Our dear grandfather, Śrīla Prabhupāda,
We offer you our daṇḍavats. All glories to your beloved spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta
Swami Prabhupāda.
yasya deve parā bhaktir
yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ
prakāśante mahātmanaḥ
Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual
master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed. (Śvetāśvatara
Upaniṣad 6.23)
On this most auspicious day of your appearance, we, your humble servants, bow our heads in
gratitude, reverence, and awe before you, our spiritual guide, beacon of hope, and eternal well-
wisher. The light of your divine wisdom continues to illuminate the darkest corners of this world,
inspiring countless souls to journey toward the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
When we reflect upon your extraordinary life, we are struck by the magnitude of your struggles,
the depth of your thoughts, the clarity of your vision, and above all, the oceanic love and care you
showered upon all beings. Your journey, Śrīla Prabhupāda, was nothing short of monumental –
a testament to your unwavering faith in the words of your spiritual master and your determination
to fulfill his desire.
One remarkable pastime illustrates the mystic potency you embodied. In 1970, during the
early days of ISKCON in India, you visited Surat with your disciples. During a grand procession
through the city, hundreds of thousands of people gathered, showering flowers and chanting
Hare Kṛṣṇa. Some of your disciples, overwhelmed by the crowd’s enthusiasm, asked how you
managed to attract so many people. You smiled and replied, “They are not coming to see me; they
are coming to see Kṛṣṇa.” This humility concealed a profound truth: your pure devotion acted as
a magnet, drawing Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and manifesting it through these awe-inspiring moments.
This mystic influence extended beyond physical presence. In 1977, during your final days in
Vrindavan, you exhibited an extraordinary connection with the spiritual realm. Your disciples
recalled how you continued to guide and inspire them, even as your physical body weakened.
When someone expressed concern for your health, you reassured them, saying, “I am always with
you, just as Kṛṣṇa is always with you.” (Conversation, November 1977). These words revealed your
transcendental nature, offering comfort and assurance to those who sought your shelter.
Your thoughts, Śrīla Prabhupāda, were always centered on the welfare of others. You saw
the suffering of humanity lost in the throes of materialism and strove to gift them the ultimate
panacea – the process of bhakti-yoga. You envisioned a world united in the chanting of the holy
names, a world where people of all backgrounds could come together to serve Kṛṣṇa. This vision
found expression in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), which you
established as a home for all.
Your teachings were profound yet practical, steeped in the timeless wisdom of the Vedas yet
accessible to the modern mind. Through your books, conversations, lectures, and letters, you
revealed the path of devotion with clarity and compassion. You once said: “Teach by your
example. That is the best preaching. You should remain ideal devotees and serve Krishna nicely.
That will be the most effective preaching work.” (Letter to Bhagavān Dāsa, January 7, 1976) This
guiding principle of leading by example is the cornerstone of your mission, one that we strive to
embody in our daily lives.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, your vision for the future was both grand and profound. You envisioned
self-sufficient farm communities, where devotees could live in harmony with nature, relying on
Kṛṣṇa and His creation. You emphasized education, urging devotees to study your books deeply
and share this knowledge with others. You foresaw a world transformed by Kṛṣṇa consciousness,
and you left us with a blueprint to make that vision a reality.
But what stands out most, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is your boundless love and care. You saw each
soul as a part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, deserving of love, respect, and guidance. You tirelessly traveled
the world, enduring discomforts and challenges, just to give others the opportunity to hear about
Kṛṣṇa. Your affection for your disciples was like that of a father guiding his children, a friend
encouraging his companions, and a spiritual master leading his followers.
At ISKCON Raichur, though we are small in number, we are striving to manifest your vision
by constructing an eco-friendly temple using adobe bricks. Devotees are conducting bhakti-vriksha
classes, organizing festivals, collecting funds, and doing all they can to further your mission. We
fervently pray for your mercy so we may complete the construction of the temple at the earliest
and offer it to the world as a humble token of our gratitude and devotion.
