Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to you, the Founder-
Ācārya of ISKCON, the unparalleled servant of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, who illuminates
the world with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
As we gather on this sacred occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā, the Hare Kṛṣṇa Melbourne commu-
nity offer our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your monumental contributions in the form
of your writings, vision, purpose, and the results of your tireless efforts to fulfill the order of and
please your Guru Mahārāja.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, your books are your most significant gift to humanity. Through your transla-
tions and purports of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, The Nectar
of Devotion, and other sacred texts, you have opened the doors to the timeless wisdom of Vedic
scriptures for millions worldwide. Scholars have praised your works for their depth, clarity, and
fidelity to tradition. They are not just books – they are living scriptures that guide us toward self-
realization and devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
In Melbourne, we witness daily how your books transform lives. Whether it is a seeker picking
up The Science of Self-Realization or a devotee diving deep into Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, your writings
continue to inspire and educate us. Your words are our lifeline, connecting us to Kṛṣṇa and his
eternal teachings.
We derive great pleasure and satisfaction in regularly reading, studying, and distributing your
books. Your emphasis on book distribution has become the heartbeat of our community.
Your vision is nothing short of extraordinary: to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness to every town and
village across the globe. You saw beyond cultural and geographical boundaries, recognizing that
Kṛṣṇa’s message is universal. By establishing ISKCON in 1966 with its Seven Purposes, you cre-
ated a movement that not only propagates spiritual knowledge all over the world but also fosters
unity, compassion, and service to people from all walks of life.
Here in Melbourne, we strive to uphold this vision by building a vibrant community centered
on devotional service. Your vision has given us purpose and direction, inspiring us to share Kṛṣṇa
consciousness with others through book distribution, prasādam distribution, kīrtana festivals, and
educational programs.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you dedicated your life to reviving sanātana-dharma, the eternal religion
of devotion to God. You taught us that true happiness lies in reconnecting with Kṛṣṇa through
chanting His holy names and living a life of simplicity and purity.
In just eleven years you achieved what no one else could – establishing 108 temples worldwide,
initiating thousands of disciples, publishing over seventy books in multiple languages, and self-
lessly traveling around the globe fourteen times to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Your impact is
immeasurable; millions have chanted the holy names because of you.
In Melbourne, we see your results every day in our thriving temple community. From vibrant
Sunday Feasts to grand Ratha-yātrā festivals that bring joy to thousands, your legacy lives on in
every devotee’s heart.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, as we reflect on your life and teachings today, we reaffirm our commitment
to serving your mission with sincerity and dedication. We pray for your blessings so that we may
continue spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness in Melbourne and beyond with humility and enthusiasm.
On this auspicious day of Vyāsa-pūjā, we bow down at your lotus feet in gratitude for every-
thing you have given us. You are our eternal spiritual guide – the light that leads us back home to
Kṛṣṇa.
Your servants at ISKCON Melbourne,
(written by Aniruddha Dāsa, president)
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
On Vyāsa-pūjā 2025, we want to offer you the milestones we have achieved in fulfilling your
desires. On behalf of the codirectors, His Holiness Jayapatāka Mahārāja, His Grace Hṛdaya Cai-
tanya Prabhu, and His Grace Śubhekṣaṇa Prabhu, I am offering this to you at your lotus feet Śrīla
Prabhupāda. Kindly continue to guide us.
As you have told His Holiness Jayapatāka Mahārāja, “I am giving you the kingdom of God,
now take it and develop it.” We have inherited this kingdom from you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and we
are now in this beautiful phase of development.
Here are the highlight achievements of 2024–2025, bringing us one step closer to making your
dream come true. All this is happening and possible only by your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Śrīla
Prabhupāda! We are working tirelessly, making a great endeavor to develop Śrīdhāma Māyāpur,
as per your desire.
TOVP: We opened the first phase of the largest legacy museum in the world – the Śrīla
Prabhupāda museum – dedicated to Your Divine Grace. For the next ten thousand years, the
devotees can come and see how you spread the message of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to every
town and village. They will feel your presence and have an encounter with Your Divine Grace that
they will cherish for the rest of their lives.
