Celebrate the Life of Yamuna Devi Dasi @ Radha Govinda Mandir!

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Please come to this special Sunday evening event at Radha Govinda Mandir, in honour and celebration of Yamuna devi dasi, (1942-2011). She is known worldwide as the famous voice on the Govindam prayers, played in ISKCON temples every morning to greet the deities.

She was one of Srila Prabhupada’s first disciples, and a pioneer in spreading Krishna Consciousness, having spread the movement to London, and in India. She is was expert in so many fields like singing, cooking, deity worship, writing, decorative arts, personally trained by Srila Prabhupada himself.

Starting at 6pm with Sandhya Arati, there will be a slideshow with tributes from Joshua Greene (Yogesvara prabhu) and several others, followed by kirtans and bhajans, and a fantastic vegetarian feast, all cooked from her legendary cookbooks.

Please come with your family and friends. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please call the temple @ (718) 875 6127

Your servants,

NY ISKCON

Damodarastakam sung by Nandanandana prabhu

Celebrate Sharad Purnima Festival (Autumn Moon Festival)

Dear Devotees and Friends,

We cordially invite you to celebrate:

Sharad-Purnima Festival (Festival of the Autumn Moon)

on Tuesday October 11, 2011 starting @ 7pm

This is the first night of the Month-long Damodara Festival, during which devotees get to offer small lamps to Lord Damodara. This is also the first night of Lord Krsna’s Rasa dance. This special month, known as Kartika, is very auspicious for practicing Bhakti-yoga.  The Deities will be wearing white clothes to reflect the light of the full moon as they perform the Rasa dance.

Tuesday’s schedule:

7:00pm – Arati and Kirtan
7:30pm – Readings and Bhajans
8:30pm – Damodarastakam prayers
9:00pm – Prasadam feast

** Damodarastakam Schedule **

At Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir, for the special month of Kartika (which will continue till November 10th), the chanting of the Damodarastakam bhajans and offering of lamps (or candles) will be observed as follows:

Evenings (at 8:30pm, except Sunday)
Sundays at 6:00pm

We hope to see you and have your association during this special time.

Your servants,

NY ISKCON
www.radhagovinda.net
www.radhagovinda108.com

Sri Radhastami Festival @ Radha Govinda Mandir!

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Sunday September 4th, is a very special and auspicious day in the year. It is the day of the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani, the divine consort of Lord Sri Krishna. On this day the practicing Vaishnavas observe a fast (even from water) till 12 noon.

Please join us for an ecstatic celebration beginning at 5:00 pm with Bhajans and kirtans. At 6:00pm the altar doors will open to reveal Sri Sri Radha Govinda in an ecstatic flower dress made with the finest of fresh flowers – roses, jasmine, gardenia, orchids and more!

At the same time of the arati, Sri Sri Radha Krishna will be seated on their swing, for a final and special celebration of Jhulan Yatra of the year.

This year, we are blessed to have the association of His Holiness Sacinandana Swami, and he will present a wonderful lecture on the glories of Srimati Radharani. The talk and kirtan will be followed by a wonderful prasadam feast.

We humbly invite you to take part in this festival by rendering some service (prasadam, flower garlands, cleaning, kirtans, readings) to the Lord. There are many service opportunities available, please contact the temple for more information. In addition, if you would like to sponsor any part of this festival, please contact the temple.

Your servants,

NY ISKCON

(718) 855-6714;  (718) 875-6127

www . radhagovinda108 . com

Celebrate Krishna Janmastami!

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Hare Krishna! Please accept our greetings from Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir!

MONDAY August 22, 2011 is a very special and auspicious day in the year. It is the day of the divine appearance of Lord Sri Krishna! On this day the practicing Vaishnavas observe fast till 12 midnight.

At Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir, this festival will be celebrated starting at 4:30 AM with Mangala Arati. At 7:30 AM Sri Sri Radha Govinda appear in a stunning new dress, handcrafted in Sri Vrindavana Dhama,and embellished with the finest fresh flowers – roses, jasmine, gardenia, orchids and more! The morning program will be followed by a special Srimad Bhagavatam recitation discussing the topics of Lord Krishna’s appearance. The darshans of Their Lordships will be open for the whole day until 3:30pm.

At 7:00pm Sri Sri Radha Govindadeva will appear in an awe inspiring and stunning flower dress, designed and created by the NY temple devotees and made of the finest flowers imported from different parts of the world. This year’s dress will feature more than 500 Select Gardenia flowers (one of the largest and most fragrant flowers in the world) imported from California.

This year the evening schedule is as follows:

6:00pm – Bhajans and Kirtans
7:00pm – Sandhya Arati & Kirtan Sri Sri Radha Govindadeva Darshan in Dress of 500+ Fresh & Fragrant Gardenia Flowers + Pushpa Abhishekam (flower shower)
7:00pm – Jhulan Yatra Swing Festival of Sri Sri Radha Krishna
8:30pm – Expert Dramatic Krishna Lila Dance Troupe
9:15pm – Vaikuntha Players Drama troupe performs: “Krishna Slays Kamsa”
10:15pm – Patron Donor Kalash Puja Sri Sri Radha Krishna Maha-Abhisek
11:30pm – Auction of Sri Sri Radha Govindadeva Collectibles
12:00 Midnight: Sri Krishna Janmastami Arati
Sri Sri Radha Govindadeva Appear in another Stunning New Dress
12:30am: Janmastami Radha Govindadeva Prasadam Feast

All evening long, prasad will be available, with a special anukalpa
(ekadasi-style) feast served at 12:30am.

