, for the Trust-Board & Members of the Math Nabadwip Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math R.S.V.P. to info@scsmath.com Any service-donation-cheques in the name of "Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha" will be accepted for this glorious occasion of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Vyasa-Puja Festival. -- Please bring with you appropriate bedding for the season, e.g. light sleeping bag and inner sheet; mosquito net; flashlight; personal essentials and first aid items. The normal programme and arrangements are subject to change by the will of providence... Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip: http://scsmath.com Updated most days: http://scsmath.com/new.html As well devotees are cordially invited to participate in this pilgrimage. All glories to Sri Guru & Sri Gauranga Karttik Pilgrimage 2002 to Govardhan and Vrindavan Dear Devotees and Friends: As mentioned in the Invitation to Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Appearance Festival, the devotees of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math humbly invite you to participate in this years Karttik pilgrimage to Govardhan and Vrindavan. This is an established annual programme of the Math, and this year extra devotional activities are being arranged including mass preaching and Prasadam distribution both in Govardhan and Vrindavan. In order to help make it successful we need advance information as to how many -- and who -- will be going. Please publicize this pilgrimage amongst sincere souls whom you feel may wish to attend, and on Ashram notice boards, etc., where appropriate. Depart Calcutta by train: 2nd November 2002, morning. or depart Nabadwip by bus: 31st October 2002, evening. Return Calcutta: November 18th, 2002 Cost: Requested donation of US$120 equivalent in local currency to assist the overall expenses. (Rs3,500 for resident Indians.) What's included: * Transport a) Transport arrangements for train passengers include: i.Second-class sleeper train from Calcutta to Aligarh or Tundla with a connecting hired bus to Govardhan. ii. Hired buses locally to some of the more distant areas of our pilgrimage within Mathura Mandal and according to our schedule. Or: b) Transport arrangements for bus passengers include: a. Hired bus from Nabadwip to Govardhan via Gaya, Kasi, Prayag, and several other holy places associated with the Pastimes of Sriman Mahaprabhu and His associates. The bus will return by a different route taking in other holy places including Haridwar and Ayodhya. But please note: the long distance bus journeys from Nabadwip to Govardhan (and vice versa) may be considered quite austere for Westerners. It's for the adventurous and adaptable. You've been warned! b. Hired buses locally to some of the more distant areas of our pilgrimage within Mathura Mandal and according to our schedule. * Accommodation Shared accommodation at: i. Our Govardhan Srila Sridhar Swami Sevashram. ii. Our Vrindavan Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. * Prasadam All communal Prasadam meals including relevant feasts and festivals throughout. In particular, if you wish to travel with our regular group to Vrindavan by second-class sleeper, we shall need the details as soon as possible; please include your name, age, and gender. If you have other travel requirements, i.e. by first class or air-conditioned train, kindly purchase these tickets under the Tourist Quota on first arriving in Calcutta. For those making travel arrangements other than by the regular 2nd class sleeper or the long distance hired bus included in our programme, we shall discount the cost of the unused travel sections about Rs 400 each way. Please also see our Tips for Pilgrims pages, which contains lots of helpful advice, travel and health tips, and detailed directions [and recommended routes] to our Maths in India. With my due respects, and at your service, Mahananda das Bhakti Ranjan, Nabadwip. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Road, Kolerganj, P.O. Nabadwip, Pin 741302, Dt. Nadia West Bengal, India. Email:, info@scsmath.com Phone: Nabadwip (ask for Mahananda Das): +91 (for India) then 3472 40086 or 40752 Calcutta (ask for Sripad Tirtha Maharaj): +91 33 551-9175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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