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Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are happy to announce the first event this year in Vrndavana Dhama in honor of the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's historic journey on the Jaladutta to start this wonderful ISKCON mission, AND in honor of the 40th anniversary of the historic Opening of the Krishna Balarama Mandir. On Vasant Pancami, 24, January  2015 we will inaugaurate a fantastic presentation of the  Changing Bodies Diorama upstairs in Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi Museum.  We will also post new nameplates and descriptions of Parampara for our 4 parampara Deities upstairs.

Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. with guest speakers, kirtan and Prasad distribution.  Pictures will be sent out later on the Samadhi site of the Vrndavan temple web. Hope this meets you all well and in jolly spirits.

Your servant on behalf of the Samadhi,

Parvati devi dasi

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Lecture on What is the real happiness how to achieve it by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Harihara Kshetra-About Harihara Dieties

Lecture on Harihara Kshetra-About Harihara Dieties by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami on Nov 2014 at Mayapur

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami coordinated the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi in Mayapur. He took sannyasa in 1997 and is now an initiating guru.)

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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 02 Text 31 Dharma is not a blanket injunction but an individualized customization  by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Dec 2014

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC)

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Lecture on Leading Marriage Life Knowing Well Its Purpose by Jayadvaita Swami on 11 Jan 2015 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)

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Study the Exhalted

Lecture on Study the Exhalted by Indradyumna Swami at Auckland on 12 March 1991
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06, Chapter 01, Text 04-06)

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra.)

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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 02 Text 71 Peace comes not by relocation but by Renunciation  by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Oct 2014

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advise to the GBC)

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Krishna Bhakti Ke Ananda Ke Liye Amantran

Lecture on Krishna Bhakti Ke Ananda Ke Liye Amantran by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 20 Oct 2014 at Baroda

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 04 Chapter 25 Text 38 Understand the Value of the Human Form of Life by HH Romapada Swami in 19 Nov 2014 at St.Louis

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)

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Mera Bharat Mahan

Lecture On Mera Bharat Mahan by Lokanath Swami on 03 Jan 2015 at Noida

(Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.)

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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 01 Text 40 Protecting Women and Ensuring good progeny are important Social Responsibilities by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Brahma's Magic Wand

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 03 Chapter 12 Text 01-02 Brahma's Magic Wand by HH Indradyumna Swami on 29 April 1991 at Perth

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition. Each year Indradyumna Swami circles the globe teaching the message of the Bhagavad Gita and introducing people to kirtan chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra.)

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Understand our relationship with Krishna

Lecture on Understand our relationship with Krishna by HH Niranjana Swami on 01 Jan 2015 at Boston

(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987.)

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Importance Of Makar Sankranti

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01 Chapter 09 Text 29-30 Importance Of Makar Sankranti by HH Radhanath Swami on 14 Jan 1995 at Kolhapur

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)

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Lecture on If Bhishma departed on Makar Sankranti then what is Bhishmashtami by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 03 Text 21 We learn from others examples and set examples for others by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Bhagavatam Stories Day-01

Lecture on Bhagavatam Stories Day-01 by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 25 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Mayapur

(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)

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Locana Das Thakura Appearance Day

Lecture on Locana Das Thakura Appearance Day by HH Vedavyasa Priya Swami on 25 Dec 2011 at Delhi

(HH Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja was born in an Audichya Sahasra Brahmin family on 1st August 1944.Within a week of arrival in the USA, he had association of the disciples of His Divine Grace, Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada.)

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Disciple Should Submit Serve and Hear

Lecture on Disciple Should Submit Serve and Hear by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 13 Dec 2014 at Bangalore

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 02 Text 39 Use buddhi to transform theoretical sankhya into practical yoga by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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