Report Ahmedabad, India, 2018
|| Hare Kṛṣṇa ||
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ!
Dearest & Most Respected Gurumahārāja,
Please accept our humble prostrate obeisances at your glorious lotus feet,
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda and to you Gurumahārāja!
Due to your unfathomable mercy and blessings, and loving support of your dear Godbrother His Grace Jashomatinandana Prabhu, we, your dear Siksha-Diksha-Sheltered-Aspiring disciples, could celebrate your auspicious Vyasa Puja with great enthusiasm this year too, at Śrī Rādhā Govinda Dhāma, ISKCON Ahmedabad. The details are as follows:
On 27th March 2018, the festivities began with ecstatic Kirtan by the young Kirtaniyas, which charged up the environment completely. Thereafter, the event of your glorification started. One by one the leaders were invited to glorify your holiness. Some of the main speakers were HG Jashomatinandana Prabhu (Temple President), HG Dr. Sārvabhauma Prabhu, HG Bhaktivinode Prabhu (HH GKG), HG Vicharu Prabhu, HG Raivat Prabhu, HG Vishvarup Prabhu and many others. HG Jashomatinandana Prabhu shared some of the incidents from your initial days and mentioned that the service you have rendered to Śrīla Prabhupāda is unmatched, as compared to many other disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda. HG concluded by mentioning that the success of a disciple is in following the instructions of his spiritual master and in pleasing him as much as he can, which your holiness is successfully doing. Bhoga offering, Āratik offering, Pushpāñjalī and Ekādaṣī Mahāprasādam feast followed the glorifications. About 300 devotees participated in the celebration. Later, after sending off the guests, we (about 50 devotees) sat together in front of the altar and in one sitting chanted 16 rounds of Mahāmantra for your holiness.
On 28th March 2018, all your disciples collectively prepared bhoga for the evening feast. The program began with Sankirtan by the Russian devotees from Māyāpur and then various leaders glorified your holiness one after the other. Under the directions of HG Padmā Harīṇī Mātājī, a group of young matajis (girls) presented the song “O dear Gurumahārāja, serving Śrīla Prabhupāda” to conclude the event. Finally, a huge cake of 70kg, prepared by HG Jayodā Suṅdarī Mātājī and her team, was cut by HG Bhaktivinode Prabhu, along with your senior disciples. Simultaneously, sumptuous Mahāprasādam feast was served to more than a thousand devotees who attended the program. It was indeed spectacular to have seen thousands of happy faces all around, relishing the feast and glorifying your holiness and your disciples.
The two-day event took place under the leadership of HG Ujjwala Nṛsīmha Prabhu and HG Bālgopāl Prabhu. Simultaneously, your Vyāsa Pujā was also celebrated separately at our new centre ‘Śrī Śrī Rādhā Śyāmasundara Gau Dhāma, ISKCON Kathwada’ under the leadership of HG Kalānātha Caitanya Prabhu (HH GKG).
The following are the links to the photo albums:
Vyāsa Pujā 27th March 2018:
Vyāsa Pujā Feast 28th March 2018:
https://www.facebook.com/475220319187041/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1951617574880634
Special congregational chanting session for Gurumahārāja on 27th March 2018: Photos herewith attached.
Dear Gurumahārāja, kindly bless us so that we can always celebrate your Vyāsa Pujā collectively and unitedly, the way we have been doing all these years. By your mercy and blessings, every year all the devotees are more than satisfied with the festivities and especially by the sumptuous Mahāprasādam feast.
Thank you Gurumahārāja for giving us this chance to be able to serve your holiness along with so many Vaiṣṇavas.
With koti koti daṇḍavat praṇāms at your glorious lotus feet,
On behalf of all my god brothers & sisters,
Your most insignificant imprudent servant,
Dāmodara Dhanañjaya Dāsa
