This year’s Janmastami festival was the best attended to date. I think the post pandemic mood combined with a weekend day combined to encourage devotees and congregation to celebrate Krishna’s birthday in force. There was a blissful feeling throughout.
Thanking the many, many devotees who made this festival a joy to attend, in person or even online, is the cherry on the cake for me.
While the days of preparing are long, they aren’t arduous. Devotees take so much transcendental enjoyment in thei
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Easter Retreat
Over 100 adults and children attended the annual Volunteers Easter Retreat in the new beautiful Vedanta mansion in Lincolnshire.
Through the worship, classes, seminars and workshops, some volunteers declared that they felt they had gone to the holy places like Vrindavan and Mayapur in India.
They were fortunate with the weather, and had lots of fun as they played team games and sports whilst cementing relationships.
Seva Days on the farm
Families from the Vallabh Youth Organ