posted Jan 6, 2010 2:52 AM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
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updated Jan 23, 2010 8:22 PM
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Inspired by HH Lokanath Maharaja the Bangladeshi devotees had arranged for a three-months' Padayatra to tour the entire country in order to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu taking Sannyasa. Eight Padayatra parties had traveled around the major districts, putting on big Pandal programs every night. Various local VIP's and members of Parliament were taking part in these Pandal programs, and even giving financial support aswell.
The devotees were not even taking a break for a single day and were happily tolerating all kinds of personal inconveniences and austerities which the cold season brings along, as a sacrifice in order to glorify Lord Caitanya Maharprabhu.
On the 18th of January all these eight Padayatra teams assembled for a massive Padayatra Maha-Milon at our ISKCON Swamibag Ashram in Dhaka, with around two thousand ISKCON devotees gathering from all over the country. HH Lokanath Maharaja and HH Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja were heading up the festive event.
During the day the devotees arranged a gigantic procession through the streets of Dhaka. Around ten thousand devotees and people at large joined this huge Harinam Sankirtan party from start til finish, stretching for the length of around one kilometer. Devotees were carrying banners and beautiful posters of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada. A large diarama of Mahaprabhu was pulled along in a nicely decorated Ratha cart, and the murti of Srila Prabhupada was riding in a horse cart. The sound of two hundred mrdangas were beating the holy name into people's hearts - it was simply a grandiose parade, demonstrating victory of Lord Caitanya's Sankirtan movement! The procession was well arranged and protected by numerous policemen who happily blocked the busy trafic in the streets of Dhaka to allow this massive procession to pass.
Throughout the whole day massive kitchari distribution was going on at Swamibag - the devotees had converted three thousand kilos of rice and dhal into the well liked spiritual food. The entire prasadam hall was layed out with plastic foil, the rice and dhal was spread out all over the ground, nicely mixed and filled into buckets to be served out.
Our altar in Swamibag temple with Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra, Sri Sri Gaur Nitai and Radha Madhava was very wonderfully decorated - the whole altar was surrounded by a gorgeous flower-house, with fruits and garlands hanging from the ceiling. Lord Jagannath Himself looked splendid – dressed up for the festive event of Mahaprabhu's 500th Sannyasa jubilee celebration.
A huge Pandal tent was errected at Swamibag, and the beautiful decorations created a festive mood. Throughout the whole afternoon and evening a stage program was performed, with several dignitaries and VIP's of Dhaka city and government taking part, the chief guest being Mr Dilip Boruya, the Minister for Industrial Development.
Devotees were speaking on different aspects of Lord Caitanya taking Sannyasa, and HH Lokanath Swami highlighted the program with his most amazing kirtans, giving the celebration the ultimate transcendental conclusion: to chant the holy name in great happiness and bliss.
It was a wonderful festival of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 500th Sannyasa anniversary - celebrated in such grandiose and splendid style......!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful servants.....!
By Devaki Devi Dasi
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posted Jan 6, 2010 12:35 AM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
On the 1st January-2010 at 7pm ISKCON GBC H. H. Bhakti Purusottam Swami Maharaj inaugurated the web site(http://www.iskconctg.org) of ISKCON Chittagong at Pravartak ISKCON Temple. The web site published wide variety of spiritual news, Monthly bengali spiritual newspaper "CHAITANYA SANDESH" and about other activities. Please click here to visit the site. |
posted Jan 4, 2010 11:09 PM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
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updated Jan 9, 2010 7:08 PM
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To conclude the Bangladesh Sankirtan Padayatra on the 18th of January-2010 ISKCON Dhaka, Bangladesh is going to arrange a grand get together program of the devotees from abroad and eight individual Padayatra group from different part of the Bangladesh, participants will include ISKCON GBCs and sannyasis such as, H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami, H.H. Subhag Swami, H.H. Lokanath Swami, H.H. Bhakti Purusottama Swami. Program includes a huge colourful harinama procession with 500 mdangas, will resound throughout the streets of Dhaka, the capital City of Bangladesh, Free prasadam distribution, dicussion meeting and vedic drama. Harinama procession will be started at 9:00AM from ISKCON Swamibag temple. All of you are cordially invited to be with us.
