All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga

Sri Radhastami

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram

Oregon, USA

1st September 2006

The altar area and Srimati Tulasi Devi.

On the ceiling of the temple room is a newly painted 'lotus mandala.' In the centre of the lotus is written 'Om Gayatri muralista kirttana dhanam Radhapadam dhimahi;' in the second ring is written 'Om tad Visnu paramam padam sada pasyanti surayoh diviva chaksur atatam,' while the Maha-mantra is painted in the third, outer ring.

The Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram in Oregon held a happy evening programme for Sri Radhastami, with an enthusiastic group of over thirty guests in attendance. Mathuranath Prabhu headed the festival with discourse and chanting.
Flowers were brought by Tamal Varan Krsna Prabhu, who also decorated the temple room with the help of Lila Mayi Devi Dasi.
Happily serving in the kitchen: Phulamala Devi Dasi (behind), Jagamohini Devi Dasi and Maladhari Devi Dasi.
Some more participants in the programme: Krishna Kanti Devi Dasi and Krsnangini Devi Dasi.
A grand offering prepared by Maladhari Devi Dasi, Phulamala Devi Dasi and Jagamohini Devi Dasi, with the assistance of Krsnangini Devi Dasi, Lila Mayi Devi Dasi and Krsna Charan Prabhu in honour of Srimati Radharani's holy appearance day.
After the offering prasadam is distributed to all....
   

A dedication plaque prepared for the entryway of the temple, which reads:

SHRI CHAITANYA SARASWAT ASHRAM

Founded by His Divine Grace
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Sevaite-Acharya of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
located in the Holy Dham of Nabadwip, India.

This ashram is a holy temple space founded by our beloved Srila Gurudeva and is dedicated exclusively to the cultivation of pure devotional service (suddha-bhakti-yoga) in the line of Gaudiya-Vaishnava-siddhanta as lived and revealed by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Srila Sridhar Maharaj was the foremost disciple of the illustrious Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, the greatest representative of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's teachings in the modern age.

Our divine master Jagat Guru Om Visnupad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Sri Srimad Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj is the foremost disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaj and as the brilliant embodiment of the Rupanuga Gaudiya-Vaishnava lineage has established many ashrams throughout the world for the benefit of all souls.

Sri Chaitanya Deva's teachings have been summarised as "Jive-doya Name-ruchi Vaishnava-seva," mercy to all living beings, singing of the Lord's Holy Names and service to the devotees.

 
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