Name / Initiated name
Venugopalan/ venugopala das
Daily number of rounds of Hare Krishna mahamantra.
26
When, where and how did you come into contact with the Hare Krishna Movement?
In Dubai, 1990. Ä°n march 1990 Dr. Govinda Das did an eight day class based on Bhagavad Gita As It Is at the pushti marg Bala Krishna Lal temple located at Bur Dubai.
Name the nearest or most frequently Visited ISKCON temple/ centre and name few of the devotees whom you know.
There is no ISKCON temple near me and have to travel more than hundred km to the nearest ISKCON. I know lot of 1990 devotees in Dubai, such as HG Sri Vallabh prabhu, his father mani prabhu, Nandakumar Das and present Coimbatore temple president HH Bhakti Vinod swami Maharaj, Baroda ISKCON president HaG Vasugosh prabhu etc .
Please describe yourself so that other like minded devotees can find you.
Iam a loner and have no contact with anyone. Serving my home deity, chanting 16+10 rounds a day, reading BG and SB every day, watching Vaishnava aacharyas, kirtans and preaching to few knowing people everyday. I have not met any devotees and guru Maharaj for years.
What are your expectations from this community?
Nothing
Describe any specific service you would love to offer to Lord Krishna & His devotees?
Iam seventifour and physically not fine. Iam frequently watching ISKCON Vrindavan, Mayapur and doing whatever I can. Harekrishna