Letters to the editor

From: Purushottama Keshava Das <[email protected]>

Respected Hanumatprekshak Swami Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

Hare Krishna.

We are very happy to hear your preaching programs and success stories. We are specially happy about your upcoming India and Kolkata visit.

There is some confusion regarding the dates of stay at Kolkata. In your mail, you have mentioned 26th to 30th November. I feel it is actually 26th- 30thOctober? Please confirm if it is 26th to 30th October.

Should I book room on these dates?
HH Radhanath Swami will be conducting Annual Kartik Yatra at that period in Mayapur and Kolkata. It is scheduled from

19 to 27 October in Mayapur 
and 28 to 31 October in Kolkata.

So most of Kolkata devotees will be busy in that from 18th October to 1st November.

Please let us know how can we serve you.

Your aspiring servant, 
Purushottama Keshava Das
ISKCON Kolkata

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HpS - ASA - Hare Krsna!  So, very nice to hear from you.

Yes, we are scheduled to be in Kolkata from 26th to 31st OCTOBER.

We arrive at Kolkatta airport from Australia about 1AM. Very, very early in the morning after about 20-hours of travel. It is the best ticket we could get!

So, if you can arrange transportation from the airport that will be greatly appreciated by our body, and accommodation in Temple Complex for 26th to 31st night.

Then 1st Nov we have a flight from Kolkata to Imphal at 9AM.

It will be very nice to get association of Radhanatha Swami and the whole Yatra. We will in many ways just be recovering from the Australia travel and working with Dr. Samaresh, but as much as we can be of service to you and Kolkata Yatra in the kinds of preaching that we are doing that is also 100% fine. It is kind of like finding our place in the Rasa-lila, no?

Your phone is still +91 842 xxx xxxx?

Please do not burden your self with our passions but as there is time let us know about everyone: Acaryaratna, Doyal, Mukunda...

Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, As you have two slot for Mumbai as below.
    1. October 05 to October 09, 2017
    2. October 21 to October 25, 2017

ASA - Hare Krsna!    We apologize for three week delay in answering this letter. We had hard time fixing things with Bombay side. Finally got perspective fixed with Rama-giri-dhari Das and Navi mumbai:

We are finished in Ujjain on the 4th of October. Then we can be available in Pune/Bombay from 5th to 11th October.

We are suggesting that we take the Jet airways flight from Indoor (closest airport to Ujjain) to Pune, Thursday the 5th of Oct. This is a TERRIBLE time to travel but seems the best option. Hare Krsna:

2:05pm - 3:15pm, Jet Airways, IDR - PNQ, Nonstop

Then we drive to Navi-mumbai/Mumbai on Sunday the 8th. We could do the Sunday Feast in Pune or Bombay depending on which will be the most effective. Then we have Monday-Wednesday in Bombay area. Our flight to Australia is 11.30 at night on Wednesday.

Of course, we are at your service and a lot of our visit is to just see you and the Harsh et al.

HpS - ASA

Hare Krishna gurudeva,

All glories to your beloved Srila Prabhupada and this Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Sankirtan movement!! 

Please accept my respectful obeisances, dandavats. 

Dear gurudeva, 

I long so much for your vapuh association.

ASA - Brother Ass?  AgtSP!!   Paoho.

Im currently living in LA, planing to stay here for at least one or two years. I was debating between staying here or moving to the Krishna Lounge House in Gainesville, Florida. My desire is to go back to college and study something (maybe teaching, translation and interpretation, or nursery) but I just found a room that I can rent on the same street where the New Dwarka temple is. I'm praying to get to know what Krishna wants for me. Anyway, I'll go wherever He takes me.

ASA - Hmmm. Sounds like Vrndavna-lila.

I also played Ugly Putana in the Janmastami drama, it was very challenging but satisfactory, here is the link:  

https://youtu.be/3680MaGzctM

Gurudeva, I want to ask you four very important questions, 

1. Where are you going to be for your Sri Vyasapuja this year???? And for how long are you going to stay in that place???

ASA - We don't know. We were thinking about the Krsna Lounge in Gainseville or Los Angeles but we can't take the smog! We are thinking about it. Now we are just trying to get back from India alive.

2. If I, with the help of other devotees, can arrange college programs, etc for your preaching, would you like to come? I would love to see you soon, and I would love to serve you here in LA. 

ASA - We may visit but S*M*O*G kills us. More likely visit San Jose.

3. For me, that I haven't been in India before, when would be the best time to visit the Dhama?

ASA - Not when, but with. Finds some cool devotees whom you can go with and go with them. Spring and Fall, up until Gaura-Purnima and during Kartika!

4. How can I appreciate more guru, sadhu and shastra? 

ASA - By making nice lunch offerings to your Deities.

Attached some pictures of festivals like Janmastami, Balaram Purnima, Srila Prabhupada's Vyasapuja, and pictures of the original BBT paints. 

Thank you very much for your inspirational service.  

Willing to sincerely follow in your footsteps, 

Your eternal servant, Aindavi dd 

ASA - Thank you!   We look at your pictures. What did you think of the art that we sent from our sketch books?

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaja,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

> So far it is great, but....  the book pictures, icons, are TOO BIG. They make access to the links difficult. Can they please be much smaller.

Are you speaking about size on mobiles or desktop? Also you can click the pictures, but I guess issue may be that you have to scroll down instead, no?

Would it help you you if have settings where you could switch off/on covers (and it will remember your choice)?

I am also planning to add quick launch function, so you will be able to jump very quickly from any place to any book, chapter, verse.

Two days ago I have just started to work on search. Solved biggest blocker (hiararchical filter). Will keep you updaded with progress.

Your servant Prahlad Nrsimha das

HpS - ASA[Uncle Gismo] -- On the desktop computer the book covers are still very big. Personally we like them very much, but if they could be thumb-nail size you could see the picture and then click on what you want without having to scroll. Rama giri dhari Das says you are doing great work.    How long it take you to buy Audi??

 Hare Krishna.

 We have the same situation that we always have when  travel.  We are hit by so many people that we don't have the private time for mail, Blog. So, if there is something Urgent then put"urgent"in the Subject field and we'll get in quick.

 Otherwise we should get to it next week.

 We really enjoy the mail. Touches por heart.

So far it is great, but....  the book pictures, icons, are TOO BIG. They make access to the links difficult. Can they please be much smaller.