Article written by Rukmini Devi Dasi Simhachalam, Germany: “We’re at the edge of the world,” Maharaja commented, “just beyond those hills, after those last trees, it becomes ethereal.” At the German farm, one definitely gets the feeling that the rest of the world just doesn’t exist – except via the internet. It’s a befitting home to [...]
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Vyasa Puja 2013: The aftermath
By Rukmini devi dasi With the intensity of the Vyasa puja and Queensday gone by, devotees gradually journeyed back home. The days that followed at Radhadesh mellowed to a more gentle pace. In the late morning, we would gather in different places – sometimes outside in the Radhadesh gardens or an inner room of the [...]
Queensday 2013: From Amster-MAD to Amster-DHAM
By Rukmini devi dasi Amsterdam is the capital city of the material world. On the Queen’s birthday, people flood the streets, taking the celebration of such a culture to the max. Slicing through the craziness was a group of two-hundred Vaikuntha men and women. With bright, smiling faces and dressed in flowing orange, they danced [...]
Vyasa Puja 2013: The Event
By Rukmini devi dasi Great personalities are like trees. Their roots penetrate deep into scriptures, seeking nourishment. Hence they develop overpowering compassion. Their burning desire is to give to others profusely, without holding back. To do this, they are willing to tolerate any difficulties, as trees generally do. Sun or snow, the tree accepts its [...]
Rama Navami in Sweden
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the last week in Korsnas Gard (Krsna’s Garden) at the BBT headquarters in Sweden, close to Scandinavia’s capital, Stockholm. Maharaja gave daily Bhagavatam classes there in the morning and in the evenings, he made his way to the Hare Krsna Centre in the middle of Stockholm to participate in other programs. [...]
Visit to Amsterdam and 60th Birthday
(Photos by Rangadevi dasi) Back in Amsterdam and immediately ready for the morning class, even on his birthday. On Friday (12 April), Maharaja turned sixty years old. To commemorate this day, he received a birthday cake and got presents from the devotees in Amsterdam. From the Vyasasan, the cake was cut and distributed after the [...]
The concluding days in South Africa
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the first few days following Durban Ratha Yatra in recuperation, taking occasional walks along Durban’s beachfront and also connecting with the local devotees. On Thursday (4 April), he gave the morning Srimad Bhagavatam class, highlighting how the Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic scriptures. “Srimad Bhagavatam is complete knowledge of [...]
A historic Ratha Yatra in Durban
The Durban Ratha Yatra festival has evolved into one of the biggest, if not the biggest, of its kind outside of India. In its momentous 25th year of existence, the freshly incarnated festival was hosted under the motto Culturally many – Spiritually one and was pioneered by Indradyumna Swami. The Festival of Chariots, as it [...]
Cape Town visit
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the last week in Cape Town, South Africa (19-27 March) and during that time participated in several preaching programs. On most days during his stay, Maharaja gave Srimad Bhagavatam classes which were rich in both philosophical depth and practical realizations: On Wednesday afternoon (20 March), Maharaja spoke at a Bhakti Yoga [...]
Catching up
Difficult circumstances hindered regular updates on the blog. Not only did I not report on Maharaja’s travels for three weeks but was unable to post daily darshan of Giriraja as well. However, things have now changed and regular blogging will continue once again. We have included a slide-show depicting Maharaja’s travels from Vrndavan to Mayapur [...]
Back home, back to Vrndavan
From London, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja flew via Amsterdam to India. He reached the Delhi airport early on Friday morning (22 February). After a few hours of rest at the Delhi temple, he then made his way to the Krsna Balarama Mandir in Vrndavan which was approximately 150 km away. Maharaja entered a low pace program [...]
Stopover in England
From a snow-filled Simhachalam, Kadamba Kanana Swami made his way up north to the United Kingdom. His first stop there was in Leicester, where he stayed at the home of Puskara and Hara for two days. Using that as his base, Maharaja attended a six-hour kirtan program on Saturday afternoon (16 February) that was dedicated to [...]
Snow-struck Simhachalam
For the last week, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja stayed at the German farm, Simhachalam. This project is unique in the Hare Krsna movement in that it is the only temple that solely and opulently worships a massive Prahlada-Nrsimha deity. For many years, the temple has been stagnant due to a lack of devotees staying at the farm. The main [...]
Festivals in Czech and Slovak
Arrival in Czech Continuing with the tour of Europe, Kadamba Kanana Swami made his way from Germany to the Czech Republic where he was warmly welcomed by an enthusiastic harinama party at the Prague temple. The visit began with the weekly Sunday program. Maharaja started-off with an ecstatic kirtan which was followed by a lecture [...]
Leipzig – a place of significance
Back in good old Leipzig! It was here that my service began. Almost two years ago, just a day after Nityananda Prabhu’s appearance day, celebrated in the Leipzig temple, I joined Kadamba Kanana Swami to assist him in his travels. The original plan was to travel together for three months and then separate again after [...]
Radhadesh Mellows, 2013
“Chanting from dawn to dusk…” was the motto of the 2013 Radhadesh Mellows event that took place in Radhadesh, Belgium last weekend (26-27 January). Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Radhadesh a week in advance of the kirtan event. He presented a five day seminar on the Caitanya Caritamrita for the Bhaktivedanta College students as well [...]
From South Africa to Europe
The final days in South Africa were spent in the Johannesburg region. At the Sunday program in Lenasia (6 January 2013), Maharaja gave an inspirational lecture for the new year. After a day of rest, he visited the temple in Pretoria on Tuesday evening. The program was dominated by a long bhajan session which got everybody on [...]
South Africa continued
Maharaja is still in South Africa. His recovery and health regime are still top priority. Although far from fully recovered, he continues doing programs whenever possible. He returned to Durban on 1 January and during the two days spent there, he gave a Srimad Bhagavatam class and paid a visit to Krsna Das Swami. He [...]
Cape Town – Part 3
Audio recordings Please find below, the remaining lectures and bhajans by Kadamba Kanana Swami while he was in Cape Town. On Thursday (28 December), an evening program was held in glorification of Srila Prabhupada. Maharaja told pastimes based on famous pictures of Srila Prabhupada. Bhakti Caitanya Swami and Medhavi Prabhu (ACBSP) were present and they shared [...]
Cape Town – Part 2
Ratha Yatra 29 December 2012 There are many Ratha Yatra festivals in South Africa throughout the year. However, the one in Cape Town is unique due to its cosmopolitan appeal. Since its inception in 2006, the festival has been held in various locations around the city. But this year, to ensure maximum exposure and crowd [...]
