Gender

Female

Birthday:

May 2

Name / Initiated name

GIOVANNA BRANCATO

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

32

When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?

I HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT IN 1979 IN CATANIA. I WAS IN THE UNIVERSITY.

Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.

HERE IN SICILY, THERE IS NO MORE ANY ISKCON TEMPLE. SINCE 1981 TILL 2001 I HAVE LIVED IN ISKCON TEMPLES HERE IN ITALY.SINCE 2001 I LIVE HERE IN SICILY IN MY OWN HOUSE. I AM PRACTICING BHAKTI YOGA ALONE. I KNOW SO MANY VAISHNAVA AND VAISHNAVI HERE IN ITALY: ALI KRISHNA DASI, CITRA RUPINI DASI, SRI LALITA DASI, VISHNU PRIYA DASI, MATSYA AVATARA DAS, SANATANA DAS, NIMAI PANDIT DAS, ETC.

Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.

I LOVE PRACTICING BHAKTI-YOGA: BHAJANS, KIRTANS, HARINAMA, JAPA, READING THE BHAKTI SHASTRA, KRISHNA PRASADA AND MAHA-PRASADA, THE DEITIES, ETC.

What are your expectations from this community?

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SO MUCH VAISHNAVA SANGA, BECAUSE HERE IN LENTINI, THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE, THERE ARE NOT OTHER VAISHNAVA AND VAISHNAVI AND I MISS VAISHNAVA SANGA VERY MUCH!!!

Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?

I HAVE DONE SO MANY DIFFERENT SERVICES WHEN I WAS LIVING IN ISKCON CENTRES, HERE IN ITALY: BOOK DISTRIBUTION, PROOF-READER FOR ITALIAN B.B.T, SERVICE AT THE GOVINDA RESTAURANT IN MILANO,DEITIES SEVA IN PUJARI (KITCHEN AND ALTAR), ETC.