Practical Advice for Visitors
and General Health Tips

You will find the following practical advice quite useful while staying at our main Math in Nabadwip - especially if this is your first visit.

Please also see the following pages with our Rules of the Math and Ten Offences To Avoid while staying at the Holy Dham.

By Srila Govinda Maharaj's divine will he has asked for a daily schedule to be made available to the devotees, and has amended and approved the schedule given on the Notice Board [outside the Reception Book Room].

In his own words, "The very minimum is that each devotee will daily attend at least the morning and evening aratis [services] and engage in some Temple service."

All devotees are especially requested by Srila Govinda Maharaj to "attend these aratis for Srila Guru Maharaj's satisfaction."

• Always drink boiled water or bottled water. Either purchase mineral water or use a small electric element to boil your daily supply of drinking water.
• Use your own plate and cup, and properly wash them and your hands before and after meals.
• Cooked food is generally safe, and fruit should be properly washed and peeled, and as we all have heard so many times: "The solution is in Prasadam."
• Bring first-aid items including basic treatment for diarrhea, colds, flu, minor cuts, etc. If in doubt, take advice from a doctor.
• If you think you need them, bring a supply of vitamins and other food supplements.
• A Pilgrim's Medical Guide. An extensive listing of useful things to bring from home to help maintaining good health while in India. Includes additional health tips and considerable treatment advice. This page is posted by Srilekha Devi Dasi.
• If you plan to go on parikrama, you may well benefit from reading our foot care tips.

Contrary to popular belief, Nabadwip is not too hot for most of the year. The months after Gaura Purnima [April to June] are the hottest and driest. Once the rains come in June, it is again quite pleasant until the refreshingly chilly months of November through February.

In Vrindavan and Govardhan the extremes are more pronounced, while in Puri the weather is more constant.