Invitation to Srila Govinda Maharaj's Vyasa-Puja, Dec. 2003

INVITATION

Srila Acharyya-Abhivandana Mahotsava
9th to 13th December 2003

Sri Vyasa-Puja celebrations for His Divine Grace Om Visnupad Sri
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj

Including this year the Temple Inauguration
at Sripat Bamunpara, Srila Gurudev's Appearance Place.

Celebrations organised by
Nabadwip Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

The 75th Appearance Day Festival of the most worshipable Acharyya, His Divine Grace Om Visnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, will be celebrated here on Wednesday 10th December 2003. His Divine Grace is the dearmost beloved disciple and associate of the Emperor of Sannyasi Kings, His Divine Grace Om Visnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, who during his own manifest lifetime installed Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on his exalted throne as the Sevaite-President-Acharyya of the world-renowned institution, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, along with its Spiritually Affiliated Centres and Branches world-wide.

This year we, the devotees of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, have arranged from the 9th to 13th December ’03 a grand festival accompanied by Kirttan, special worship, glorification, revered offerings to the Temple Deities Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Gandharvva-Govindasundar-Giridhari-Laksmi-Varahadev and Gopaljiu, along with respectful Puja offerings unto the lotus feet of His Divine Grace and the distribution of Maha-Prasadam here at Sri Math, and at Sripat Bamunpara (his holy Appearance Place) and our Temples in Calcutta. This year's programme includes the Inauguration of the Temple at Sri Chaitanya Sridhar Govinda Seva Ashram, Sripat Bamunpara, on 11th December, with the arrival there of the Deities of Sri Sri Guru Radha-Gopinathjiu, worshiped for generations by Srila Gurudev's family.

We will be pleased to have the kind company and participation of you and your friends to enhance this great devotional festival.

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math,
Kolerganj, P.O. Nabadwip, Dist. Nadia,
W. Bengal, PIN 741302, INDIA

Yours in the service of the Divine Master,
Members of the Math
5th November 2003

Service Donations

Any service-donation-cheques in the name of "Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha" will be accepted for this glorious occasion. In addition, donating by credit card is now possible and straightforward. For further donation details, please see http://scsmath.com/events/service.html.

Information

Pilgrims are requested to bring with them appropriate bedding for the season, torchlight, own padlock, etc.

For additional information in regard to your journey and your stay here, kindly see our Tips for Pilgrims pages on the Math's Website.

Programmes are liable to change by the will of providence.

Sri Vyasa-Puja Book

A compilation of Sri Vyasa-Puja written offerings is being prepared by Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi. Please send any written offerings early (preferably by email, to scsmath_offerings2003@scsmath.com) so they may be included in the printed anthology to be presented to His Divine Grace on his holy Appearance Day. Srila Gurudev likes photos, so please contribute too with a picture or two of your good-self (as 'jpeg' files and not more than 80K each please).

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip
http://scsmath.com