Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari the night before Srila Govinda Maharaj's Vyasa Puja celebration.

Headed by Diksavati Didi, devotees worked for two days to decorate the temple with flowers and evergreen boughs.

Vaisnavi Didi hanging decorations high on the walls.

Krsna Madhuri Didi stringing garlands.

A finished garland...and many more to go! Some of these flowers are donated by a local florist.

Kalindi Didi arranging vases to adorn the altar and vyasasan.

The finished masterpiece.

The cheerful group of devotees preparing samosas for tomorrow's feast.

Amalia, 5 years old, happily rolling samosa dough.

Srila Gurudev's personal cooks: Kirtida Didi, Dhanistha Didi, and Lalita Didi.

Chanting the evening bhajans.

Siddhanthi Maharaj enthusiastically leading many bhajans.

Yubarani Didi from Ecuador.

Krsna Sundar Prabhu.

Ashram Maharaj from Mexico enlivens everyone!

Jivanuga Prabhu and Ramai Prabhu joking in the kitchen.