Wednesday, October 26, 2011

NEW BRAJA PARIKRAMA! ** RAMA GHATA **

RAMA GHATA!






BY THE MERCY OF SRI GURU AND VAISNAVAS WE HAVE COME TO RAMA GHATA IN OUR NEW BRAJA MANDALA PARIKRAMA!



Srila Gurudeva told us that all of our acaryas have come to this place to pray for success in their preaching missions -Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Parama Gurudeva and our Srila Prabhupada!

...and here in New Braja its a very long walk to our "Rama Ghata".


(this is the back valley, going up the fire road, up and over the mountain that New Braja leans against.)








                                                 it's a long and winding trail (4 miles)...
made easier by Venu Gopal's harikatha! (he told most of 6th Canto Bhagavatam!)



The walk was worth it!
































Big Banyon (Buck eye) Tree!


one last straggler!

rest and Hari Katha!


FOOTPRINTS?
or 
alien spaceships?

Long walk home...

back at the ranch!
Their Lordships!

New Brijvasis!

MISS YOU! WISH YOU WERE HERE!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

NEW BRAJA MANDALA PARIKRAMA!

By the mercy of Guru and Vaisnavas we have successfully completed one week of New Braja Mandala Parikrama.

We began by performing sankalpa on the Dry Creek branch of the Yamuna!




All devotees were enlivened.






















Parama Gurudeva was sweetly honored with Hari Katha, Kirtana and Maha prasadam.



DAY 2 - we found Kaliya Daha


















DAY 3 - we wandered in New Braja Seva kunja (across the street)!





DAY 4 - Nityananda prabhu took us on a long hike to Baelvana!






DAY 5 - We read Srila Gurudeva's beautiful Hari Katha at New Braja Nidhuvana (one of Nanda Gopal's kunjas)!


DAY 6 - We had our Sunday Feast and Venu Gopala prabhu gave a very nice class on the glories of Srila Narottama Das Thakura



DAY 6 - we went on a long hike through the 12 forests of New Braja!



TODAY is Dhira-samira, Vamsi-vata, Gopesvara Mahadeva and Sri Govindadeva Temple so we will have a BUS day to Srila Gurudeva's morning walk place!


 WISH YOU WERE HERE!