Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
On this most auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we, the devotees at ISKCON NVCC
Pune, humbly offer this report of our services as an offering of gratitude for your causeless mercy
upon us. It is only by your divine instructions and blessings that we have been able to engage in
serving Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Vrindavancandra and spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Jivadaya Department – Keeping the Spirit of Book Distribution High
By your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda, the Jivadaya Department has been striving to increase book
distribution each year. In dedication to His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Mahārāja, our
book distribution efforts this year surpassed all our previous records:
• Caitanya-caritāmṛta marathon – 459 sets distributed – a 50 percent increase over the previ-
ous year.
• Bhadra Pūrṇimā marathon – 1,050 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sets distributed – we ranked fourth,
with a 40 percent increase over last year.
• Gītā marathon – 283,710 mahā big books distributed – we ranked fifth, with an 8 percent
increase over last year.
Overall offering: by your mercy, we exceeded our goal of 400,000 mahā big books, distributing
402,192 mahā big books, totaling 850,729.1 book points (we were in fifth place).
Further:
• Gītā contests – conducted in fourteen districts by seven brahmacārī teams and congregation
members, distributing 40,585 mahā big books.
• Traveling saṅkīrtana – two bus parties, with ten brahmacārīs traveling more than fifteen days
each month, distributed 22,089 mahā big books in Karnataka.
• JivadayaTech – introduced a personalized PhonePe QR code system and developed a
WhatsApp ChatBot for easy book ordering, score tracking, and donation management.
• Campus book distribution – more than 2 lakhs of visitors received your mercy through your
books, with many becoming devotees and book distributors themselves.
• New initiatives – launched One-day Inspirational Traveling Saṅkīrtana Festivals (ODI TSF)
and Monthly Saṅkīrtana Festivals (MSF) to engage the congregation.
Bhaktivedanta Raj Vidyalaya – Empowering Devotees through Systematic Study
By your grace, we successfully trained:
• 2,650 students in the ISKCON Disciple Course (IDC).
• 2,300 students in the Bhakti-śāstrī course.
• 250 scholars in the Bhakti-vaibhava course.
• 40 advanced devotees in the Bhaktivedanta course.
These devotees are now carrying forward your mission worldwide.
ISKCON Vanaprastha Seva Sanga – Preparing for the Next Phase of Life
• Organized two camps for aspiring vānaprasthas and three camps for existing vānaprasthas,
with participation of eighty male devotees and a similar number of Vaiṣṇavīs.
• Vānaprastha devotees are actively preaching in Bhor and Shirval villages and serving in vari-
ous temple departments.
Patron Care – Supporting Kṛṣṇa Conscious Families
• Our dedicated patron team successfully collected Rs. 2.2 crores this year to support temple
activities and preaching efforts.
Food-for-Life – Fulfilling Your Desire to Feed Everyone
• 1.5 lakh plates of prasādam were served at the temple.
• Began prasādam distribution to blind and handicapped children, slum residents, and Adi-
vasi communities.
• We seek your blessings to expand this service further.
Jagannath Ratha-yātrā – Spreading Lord Jagannātha’s Mercy
• 7,000 devotees honored full prasādam.
• 2 lakhs of people received blessings and darshan.
• The Gundicha Festival at Rādhā-Kuñjabihārī temple featured 56 bhoga offerings, daily kathā,
and kīrtana.
Mega Kitchen – Large-scale Prasādam Distribution
• More than 3 lakhs prasādam plates distributed on festival days.
• Assisted in major events across Bharata, including Jagannātha Purī Ratha-yātrā, Ayod-
hya Rāma Mandir Prāṇa Pratiṣṭa, and Prayagraj Kumbha Mela, distributing 65 lakhs of
prasādam plates.
Youth Preaching – Raising the Next Generation of Devotees
• 1,000 youths attended Utkarsh Camp.
• More than 20 VOICE youth centers in Pune are flourishing, bringing young minds closer to
Kṛṣṇa.
Congregational Development – Strengthening the Devotee Community
• Committees like the Service Board, Care Board, and Preaching Board ensure proper
engagement for all devotees.
• Special empowerment for Sanjivani (congregational preaching), Girls’ VOICE, and Chil-
dren’s VOICE.
Damodar Farm Development – A Step Toward Simple Living and High Thinking
• 26 cows, bulls, and calves are being cared for naturally.
• 12 acres of land cultivated for temple produce.
• Developing water harvesting pond and sewage treatment plant as ecofriendly initiatives.
SSRVC and Lord Bālajī Deity Department – Enhancing Deity Worship Standards
• Many devotees received second initiation and were trained in Deity worship standards.
• Congregation and brahmacārīs actively serving the Deities.
• Special festival bhoga offerings and services bring the community closer through Deity
worship.
Mahat Sevā – Hosting Senior Vaiṣṇavas
• Hosted more than fifty visiting senior Vaiṣṇavas, who inspired the congregation with classes
and kīrtanas.
Bhaktivedanta Santrika – Cultural Preaching through the Arts
• Organized 2 prema-saṅkīrtana festivals and one mega drama festival.
• Conducted a 6-day cultural festival during Janmāṣṭamī, with large participation.
Our Humble Prayer
Śrīla Prabhupāda, everything we have achieved is solely due to your divine mercy. We pray
that you continue to shower your blessings upon us so that we may serve you and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
with sincerity, dedication, and humility. Please empower us to expand your mission in Pune and
beyond, fulfilling your vision of a Kṛṣṇa conscious world. All glories to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Your servant,
Rādheshyam Dāsa, the TMC members,
and all members of the ISKCON NVCC Pune temple community