Dear grandsire, with hearts full of humility, we seek your forgiveness for all the offenses we
have committed, knowingly or unknowingly, in thought, word, or deed. Despite your boundless
mercy and guidance, we often falter due to our conditioned nature and ignorance. Please be kind
upon us and forgive our shortcomings so that we may purify our hearts and serve your mission
with sincerity, devotion, and steadfastness. We pray for your continued blessings to overcome our
weaknesses and remain dedicated to your lotus feet.
We are forever indebted to you. You have given us the greatest gift – the opportunity to serve
Kṛṣṇa and reconnect with our eternal nature. Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda, we humbly fall at your
lotus feet and pray for your divine shelter. Please protect us from the relentless grip of māyā,
which seeks to divert our minds from the path of devotion. Grant us the physical and mental
strength to steadfastly follow the sacred guidelines of the scriptures that you have so mercifully
presented to us. Help us remain united as a spiritual family, embracing one another in the spirit
of love and cooperation so we may work together to fulfill your mission. Empower us, Śrīla
Prabhupāda, with the determination and compassion to preach your message, tirelessly spread-
ing the glories of Kṛṣṇa consciousness to every corner of the world. May your blessings guide us
and give us the strength to serve you faithfully and fulfill the responsibilities you have so kindly
entrusted to us. Hare Kṛṣṇa!
Your mystic pastimes amaze us. Your struggles inspire us. Your thoughts guide us. Your vision
uplifts us. Your love sustains us.
With deep gratitude and love,
Your humble servants,
Sārathi Shyāma Dāsa
and the devotees at ISKCON Raichur
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
We, who are blessed to live at your Radhadesh yātrā, beg to offer our humble obeisances at
your divine lotus feet.
As a pure devotee completely surrendered to the desire and guidance of your most exalted spir-
itual master, His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, you engaged in immea-
surable sacrifices in his service. You left no stone unturned as you fearlessly persevered in the
face of every possible and impossible challenge while fighting to rescue souls ensnared in Kali’s
clutches. As we try to contemplate your astounding devotional prowess, we recall one of your last
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam purports.
The word svakārthānām refers to great desires … the glance of Lord Viṣṇu creates the
desires of the devotees. A pure devotee, however, has no desires … because the desires
of devotees whose attention is fixed on Kṛṣṇa have already been fulfilled, the Lord’s
sidelong glances create variegated desires in relation to Kṛṣṇa and devotional service.
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.13.50)
In response to your unadulterated surrender in pure devotion to guru and Kṛṣṇa, they have
infused your pure heart with boundless transcendental bhakti-śakti. Now your glance upon even
conditioned souls like us continues to create so many desires to engage in activities related to
Kṛṣṇa and devotional service. Without your loving glance and sublime leadership, we shudder to
think of what our fate would have been. As we endeavor to enact the inspiration and variegated
desires you endow us with, we humbly request Your Divine Grace to consider how some of the
resulting endeavors and activities have manifest in your Radhadesh branch here in the Belgian
Ardennes.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you repeatedly emphasize the utmost necessity and efficacy of regularly
hearing and discussing kṛṣṇa-kathā for anyone desiring to progress on the path of bhakti. The
Radhadesh community takes this edict very seriously; thus, the devotees here are being sanctified
by several visiting preachers who share with us their vast learning, wisdom, and realizations in the
practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In fact, at least one third of the morning lectures in 2024 have
been given by preachers like Trivikrama Swami, Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī, Mādhavānanda Dāsa, Hari
Parshad Dāsa, Kartik Chandra Dāsa, and many more of your devoted disciples and granddis-
ciples. Hearing from such staunch and learned devotees purifies and enthuses us to improve our
devotional attitude and endeavors. Furthermore, on one day each week, we are blessed to hear a
lecture given by Your Divine Grace, and on another day we are delighted to hear about your tran-
scendental līlā from authorized books written about you by your faithful disciples like Satsvarūpa
Mahārāja and Hari Śauri Prabhu.
