Absolute Sweetness

Photos from Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama and Sri Gaura Purnima festival day, March 2001, Nabadwip.

Previously posted photos and audio from past festivals can be found here.

“Religion is very subtle.” Glorification of Sripad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj, 20th April 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link)

“I am always praying to Srila Guru Maharaj, our society must be with this: love and affection.” Morning darshan, 19th April 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link) (notes and slokas)

“Anything you will do, do with love, with affection; that’s called nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ.”

Today is Srila Gurudev’s 94th Appearance Day celebration. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math has compiled a sweet selection of offerings here.

Sri Vyasa Puja 2006: Photos from Nabadwip festival, 6th December 2006

Previously published here:

Sri Vyasa Puja 2002: Nabadwip festival photos and audio, 1st January 2002

Sri Vyasa Puja 2003: Photos from festival, Sripat Bamunpara, 11th December 2003

Sri Vyasa Puja 2005: Photos from Nabadwip festival, 17th December 2005

Sri Vyasa Puja 2007: Photos from Nabadwip festival, 25th December 2007

“My heart will be their carpet, and there Mahaprabhu with His associates will dance– that kind of heart of devotees. Sometimes this kind of devotee fortunately we can see.”  Morning darshan, 16th April 2007, Nabadwip. (now with upgraded sound quality and podcast link)

(Sripat Bamunpara, 26th March 2007)

“Today is a very auspicious and fortunate day for sincere seekers, and the devotees and the peoples of this world.” Sri Gaura Purnima 2007, Morning darshan (podcast link) and evening programme in the nat-mandir (podcast link), 3rd March 2007, Nabadwip. (notes and slokas)

Evening programme in nat-mandir on the eve of Sri Gaura Purnima, 2nd March 2007.

Sri Gaura Purnima Festival fireworks, 14th March 2006, Nabadwip.

Srila Gurudev sings on Sri Gaura Purnima Festival Day, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip, 18th March 1992: Avatara Sara and  Parama Karuna.

“What we have got in this material world, in this age, that everything given by the mercy of Srila Saraswati Thakur.”  Appearance Day Festival of Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad, 18th February 2006, Nabadwip.

“Pure madhura-rasa extract wants to taste and wants to give, both.” Srila Gurudev explains how the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu begins with Krishna’s desire. Brief talk with sannyasis on the evening of Srila Prabhupad Saraswati Thakur’s Appearance Day, 7th February 2007, Nabadwip. (podcast link)

Also from this same day:
Morning darshan, Nabadwip (now with upgraded sound quality) (podcast link)
Srila Gurudev sings Acharyya Vandana  and Sri Dayita Das Pranati Panchakam (podcast link)
Glorification of His Divine Grace in English, Nabadwip public programme (podcast link)

More than forty additional photos from this day and additional lecture notes can be found in the slideshow here.

Morning darshan in Bengali, 14th April 2007, (podcast link) and evening discussion with sannyasis, 15th April 2007, Nabadwip (podcast link).

“Bhagavat-dharma is not so narrow gauge; it is broad gauge and wide elevator.” Morning darshan, 13th April 2007, Nabadwip. (now with upgraded sound quality, reader’s guide and podcast link)

“Be clean and clear and serve with pure devotion.”  (Sripat Bamunpara, 26th March 2007)

“Vrindavan Das Thakur what given us, that is pure śuddha-bhakti within this Chaitanya-bhagavat.” Very beautiful glorification of Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur on the morning of his disappearance day festival, 12th April 2007, Nabadwip. (now with upgraded sound quality, podcast link and more notes/slokas below)

(26th March 2007, Bamunpara)