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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Gaura Purnima 2008!
GAURA PURNIMA FESTIVAL 2008
MARCH 21st –MARCH 22nd
NEW VRINDABAN
Friday 21st of March
Gaura Purnima: Appearance Day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
(Fasting till Moonrise)
Morning Class on Caitnaya Caritamrta
(evening part)
7:00 PM
Kirtan and Gaura Nitai Abhisekam
(Special Abhiseka for children)
Visual Presentation of New Temple of Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur
(RARE PRESENTATION MADE TO GBC MEETING IN MAYAPUR)
Preaching in Hungary – Story of […]
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
On The Cusp Of The Local Radio Revolution
New Vrindaban is on the front lines of a nationwide push for more access to low-power FM radio stations (LPFM), which has now been taken to the floor of the U.S House and Senate.
Check out this article which details the Local Radio Community Act, which will offer low-power, local airwave access to a whole range […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Gettin the New Vrindaban Experience
This past weekend, two intrepid reporters from Ohio University’s student-run indepedent newspaper The Post, Rob (the photographer) and Eric (the reporter), visited the Dham in order to meet devotees and do research for their thesis paper on the inner workings of an intentional community (they are also visiting a Mennonite community, an all-woman community, and […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
More On The Fire at RVC Temple
Right now the only real damage is to a series of spots on the temple floor that have been warped by the water, but it certainly is repairable, and we are also working on getting some maintenance to our trusted sprinkler system, which saved the day during the fire and has likely guaranteed itself a […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A Little Taste of Frostburn 2008!
by Bhakta-Chris
This past weekend a group of intrepid Brajbasis (Nitai, Maha-Laksmi, Mandali, Caitanya, Kesava Acarya,Yaitza, Rasikananda, his pa Akhilananda, and myself) braved the sub-freezing temps and snow-covered ground of the average American winter to participate in Frostburn 2008, at Cooper’s Campground just outside of Slippery Rock, PA and the holy tirtha of Butler, PA.
The […]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
“I Can’t Live Without My Radio!”
Independent media reporter Mike Janssens of the Future of Music Coalition Blog has keenly and graciously taken an interest in the proposed FM radio station that would be hosted and located right here by the devotees of New Vrindaban Dham, pending FCC approval amidst competing proposals from a number of non-local Christian groups.
You can check […]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
The Best Cook in New Vrindaban Is…..
The First Annual Lord Jagannath Cooking Contest and Food Festival took place this past Friday, February 1st to the delight of numerous devotee taste buds here in New Vrindaban Dham.
The program began in front of Lord Jagannath’s altar, with a few wondrous devotional tunes sung by our local maestro, HG Devananda Pandit Prabhu, followed by […]
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
The New Vrindaban Conversion Experiences
The final fruits of this fall’s research project conducted by the students of the Global Leadership Center from Ohio University, led by longtime community friend, Dr. Greg Emery, are now available for reading and viewing at the Pluralism Project website, run by Harvard University.
Check it out by clicking here.
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Nondifferent
by Bhakta-Chris
Freshly returned from their 5-week journey to India, the brahmacaris of New Vrindaban quickly found themselves on yet another pilgrimage, this time to the sacred pastime spots of Old New Vrindaban. HH Varsana Swami led us on a tour of inspiration in order to fire us up and show the need of the […]
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
HG Gopinath Prabhu Speaks Out on His Liver Transplant
Here’s a link to an article on ISKCON News in which our very own Gopinath Prabhu speaks about his recent liver transplant operation, his recovery, and his insights. We wish him the absolute best and look very much forward to seeing him soon. I personally miss his Bhagavatam classes, especially the ones where he […]
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
“Living Graves”
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
GLC New Vrindaban-A YouTube video
Here’s a link to a wonderful video on YouTube made by the students from the Global Leadership Center at Ohio University, showing many wonderful images set to George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord”.
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Giriraja’s Big Party at New Vrindaban (cont)
We continue with the ecstatic photographic highlights of the 2007 Govardhan Puja Festival, live with love from New Vrindaban Dham.
“The demigods are My devotees, and therefore it is not possible for them to forget My supremacy, but somehow or other he has become puffed up with material power and thus is now maddened. I shall […]
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Giriraja’s Big Party at New Vrindaban
Here are the dazzling photographic highlights of the 2007 Govardhan Puja festival, live at New Vrindaban Dham, starring the Brijabasis!
The day began with ecstatic kirtan and a prema-inducing class led by HH Varsana Swami.
HG Balarama Chandra braces himself for the great task ahead…assembling a giant Govardhan Hill made out of sumptuous prasad sweets.
Time to make […]
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Govardhana Puja festival schedule
Saturday 10th of November is Govardhana Puja!
We’ll be celebrating Dipavali (Festival of Lights) and Govardhana Puja with a series of seminars, kirtans, and feasts all day long. Stay tuned for a detailed schedule and mark your calendar for the celebration of New Vrindaban’s favorite community festival, Govardhana Puja, on Saturday afternoon!
On Saturday November 10th […]