This museum has been made possible with the help of His Grace Ambarīṣa Prabhu and Her
Grace Svāhā Mātājī, who supported this. This first phase is 1,000 square feet; the second phase
is another 1,000 square feet; and the third phase will be more than 21,000 square feet. Śrīla
Prabhupāda, several of your disciples came forward and gave artefacts, paraphernalia, books, and
magazines, and we will try to preserve these things for the generations to come. I would also like
to mention Her Grace Daiviśakti Mātājī and Her Grace Śrutirūpa Mātājī, who spent a lot of time
curating this project.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we pray at your divine lotus feet that we can open the TOVP for your plea-
sure in 2027. The construction work is progressing rapidly to achieve the target. This can happen
mahā-prasādam offered to Rādhā-Mādhava, Pañca-tattva, Narasinghadeva, and Your Divine Grace.
So we have separated this Mahaprasadam and the other prasādam facilities.
We then renamed other prasādam outlets Govinda’s Prasadam, and the small counters, Gov-
inda’s Express. All this is being handled nicely under the young leadership of His Grace Lalita
Mādhava Prabhu. We also would like to thank the previous head of this area, His Grace Rādhā
Vinoda Prabhu, for holding the area well up until now.
We are also consolidating some of the kitchens so we can have operational efficiency, better
service, improved hospitality, less waiting time, and with better controls on the inventory, point of
sale, and standardized recipes. There are a lot of improvements being planned; some are ongoing.
We also wanted to make the facility suitable for our devotee cooks, who can cook the prasādam
comfortably in a hygienic, safe environment and a more devotional atmosphere.
Gauranga Supermart: We have renovated the CPD Gaurāṅga Supermart and have made it on
par with other supermarkets. It is the largest shopping facility for devotees, and we are making
sure whatever groceries and other necessities we carry are being sold within a devotional atmo-
sphere, giving a good shopping experience. This again is being led by a young and promising
devotee, His Grace Sadānanda Vrajeśvara Prabhu.
Guesthouses: Śrīla Prabhupāda, about the hospitality and guesthouse we have, as per your vision,
under the leadership of His Grace Susakha Kṛṣṇa Prabhu and His Grace Saṅkīrtana Nitāichand
Prabhu and his team, created a pilgrim shelter in front of Gada Bhavan and improved the ambi-
ence of the Gada Bhavan overall with parks, gardens, fountains, and a rest area. We have reno-
vated the washing area in Gada Bhavan.
So that pilgrims can have a spiritual experience while honoring prasādam, we’ve opened a
new restaurant for the devotees staying at Ishodyan Bhavan. Now they don’t have to stand in the
queue and thereby save energy and time. They can dine at the Ishodyan restaurant, an amazingly
beautiful restaurant with a seating capacity of over 100. At the moment it’s open on weekends,
but it will slowly be made available seven days a week. To attract various ethnicities we’re serv-
ing a variety of cuisines. We have also introduced a thali named after Your Divine Grace, the
Prabhupāda thali, where the items you like most are served. Our whole life is centered on you,
Śrīla Prabhupāda, and this is one of our offerings to you. So, over the next 10,000 years, the
Prabhupāda thali will become famous, and pilgrims from around the world will come to Māyāpur
to taste the preparations on it – and by tasting, will become devotees. This is our desire. You are
our only hope.
Also, Śrīla Prabhupāda, the temple now has an increasing number of pilgrims day by day, year
by year. You used to say, “Why they are not coming? Why they are not coming? Why they are not
coming?” Now, Śrīla Prabhupāda, by your mercy, we can’t even stand in the temple room today
because millions of visitors come each year. Our latest count is almost 11 million visitors who came
to have darshan of your Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava, Pañca-tattva, and Prahlāda-Narasinghadeva,
Śrīla Prabhupāda. His Grace Jananivāsa Prabhu, is making this darshan the most famous in the
entire creation on your behalf. Beautiful darshan in the morning – an amazing experience, a spiri-
tually divine experience.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you said, “My idea is to attract the people of the whole world to Śrīdhāma
Māyāpur,” and it is happening, Śrīla Prabhupāda – it is happening by your mercy. We could not
really visualize what you wanted, but as we sincerely follow your instructions, we are able to see
what you saw manifest before our own eyes. This gives us a lot of faith and hope in the process.
