Dear devo­tees and friends,

Hare Krishna!

Below is a link to the youth newslet­ter for the month of Jan­u­ary 2010.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25983463/Divine-Connection-Issue-5

We would like other chil­dren to par­tic­i­pate and con­tribute. Please write to dc.​4​r.​kids@​gmail.​com if you would like to par­tic­i­pate. We would like to hear you feedback/comments so that we can improve our service.

Thank you.

Your ser­vants,
Youth newslet­ter team

Govin­das gift shop show­cases a vari­ety of eth­nic and spir­i­tual items which were hand selected from our trips to India.

Fea­tured Items Include: Ladies Saris (includ­ing Silk and Cot­ton) Sal­war Kur­tas (Pan­jabi Dress) Gopi Dresses (Skirts and Wrap Around) Lehnga Short Kur­tis / Long Kur­tis Ban­gles and Jew­elry Incense Spir­i­tual Children’s Cloth­ing Ready Made Dhoti Kur­tas for Small Chil­dren Spir­i­tual DVD/ CDs Men’s Dhoti Kur­tas Handy Crafts Tapes­tries and Paint­ings Puja Para­pher­na­lia Dieties Fig­urines Shawls and Scarfs Children’s Spir­i­tual Books Col­or­ing Books Pic­ture Books And Much More!!

Get fab­u­lous items for every­one on your gift list this hol­i­day season.

All pro­ceeds from the store go towards sup­port­ing tem­ple facil­i­ties and services.

Vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Yamuna, jyotiprakash108 at gmail dot com  com com 301–906-3595 cell, 301–299-2100 tem­ple, for more information.

Now serv­ing fun snacks, whole­some meals, absolutely mouth water­ing dishes in the mode of good­ness spe­cially pre­pared with love and devo­tion by world renowned chefs Sankir­tan Yagna and Prana Gopi and many other vol­un­teers. All pro­ceeds go towards sup­port­ing tem­ple facil­i­ties and ser­vices. Please bring your appetite!

When: Every Sat­ur­day from 11:00 am — 5:00 pm

Where: Prasadam Din­ing Hall, (behind the tem­ple altar, near Radha Rani’s kitchen)
Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854, 301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

For more infor­ma­tion please con­tact Sankir­tan Yagya 301–602-6547 or Chai­tanya Nitai 240–476-6540

Diwali Mela (UHJT)

by United Hindu Jain Tem­ples of the DC Metro area of which ISKCON Tem­ple of Wash­ing­ton DC  is a member.

More info at:

http://www.dcunitedtemples.org

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Dashera, Lord Shri Ramchandra’s Vijay­ot­sava Celebration

When: Sat­ur­day Octo­ber 16, 2010,  4 pm — 9 pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Pro­gram includes kirtans/bhajans, prasadam feast, clas­si­cal
dances, Ramlila drama,  burn­ing of effigy of Ravan and more. Watch Ravan’s body and demo­niac qual­i­ties burn to ashes and cel­e­brate the vic­tory of Lord Shri Ram­chan­dra over Ravana and the vic­tory of good over evil… you won’t
want to miss it!

Vol­un­teer and spon­sor­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Cai­tanya
Nitai Das 240–476-6540, for more infor­ma­tion. Vol­un­teer help will be needed in dec­o­rat­ing, mak­ing gar­lands, cook­ing, cut­ting of veg­eta­bles, set­ting up and break­down of the fes­ti­val, clean­ing, being cheer­ful vedic ambas­sadors, book and prasadam dis­tri­b­u­tion etc.

Vol­un­teer hours: Fri­day Octo­ber 15^th: 2 pm — 8 pm,  Sat­ur­day (Dashera Fes­ti­val day): All day

Lord Rama: Fact or Fiction

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/lord_rama_fact_or_fiction.htm

Ramayan Sum­ma­rized:

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/ramayana_summarized.htm

Info on Dussehra:
http://www.salagram.net/parishad74.htm

Pic­tures from 2009 Dashera celebration:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=320349&id=230386340130

24 Hour Kirtan

In mem­ory and trib­ute to the late Ain­dra prabhu

When: Sat­ur­day Sep­tem­ber 11 at 5:00pm  to  Sun­day Sep­tem­ber 12 at 7:30pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Vol­un­teer and spon­sor­ship appor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Cai­tanya
Nitai Das 240–476-6540, for more information.

Why devo­tees chant Lord Krishna’s holy names ?

http://stephen-knapp.com/chanting_hare_krishna.htm

Face­book event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153573317987064&ref=mf

Ain­dra Prabhu’s kir­tans:
http://www.gauravani.com/download/aindrakirtan
http://www.24hourkirtan.com/
http://www.salagram.net/sstp-AindraBabaACBSP.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=SbAyOsPIo9E

Ain­dra Prabhu’s lectures:

http://audio.iskcondesiretree.info/index.php?q=f&f=%2F03_-_ISKCON_Prabhujis%2FHis_Grace_Aindra_Prabhu%2FLectures

Radha Rani’s Kitchen, tem­ple maha cleanup

When:  Sat­ur­day August 14, 2010,  1 — 3 pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299‑2100, www.iskcondc.org

Pro­gram includes thor­ough clean­ing of Radha Rani’s kitchen, bhoga room, tem­ple in prepa­ra­tion for Balaram Jayanti, Jana­mas­tami by vol­un­teers like you. Please help if you can.