In regard to regular hearing and discussing Kṛṣṇa conscious topics, Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī, your
deeply dedicated and brilliant daughter, gave a course at Radhadesh last year on some key points
concerning how to practically assimilate and apply your teachings on varṇāśrama. This has moti-
vated the Radhadesh community to take small, incremental steps toward implementing some
principles of varṇāśrama-dharma here.
Furthermore, in relation to varṇāśrama-dharma, another service you urge us to undertake is
cow protection. At the Radhadesh goshala, the herd is being responsibly and lovingly cared for.
Community members are also regularly invited to visit the goshala and participate in feeding and
caring for the cows. This creates a blissful camaraderie among us, reminding us of how urgent and
satisfying it is to protect and cherish Kṛṣṇa’s favorite animal.
A closely related devotional project to this is the Radhadesh garden, which is being developed
in such a wonderful manner that the late, blessed Kadamba Kānana Swami dubbed the project
Premaculture. With the garden crew’s great care and expertise, the garden is thriving, supply-
ing the temple and the Radhadesh Govinda’s restaurant with fresh produce to be prepared and
offered to Their Lordships. Those fortunate enough to partake of the resulting transcendental
foods are blessed in body, mind, and spirit. Moreover, as the urgency of the world’s instability is
increasing exponentially, the garden and goshala departments are working tirelessly to promote
self-sufficiency, eager to embrace your vision that actual life means depending on the bounty of
our universal mothers, the earth and the cows.
To ensure that the Radhadesh community members and our many visitors all have the oppor-
tunity to peacefully partake of kṛṣṇa-prasādam, the huge prasādam hall, which has been under
construction for some time, was finally almost completed this year. The hall’s ceiling, tables and
chairs, etc., are all composed of wood from trees from the Radhadesh property, beautifully pre-
pared and finished by community residents. However, in the last weekend of January, the tables
and chairs were put aside, as Radhadesh hosted our seventeenth Radhadesh Mellows kīrtana
festival. We hosted 1,700 attendees with room to spare. So, as it turns out, the prasādam hall is
multifunctional, but as far as prasādam distribution is concerned, the hall has proven to be a great
asset during festivals. We are eagerly looking forward to serving the community and public in this
capacity in the upcoming years and far into the future.
Radhadesh has also traditionally kept Kṛṣṇa conscious education a priority, and to this end,
onsite courses in Bhakti-śāstrī and Bhakti-vaibhava are regularly going on here. There is also a
special short course called “Be a Monk for a Week” available for visitors and the public, as well as
a bimonthly invitation to our congregational members to participate in sevā days. Some attendees
in these events decide to join the Radhadesh bhakta course, and most continue to take an increas-
ingly serious interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, remaining very favorable and supportive of the
Radhadesh community.
These are some of our attempts to follow your spotless teachings, dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, by
which our lives are being transformed from despair to delight, from dense darkness to brilliant
discovery of the Absolute Truth and how to approach Him and His entourage. The result is
that Radhadesh is maturing into a “community of love,” consisting of many generations, rang-
ing from new arrivals to recent departures, all being blessed by the oasis you provide and will
continue to provide for countless generations to come. We pray that you are finding satisfaction
in our humble attempts and that we can engage in further devotional improvements in our com-
munity. For example, we want to greatly increase our systematic book distribution in Belgium,
and to construct a parikrama path all around the Radhadesh Domaine to further enhance the
devotional atmosphere. We also want to make the terrain here more wheelchair-friendly for our
congregational members and visitors with disabilities. To be successful in anything we attempt,
dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, we continue to endeavor and depend on your mercy. Without your mercy,
how will we ever hope to attain the mercy of the paramparā and our presiding Deities, Their Lord-
ships Śrī Śrī Gaura-Nitāi, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha, and Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Baladeva and Śrīmatī
Subhadrā? Kindly keep us under the shelter of your lotus feet.