To accommodate the millions of pilgrims safely, we have added emergency doors at the vari-
ous sites, even in the temporary temple, as everybody eagerly awaits to move to the Temple of
the Vedic Planetarium. Your biggest gift to the world, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium will
protect sanātana-dharma, stand for the philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and
Caitanya-caritāmṛta, giving hope to the misdirected civilization, which is facing the greatest calam-
ity of its existence. Śrīla Prabhupāda, you are providing the guiding principle for the next ten
thousand years. Therefore devotees are eagerly waiting for our move to the finished temple. In the
meantime, to facilitate the pilgrims and give them a better devotional experience, we are trying to
make the environment safe for them. We are taking other measures besides the emergency doors.
We are trying our best, Śrīla Prabhupāda, to fulfill your desires.
Book Distribution and preaching: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you will be proud to know that Māyāpur
stands number one in book distribution, a service you said was your only solace. We are expand-
ing our book distribution on a massive scale.
Saṅkīrtana: We also aimed at distributing 5,000 sets of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta during Gaura-
Pūrṇimā. We did not make our goal, but you will be pleased to know that we distributed 3,243
sets. The saṅkīrtana devotees are putting their lives on the line to please you, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
You said you could be pleased by our distributing your books. Your pleasure is the life and soul of
the saṅkīrtana devotees. Every second, every minute, every hour they want to please you.
And they also wanted Māyāpur to be number one in the book distribution marathon. By your
mercy, His Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja has also taken book distribution as his life and
soul, and he inspires all the devotees to distribute books. Following in his footsteps, His Holiness
Bhakti Puruṣottama Swami Mahārāja and His Holiness Bhakti Vijaya Bhāgavata Swami Mahārāja
are taking book distribution to the next level by distributing not only in every town and village
but also in the mountains, caves, and forests to the tribal people. They don’t consider whether or
not someone is qualified. Their aim is to distribute your books, Śrīla Prabhupāda. His Holiness
Bhakti Puruṣottama Swami Mahārāja wanted to establish 108 booths on the Māyāpur campus and
also establish 108 bus parties. Currently, we have eleven buses, so everything is manifesting slowly.
His Holiness Bhakti Vijaya Bhāgavata Swami Mahārāja is spearheading book distribution on
a massive scale with his team of saṅkīrtana devotees, like Gour Dhāma Prabhu and his team. His
saṅkīrtana army is making sure Māyāpur is always number one.
Nāmahaṭṭa preaching: This preaching effort is headed by His Holiness Bhakti Gaurāṅga Prema
Swami Mahārāja, His Holiness Gauracandra Mahārāja, and His Grace Padmanetra Prabhu, and
others are making sure that Kṛṣṇa consciousness is spread through nāmahaṭṭas to every town and
village. They have made thousands and thousands of devotees, who now follow the process of
bhakti-yoga, following your instructions, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Today in Bengal, we are considered a very important organization. The government officials
take an interest in ISKCON, recognizing that ISKCON is one of the major spiritual organiza-
tions spreading sanātana-dharma. That credit goes to the nāmahaṭṭa devotees who preach in
every village and who are expanding their preaching year after year. The day will come, Śrīla
Prabhupāda, when at least in Bengal and the neighboring state of Orissa, every house will have at
least one devotee, and they will definitely have your books on their shelves. This is amazing, and
it has been achieved under the leadership of His Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja. The pro-
gram is making many villagers devotees.
ISKCON tribal preaching: After village preaching, His Holiness Bhakti Puruṣottama Swami
Mahārāja, through his tribal initiative, preaches, opens schools, distributes prasādam and books,
and provides shelter to the tribals in ten of India’s states. Pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi-grāma sarva-
tra pracāra haibe mora nāma – “My name will be spread in every town and village.” This was the
instruction of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and that vision was also your mission, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
The tribal preaching fulfills your vision in spreading the holy name to all the tribals in mountains,
caves, and forest areas. This is a very significant milestone in our preaching endeavors, Śrīla
Prabhupāda.
Māyāpur master plan: Also, to facilitate the opening of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium,
we need to pay attention to many facilities so that the people of the whole world can come to
Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. There are several projects that have been approved and are awaiting develop-
ment. The master plan is headed by His Grace Hṛdaya Caitanya Prabhu, with the assistance of
Nandana Prabhu and his team, who is putting his full life into developing the plan according to
your vision, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
There are several projects we expect to develop in the next two or three years. These are the
Gada Bhavan extension, the Sulabh Kitchen, and the Gita extension. Śrīla Prabhupāda, you are
the master of all plans for us. You gave us the kingdom of God, and we have inherited it with all
your plans. You are the master, and we are sincerely endeavoring to fulfill your desires.
