Californian Events during 21st World Tour
some more recent events can be found here

Gallery: Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj yesterday taking in the fresh air and scenery of the Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram (pictures).

Gallery: The second in the new series "Question of the Week" with: "How do you aspire to surrender yourself to Krishna consciousness?" Vaidehi Dasi poses this question to several of the devotees at the Soquel Seva Ashram (pictures with captions).

Gallery: (6th February, 2005 & 30th December, 2004) Presenting the Sri Vyasa Puja Offerings to Srila Gurudev, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj (pictures with captions).

Gallery: (6th February, 2005) Sunday School in Soquel: Radhika Didi leads a Krishna conscious kids' class (pictures with captions).

Gallery: (2nd February, 2005) Vaidehi Dasi inaugurates a new series called "Question of the Week" with "What inspires you to do service?" (pictures with captions)

Audio: (19th December, 2004) Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaja's discourse at the Sunday Feast Program (mp3 and RealMedia audio; 62 Minutes).

Video: (19th August, 2004) Vaidehi Dasi reports from the first annual Kid's Camp at the Soquel Seva Ashram (MPEG-4 and RealMedia; 14 Minutes, 34 Seconds).

Audio & Video : (28th December) Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaja's Vyasa Puja Address to the devotees gathered at the Soquel Seva Ashram. Audio (mp3 and RealMedia) and Video (MPEG-4 and RealMedia) available (11 Minutes).

Audio: (28th December) Audio offerings from Vaishnavas worldwide accompanied by photos of the speakers. This was presented to Srila Gurudev shortly after his Vyas Puja Celebration and is now made generally available for online viewing, or at a higher quality for download as a ZIP archive (12.3MB) (presentation requires Quicktime Player for streaming audio; alternatively, each offering can be downloaded separately by clicking on the "download this offering" link at the bottom of each audio page).

Article: (28th December) Celebrating the Sri Vyasa Puja of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj at the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram in Soquel.

Audio: Sunday Feast (12th December) Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj emphasizes the importance of good association in reply to the question: how can we protect what devotion or service we may have, and even increase it? (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Gallery: (28th December) Kishori Didi shares more images of the Vyasa Puja celebration
in Soquel.

Gallery: (28th December) Honoring Sri Vyasa Puja at the San Jose Seva Ashram.

Article: (9th December) Heartfelt recollections by Devashis Prabhu, Manager of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in London, during his stay at the Soquel Seva Ashram.

Gallery: (28th December) Vaidehi Didi captures the excitement of the Vyasa Puja Celebrations at the Soquel Seva Ashram.

Gallery: (27th December) On the eve of Sri Vyasa Puja, devotees at the Soquel Seva Ashram are busy preparing for the Big Day.

Transcript: (25th September) A talk by Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj on the Appearance Day of Srila Jiva Goswami at the Soquel Seva Ashram.

Audio: Sunday Feast (5th December) Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj speaks on the deeper meaning of sadhu sanga and other sublime topics. (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Audio: Sunday Feast (20th November) Sarvabhavana Prabhu reads from Sri Guru and His Grace, and a recent pilgrim from Venezuela gives an enthusiastic description of the happenings during Srila Gurudev's recent visit (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Audio: Sunday Feast (28th November) Pusta Krishna Prabhu reads from and elaborates upon The Nectar of Instruction by Srila Rupa Goswami. (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Gallery: (4th December) Srila Gurudev is back on his scooter, enjoying the fresh air in Soquel after a trip to South America (pictures).

Transcript: (27th September) Srila Govinda Maharaj's lecture on the Disappearance Day of Srila Haridas Thakur, Soquel, California.

Audio: Sunday Feast (7th November) Sripad Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj's merciful discourse (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

December 12! Dear Godbrothers and Godsisters, please send your Vyasa Puja offerings as soon as possible. The cut-off day for those that will make it into the first volume (which will be presented to Srila Gurudev on his Appearance Day) is December 12. Any received after that will be included in the second volume, which won't be completed until mid-January. Don't hesitate any longer!

