Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.
4 rounds
When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?
I loved and very much liked Krishna when I saw Him in Mahabharatha for the first time back then in DD when I was a kid. I was very naughty at my home so He was in TV. I thought he was real and should make him a friend of mine but my father explained He is God but i didn't understand. Since I was teenager I started to feel I should marry Him then I came to know about Iskcon. But I went to Coimbatore Iskcon since when I was in my final year of college in the year 2002. Iskcon is located near to my college in coimbatore. My parents died due illness. I was a regular visiter to Iskcon temple. Me and my siblings lived with my materal uncles' family. We had one well-known Prabhu came to our home for doing Bhajans and taking Bhagavat Gita classes every week. After marriage I moved to Chennai, I was too busy with my household and taking care of my in-laws. Now I am able to manage and find some time to revisit Iskcon and wish to engage in further devotional activities.
Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.
I am in Pallavaram and have visited Chennai Iskcon only thrice. I have visited Coimbatore Iskcon many times before marriage. I have been to Tirupathi Iskcon and Bangalore Iskcon once.
Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.
I can't live without thinking of Shri Krishna. Once I was in Bangalore away from my home with my college professor, I felt homesick on my birthday that early morning I had a dream and I saw three cute kids gifting me a gift in a cardboard box. Two boys and one little girl, one of the boys and girl wished me happy birthday and the other boy with sharp eyes didnt wish me at all or spoke a word, but rather looked me like penetrating me. He was so strange and captivating. I woke up and i was rethinking my dream that boy's sharp eyes captured me i couldn't able to come out of it. I suddenly realised why can't they be Lord Balaram, Shri Subhatra and Lord Jaganath. My happiness knew no bounds. That same day my professor's daughter gift me a similar cardboard gift box with Radhakrishna sitting in a jhula engraved wall holder gift. She took me to Bangalore Iskcon where I cried a lot after seeing Radha Krishna there. I always think about Krishna back in my mind since my childhood and that has become a habit for me.
What are your expectations from this community?
Spread Krishna's love and mercy to all. I feel extremely happy when a person is so true and sincere to Krishna with all love and affections and takes His advise to lead one's self and their life.
Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?
Whatever Krishna insist me to do. It took me this much years to open up. I really don't know. It's in the hands of Lord Krishna.