Life Member guesthouse: Śrīla Prabhupāda, as we are growing bigger, as you desired for us, our
true potential as the International World Headquarters is manifesting day by day, every minute
and second. Facilitating, maintaining, and managing the pilgrims, visiting devotees, and the Life
Members and other donors takes a lot of management and coordination. His Grace Śubhekṣaṇa
Prabhu is making sure all these persons have a Hare Kṛṣṇa experience so that they can give their
lives to your movement, Śrīla Prabhupāda. The life-member cultivation begun by you was meant
to enable these Life Members to support ISKCON and also to give their lives to ISKCON. This
is also being taken care of by Śubhekṣaṇa Prabhu. He makes sure these persons have a comfort-
able stay in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. The Life Member guesthouse is being led by His Grace Varuṇa
Gopāla Prabhu.
We also built the Śrīla Prabhupāda Kitchen. We wanted all Life Members to have the experi-
ence of honoring prasādam in your kitchen, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Gītā Course preaching: We have Gītā preaching being managed by His Grace Lakṣmī Govinda
Prabhu and his team. They’ve taken the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā to every home in Bengal.
We are developing a new facility to expand their preaching, meant to cater to those who have
been preached to by the Gītā team. The team wants to build a Gita University. This is Bhakti
Puruṣottama Mahārāja’s vision. Your Bhagavad-gītā As It Is is being widely distributed, and also
taught and practiced, shared, and lived by the larger congregation, not only the Gītā devotees and
the congregation they have developed, but also by whoever has received your book. In general,
the idea is that everyone who has read at least one sentence or one page wants to live life accord-
ing to the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā. This can only happen by your divine grace.
Treasury: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we have given the responsibility for the treasury to His Grace Vraja
Vinod Shyam Prabhu, who executes his duty according to your instructions on dealing with
money in the development of Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Also, the previous in-charge for the treasury,
His Grace Akshaya Rāmachandra Prabhu, has now taken greater responsibility in the land depart-
ment. He did a very good job in creating accountability, transparency, and productivity in the
treasury, and we are confident that he established an accounting foundation that Vraja Vinod
Shyam Prabhu can carry forward. Your mercy and blessings are the guiding principle for these
devotees, and we pray you will shower your causeless mercy on them all.
Land: Currently ISKCON Māyāpur holds 700 acres, but we are sure that one day your desire will
be fulfilled that we hold all the land in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. At least we have the opportunity to
bear testimony to whatever land we have already acquired has been done by the stalwart leader-
ship and efforts of His Grace Dayārāma Prabhu and his team. Dayārāma Prabhu has again taken
responsibility for the land department to ensure that ISKCON Māyāpur is able to hold all the
land it needs to develop its master plan and, beyond, to develop the whole Vedic city, as per your
instructions and desire, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Pushpa Samādhi: Śrīla Prabhupāda, your Pushpa Samadhi has been excellently taken care of by
His Grace Bhaktajanapriya Prabhu. We are trying to improve the footfall to your Pushpa Sama-
dhi, Śrīla Prabhupāda. And I am sure after the temple of Vedic Planetarium is opened, we are very
confident that the footfall will be such that whoever comes to the temple to see the temple first,
they will go through the Pushpa Samadhi and visit and take darshan of the temple. Because it will
be integrated, Śrīla Prabhupāda, the temple and Pushpa Samadhi. And we will make sure either
while entering or exiting, they have to visit and pay respects to your Pushpa Samadhi so that their
life can be perfected. Only by your grace, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is there any hope in this Kali Yuga.
Sulabh Kitchen: Sulabh Kitchen is under the devotional organization of His Grace Rādhā-dyuti
Prabhu. This program facilitates very tasty prasādam at a very affordable price for the pilgrims.
Sulabh Kitchen has been running for decades. Now Rādhā-dyuti Prabhu is expanding the project
to five stories to serve the needs of the growing number of pilgrims. The design has been com-
pleted, with a capacity to serve 5,000. You mentioned that we should have a facility like Tirupati’s,
and so Sulabh’s Kitchen will have that same style of management and facility. You wanted devo-
tees to go to Tirupati to learn how things are managed. This facility is our humble attempt to
follow your instructions on how to better facilitate the pilgrims.