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE: ***

On weekdays, street parking is free at all meters after 7:00pm. We humbly request all devotees who plan to visit the temple with their vehicle to plan enough time to find legal parking on the streets. We request that devotees try to refrain from double parking on any street. The NYC Police Dept are very quick to arrive at the scene and will tow your car away if they choose to, or you will be set with a $150 ticket.

For those who cannot find street parking, the temple recommends devotees to park at a valet parking lot on the ground floor of a new apartment building adjacent to the NYC Department of Labor building located at the Southeast corner of Bond and Schermerhorn Streets. For a nominal fee, you will be able to park your car till 1:00am.

If you choose to visit the temple via Public transportation, Please plan your trip to allow for sufficient time for the return journey.

*** UPCOMING FESTIVALS ***

Tuesday August 23, 2011
Srila Prabhupada?s Vyasa-Puja celebration
11am – 3pm  and then continues from 7pm – 9pm

Please join us for special festivities to celebrate the Most-Blessed Vyasa-puja celebration and appearance day of ISKCON Founder-Acarya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Sunday September 4, 2011
Sri Radhastami – Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani
5-9pm

We humbly invite you to take part all of these festivals by rendering devotional service (prasadam, flower garlands, cleaning, kirtans,

readings) to the Lord.There are many service opportunities available, please contact the temple for more information. If you would like to sponsor any part of these upcoming festivals, please contact the temple at the phone # listed below.

Your servants,

NY ISKCON

(718) 875-6127; (718) 855-6714;

www . radhagovinda108 . com

Lord Jagannath needs YOU!

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Lord Jagannath’s Ratha-Yatra down Fifth Avenue, the world’s most famous street, in the world’s most famous city, is less than 3 days away! Radha Govinda Mandir is buzzing with excitement as devotees are coming every day to assist the devotees and volunteers headed by Satya devi dasi in preparing for this grand celebration!

Although the Supreme Lord, Sri Jagannath Deva is completely independent of his creation, He is giving all of us the supreme opportunity to render personal service to Him and His pure devotees through the Ratha Yatra festival.   For this festival to take place without a hitch, we need devotees to come forward and volunteer to render as much service as they can.

On Friday June 10, we will need volunteers to come in the morning to help make garlands to decorate the Lord’s chariots.  Around noontime we will need devotees to come to help cut vegetables for Saturday’s festival prasadam feast, made for up to 10,000 people, and will be served in Washington Square Park all afternoon.

Friday evening will require the help of volunteers to help load the trucks with festival equipment which will be sent to the festival site early Saturday morning in preparation for the day’s events.

Please give some time and come to the temple on Friday June 10, 2011 at any time to assist the devotees in serving the Supreme Lord Jagannath.

For more information, please call the temple @ 718 875 6127 or 347 249 4064

Your servants,

NY ISKCON

Videos of New York Ratha Yatra

In anticipation of the upcoming 2011 NY Ratha Yatra, here’s some videos from previous years of this most awesome festival:

 

Special Ratha Yatra Footage from 1976

Lord Jagannath’s Snana Yatra Festival tonight @ Radha Govinda Mandir!

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Please Join us in the celebration of Lord Jagannath’s Snana-Yatra (bathing) festival on Saturday June 4, 2011, starting at 5pm.

All devotees visiting the temple will be given the chance to bathe the deities.

If you would like to help sponsor any part of the festival, please contact the temple at (718) 875-6127

Please remember: Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha-yatra is now 7 days away! Please consider committing to service and charity in support of New York’s annual Jagannatha Ratha-yatra. We need your active participation to please Srila Prabhupada.

For information on how to help via charity and/or volunteering, please call the temple at the # above or visit the  Ratha-Yatra website:

www . radhagovinda108 . com

your servants,
NY ISKCON
305 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217

New York Ratha Yatra Festival Highlights!

Lord Jagannath’s Ratha Yatra Parade

Saturday June 11 starting 11:30am

at 5th Ave. & 45th St. Manhattan, New York City.

Parade proceeds down Fifth Ave to Washington Square Park

Festival of India at Washington Square Park

from 2pm – 7pm.

Wonderful blissful Hare Krishna kirtans and

bhajans with Friends and devotees of Lord Krishna.

Drama- “Age of Kali” performed by

the Vaikuntha Players

Bharata-Natyam and Odissi Dance performances

Multimedia 3D Presentation on Bhagavad Gita

Bhajans on stage by “As Kindred Spirits” 

A Delicious mouth watering 7 course Krsna-prasadam Free Lunch
(world famous quality vegetarian food)

Part 2 of Ratha yatra Festival Weekend:

Maha Sunday Kirtan and special 80 minute epic Dramatic performance of ” Lord Nrsimhadeva Slays the King of the Demons” from Srimad Bhagavatam
plus a wonderful 10 course Free Vegetarian Feast
with thousands of Friends of Lord Krishna on Sunday June 12, 2011 starting 4pm-10pm at Radha Govinda Mandir 305 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, New York 11217

Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra 2011

Dear Devotees and Friends,

Sri Jagannath Swami Ki Jai!

Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Ki Jai!

This year, Lord Jagannath’s Ratha-Yatra Festival will be celebrated on Saturday June 11,2011, starting at 12pm from 45th Street and 5th Avenue, and will proceed down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park.

Please invite all of your friends, family members, associates, and relatives to spend a wonderful day with  Lord Jagannath (Krishna) and his devotees in the heart of New York City.

for more information on the parade route, and how you can assist and volunteer for this festival, and if you would like to help sponsor this glorious festival, please visit the festival’s website @

www . radhagovinda108 . com

(click on the ‘Ratha Yatra’ tab on the menu on the right of the webpage)

For further information please contact us at (718) 875-6127 or (347) 249-4064.

Your servants,

New York ISKCON

www . radhagovinda . net

www . radhagovinda108 . com

Kirtans down 5th Avenue