The Day of Sri Vyasa-Puja
in San Jose
| Sriman
Mahaprabhu. All glories to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, beautifully
decorated and tended by the ladies. |
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| Most
people arrived early to chant bhajans before the program. |
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| Here
Vrindavanesvari Devi Dasi shows the devotees pictures of the Charity
Christmas Dinner the Ashram put on for local Santa Cruz families. |
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| From
left to right: Krishna Kanti Devi Dasi who lives in Santa Cruz,
Devamoyi Devi Dasi, Divya Shakti Devi Dasi a resident of the San
Jose Ashram, and Divyahsari Devi Dasi from London. |
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| Damayanti
Devi Dasi from London. |
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| Bimala
Devi Dasi from Brazil a resident of the Ashram. |
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| Nandarani
Devi Dasi with one of her two daughters, Sita. They regularly do
seva at this Ashram. |
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| The
San Jose kitchen crew on Vyasa Puja: Ananta Rupa Prabhu, Lilashakti
Devi Dasi, Nandarani Devi Dasi, Jivana Devi Dasi, Sita Devi Dasi,
Madhavananda Prabhu and Rohini Devi Dasi. |
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| Jivana
Devi Dasi humbly serving with her fullest capacity. |
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| In
the temple room Gurudev is present as always. |
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| Sitting
in his chair, whether we can see him or not, he is receiving our
prayers and well wishes. |
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| Sripad
Siddhanti Maharaj was there to lead the evening arati kirttans. |
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| Jagannath
Swami Prabhu from San Diego played the mrdanga. |
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| After
arati the devotees chanted bhajans, then each person took turns
speaking something about Srila Gurudev, the Mission, and the devotees. |
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| Jai
Balai Prabhu was one of the many devotees present that night who
spoke. Every person that was there had a chance to speak. |
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| There
was so much to be said on a night like this, that prasadam began
late, well after 9pm!! |
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