Schools: The schools, under the leadership of Her Grace Racitāmbara Mātājī and His Grace
Ramaṇīpati Prabhu have been a great source of education for our devotees’ children. As
Navadvīpa was once the center for learning, so our schools, as per your instructions, are trying to
educate children who can stand for the times and recreate the center for learning. That was our
desire, but we are far from achieving that goal to make ISKCON Māyāpur the center of learning
in Bengal. Still, we are trying our best, starting children from a young age. We have faced many
challenges and are learning our lessons. We know we have a long way to go, but we know that
one day, by your blessings, we will please you with this endeavor
We have appointed Racitāmbara Mātājī the divisional head for gurukula in Māyāpur, and His
Grace Rādhikā Nāgara Prabhu administrative dean for SMIS. They are doing a great job.
Māyāpur Institute: The Māyāpur Institute, under the leadership of His Grace Padmanayana
Prabhu, continues to play a vital role in preserving and propagating your teachings. The Institute
provides systematic education in śāstra, equipping devotees with a deep understanding of Kṛṣṇa
consciousness. Recently, the Māyāpur Institute celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary between
February 14–16, 2025, marking two and a half decades of dedicated service to your mission. This
milestone is a testament to the commitment of the devotees who tirelessly serve to uphold and
expand your vision for Māyāpur as a center of spiritual learning.
Māyāpur Community Services: Our community is growing, and currently we have more than
7,000 devotees. We want to have 50,000 devotees in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. This creates a great
challenge in terms of building a community focused on your teachings. The co-directors have
given the responsibility of this to His Grace Nanda Kṛṣṇa Prabhu and his team of sector lead-
ers. They are working to create a community focused on your teachings and instructions and to
solve the challenges in a devotional manner. But there are a lot of challenges in this regard, Śrīla
Prabhupāda. We are trying our best to create an atmosphere of unity with the commonality of fol-
lowing your instructions in building the community.
Goshala: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we currently have four hundred cows, bulls, and bullocks grouped
into four herds. They are well taken care of by His Grace Dāma Gopāla Prabhu. We are trying
to come up with a master plan for the goshala. We want to practice cow protection as per your
instructions, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Currently, all the milk that is produced is used to serve the Deities
in all the temples, including Rajapur Jagannātha. We are trying to engage the bulls and bullocks.
This is an amazing experience for pilgrims and devotees alike who come to Māyāpur – doing
go-pūjā and feeding the cows, cuddling the cows, and having an experience with the cows is most
pleasing for the pilgrims. It attracts them to visit Māyāpur again and again and to make Māyāpur
the number-one pilgrim destination.
Tīrtha: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you gave us a tīrtha, a place of pilgrimage, to develop. Cows play a
significant role in developing such a place, and we are trying to remember that everything in
Māyāpur is preaching. We want to preach through all aspects of our Māyāpur facilities, and the
protection of the cows is one of our biggest preaching endeavors, because so many pilgrims come
to take darshan of the Deities and of the cows. We are improving our facilities for the cows. By
your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are sure that we will make the goshala in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur
wonderful.
We have also built a new goshala stall in front of the CPD, where we sell goshala products. The
stall has a good ambience and creates an awareness of the cows and the goshala. We needed to
promote our goshala for a long time, but we are now slowly progressing in that direction.
Māyāpur elephants: Śrīla Prabhupāda, it is with great pain in our hearts that we have to let our
elephants go to Vantara in Gujarat. These elephants have served Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava, Śrī Śrī
Pañca-tattva, and Śrī Prahlāda-Narasinghadeva for many decades. Lakshmi Priya and Vishnu
Priya were the greatest preachers at Śrīdhāma Māyāpur just by carrying Their Lordships on a pari-
krama where millions of devotees and pilgrims took part. So Lakshmi Priya and Vishnu Priya are
now in a sanctuary, safely cared for by the Vantara people. We are very, very grateful to Her Grace
Hrimati Mātājī, for taking excellent care of the elephants and giving her life in spreading the cul-
ture. As you always say, Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a cultural revolution, and Mātājī was instrumental
in spreading the culture through the elephant procession. By your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda, we
hope to bring two more elephants, younger, smaller ones, 6–8 months or a year old, so that we
can train them not as sanctuary-based elephant but as temple-based elephants.
