Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
As Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 19.151 states:
brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva
guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja
Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an
opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa.
After many years of hard struggle, by your kind mercy we have finally got a wonderful opportu-
nity to experience the spiritual world at ISKCON Dharwad. Many years of continuous Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Janmāṣṭamī celebrations have gradually transformed into monthly festivals, weekly Sunday feasts,
and daily worship of Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Nīla-mādhava.
Out of the many thousands of people who attended these programs, a few have come forward
to sincerely dedicate their lives to your mission and have received formal initiation from your dis-
ciples. Following your teachings we all try to cooperate with one another, with a successful model
of multiple dīkṣā-gurus in the community. We are also very fortunate to receive the enlivening
association and constant guidance of many of your granddisciples, especially His Holiness Bhakti
Rasamrita Swami and His Grace Sadayogi Prabhu.
Today we have a thriving community of Bhakti Kutir programs, a Hubli outpost center, and
other facilities. We have more than 250 dedicated devotees who sincerely follow the four regula-
tive principles and chant sixteen rounds of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra rigidly every day. They
also actively participate very enthusiastically in all the temple services, such as setting up for
festivals, organizing book distribution, cooking for Their Lordships, making flower garlands, and
decorating and worshiping Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Nīla-mādhava.
Every year we try to distribute your books to the best of our ability and capacity. Last year we
distributed 2,500 copies of your Bhagavad-gītā As It Is in the local language, Kannada, and 60 sets
of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Now we have secured a 4.5-acre piece of land near the NH48 National Highway. This will
be transformed into a beautiful community, by the mercy of Your Divine Grace and the sincere,
humble efforts of your granddisciples. We have also started a preschool named Bal Gopal Shishu-
vatika, which we hope to transform into a gurukula in the near future.
At ISKCON Dharwad’s new temple project, we have completed our phase 1 construction,
meant to facilitate our preaching activities. It consists of a temporary grand temple hall, kitchen,
and offices. A Govinda’s restaurant and Annapurna catering services will also be built there. You
created a roadmap for how to make temples financially self-sufficient in the long term through
projects like Govinda’s restaurants. We also need your blessings for starting a farm project con-
nected to this temple.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, please accept our sincere efforts to please you and shower your divine bless-
ings upon us so that we may continue to serve enthusiastically in a healthy, cooperative spirit in
this community and cultivate pure love of God for Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Nīla-mādhava
in this worldwide ISKCON movement.
Your insignificant servants at ISKCON Dharwad

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