Pancagauda Prabhu: Srila Prabhupada wanted the devotees to come to Vrindavan to retire, to finish their days.
And it is encouraging that we provide you would say a guest house if you need to come and stay and retire.
We see our devoted community really growing and developing all over the world, our congregation and many devotees have spent many many years serving in Prabhupada’s mission, Lord Chaitanya’s mission and although we can say it’s not our responsibility but people do come here to leave and go back home back to the spiritual world. So we’re trying to provide a small facility to assist devotees and help them to be in Vraj, be in Brindavan and this wonderful spiritual atmosphere so that they can actually make perfection of the human form of life.
Somehow Krishna arranged that we have devotees who are also interested Kesava Madhavan and his wife Priti they are developers and builders and they liked very much the idea of providing some facility and helping to develop a senior assisted living facility here in Vrindavan dham. So this is a start we hope to have 15 apartments or studio apartments with a couple of caregivers, even a medical trained person on board. We will have those battery-operated rickshaws so that those who want to come to the temple can come to the temple either way, it’s not that far.
It’s quite actually a nice atmosphere out here, it’s almost has a bit of a little more of a Vraj feel without all the vehicles and noise. So we’re hoping it stays this way for a long time. I want to thank everyone for coming,
so we will now perform the ceremony with the chanting of the Holy Name the blessings of the vaishnavas some yajna a little Prasadam distribution. We have a beautiful project and the cook of Srila Prabhupada is here, Shyama sundar prabhu from Hyderabad, he called me and said you know I’d like to donate to Srila Prabhupada’s Kutir
he felt that Prabhupada has given him so much and so he wanted to give back to Prabhupada so he gave and we want to utilize it to its full potential. I think it has a nice little project here will renovate the inside of Prabhupada’s Kutir as well and so the two buildings will be together for the purpose of serving the devotees. Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!
Iskcon Vrindavan Devotee Care Bhumi Puja
Inaugurating their Assisted Living Project, Iskcon Vrindavan Devotee Care and Community Services performed a Bhumi Puja on land just next to Prabhupada Kutir in the Deva Loka Colony, Vrindavan on the 4th of April 2017 at 8:00 A.M.
The land and building were donated by His Grace Shyamasundar das, who joined in Bombay just after Srila Prabhupada left this world. He was an early disciple of His Holiness Tamal Krishna Maharaj. Shyamsundar Prabhu designed the plaques of the devotees chanting on the Samadhi. He helped design His Holiness Tamal Krishna Maharaj’s temples in America, then returned to India to start a huge publishing company called Vedic Arts. He called Iskcon Vrindavan Temple President, His Grace Pancagauda Prabhu and valiantly donated all his worldly goods to Iskcon Vrindavan.
The property peacefully overlooks the forest reserve area in Deva Loka Colony at Sunrock Road. The Forest Reserve will remain pristine and retains a serene atmosphere unlike other bustling areas of Vrindavan. The environment is completely tranquil, the perfect setting for an assisted living facility.
The Assisted Living Facility will be three floors and a basement. A team of enthusiastic architects, working on many International projects, are designing the structure. There will be four studio apartments per floor, accessed by stairs and a lift. Twelve studio units will be available for sponsorship. The adjacent building is being gutted and renovated with large common areas for seniors, offices and residences for full time caregivers.
The Devotee Care Department is researching various assisted living packages. The project is being priced out and various schemes to donate are being formulated.
The Iskcon Devotee Care Project is being spearheaded by our temple president – His Grace Pancagauda Prabhu, his dear wife – Her Grace Gaura Purnima devi dasi, the Director of Devotee Care – His Grace Prem Prakash Prabhu under the auspices of Iskcon Vrindavan Community Services Director VMC – Her Grace Kusha devi dasi.
The Bhumi Puja was performed by VMC Pujari Department Director His Grace Mukunda Datta Prabhu. Participating in the yagna were both VMC Director of Construction His Grace Sanak Sanatan Prabhu and Director of Devotee Care- His Grace Prem Prakash Prabhu.
For more information please contact: VrindavanDevoteeCare@gmail.com or call: +91 88812 42466 to speak with Prem Prakash Prabhu.
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