Your eternally grateful and dependent children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, and on and on at Radhadesh-dhāma
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your lotus feet.
Last year, in the month of July, Krishna Katha Desh celebrated “30 years of Kṛṣṇa conscious-
ness” at ISKCON Tirumala, Tirupathi. During this occasion, your beloved spiritual son, His
Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja, narrated your earnest desire to construct a memorial for
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura at his birthplace, Birnagar, in West Bengal.
His Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja expressed his desire that the devotees of Krishna
Katha Desh take up this project and help him in fulfilling your desire.
A Core Committee has been formed for the Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Janmasthan Project
(SBVT), which consists of:
His Grace Vaikuṇṭha Pati Dāsa (founder, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
His Grace Balarāma Govinda Dāsa (president, ISKCON Thiruppalai, Madurai)
His Grace Govardhana Giri Dāsa (senior devotee, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
His Grace Rādhāpati Śyāma Dāsa (president, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
And myself, Aniruddha Gopāla Dāsa (zonal supervisor, Krishna Katha Desh yātrā)
We have already identified, purchased, and registered the land at Birnagar in the name of
ISKCON. With Your blessings, we have planned shilanyas in the month of April 2025. Subse-
quently, we have also planned to take this project to all your disciples and granddisciples all over
the world for support.
We want to make this an iconic stopover en route to Māyāpur from Kolkata, having a grand
temple, museum, library, teaching facility, restaurants, etc.
A project of this magnitude is possible only with the blessings and mercy of great Vaiṣṇavas
and ācāryas. Therefore, we beg for your mercy and blessings to empower us to accomplish one of
your desires. Hare Kṛṣṇa!
Your humble servant,
Aniruddha Gopāla Dāsa (JPS)
Krishna Katha Desh yātrā
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
With our body, mind, and words we bow down and offer ourselves at your lotus feet in prayer-
ful and joyful humility. Your feet are the safest shelter, the source of all fearlessness, and the pro-
prietors of devotional service (sevādhikāriṇi guro nija-pāda-padme).
As we celebrate the 129th Vyāsa-pūjā festival of Your Divine Grace, we worship you with a
grateful heart as the bona fide representative of Śrīla Vyāsadeva coming in the Brahma-Madhva-
Gauḍīya-sampradāya, in the line of Lord Caitanya. You are the founder-ācārya of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), which has manifested as a result of your surrender
to the instructions of Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa Parivrājakācārya Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta
Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. It is your love for your spiritual master and compassion for the living entities
that drove you to undertake the historic journey on the Jaladuta ship for thirty-seven days, under-
going unimaginable difficulties, to the West to preach the message of Lord Caitanya.
Although love of Kṛṣṇa is eternally situated in the hearts of all living entities (nitya-siddha
kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya), this love doesn’t manifest automatically. It manifests only by the
association of Kṛṣṇa’s pure devotee (śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya). For thousands of years,
people have lived in Western countries with dormant love of Kṛṣṇa in their hearts, but it is only
through your association that people in Western countries have taken to devotional service of Śrī
Kṛṣṇa.
Your life is a living manifestation of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s teachings and instructions, espe-
cially those in the Upadeśāmṛta. You are a perfect gosvāmī, who controlled the six urges. Your life is
a life of enthusiasm and endeavoring with confidence and patience. Despite great difficulties and
reversals at almost every step, you continued pushing Lord Caitanya’s movement by establishing
temples, translating, publishing, and distributing literature, initiating and engaging devotees
according to their propensities, continually giving classes and discourses and holding conversa-
tions on philosophy, meeting people from all walks of life, teaching and training devotees in
the devotional arts, and traveling all over the world. You did all of this beginning at the most
advanced age of sixty-nine.