Tourism: Śrīla Prabhupāda, His Grace Gopījana Vallabha Prabhu is putting a lot of effort into
coming up with more and more ideas to make Māyāpur the best destination in the creation.
There are several packages designed for pilgrims to visit the various holy places in and around
Navadvīpa to help them understand the significance of Lord Caitanya’s movement and how it will
change the entire world.
And I again have to say that any of these milestones or achievements I’m mentioning have only
been possible by the stalwart leadership of His Holiness Jayapatāka Swami Mahārāja. He is the
force behind everyone’s efforts and the inspiration for developing this land into the kingdom of
God, as per Your Divine Grace’s instructions. He has sacrificed everything for your mission.
Divine Threads: We feel deeply grateful for the opportunity to offer new outfits to the Deities
in Māyāpur, Śrīla Prabhupāda – a service begun in 2024. Through this service, we pray to bring
joy to you and your beloved Lordships, and so feel blessed to continue this offering. Under the
leadership of Her Grace Ānandalīlā Mātājī, Māyāpur Divine Threads has been creating beautiful
Deity outfits for temples across the world, adding many new temples to the list from the USA,
Europe, and Asia and spreading the glories of Māyāpur far and wide. We are dedicated to uphold-
ing your legacy by providing high-quality, handcrafted outfits with devotion and care.
Māyāpur Academy: This past year has also been a milestone for the Māyāpur Academy, which
is expanding its spiritual education through onsite and online courses apart from the regular
diploma and short courses which have benefited students across the globe. Programs like the
online jewelry-making course and the children’s Deity worship course reflect your vision for
practical devotional training, while courses such as the Gāyatrī and online mantra course deepen
understanding of Vedic traditions. As we grow, we remain committed to making spiritual edu-
cation accessible and impactful, all in service to your mission. Her Grace Ānandalīlā Mātājī,
along with the cofounders His Grace Nṛsiṁha Kavaca Prabhu and His Grace Jananīvas Prabhu,
have put a lot of thought and effort into these programs, trying to improve the courses, Śrīla
Prabhupāda. We hope and pray that you will continue to bless this team.
Legal & Compliance: Under the able and intelligent leadership of His Grace Akshay Rama-
chandra Prabhu, the legal and compliance department have also achieved many things in the past
year Śrīla Prabhupa – I am highlighting a few here:
(1) We have ensured that our litigation is minimized by taking proactive measures for compli-
ance with tax and statutory obligations.
(2) We have ensured timely filing of processes/returns to avoid penalties.
(3) We have helped preaching departments focus on preaching activities while we comply with
taxation and property laws.
Central: Śrīla Prabhupāda, His Grace Śubhekṣaṇa Prabhu is the co-director who is taking care
of the Central Division. He is well supported by the head of the Central Division, His Grace
Purānanda Nitāi Prabhu. Two managers, Jagatguru Jayadeva Prabhu and Ashraya Govinda
Prabhu, are heads of multiple departments under Central. In this division, we have been able to
create many facilities that have benefited all the devotees and pilgrims, Śrīla Prabhupāda. This
team supports all other divisions in Māyāpur by taking care of the utilities, like water, electricity,
cleaning, temple upkeep, etc., in addition to the scheduling for morning programs, coordinating
the pūjās to be done, dealing with the internet, internal communication, etc. – the list is long. It is
only by your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda, that we are able to do many things in this division, and it
is because of this team that all others are able to do their sevā well.
VIP: VIP cultivation is now under the guidance of Dayārāma Prabhu. His Grace Kṛṣṇa Vijaya
Prabhu has been leading our efforts in cultivating all the VIPs, Śrīla Prabhupāda. He has been
helped by Śānta Gaurāṅga Prabhu and his team. In the past year we have had seven to eight hun-
dred groups of VIPs visit and stay in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Our relationship with the government
and nongovernment VIPs is becoming stronger by the day, by your mercy, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Māyāpur TV: His Grace Antardvīpa Prabhu and his team have worked very hard and achieved
many things this year, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Starting by acquiring two Canon DSLR cameras dedi-
cated to live-broadcast work, they also helped earn a good name at the Chennai Kirtan Mela,
developed a dedicated team and equipment for big festivals, improved the cable TV customer
base, to name a few.