Please call Cai­tanya Nitai Das 240–476‑6540, for more information.

Srila Prab­hu­pada Appear­ance Day

When: Thurs­day 2^nd Sep­tem­ber 2010, 10 am — 1 pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Pro­gram includes kirtans/bhajans, prasadam feast, dis­course, offerings.

Vol­un­teer and spon­sor­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Cai­tanya Nitai Das 240–476-6540, for more information.

Who is Srila Prabhupada:

http://stephen-knapp.com/a_c_bhaktivedanta_swami_prabhupada.htm

http://www.krishna.com/node/57/

http://prabhupada.krishna.com/

http://www.prabhupadavani.org/

http://www.gauranga.org/prabhupada.htm

http://www.prabhupada.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHeNqMIXTM

Balaram Jayanti, Lord Balaram Appear­ance

When: Tues­day August 24, 2010 6:30 pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Pro­gram includes com­pletely ecsta­tic kirtans/bhajans, abhishek, prasadam feast.

Vol­un­teer and spon­sor­ship appor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Cai­tanya
Nitai Das 240–476-6540, for more infor­ma­tion.
Vol­un­teer help will be needed in dec­o­rat­ing, mak­ing gar­lands, cook­ing,
cut­ing of veg­eta­bles, clean­ing etc.

More info on Lord Balaram:

http://www.salagram.net/parishad140.html

Rad­has­tami, Sri­mati Radharani’s Appearance

When: Wednes­day, Sep­tem­ber 15, 6:30 pm

Where: Hare Krishna Tem­ple, 10310 Oak­lyn Dr. Potomac, MD 20854,
301–299-2100, www.iskcondc.org

Pro­gram includes ecsta­tic kirtans/bhajans, prasadam feast, discourse.

Vol­un­teer and spon­sor­ship appor­tu­ni­ties avail­able. Please call Cai­tanya Nitai Das 240–476-6540, for more infor­ma­tion. Vol­un­teer help will be needed in dec­o­rat­ing, mak­ing gar­lands, cook­ing, cut­ing of veg­eta­bles, clean­ing etc.

RADHARANI KI JAYA!!!

*Who is Radharani: *

http://stephen-knapp.com/radharani.htm

http://stephen-knapp.co/radha_kund_the_holy_place_of_radharani.htm

http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Srimati_Radharani.html

Posi­tion of Rad­ha­rani (Hindi):

http://audio.iskcondesiretree.info/02_-_ISKCON_Swamis/His_Holiness_Bhakti_Rasamrita_Swami/Lectures/Hindi/Sunday_Feast/Sunday_Feast_Vol-03/BRasamritaSw_Hindi_Sunday_Feast_-_02-Radharani_Ka_Stan_Vastav_Me_Kya_Hai_Vol-2.mp3

New Jer­sey Rathyatra

www.iskconnj.com

3. H.H.Bhakti Rasam­rita Swami’s pro­grams on Augest 2^nd , 3^rd , 4^th
We are pleased to announce the visit of His Holi­ness Bhakti Rasam­rita Swami on his Baltimore/Washington Yatra as per he fol­low­ing pro­gramme schedule:

His Holi­ness Bhakti Rasam­rita Swami was the for­mer Pres­i­dent of  ISKCON Vrin­da­van.    Took Sanyas, the renounced order of life,  on March 24, 2010 from
H.H. Rad­hanath Swami Maharaj.

Mon  Aug  2^nd    6.30  pm  at the res­i­dence of :
H.G. Dayasindu Das  &  H.G. Kalindi DD  514, Acad­emy Ave., Owings Mills, MD 21117 Tel:  410 — 902 — 0681,  410 — 908 — 6380

Tues Aug 3^rd  6.30 p.m.  at  ISKCON Potomac Temple

Wed. Aug 4^th  6.30 pm at the res­i­dence of :

Dr. S. Gupta  &   H.G.  Surabhi DD 6425  St. Phillips Rd., Linthicum Hights , MD 21090  Tel :  410 — 859 — 8660

PLEASE AVAIL THIS OPPORTUNITY OF  MAHARAJ’S  ASSOCIATION  AND BHAGAVATAM LECTURE TO RE-CHARGE YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE.

Krishna Priya Dasi Program

Krishna-Priya Dasi: Saved by Lord Krishna’s Song

By Mad­hava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Jun 2010

Krishna-priya Dasi