You manifested the twenty-six qualities of a Vaiṣṇava. You were dakṣa and realized in Kṛṣṇa
consciousness. Therefore, despite navigating innumerable diverse cultures worldwide, you could
implant Kṛṣṇa consciousness into all of them. You united the people on a spiritual platform who
were otherwise in conflict based on the bodily platform. The Americans, Russians, Indians, Euro-
peans, Chinese, Africans, and Japanese all chanted and danced together in the ecstasy of Lord
Caitanya. This was made possible only because you had deep, unflinching faith in the prediction
of Lord Caitanya that one day, “My name will be chanted in every town and village.”
You gave to everyone without discrimination the most invaluable and priceless gifts of Kṛṣṇa’s
holy names, Kṛṣṇa’s form, Kṛṣṇa’s prasāda, Kṛṣṇa’s temples, Kṛṣṇa’s message, Kṛṣṇa’s dhāma,
Kṛṣṇa’s service, and Kṛṣṇa’s love. You were most bold, yet most humble. You were most conserva-
tive, yet most liberal. You were most loving and forgiving, yet very strict. You were most tradi-
tional, yet creative – all in your love for Kṛṣṇa.
The deep sacred compassion for all living entities, the unflinching faith, pure love, and realiza-
tion of Kṛṣṇa, and your vision of transcendental reality manifested the most intelligent, truthful,
wise, sustainable, beautiful, and creative services all over the world in the form of temples, farm
communities, restaurants, scientific preaching, the arts, music albums, a Life Membership pro-
gram, Food-for-Life, Back to Godhead magazine, parikramas, gurukulas, and schools.
Education was very dear to your heart. Your books, in the format of word-by-word meaning,
translation, and purport, are deeply appreciated in the scholarly world. Your entire book sets are
ordered and kept in prestigious universities of the world. Your recordings of lectures, conversa-
tions, morning walks, debates, Vaiṣṇava bhajanas, kīrtanas, videos, photographs, and articles are
the most precious assets for the people of this world.
We at ISKCON Punjabi Bagh have been causeless receivers of your mercy. By your blessings,
we have begun the construction of a new temple for Śrī Rādhā-Rādhikāramaṇa and Śrī Kṛṣṇa-
Balarāma, and we aspire to complete it by Rādhāṣṭamī 2027.
By your mercy, 1,124 community members distributed 338,270 books during the last marathon.
Various devotees have traveled to other temples to expand the preaching mission, and five devo-
tees have been sent to ISKCON Yamuna Nagar to manage the center and further spread Kṛṣṇa
consciousness.
The congregational preaching is steadily increasing, as many devotees in the congregation
actively contribute to the expansion and sustenance of the movement. They are leading bhakti-
vriksha groups, distributing Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, organizing weekly and monthly saṅkīrtana,
performing Deity worship at home, and rendering valuable services to the temple Deities.
Temple festivals are celebrated with great pomp, attracting devotees and newcomers alike to
experience the joy of devotional service. Neighbor cultivation and public relations have grown
significantly with regular communication and a sensitive approach. Our youth outreach and culti-
vation programs are also progressing sustainably, inspiring the younger generation to take shelter
of Kṛṣṇa.
By your mercy, the outposts at Rewari and Burari are flourishing, and both centers are actively
engaged in preaching activities. In addition, more than sixty devotees have successfully com-
pleted the Bhakti-śāstrī course, systematically studying your books. These classes are conducted
by locally based temple devotees with assistance from members of the congregation.
To ensure succession in leadership, Vaikuṇṭha Vraja Dāsa has been promoted to the position of
co-president, adding strength to the temple management and leadership team. Additionally, every
Ekādaśī we organize twenty-four-hour kīrtanas, immersing the devotees in the holy names of the
Lord. We are also grateful that many senior devotees regularly visit ISKCON Punjabi Bagh, bless-
ing us with their valuable association and guidance.
