Happy Holidays
Hare Krishna Friends,
This is our last Week Ahead for 2015. We at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple would like to thank you for joining us in celebrating our 30 years of service to the community. Our year was filled with loads of action, from renovating and restoring the temple, the opening of Radhanath’s Gifts, winning yet another award (TripExpert), making the CNN list of top 10 places to visit in Durban, making major “green moves”, to unveiling the Master Plan. We want to accomplish so much more next year and hope that you will be a part of it. In 2016 we will focus more on devotional education and training, devotee care and begin construction based on the Master Plan. I would like this to be an offering of love to our beloved Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as we celebrate 50 years of ISKCON.
Please remember my invitation to spend your holiday or take a gap year at the temple, is still open. During the holidays take advantage of absorbing yourself in the holy name, coming to the temple for an arati, bringing visitors to Govinda’s Restaurant or enter our family colouring in competition in the November/December Hare Krishna News. Whatever you choose to do, dedicate some time to the Temple and devotional service. And as we enter the last week of the Prabhupada Marathon please help distribute books.
I wish you safe travels. May all roads lead you to your real home, Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple.
Your servant
Vibhu Caitanya Das
Your Week Ahead
Sunday, 20 DecemberGita Jayanti Celebration
11:00am Gita Jayanti Festival
with His Grace Smita Krishna Das
Gita Tula Daan
11:00am Gita Jayanti Festival
with His Grace Smita Krishna Das
Gita Tula Daan
Give your child’s weight in Gitas
For the first time Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple will be hosting the Tula Daan (charity by weight). In celebration of Gita Jayanti (the anniversary of when Lord Krishna spoke Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna) we invite you to sponsor the equivalent of your child’s weight on Gitas. You can distribute the Gitas to friends or family or we can place them in schools, libraries, hospitals, etc.
An Afternoon In Vrindavanwith Vrindavana Das and Mathura Jivan Das (24 Hour Kirtan Vrindavan)
2:00pm Moods Of Vrindavan Kirtan
3:30pm Guru-Puja and Kirtan
4:00pm Class by His Grace Vrindavan Das
4:45pm Kirtan followed by prasada
Monday, 21 DecemberGita Jayanti (actual day – celebration is on Sunday, 20 December)
Ekadasi – Fast from all grains, beans and legumes
Tuesday, 22 December
Break Fast 04:52 – 09:33
Tuesday, 29 December
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur’s Disappearance Anniversary
Fast until midday
Festival will begin at 11am
Friday, 1 January 2016
New Year Festival with His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami at 11am
Important Dates to Note
Disciples CourseDetails and schedule in attached poster. We are sharing this information early so you can mark your diary.
