Gender

Male

Location

Leicester

Birthday:

August 24

Name / Initiated name

Santosh Das

Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.

16

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

I met a Bramhachari in Pune in 2002 in Pune and then started visiting the temples and sangas and Bhagavata Saptahas. Radhe Shyam prabhu inspired me a lot. I eveloped a love for everything that was happening in Iskcon. I am a Vaishnava by birth from Odisha but never relly understood the core principles of Vaishnavism. All I knew was the kirtans.

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

Iskcon Leicester, United Kingdom

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

I love to read shashtras and remember shlokas and recite them as I think they are the words of God. I manage volunteers to assist the Lead cooks in preparing prasadam and I am a part of the kitchen management team of Leicester's Iskcon. I love hearing the classes of Chaitanya Charan Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu.

What are your expectations from this community?

To enrich my spiritual path with the nectar of knowledge to develop love of God and Jiva Daya.

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

I can sometimes write blogs. Not sure what other services are available with you. I may do other tasks but would need to know what is available please.