Delhi, being the political capital of India, was very important to you. You struggled alone in
the wilderness of Delhi. You stayed at the Gauḍīya Math and, despite coming from an aristocratic
family, at one point didn’t even have a single dhoti-kurta set to meet dignitaries. You would
single-handedly write, publish papers, and distribute them to people in general. You began the
mammoth project of translating the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in Delhi. You published the first volume
with great difficulty. You felt the urgency to fulfill the instructions of your spiritual master. Many
times you did not even have your meals. You met many politicians and dignitaries in Delhi. You
met the two prime ministers, Lal Bahadur Sastri and Indira Gandhi in Delhi. You organized
pandal programs, made life members, and installed Śrī Rādhā-Pārtha-sārathi.
It is through your devotional service and compassion, and the efforts of your loyal servants,
that innumerable residents of Delhi have received the seeds of devotional service. There are now
eighteen temples in Delhi NCR, and more than one million books are distributed each year.
Amid the ongoing dualities of this material world, the unchanging truth of devotional service
can provide peace, purpose, clarity, strength, confidence, and happiness in our individual life’s
journey. We seek your blessings to understand and imbibe your mood and mission and make all
your transcendental gifts accessible to others as they are.
Offered by Premāñjana Dāsa,
on behalf of the community leaders of ISKCON Punjabi Bagh
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
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
All glories to your tireless mission of delivering the fallen souls.
On this most auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā 2025, we, your grateful servants at
ISKCON Camp: Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kuñjabihārī Mandir, offer our heartfelt prayers and deep gratitude
at your lotus feet. You are our ever well-wisher, our eternal guide, and the very heart of our spiri-
tual family. All that we are able to do is only by your causeless mercy and empowerment.
“Jīvadayā” – Compassion in Action: Inspired by your instructions to distribute transcendental knowl-
edge far and wide, we earnestly took up the mission of book distribution this year. During this
year we were blessed to distribute:
• 460 sets of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta
• 1,170 sets of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
• an incredible 1.7 lakhs of Bhagavad-gītās
To further expand this outreach, we began online sales through Amazon, and by your mercy, we
sold over 25,000 mahā big books digitally, reaching new audiences we could never have physi-
cally accessed before. Your books are transforming lives every day, and we pray to continue as
your instruments in this divine revolution of consciousness.
Technology in Service – The GIVE platform: With a desire to serve your mission more systematically,
we developed a cloud-based ERP donation management platform called GIVE. By your mercy, 20
ISKCON temples across India are now using this platform effectively. Our goal is to empower 50
temples by December 2025. We offer this system at your lotus feet, praying it may assist temples
in increasing transparency, devotee engagement, and fundraising efficiency.
HR and care for staff – a culture of appreciation: Recognizing your compassion for all – devo-
tees, staff, and the greater community – we began initiatives for the holistic well-being of our
employees:
• We organized special picnics and trips, taking staff members to Govardhan Ecovillage and
Panchganifor their recreation, inspiration, and bonding.
• We are launching English language classes for employees who feel the need to learn English
to help them grow personally and professionally.
We pray these efforts create a culture of respect, service, and unity in your mission.
Youth preaching – VOICE and YOGA expansion: As always, youth preaching remains close to our
heart:
• Currently, more than 85 devotee youths reside in our VOICE and YOGA ashrams,
experiencing spiritual training and lifestyle transformation.
• These enthusiastic young devotees distributed over 12,000 mahā big books this year – truly
showing that the youth are your army, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
• Three dedicated devotees joined the full-time Preacher Development Course (PDC) this year,
preparing themselves to become future leaders in your mission.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, your compassion is unparalleled. You came to this world to awaken our
dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness and gave us everything – books, temples, devotees, and a mission.
We are trying to sincerely follow in your footsteps and humbly pray to be worthy representatives
of your legacy.
Please empower us to carry your message to every town and village, every youth and seeker,
every home and heart. May we always remember that we are merely your servants, striving to
please you and bring glory to your mission.
Your ever-grateful servants,
Rādheshyām Dāsa, on behalf of the temple management council
and the devotees of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Kuñjabihārī Mandir