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posted Nov 30, 2009 9:05 PM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
 On Oct 31, 2009 in Sridham Mayapur at Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi Auditorium a new documentary film series by Vasudeva dasa titled “NO SUFFERING ON SAFARI, The Bangladesh Experience” was premiered. This film follows a 2008 ISKCON preaching tour and pilgrimage to various towns and Vaishnava holy places in Bangladesh. The additional significance of the event was that it is the first new film released by BhakTV Productions in sixteen years. The Premiere was well attended. It was presented by Vasudeva das, a resident of Mayapur from France,who created BhakTV twenty years ago, and became known for a series of documentaries he produced in the 1980s on India’s holy places and festivals. These films have since been distributed worldwide by ISKCON , notably the popular TIMELESS VILLAGE OF THE HIMALAYS. This current release is the first of a three part series. It focuses on North-East Bangladesh, which includes footage of ISKCON’s Sylhet temple, Srivas Angan, Madhava Kund, Kulaura Farm, and the Comilla pandal program. The second release is scheduled to be edited by the Gaura Punima festival of 2010. It will focus on the Vaisnava tirthas of South-East Bangladesh, namely the birthplaces and bhajan kutirs of the famous brothers Munkunda and Vasudeva Datta, and of Pundarika Dham near Chittagong, which has now developed into a major ISKCON center in Bangladesh. Finally, the third release will take us on a boat cruise to the Jungles of Sunderband, home to the famed Royal Tiger of Bengal, and to the Sri Sri Rupa-Sanatana Goswami’s birthplaces near Jessore, also a major ISKCON complex. Author: Gita Nagari das, Sridham Mayapur - NO SUFFERING ON SAFARI -PART ONE, can now be ordered as a fully packaged high-definition DVD from: · JPS Archives, service@jpsarchives.com (for 1 to 10 copies) · For wholesale orders, for the purpose of retail distribution at your local temple shop, please contact BhakTV, das1008@hotmail.com. NOTE: It takes several months and a lot of expenses to create and produce these videos. We appreciate your consideration and loyalty for refusing to copy or support unfair copying. Thank you for purchasing our DVDs from an authorized distributor. If no authorized source is available in your area -or if you are not sure they are authorized- we’d be extremely grateful to anyone suggesting or making a distribution arrangement by email. Many thanks, Hare Krsna. |
posted Oct 27, 2009 12:09 PM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
On Monday the 19th of October-2009 The Annakut
Mahotsab Festival has celebrated at ISKCON Swamibag temple, Dhaka. Devotees have made a
beautiful Sri Sri Griraj Govardhan with Rice, various kinds of Vegetables, Sweets and
decorated with many other
items. Festival Included Bhagavatam Class given by Srimati Devaki devi dasi(From
Germen), Bhoga Arati,
Mahamantra Kirtan with melodious tune leaded by H. G. Praneswara Das Brahmachary, H.G. Shyamananda Das Brahmachary and free Prasadam distribution among the
visitors. As well as the Annakut Mahotsav has taken place at other
ISKCON temples in Bangladesh. For more pictures. Please
Click here. |
posted Oct 12, 2009 12:55 AM by ISKCON Bangladesh Web Servant
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updated Oct 13, 2009 2:57 AM
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To celebrate the auspicious occasion of Lord Chaitanya's 500th anniversary of Sannyasa, ISKCON Bangladesh invites devotees from all over the world to participate in Bangladesh Sankirtan Padayatra. ISKCON Bangladesh will conduct the Sankirtan Padayatra from 25th of October 2009 till 18th January 2010. ISKCON Bangladesh Co GBC H. H. Prabhavisnu Swami will inaugurate the Sankirtan Padayatra and participants will include other ISKCON GBCs and sannyasis such as, H.H. Jayapataka Swami, H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami, H.H. Subhag Swami, H.H. Lokanath Swami, H.H. Bhakti Purusattama Swami, H.H. Gauranga Prem Swami and H.H. Bhakti Siddhanta Swami. Local organizers are arranging varieties of programs for inclusion in the Bangladesh Sankirtan Padayatra. Street hari namas processions, cultural programs with Bengali Vaisnava stage drama, lectures, discussions and video presentations will all be included. Free prasadam distribution will be arranged throughout the entire program for all devotees and visitors to honour. In addition to all this, world famous Bengali kirtan and bhajan singers will abundantly showers a constant downpour of nectar, throughout the Padayatra, which will be tasted by all participants. Many significant Vaisnava thirtas of Bangladesh will be visited along the Sankirtan Padayatra such as, the birth place of Sri Jaganatha Misra & Saci Devi , Sri Pundarik Vidyanidhi Dhama, Sri Rupa & Sanatana Smrti Thirtha (the birth place of Sri Rupa & Sanatana Goswamis) and the birth place of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura etc. To conclude the Bangladesh Sankirtan Padayatra on the 15th of January, a huge harinama procession with 500 mdangas, will resound throughout the streets of Dhaka, the capital City of Bangladesh, wherein Vaisnavas from around the world will embrace their Bengali brothers and together loudly proclaim the names "Jaya Sacinandana Gaura Hari!". ISKCON Bangladesh enthusiastically invites you to come and inundate the holy land of Bangladesh with the special mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu which will flow abundantly during this special 500th anniversary festival. ISKCON Bangladesh promises you an experience you will never forget! Hare Krishna.
For further information contact Jagatguru Gauranga ISKCON Bangladesh Co-Secretary <Jagatguru.Gauranga.JPS@pamho.net> |
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