228. Sri Radhastami

Dawn to dusk, it has been a beautiful day. Inside the temple and outside too. Melbourne summer seems to have landed early although showers predicted tomorrow. The altar was a joy to watch. Immense strands of jasmine decorated the Deities. The fragrance inside the temple hall reminded me of my village house garden. We grew [...]

223. Irreplaceable : SP Vyasa puja offering today

One of our dearest devotees, Prabhu Prabhu read out some beautiful paragraphs from the book “Only he could lead them”. This one stood out the most for me : Mukunda: I was sitting alone with Swamiji in his room, and he was very grave and silent. His eyes were closed. Then, suddenly, tears began flowing [...]

222. Ohe ! Vaishnava Thakura !

Just now the assembled devotees together sang the beautiful prayer, ” ohe! vaishnava Thakura”. As we sang, we all fixed our eyes every now and then on Srila Prabhupad. There are nice colorful flowers around him. On his lap is a copy of the Vyasa puja book this year. Once the prayers concluded, one of [...]

221. Vyasa Puja day

Back at the temple again after yesterday’s grand night celebrating janmasthami. And this morning, there is buzz around the temple once more. Devotees getting really busy preparing for Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja day. An hour to go before the festivities start again.

204. Now we have our own big one too !

by Rasanandini dasi and Member Services Committee (Publisher of FOLK – Friends of Lord Krishna Newsletter), Melbourne Hare Krishna Temple.   Now Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra have recovered from Their colds and returned quietly to Their altar. So when is Ratha Yatra? Mark Sunday February 13th. in your diary: “attend Melbourne’s first large scale [...]