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Nityananda Holy Dham

Sri Nityananda Trayodasi

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please join us at the Soquel Seva Ashram this Friday evening at 6 pm for the Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Join in the kirtan, hear the glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, and partake of a sumptuous vegetarian feast. There will be planned activities for children.

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Srila Janardan Maharaj’s Vyasapuja

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan MaharajVyasapuja Celebration Wednesday, January 25th10 am – 2 pm Dear Friend of the Ashram, I pray for your good association tomorrow at the Soquel Seva Ashram for a morning program celebrating the appearance of our acharya, Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj. He is always steady in his service to Srila Govinda Maharaj and very affectionate to the…

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Sri Govinda Mela 2022 July 19th – July 26th

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Hasyapriya Das

We are very happy to announce that the registration is now open for the Govinda Mela festival and retreat. Govinda Mela 2022 will be held here at the Soquel Seva Ashram for 8 days starting Tuesday, July 19th through Tuesday, July 26th.This schedule will allow two days (July 19th & 20th) for arriving and getting tents set up and two…

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Santa Cruz Seva Ashram Blue House

Open to guests

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Dear devotees and friends of the Ashram, we are open and look forward to seeing you, your family and friends. We have public programs every Sunday from 11-2 and on all the Vaishnava holidays. We offer evening classes Saturdays and Wednesdays. Call the Ashram for the latest schedule at (831) 462-4712…

Santa Cruz Seva Ashram Blue House

Temporarily closed

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Radhika Devi Dasi

Please read this update about Covid precautions at the Ashram.

Four Miracles of Saint Govinda!

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Sushila Devi Dasi

On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary day of the Divine appearance of Srila Govinda Maharaj, we would like to present these wonderful stories about the miraculous events that sometimes occurred around him. There are several stories here published by Hasyapriya Prabhu on the Seva Ashram Post.

Grand 93rd appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please join us for this most auspicious celebration of the Divine Vyasa-Puja Appearance Day of our dear most friend and guardian Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The program will be led by one Srila Gurudev’s most dedicated servitors, Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj. December 21st at 10:30. Watch online too.

Appearance festival of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Acharya and Sevaite Ananta-sri-vibhusita Om Visnupad Paramahamsa-kula-chudamani Visva-varenya Sri Srimad Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please join Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj in the temple at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 7th celebrate the Vyasapuja of Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj.

Vishakha Devi Dasi’s American Tour

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Dear devotees, We are happy to announce the upcoming arrival of dear Vishakha Devi Dasi. She will be staying in America for a month, which gives us a wonderful opportunity for Vaishnava association. This is her schedule: August 16th-19th— SCS Seva Ashram, San Jose, CA 18th — Namahatta at the 497 N. 17th Street Ashram, San Jose, CA 19th —…

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Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Join us at the Seva Ashram at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 8th to honor His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The program will be broadcast on Facebook as well. Read the biography of Srila Sridhar Maharaj Click here… For a library of Srila Guru Maharaj’s downloadable books Click here… devam divya-tanum suchanda-vadanam balarka-chelanchitamsandrananda-puram sad-eka-varanam vairagya-vidyambudhimsri-siddhanta-nidhim subhakti-lasitam…

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Srila Acharya Maharaj’s Appearance Day Prasadam Distribution

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Vrinda Devi Dasi

Dear devotees and friends,
This Saturday, October 17th, we are celebrating Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj’s divine appearance day! This is a very auspicious and sweet day and even through by the Lord’s divine arrangement we cannot all be together now we want to distribute prasadam on this beautiful day!

Disappearance of Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyya-varyya Astottara-sata Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please tune in to join Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram this Monday at 11 am to honor the Divine Disappearance festival of our most worshippable Param Guru Maharaj, Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

The program will be broadcast on our Facebook page (no login required).

Divine Disappearance Day of Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Due to the current shelter-in-place order the Santa Cruz Seva Ashram is closed. Temple residents need to be protected as well as anyone else so please refrain from visiting.

The Divine Disappearance Day of our dear Divine Master and Gurudev, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj will be April 5th. Please observe this important day at home and tune in to the program on Facebook.

Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari

Public programs on hold

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Public programs are on hold for now at the temple. Please continue to tune in online for all your favorite programs.

2020-2021 Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please navigate to our calendar page to see the 2020-2021 Gaudiya Vaishnava Calendar for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Sri Gauranga Sundar in San Jose, California

Sri Gaura Purnima Festival

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please join us for Sri Gaura Purnima. Bring your friends and family for the most auspicious celebration of the divine advent of the Golden Avatar Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, who appeared in this age of quarrel to distribute Divine Love to all the fallen souls and initiate the chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra as the yuga-dharma.

Nityananda Holy Dham

Grand Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please join us Friday the 7th of February beginning at 6 in the evening for the grand festival of the Divine Appearance of Lord Nityananda. There will be krishna-katha, nama-sankirtan and a sumptuous feast. You can stream the event on our Facebook page.

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Divine Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

On Wednesday, January 29th please come out to celebrate our dear spiritual guide Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, acharya of this Ashram and long time leader and inspiration to so many practitioners of bhakti yoga in the mission of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

This event is a joyful
opportunity to give due honor to Srila Janardan Maharaj and cherish our
good fortune to have his spiritual guidance and leadership in our
lives. There will of course, be a delicious feast afterwards.

Srila Madhusudan Maharaj’s visit and special events in January

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please accept my humble obeisances. Srila Bhakti Ranjan Madhusudan Maharaj will be visiting the Seva Ashram soon and there will be several opportunities to have his inspiring association.

Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

The grand 91st appearance day celebration of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math’s Sevaite-President-Acharya, Om Vishnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sushila Devi Dasi

Please accept my humble obeisance at your feet. On behalf of Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, we wish to extend an invitation to join our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in the devotional program in honor of the appearance of our most worshippable and beloved Gurudev, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj which manifests on Saturday, December 14th this year.

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All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

These are the presiding deities in the temple, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari. Our founder, His Divine Grace Srila B.S. Govinda Maharaj installed Their Lordships in 1996 for the spiritual benefit of everyone.

“The manifestation of the Deity gives us love for the Lord because the Deity’s manifestation is very near and very close to our mental position. Within this mundane environment we are habituated to be with our relatives. Now the Lord, in his manifestation as the Deity, is present here among us in the form of our relative. The Lord is so attractive and so sweet and so beautiful and so ecstatic and He is very near and very dear to human society, human beings and human experience.”

– Srila B.S. Govinda Maharaj

Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj is the acharya and spiritual leader of the Seva Ashram.

Janardan Maharj’s daily classes

In his morning classes, Srila Janardan Maharaj reads from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, a holy scripture describing the pastimes and teachings of Lord Chaitanya and the essence of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosphy.

Come to the Sunday Feast

Guests are invited to the Sunday Feast from 11-2 every week. Experience congregational chanting, a lecture and a vegetarian feast. We try to offer activities for kids too!
Santa Cruz Seva Ashram
2900 N. Rodeo Gulch Rd.
Soquel, CA 95073
(831) 462-4712

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