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Photos from Salt Lake City part 2: Sankirtan Downtown, the Mormon Temple, and the Fire Sacrifice

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Thursday, September 20th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Braja Mohini didi

Braja Mohini didi

After Saturday’s hike everyone went downtown for more nagarsankirtan on the streets of Salt Lake City. There are also photos here of the Mormon temple’s beautiful visitors’ center, and of the fire sacrifice.

Photos by Braja Mohini Devi Dasi

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Photos from Salt Lake City part 1: Sankirtan in the Park and Hiking in the Forest

Posted by Braja Mohini Devi Dasi on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 in 2012 Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Braja Mohini didi

Braja Mohini didi

The weekend-long festival last month in Salt Lake City was wonderful. Here are some more pictures. On Friday there was a very nice public program in the park near the temple. Although the park was not so full of people, several guests came and were very much inspired and enlivened to hear from Srila B.P. Janardan Maharaj and Srila B.K. Ashram Maharaj, and to honor prasadam with all the devotees. Saturday morning a large group gathered in the mountains for an invigorating hike. It was a great way to connect with old and new friends alike. Here are some pictures from those two outings. Part 2 of my photo gallery will be posted next weekend.

Photos by Braja Mohini Devi Dasi
Text by Sushila Devi Dasi

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Beautiful Video From the Inauguration Festival of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra in Salt Lake City, Utah

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 in Videos | Comments (0)

This beautiful 13 minute news video captures the excitement and spiritual current that overflowed at the recent festival in Salt Lake City, Utah. It covers highlights from the grand festival inaugurating the service of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Mission and was created by Indulekha Devi Dasi, Nrsingha Chaitanya Prabhu, Lila Sundari Devi Dasi, Krishnananda Prabhu, Shyama Sundar Prabhu, Saki Sharan Prabhu, Jonathan Kelen, and Haridas Prabhu. It was originally posted on RealitytheBeautiful.com with links to a smaller video size as well as a report on the festival from SCSMission.com.

Vrinda Devi Dasi has also posted a report and some pictures from the festival. Read article…

Inauguration Festival of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra-jiu, SLC, USA from RealityTheBeautiful.com on Vimeo.

The Inauguration Festival of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra

Posted by Vrinda Devi Dasi on Monday, August 20th, 2012 in Events | Comments (0)
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On Sunday August 5th, Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra made Their auspicious appearance at our Salt Lake City Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Mission. By His causeless mercy many devotees came from all around to participate in the beautiful festival. A large group of devotees came from the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Soquel and San Jose, and all around the U.S.A, Canada and Mexico.

Srila Janardan Maharaj, Srila Ashram Maharaj and Sripad Parvat Maharaj

By Srila Acharya Maharaj’s arrangement, Srila Janardan Maharaj, Srila Ashram Maharaj and Sripad Parvat Maharaj presided over the installation and participated in many programs. Sripad Ramai Archana Niketan Prabhu was the presiding Pujari. He came for three days to participate in the festival, in one of the few times he has left the Soquel Seva Ashram.

All the devotees at our Salt Lake City Mission went out of their way to make each and every guest welcome. They extended to everybody the opportunity to have some Seva (service) and participate in this wonderful pastime of Sri Gaurachandra. This was such a beautiful quality of this festival. Everybody had some opportunity to participate, and everything went on in such a harmonious way. Indeed it seemed like we were serving at home.

Friday before the Inauguration day there was Harinam Sankirtan and prasadam distribution at a park by the Math. And Saturday all the devotees went on Harinam downtown by the main Mormon temple in the city, only to return to the temple to keep going with the preparations for the next day. In this way many garlands were strung and many preparations were made in the kitchen for Sunday.

Their Lordships’ offering

Then on the Inauguration day, there was a beautiful Kirtan and class. The prasadam offering had so many wonderful dishes including rice, dahl, koftas in tomato sauce, paneer steaks, paneer and cauliflower subji, bitter melon with potato subji, okra, begun bhaja, samosas, iddlis, tamarind chutney, coconut chutney, plum chutney, cilantro chutney, rasagullas, chocolate-mint fudge, saffron-walnut sweet rice, saffron-banana khir, sandesh, coconut cake…and even more! Sripad Ramai Prabhu and Srimati Sri Lekha didi were in charge of the preparations on the Altar, with help from Rai Kishori, Ashapurna and Jaya Shree didis.

