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Ashram Events
Gaura Purnima — Rupanuga Seva Ashram Opens
Gaura Purnima [March 3, 2007] was celebrated by the devotees in Como by opening of the Rupanuga Seva Ashram, under the auspicious arrangement of the ashram’s registered association, Santuario Dei Santi Nomi [The Sanctuary of the Holy Names]. Deities and devotees are now moved and situated in Switzerland.
The highlight of the one month preparations and two day festival was the installation of the beautiful Deity form of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the golden volcano of divine love. His beauty and effulgence dwarfs that of millions and millions of cupids. True to His descriptions in the sastra Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in His transcendental form that shown like molten gold [Krishna within who is covered by the mood and effulgence of Srimati Radharani].
The opening celebrations were presided over by Srila B.G Narasingha Maharaja, the sevite-acharya of the ashram.
The celebrations included a pushpa-abhisheka, kirtan, bhajans, lectures and sumptuous maha-prasadam for all the devotees.
The ashram has a new commercial grade kitchen with great ovens and large refrigerator for preparing offerings and prasadam for distribution. There is a sannyasi facility for several sannyasis, a brahmachari ashram for the men and a vaishnavi’s ashram. There are also some facilities for visiting devotees.
From the south border of Switzerland one can see the vast expanse of the Alpine Mountains. At a distance of 105 kilometers to the northwest one can see Monte Rosa [15203 ft] the tallest mountain in Switzerland. Just behind Monte Rosa is the famous Mt. Matterhorn [elevation 14693 ft].
Plans for the Rupanuga Seva Ashram include preaching in the local area, [colleges and community halls], video film presentations, prasadam distribution, the opening of a devotee operated restaurant, a farm community and the development of an Indo-Alpine Treking and Cultural Association that will connect interested people and devotees to visits to the Himalayas and to the holy places in India.
Interested persons are invited to visit Srila Prabhupada Seva Ashram and contact us via the website for relevant information. Swami B.B. Visnu Maharaja and Swami B.S. Madhava Maharaja permanently reside at Rupanuga Seva Ashram and daily give morning classes and lead the devotees in their sadhana. Sunday afternoon kirtans and classes are also held for the public and all devotees are welcome.
Devotees visiting the ashram are also given the opportunity to see Srila Prabhupada’s brass gong that he played many times during kirtan at the Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple in New York, USA.
Meet the Devotees of Srila Prabhupada Seva Ashram
Swami BG Narasingha |
Swami BB Visnu |
Swami BS Madhava |
Jayadeva Prabhu |
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Vraja Kishora das |
Vasudeva das |
Bhakta Priya dasi |
Jahnavi dasi |
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