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Jagadananda's trip to Vraja -
Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:13:18 +0530
I'm sure we're all eager to hear about it, now that Jagat is back home and with internet access.
Some pictures...
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Jagat with a cute little lali who was selling muri (puffed rice), incidentally his favorite preparation, at Brahmanda Ghat in Gokul.[attachmentid=1420]
Making friends with the local kids at Raval, the birth-place of Radharani.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:13:18 +0530
I'm sure we're all eager to hear about it, now that Jagat is back home and with internet access.
Some pictures...
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Jagat with a cute little lali who was selling muri (puffed rice), incidentally his favorite preparation, at Brahmanda Ghat in Gokul.[attachmentid=1420]
Making friends with the local kids at Raval, the birth-place of Radharani.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:19:01 +0530
Visiting Varshana...
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With myself under a tree near Sakhari Khor.[attachmentid=1410]
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Going up the stairs to Man Mandir.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:19:01 +0530
Visiting Varshana...
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With myself under a tree near Sakhari Khor.[attachmentid=1410]
Ah, the joy of Varshana![attachmentid=1411]
Going up the stairs to Man Mandir.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:19:01 +0530
Visiting Varshana...
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With myself under a tree near Sakhari Khor.[attachmentid=1410]
Ah, the joy of Varshana![attachmentid=1411]
Going up the stairs to Man Mandir.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:49:35 +0530
On Maghi-purnima, we went to Govardhan-parikrama in the company of Sanatan Baba and others...
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First stopping at Govinda-kunda at Sri Nathji's small temple, commemorating the event of Madhavendra Puri's discovery of Gopal...[attachmentid=1419]
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All the way around the hill. 
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:49:35 +0530
On Maghi-purnima, we went to Govardhan-parikrama in the company of Sanatan Baba and others...
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First stopping at Govinda-kunda at Sri Nathji's small temple, commemorating the event of Madhavendra Puri's discovery of Gopal...[attachmentid=1419]
And the dancing started... [attachmentid=1416]
And it went on and on...[attachmentid=1417]
All the way around the hill.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:49:35 +0530
On Maghi-purnima, we went to Govardhan-parikrama in the company of Sanatan Baba and others...
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First stopping at Govinda-kunda at Sri Nathji's small temple, commemorating the event of Madhavendra Puri's discovery of Gopal...[attachmentid=1419]
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And it went on and on...[attachmentid=1417]
All the way around the hill.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:49:35 +0530
On Maghi-purnima, we went to Govardhan-parikrama in the company of Sanatan Baba and others...
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First stopping at Govinda-kunda at Sri Nathji's small temple, commemorating the event of Madhavendra Puri's discovery of Gopal...[attachmentid=1419]
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All the way around the hill.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:58:22 +0530
And we participated in various festivals, for example:
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Advaita Prabhu's janma-lila-kirtan at the Sitanath Mandir.[attachmentid=1422]
And the concluding kirtan at Gaura-Nitai Mandir on Nityananda-trayodasi.
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Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:58:22 +0530
And we participated in various festivals, for example:
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Advaita Prabhu's janma-lila-kirtan at the Sitanath Mandir.[attachmentid=1422]
And the concluding kirtan at Gaura-Nitai Mandir on Nityananda-trayodasi.
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dasanudas - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:12:27 +0530
Any picture from Navadwip.....
Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:09:57 +0530
Sorry, I wasn't there myself...
adiyen - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:06:28 +0530
Nice pics. ]
One small, nitpicky point -
whenever my wife says 'gaur-nitai mandir' in RK she says someone always corrects, 'No, Nitai Gaur, Nitai Gaur...'
Apparently it's important.
Madhava - Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:24:49 +0530
Hmm... my Baba gives both spellings, Gaura-Nitai and Nitai-Gaura, in his Radha-kunder Mahima O Aitihya. Madrasi Baba's
booklet also refers to it as Gaura-Nitai Mandir. I'll have a look at the sign at the temple today.
These "traditional wisdoms" become important sometimes, although nobody seems to exactly know why things should be the way they are said they should be.
Jagat - Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:18:50 +0530
Dear Friends,
I am having great difficulty getting the time to come on line. Please forgive me,n especially those of you who have written to me personally and asked for news. I will share more as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who made this trip possible. It was a life-changing experience for me. How things will unfold from here on are anybody's guess.
Jai Radhe,
Jagat
brajamani - Wed, 23 Mar 2005 04:16:43 +0530
Dandavants,
Great pictures, nice to see you both.
Was this the first time the two of you have met in person?
Haribol!
brajamani
Madhava - Sun, 27 Mar 2005 01:59:31 +0530
QUOTE(adiyen @ Mar 20 2005, 07:36 AM)
Hmm... my Baba gives both spellings, Gaura-Nitai and Nitai-Gaura, in his Radha-kunder Mahima O Aitihya. Madrasi Baba's booklet also refers to it as Gaura-Nitai Mandir. I'll have a look at the sign at the temple today.
The sign outside the mandir says, "Mahaprabhu-mandir."
Just today I heard Baba refer to the place as "Gaura-Nitai Mandir".
Brajamani, yes this was indeed the first time we met in person. Additionally, it was also the first time I met Braja and Rasaraja in person, as well as Tarun Govinda.
TarunGovindadas - Sun, 27 Mar 2005 23:59:19 +0530
QUOTE(Madhava @ Mar 26 2005, 09:29 PM)
Brajamani, yes this was indeed the first time we met in person. Additionally, it was also the first time I met Braja and Rasaraja in person, as well as Tarun Govinda.
And I, for my part will never forget this first meeting in person.
That is for sure.
Tarunji
brajamani - Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:19:26 +0530
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Brajamani, yes this was indeed the first time we met in person. Additionally, it was also the first time I met Braja and Rasaraja in person, as well as Tarun Govinda.
Very cool! Boy you guys are going to be dead tired when you get back
I`m very excited for you Madhava
Brajamani