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First time in many years, we decided to conduct a Ratha Yatra in Secunderabad. But it so happened that we
ended up doing two Ratha yatras instead of one, one in Secunderabad downtown and one in Kukatpally area.
Both the Ratha yatras were successful beyond our imagination. Next year, we plan much bigger festivals.
Herewith we present report of both the yatras.
Secunderabad Downtown Ratha Yatra
On 17th July, Saturday, 2010, it was a pleasant day with clear skies. Nearly eight hundred devotees assembled
at ISKCON Secunderabad at noon. Their Lordships boarded the Ratha amidst rousing kirtana and parade
started. The route was the busy downtown area and police provided a whole contingent. SP Road, Patny, RP
Road, Clock Tower, SD Road were covered in almost four hours. Residents of Secunderabad look forward
to welcome Their Lordships again next year and year after year.
Hundreds joined the parade enroute. Shopkeepers and office workers offered their prayers.
Ratha Yatras
One Is Not Enough..Two Will Do !!
ISKCON Secunderabad
N O V - D E C 2 0 1 0
NewsletterF O U N D E R A C H A R Y A : H I S
D I V I N E G R A C E
A . C . B H A K T I V E D A N T A S W A M I
P R A B H U P A D A
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P A G E 2
I S K C O N
Glimpses of Secunderabad Downtown Ratha Yatra, 2010
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Kukatpally Ratha Yatra
P A G E 3N E W S L E T T E R
As we know, Hyderabads IT Sector
rapidly grew over years and Kukat-
pally came up as one of the hubs.
This became a city in itself while
being hailed as the fastest develop-
ing area in Hyderabad.
We opened a Namahatta and
Bhaktivriksa center
and an ISKCON
base for the youththere. Then the
enthusiastic devo-
tees wanted a Ratha
Yatra and lo and behold..everything
fell in place for one.
The date was fixed as Sunday, 25th
July 2010 and preparations started
on war scale but the day before
Ratha Yatra it started raining like
anything and on the day of Ratha
Yatra the rains continued without
any break.
The devotees were concerned that
whether there will be enough
crowd to even pull the Ratha, giventhe fact that it was first ever Ratha
yatra in the area.
What followed was historic. Three
thousand people appeared and it
became the euphoric rain dance for
next 6 hours.
Following are the snippets from the
historic festival which will remain
ever etched in the memories of
twin cities devotees.
Jagannath
at kukat-
pally
Rathayatra
H.G.Nitaipriya das leading ecstatic kir
grand Jagannath rathyatra parade
His Holiness Sukhdevgoswami Maharaj and H.G. Sahadevadasa seenwith the chief guest Sri. Narasimha Reddy, Member of Parliament.
H.G. Yugal Kishore prabhudistributing prasad from the rath
HH Sukadeva Maharaj performing aratiRain dance continued for hours
Devotees At The Pandal doing Haibols
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Glimpses of Kukatpally Ratha Yatra, 2010
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Theology Classes For Christian Leaders
P A G E 5N E W S L E T T E R
ISKCON Secunderabad is active
on interfaith scene since many
years. Now the temple hosts regu-
lar classes for various religious
communities who get their first
hand experience of Vedic philoso-
phy and lifestyle .
They visit the
temple, hear thedevotees, chant,
dance, take prasa-
dam and buy
books.
In October, 50
senior Christian preachers of An-
dhra Pradesh came to temple for 3
hours of classes on eastern theol-
ogy. They chanted, danced, partook
prasadam, and purchased dozens of
books. Father Sebastian compli-
mented ISKCON for giving a true
insight into vedic culture and on
behalf of the group, congratulated
Dr Sahadeva dasa for making themfeel at home. He said that they felt
as if they were in a seminary.
Srila Prabhupada has taught a uni-
versal philosophy which transcends
the boundaries of caste, religion,
age and social status. Krishna con-
sciousness is a timeless philosophy
and an ageless culture.
Christian
Leaders In
Theology
Class at
ISKCON
Secunderabad
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P A G E 6N E W S L E T T E R
ISKCON SecunderabadFounder Acharya : His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
CORDIALLY INVITES ALL LIFE MEMBERS, WELL-WISHERS AND DEVOTEES TO
Gita Jayanti Maha-YajnaAnd Pancha Sahastra Gita Prachar Sankalpa
on Friday, 17th December, 6-8pm
And
ISKCON Secunderabad Silver Jubilee Celebrationson Saturday,1st January, 2011, 7-9.30pm
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Appearance of Sri Sri Radha Govinda
P A G E 7N E W S L E T T E R
At Kukatpally Namahatta center,
this Janmastami, Sri Sri Radha Go-
vinda made a mysterious appear-ance.
The story goes like this. Some
devotees, while touring Bengal,
came across a pair of beautiful
Radha Krishna Deities which have
been kept in a Hanuman temple in a
neglected state because the family
whom they originally belonged was
not interested in taking care of
Them. They thought of providing
them a suitable home but over the
years, the temple authorities were
not interested in parting with them.
When Kukatpally namahatta center
was started this year, suddenly thenews came that the temple authori-
ties have finally agreed to give the
beautiful Radha Govinda to who-
ever is interested in taking care of
them.