The broadcast room and temple have also been undergoing a complete rewiring, which began
in December. The work is now halfway complete.
Social media keeps developing at a steady rate – the YouTube MayapurTV channel has con-
sistently grown by 100,000 subscribers per year over the past seven years, and is now at 700,000
subscribers.
This year, we also added Hindi online preaching to the English, Bangla, and Russian preach-
ing going out from Śrīdhāma Māyāpur – the Hindi community has been leading with organizing
Hindi Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā classes on a daily basis. We also just started a daily
online Tamil Bhagavad-gītā class.
Concluding remarks: Lastly, we humbly pray at your lotus feet, Your Divine Grace, that we
dedicate our lives more and more to serving your lotus feet. Fulfilling your vision for Māyāpur is
our only goal in life, and this can only happen by your unlimited mercy upon us, with you always
guiding us and working through us to get your vision fulfilled. We can’t express our gratitude in
words. By following your instructions, by your mercy, then we can show real gratitude.
Thank you so very much, Śrīla Prabhupāda!
On behalf of the Codirectors
Your humble servant,
Vraja Vilāsa Dāsa
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
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to your good self
and all glories to your ISKCON movement.
2025 is a special year for Mauritius. It marks the fiftieth anniversary of your setting your lotus
feet on Mauritian soil, on October 1, 1975. Your granddisciples and well-wishers will be commem-
orating this transcendental event.
As an offering I would like to present to you a report of what is going on in the Mauritius yātrā
in terms of preaching fifty years after your arrival.
Book distribution is most pleasing to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda. For your pleasure, the Mauritian
yātrā distributed about 53,500 books in the last two years. And in 2024, Mauritius came out first
in Africa in the Bhadra Pūrṇimā campaign (181 out of 485 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sets distributed) as
well as in the Live to Give campaign ( 6,744 out of the 17,167 Bhagavad-gītās distributed). We have
about fifty devotees engaged in book distribution sevā.
We currently have five temples and nine preaching centers. There is regular Deity worship
taking place in eight of them. Thirty-two new outfits were offered to the Deities in 2024. We have
a congregation of between 10–15,000 and about 800 initiated devotees. In 2024, we had four
devotees receiving first initiation and nine receiving second initiation.
Food-for-Life distributed over 50,000 plates of prasādam in 2024. Also, ISKCON owns three
cows and one bull in Mauritius.
We have started a fledging Devotee Care system, with a staff of about twenty-five to take care of
your devotees. We also have at least five regular Sunday schools operating, with a staff of twenty-
three devotees and 171 students. We shall put in the effort to expand on this, as training children
in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a priority, as you say in your Bhāgavatam purports. We have Bhakti-
sādacāra and Bhakti-śāstrī courses ongoing. Online Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam courses
are also conducted for newer audiences.
Devotees here are pretty much into distributing the holy names on the streets. Last year we had
seven Ratha-yātrās, and each week we have at least three or four regular harināma parties in differ-
ent locations on the island.
Among the major projects we are working on is the completion of the new temple for Śrī Śrī
Rādhā-Golokānanda, which is right in the center of the island. This will be the biggest temple
complex in the region. Two new temples that were inaugurated – New Nīlācala-dhāma, with
beautiful Jagannātha, Baladeva, and Subhadrā deities, and the magnificent Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva
Mandir extension both in the north of the island. The new Bambous preaching center is a small
yet vibrant place, with ongoing preaching programs. At least two preaching centers are in the
pipeline – The Gita Center at Rose Belle, and another one at Poudre D’Or. We are very grateful to
the devotees taking responsibility for the different projects.
Our priority for 2025 is a leadership training program, which we have already started working
on with the leadership team in the country.
On this auspicious occasion of your 129th Vyāsa-pūjā, we pray that you will be extra merciful to
the Mauritian yātrā and inspire us to work cooperatively to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness across the
island. We would like the Mauritian public to see ISKCON as a unified and impactful movement.
We pray that the humble attempts at serving your mission will be pleasing to you.
Your granddisciple,
Harideva Dāsa,
on behalf of the Mauritius yātrā