Reminder: send the offering as text in the body of an email to offerings2004@scsmath.com. We always appreciate it if you include your country of origin next to your name and attach a photo of yourself (in the form of a small JPEG).

Audio: Appearance Day of Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaj (6th November) Srila Gurudev and others address those gathered at the morning program in Soquel and the afternoon program in San Jose (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Audio: Vet's Hall (5th November) His Divine Grace, Srila Govinda Maharaj addresses and leads in bhajan the gathered devotees and guests at this program in downtown Santa Cruz (mp3 and RealMedia audio).

Article: (13th November) The Moon-like Mercy of the Divine Servitor . Jagamohini Didi shares her recollections of two auspicious programs with His Divine Grace, Srila Govinda Maharaj.

Gallery: (31st October) California's devotional kids take to the streets of downtown Santa Cruz for the ultimate Halloween celebration. Harinam sankirtan ki jaya! (pictures with captions).

Article: (30th October) The Grand Opening of the 'Via Govinda' path to the top of the hill behind the Soquel Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram. Report by Vaidehi Devi Dasi.

Gallery: (30th October) The Grand Opening of the 'Via Govinda' in pictures.

Gallery: (30th October) Additional pictures by Ranajit and Nilamani Prabhus of the opening of the 'Via Govinda' path, posted on the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math's website.

Article: (6th November) Sri Vyasa-Puja in California: 'Waves of Nectar on Srila Guru Maharaj’s Appearance Day,' devotees' impressions from the discourses of that memorable day.

Article: (5th November) Anniversary of Srila Govinda Maharaj receiving sannyas. Vidya Sundar Prabhu gives a glimpse of the morning's informal conversation by Srila Gurudev with Sripad Siddhanti Maharaj.

Gallery: (6th November) Celebrating the divine appearance day of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj with the joyful presence of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. (Pictures with captions.)

Gallery: (3rd November) Srila Gurudev receives a finely printed Italian translation of The Loving Search for the Lost Servant. (Pictures with captions.)

Audio: Four new offerings: Oct 13 - Srila Gurudev; Oct 28 - Srila Gurudev; Oct 30 - Sripad Janardan Maharaj; Oct 31 - Sripad Goswami Maharaj; mp3 and RealMedia audio.

Gallery: Nagar Harinam in Santa Cruz (29th October), with Swamis B.P. Janardan, B.B. Avadhut, and B.P. Siddhanti, and a crowd of ecstatic devotees. (Pictures with captions.)

Audio: Golden Discourse & Kirttan (27th October), at our Golden Road Center in Downtown Santa Cruz.  Speaker: Sripad B.B. Avadhut Maharaj.  81 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio.

Video: Srila Gurudev in San Jose (23rd October), at the 17th Street house that used to be the ladies ashram. Braja Mohini Didi, one of the pillars of San Jose community, has purchased the house with her husband, Jayanta Krishna Prabhu.
3 minutes, 39 seconds; Quicktime MPEG-4 and RealMedia video.

Audio: Illuminating Discourse & Kirttan (22nd October), at our Golden Road Center in Downtown Santa Cruz.  Speaker: Sripad B.P. Janardan Maharaj.  Kirttan led by Raja Ram Prabhu. 44 minutes, mp3 and RealMedia audio.

Gallery: Several devotees take Harinam initiation from His Divine Grace on a Saturday morning. (Pictures with captions.)

Gallery: Srila Govinda Maharaj warmly welcomes Sripad Avadhut Maharaj from Russia, who is amplifying the preaching spirit here in California. (Pictures with captions.)


Gallery: Sadhu Sanga in downtown Santa Cruz and enlivened youth at the Soquel Ashram. (Pictures with captions.)

More events that followed Srila Gurudev's visit can be found here

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, Soquel
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Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip
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