(August 2008)

Video. Sri Janmastami day, live Internet address by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj from Kolkata, India, to the devotees gathered in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to honour Lord Krishna's Appearance.
Sri Krishna Janmastami, Srila Govinda Maharaj's live address captured and presented by Vaidehi Devi Dasi:
42+ minutes, 49 MB 'mov' video

We have received a flow of alarm via phone calls and emails from devotees world-wide concerned for Srila Gurudev's health after hearing exaggerated stories of a recent fall he had in the bathroom. His Divine Grace went for a checkup after the incident, and while it's true he slipped and bumped his head and knee, it is not true that he received anything more than a bump and bruising. May the devotees' prayers and concern always help protect His Divine Grace's physical well-being.

Srila Govinda Maharaj travelling this year? Since talking directly by internet to the devotees gathered in Saint Petersburg, Srila Gurudev has expressed enthusiasm to travel again. However, due to His Divine Grace showing consistently weak health for some months, there is no certainty of any tour later this year. We shall keep you informed here, should a tour indeed become likely.

Video. First ever live Internet address by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. His Divine Grace in Kolkata, India, spoke to over 200 devotees gathered for the Vaisnava festivals in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Sri Krishna Janmastami Adhivas, Srila Govinda Maharaj's live address captured and presented by Vaidehi Devi Dasi:
30 minutes, 40 MB 'mov' video
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Video. Sri Madhavendra Puri's Disappearance Day public address by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj in the nat mandir of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip, March 2008.
15+ minutes, 20+ MB 'mov' video
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Video slides ('wmv' format). Malta: Lotus Room News showing the ashram and recent activities by the devotees of the Malta Centre of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
5 minutes, 25 MB 'wmv' video slide-show
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Brazil. Sripad B.S. Goswami Maharaj visits Sao Paulo accepting a spontaneous invitation to participate in a series of preaching programmes. Webpages of pictures with captions, prepared and posted on the web by Ananda Moyi Devi Dasi: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 and 4 | Days 5 to 10.

Japan graced by a visit of Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj as His Holiness helps manifest Srila Govinda Maharaj's wish for a Centre for Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Japan. Pictures and report by Paramananda Prabhu posted in the English section of the Russian website harekrishna.ru.

Ukraine outdoor festivals -- Fairy Town Festival and Pedagogy XI Festival -- preaching activities by our devotees. Webpages of pictures with captions posted in the English section of the Russian website harekrishna.ru.

Invitation for Sri Krishna Janmastami and listing of programmes for the month-long festival at Nabadwip, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Sri Pranati Dasakam. Ten Prayers in glorification of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, composed by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, and prepared here as an illustrated web-page by Jagamohini Devi Dasi of USA in remembrance of yesterday's Disappearance Festivals.

Nabadwip: The Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj grandly held here at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. The festival was held simultaneously at each of our Temples in India. Web-page of forty-one pictures taken by Nimai Chandra Prabhu.

In Kolkata, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj presided over the Disappearance Festival at our Dum Dum Park Temple. His Divine Grace spoke in English and Bengali and led chanting of 'Sri Rupa Manjari Pada....'

RELATED TO Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Disappearance Festival,
posted here in earlier years:

'Archive Photos: Meditations in Pictures and Words' Five pages of extensive quotes and black and white photos of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.

The Jewel in the Garland. Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj speaking in 1992 on the Fourth Anniversary of the Disappearance Day of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. This article first appeared in the 'Sri Govinda Dham Magazine, Sri Vyasa-puja Edition, 1994' published in Australia.

'The Sun Never Sets on the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math' Transcription of a talk given by His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on this Holy Day in 2003, at the Villa Govinda Ashram in Milan, Italy.

In honour of this day in 2005, Jagamohini Devi Dasi submitted the following article in glorification of Srila Guru Maharaj: Remembering His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj.