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Prabhudas Dasa leaves this mortal world

Prabhupada Dasa

On Friday the 20 January, 2012, in the early morning hours, His Grace Prabhudas Dasa passed away at the age of 78. He was a vanaprastha (renounced householder) who joined the ISKCON Juhu in 1984 and for the last 28 years selflessly served the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

Devotees at Hare Krishna Land, on news of his departure performed kirtan and performed the last rites according to Vaishnava tradition. On the 22 January, a memorial festival was held in his honor wherein senior devotees who had associated with him personally shared his qualities and pastimes. He was known to many as being disciplined in sadhana which he carried from his previous army background. He was remembered for inspiring devotees to attend mangal aarti which also included waking them up.

Anna Dan Seva & Maha-abhishek nourish body & soul on Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti

The most auspicious day of Makara Sankranti (which was on 15 January this year) was celebrated at ISKCON Juhu with twin celebrations.

It was on this day in the year 1978 that Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari temple was officially opened to all in its complete glory. It is also the day when the temple coordinates and distributes prasada to thousands as its initiative of Anna Daan Seva on Makara Sankranti day.

This year too, the temple distributed more than one lakh plates of prasada to institutions,

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago visits Hare Krishna Land, Juhu

The Honorable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago accompanied by Foreign Minister, Surujrattan Rambachan and ministers of her cabinet visited ISKCON Juhu on 13th January 2012 and took darshan of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radharasabihariji, Sri Sri Gaur Nitaiji and Sri Sri Sita Ram Laxman Hanumanji. Also accompanying them was famous cricketer Brian Lara. 

Lord Jagannath Comes to Town

The temple celebrated its 32nd Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on 8 January 2012.The festival this year was different. Devotees at ISKCON Juhu got their much awaited dream come true by receiving their own set of Jagannath Deities and so Lord Jagannath along with His brother Lord Baladev and sister Subhadra Devi rode on what was Their maiden Rath Yatra. Earlier the temple would receive the Deities from ISKCON Mira Road for this annual festival.

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