19th World Tour - July, August 2002

His Divine Grace graciously accepted invitations to London and Russia this summer of 2002. Please see below for a list of dispatches and pictures received from the Tour.

2) St. Petersburg: Dispatches: Russian 'Morning Darshan Notebook:' Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram sharing his notes of Srila Gurudev's teachings on the Tour in Russia so far. (August 5th) Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj recently gave a talk 'The Hidden Chamber of Bhajan' which is related to us by Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj. (August 6th) World Tour report by Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi with additional news and reflections from St. Petersburg. (August 7th) World Tour report by Tunga Prema Devi Dasi participating from U.S.A. in the programmes at St. Petersburg Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Russia. (August 7th) World Tour report by Tunga Prema Devi Dasi writing from St. Petersburg. (August 9th) World Tour report by Tunga Prema Devi Dasi writing from St. Petersburg. (August 12th) I'm not in Russia, but Vaikuntha -- a heartfelt article by Divyashakti Devi Dasi. Pictures: St. Petersburg Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Russia. Pictures of the beautiful Temple and Srila Gurudev walking in the grounds and gardens. (August 2nd) The latest pictures from St. Petersburg from the current World Tour, including a large public meeting. (August 3rd) Four new large pictures from Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, St. Petersburg, Russia. (August 4th) Srila Gurudev graced over thirty devotees with initiation in St. Petersburg, pictures taken yesterday. (August 5th) National Library lecture and evening walk. Pictures from St. Petersburg. (August 6th) Pictures taken at St. Petersburg Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math overlooking the Baltic Sea. (August 6th) The Disappearance Festival of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj led by Srila Govinda Maharaj in St. Petersburg. (August 8th) Srila Govinda Maharaj visits the 'Hermitage,' one of the palaces of Peter the Great, in St. Petersburg. (August 10th) The Tour continued to Moscow...

3) Moscow: Dispatches: World Tour report by Tunga Prema Devi Dasi writing from Moscow, with one picture each from St. Petersburg and Moscow. (August 16th) Russian 'Morning Darshan Notebook:' Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram sharing his notes of Srila Gurudev's teachings on the Tour in Russia so far. (Updated with morning darshan notes of August 16th from Moscow.) Also from the Tour in Moscow, 16th August: "Srila Gurudev is cheerful and as active as ever here. His health seems to be holding up well and of course the Russian devotees and Mission are so inspiring. So far I have seen full page articles in six Russian magazines, and yesterday television people interviewed His Divine Grace at the restaurant. All the devotees are staying in the same retreat centre as past years, about a half hour outside of Moscow, in the woods and next to a lovely lake. It is a very sweet arrangement, like one huge family reunion.... -- Jamuna Priya Devi Dasi" Audio: Srila Govinda Maharaj speaks from Moscow just before his recent return to India at http://krsna.cc by the grace of Prabhu Madhusudan of Hawaii. Writing in the plane, Tunga Prema Devi Dasi reflects on the last few days of the just completed Moscow section of the 19th World Tour. Audio: The successful return of the 19th World Tour. Jamuna Priya Devi Dasi gives a telephone interview from Vrindavan including a first-hand summary of the recent month abroad accompanying His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, and the possibility of a further World Tour this year. Pictures: Moscow pictures of a large evening programme, 'Freedom,' with the theme of celebrating India's Independence Day. The Tour continued to our Govardhan and Vrindavan Temples, here in India.

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