Naturally we showed up before
anyone to take Them to Secundera-
bad. It was a very challenging task
to bring them as transporting old
Deities requires several bureau-
cratic permissions. And it was all
happening 2 weeks before Jan-
mastami.
But somehow, by Radha Govindas
mercy, they arrived without anyhindrances 3 days before Jan-
mastami. To get their dresses and
jewelry ready at such a short no-
tice was another herculean task but
it all happened, as if automatically.
Mahasrnga Prabhu and team
worked tirelessly day and night.
Several thousand people took their
darshan on janmastami day.
The visitors included a newspaper
editor and he was so
impressed with Their
beauty that he gavethem a front page
coverage the next day.
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ISKCON Sunday Feast - A Popular City Getaway
P A G E 8N E W S L E T T E R
Even since Srila Prabhupada estab-
lished ISKCON, the Sunday Feast
has been the frontline preaching
program in every ISKCON all over
the world, where guests come to
the temple, hear about Krishna,
chant, dance and feast on Krishna
prasadam.
In the lush green outdoors, ISK-
CON Secunderabads Sunday Feastis a popular attraction in the city.
And it has been so since the temple
was established 25 years ago and
the tradition continues. Following
are the snippets from a Sunday
Feast on November 21, 2010.
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ISKCON Sunday Feast -Photo Feature Cont
P A G E 9N E W S L E T T E R
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Namahatta News - Bidar Janmastami
P A G E 1 0N E W S L E T T E R
Bidar is a small city, 140 kms from
Hyderabad, and is known for its
Narsimha temple where one has to
wade through chest deep waters.
Since last five years, ISKCON
Secunderabad devotees are con-
ducting regular programs. Now
there is an active congregation ofover two hundred devotees.
On Sept1, 2010, ISKCON cele-
brated its 5th Janmastami in Bidar.
The chief guest for the occasion
was Mr Harsh Gupta, the District
Collector. Over 5000 people at-
tended the festival which was held
in the citys biggest auditorium,
Ranga-mandir. Devotee children
presented over 2 hours of dramas
and dances, followed by Maha-
abhisek, arati and prasadam.
Chant, Dance And Feast - All The Way
Into The New Year
You are invited to the 31st Night Bash - Celebrate New Year with Krishna
December 31st
10 AM to 12.30AM
Mantra Rock Band Live
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Weekly Harinams and Monthly Maha-Harinams
P A G E 1 1N E W S L E T T E R
ISKCON is also known as sankirtan
movement or the movement for
congregational chanting of the
holy name of the Lord.
Every Saturday evening, from 6-7
pm, ISKCON Secunderabad
devotees go out for their
weekly harinam and every-month, they hold a maha-nagar
sankirtan. This is attended by
over one hundred fifty devo-
tees.
All the devotees, life-members
and well-wishers are invited to
come and participate in these
spiritually uplifting programs.
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Vaisnava Calendar
P A G E 1 2N E W S L E T T E R
1 Dec 2010 We - Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura -- Disappearance
2 Dec 2010 Th - Fasting for Utpanna Ekadasi
Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa -- Disappearance3 Dec 2010 Fr - Trayodasi
Break fast 06:31 - 10:14
Sri Saranga Thakura -- Disappearance
17 Dec 2010 Fr - Fasting for Moksada Ekadasi
Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
18 Dec 2010 Sa - Break fast 06:40 - 10:22
24 Dec 2010 Fr - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura -- Disappearance
(Fasting till noon)
31 Dec 2010 Fr - Sri Devananda Pandita -- Disappearance
Fasting for Saphala Ekadasi
1 Jan 2011 Sa - Break fast 06:46 - 10:28
What a prayer to Prabhupada will do By Maha Buddhi dasa
Bhaktitirta Swami, who was Ghanasyam before taking sanyasa was on book distribution with me in the 197
distributing full sets to the colleges. We went to a small college and found out it was a holiday. Ganasyam
decided to give it a try anyway. I said, Why do you want to waste your time and mine, its a small school an
it is a holiday!
Ghanasyam said, Alright, Ill just go to the bathroom and be right back. Just in case I find someone Ill brin
some books.
One hour went by, then two. I was becoming very upset. But I also knew that Ghanasyam sometimes would
amazing things, almost mystical. I decided that I wouldnt immediately chastise him, first I would find out w
he took so long.
When he finally returned I asked him, Why did you take so long, you were just going to the bathroom?
He replied, Thats what I was going to do, but as I was walking to the bathroom I was praying to Prabhupad
Prabhupada please help me to serve you, I want to please you by distributing your books, please give me yo
mercy.
While I was in the bathroom there was a man in there, and we just started talking. He was a professor of
history and religion. I told him about the Srimad Bhagavatam that we distribute and showed him what I had,
was fascinated. We went to his office and he bought a set. Then I asked if he knew if the library was open. H
said it wasnt, but he is a friend of the person in charge and would call him. When he called, his wife said he
was on his way to the college to get some things he needed. Ten minutes later he shows up and also bought a
set.
I said, Thats amazing, Im impressed. I guess there are no material formulas if we sincerely want to distribu
books.
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