When the curtains were drawn and Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra made His beautiful appearance everybody was ecstatic to participate in the Arotik. It was really an amazing sight to behold!

Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra

We have heard that Param Guru Maharaj, Srila Sridhar Maharaj, said: “When the Absolute is distributing Himself, He becomes Sri Chaitanyadev. And that Sri Chaitanyadev in the highest stage of His mercy is found here in Koladvipa… Without considering any crime, He absolved whoever He found. He accepted them all. After sannyas, when He returned to Bengal with the intention of going to Vrindavana, He showed His most generous and dignified temperament at that time. He recruited the sinners of the world. Anyone who came to Him received the highest mercy. This is the specialty of this place. By ‘place’ we should not think of a mere geographical location. Of course, it has such a location, but really this is where the Most Generous Absolute gave Himself to the worst sinners. Here, even the most fallen souls receive the grace of the Lord.”

By the mercy of our Guru Varga that same Mahaprabhu from Nabadwip has manifested Himself at our Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Mission. That same merciful spotless moon Gaurachandra appeared in Salt Lake City bringing joy to the hearts of all the devotees there.

ajanu-lambita bhuja, kamala-nayana
yata kichu isvarera sarva sai-lakshana
(Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita: Madhya-lila, 17.108)

“He has arms that extend to His knees, and His eyes are like the petals of a lotus. In His person are all the transcendental symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

And even though we don’t have the eyes to see Him, he can mercifully see us. If we see with the eyes of faith we can understand the auspiciousness of this event. Everything about it overflows with happiness- the devotees were so happy to make all the arrangements for His appearance, so they are all associating and meeting again with some service connections. And some responsible service is created with it.

The beauty of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra cannot be properly described, and the same goes for the hospitality and affectionate reception we had from our Salt Lake City family. But we can see clearly and happily how the flag of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math shines resplendently there and all over the world to give shelter to those who need it.

I pray that the readers will forgive any offenses i commit in my attempt to glorify this beautiful festival.

View Photo Gallery Here…

Srila B. P. Janardan Maharaj and Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj Arrive to Salt Lake City

Posted by Sushila Devi Dasi on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 in Videos | Comments (0)
Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj with microphone

The following short video (2 minutes) was prepared by the talented devotees in Salt Lake City to commemorate the auspicious arrival of Srila B.P. Janardan Maharaj and Sripad B.C. Parvat Maharaj. Srila B.K. Ashram Maharaj had arrived from Mexico earlier in the week for the grand Inauguration festival of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandrajiu on August 5th.

The two vaishnava acharyas, Srila Janardan Maharaj and Srila Ashram Maharaj, joined with the local devotees and many guests from other parts of the United States at the temple (which is located at 745 S 700 E). Srila Janardan Maharaj and Srila Ashram Maharaj brightened up the city and enlivened the devotees with their radiant devotional energy and good humor. In the video you’ll catch a glance of Janardan Maharaj’s heartwarming smile and hear Ashram Maharaj’s beautiful chanting.

To see more about the festival in Utah look at the events listing on SCSMission.com.

120801 Srila Janardan Maharaj Arrives from RealityTheBeautiful.com on Vimeo.

Inauguration Festival in Salt Lake City

Posted by Sudarshan Das on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 in Events | Comments (0)

Inauguration festival in salt lake city

Dear devotees,
Please do us the favor of joining us in Salt Lake City for an auspicious festival inaugurating the worship of Sri Sri Guru Gaurachandra, presided over by Srila B.P. Janardan Maharaj.  We hope to have the opportunity to serve you and worship Sriman Mahaprabhu together in Sankirtan.

The festival is on August 5th.  Please feel free to come early and stay late – RSVP to the contact information below.

With humble regard,
Sudarshan das

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