| —————————————- Divine Appearance of HDG Srila Gour Govinda Swami Srila Gurudeva was in the village of Jagannathpur, district of Cuttack, Orissa, India, 15 km from Gadei Giri 2nd September, 1929 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Meeting HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada in Vrndavan, after extensive travelling of India in search for a spiritual master 15 Sep 1974 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Harinam initiation given in Mayapur at the end of 1974. Srila Prabhupada said at his initiation, ” Gour Govind, you will take me to Orissa.” —————————————- |
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| Srila Prabhupada gave brahmana initiation in Bombay about a month after Harinam initiation and then sent Srila Gour Govinda Swami to Bhubaneswar, Orissa to develop the ISKCON, Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir Project —————————————- |
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| ————————————— Acceptance of Sannyasa from Srila Prabhupada, Sri Ramnavami, on the opening of Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir, Vrndavan, India, 1975. Three main instructions Srila Prabhupada gave: 1. Translate all of my books into Oriya. 2. Under your leadership, develop the Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir in Bhubaneswar. 3. Preach Krsna Consciousness all over the world. —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Srila Prabhupada stayed 17 days in Bhubaneswar to lay the corner stone of the Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir on Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s App. Day 2 Feb 1977 27 Jan – 3 Feb, 1977 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Became an intitiating Guru of ISKCON, accepting disciples who had waited many years from Orissa —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to UK, France and Switerland Aug 1985 —————————————- |
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| ————————————— Accepted as full GBC member, Mayapur 1986-1996 ————————————— |
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| Preaching tour to France, July 1986 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Local preaching in Orissa and temple construction, 1975-1991 —————————————- |
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| Preaching tour to USA cut short due to sickness —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Mayapur for GBC meetings Feb-Mar 1989 —————————————- |
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| Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Gaura Purnima festival —————————————- |
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| Remained in Bhubaneswar: Mar – Apr – May – Jun – Jul – Aug – Sep —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Gadei Giri, 8 Sept 1989 for Sri Radhastami festival —————————————- |
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| Returned to Bhubaneswar: Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visit Mayapur for GBC meetings Feb – Mar, 1990 Return to Bhubaneswar for the Sri Gaur Purnima festival —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Remained in Bhubaneswar: Mar – Apr – May – Jun – Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct 1990 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. First preaching tour to Australia and SE Asia, arriving in Brisbane. Toured all the major centers for 5 weeks including Singapore & Bali 26 Oct – Dec 1990 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Returned to Bhubaneswar Dec 1990 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Grand inaugurationfestival for the Sri Sri Krsna Balaram Mandir on Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day 28th Jan 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Mayapur for GBC meetings. One of the GBC duties was to oversee the Gurukulas throughout India Jan-Feb-Mar 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Returned to Bhubaneswar 6 Mar 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Visited Gadei Giri for special program 17 Mar 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Remained in Bhubaneswar: Mar – Apr – May – Jun – Jul 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Europe visiting France, Italy, Belgium and UK, for 5 weeks. Jul – Aug 1991 —————————————- |
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| Returned to Bhubaneswar for Sri Krsna Janmastami festival, Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance day and 62nd Vyasa puja celebrations Aug – Sept 1991 —————————————- |
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| Preaching tour to England, USA and Canada, visiting 17 major centers for 7 weeks 28 Sept – 16 Nov 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Returned to Bhubaneswar Nov – Dec 1991 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to SE Asia, including Singapore, Jakarta and Bali 17 Dec 1991 – 2 Jan 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Returned to Bhubaneswar Jan 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Special visit to the famous Sri Neela Madhava Temple, Kantilo, Orissa. Special class spoken on the story of Sri Neela Madhava 10 Feb 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Special festival for Lord Nityananda Prabhu in Bhubaneswar 16 Feb 1992 —————————————- |
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| Visited Mayapur for GBC meetings Feb -Mar 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Gaur Purnima festival. Remained in Bhubaneswar: Mar – Apr – May 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Preaching tour to USA and Canada visiting 22 major centers for 6 weeks 19 May – 30 Jun 1992 —————————————-. |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Gundica Marjan and Rathayatra. Remained in Bhubaneswar: Jun – Jul 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Europe for 4 weeks, visiting UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany 18 Jul – 20 Aug 1992 —————————————- |
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| Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Krsna Janmastami, Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day and 63rd Vyasapuja. Remained in Bhubaneswar: Aug – Sep 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Gadei Giri for Sri Radhastami festival 4 Sept 1992 —————————————- |
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| Return to Bhubaneswar Sep 1992 —————————————- |
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| Preaching tour to Australia and SE Asia for 4 weeks 25 Sep – 22 Oct 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Orissian Padayatra Oct – Nov – Dec 1992 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Remained in Bhubaneswar for Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance day, special 2 day festival and class 5 Feb 1993 Jan – Feb 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Mayapur for GBC meetings Feb 1993 —————————————- |
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| Visited Ekacakra Gram, the Appearance place Sri Nityananda Prabhu near Mayapur 22 Feb 1993 —————————————- |
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| Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Gaurapurnima, 8 Mar 93. Special 3 day festival, 17-19 Mar 1992 Remained in Bhubaneswar through Mar – Apr – May —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to USA and Canada for 5 weeks visiting 16 major centers 12 May to 18 Jun 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Arrival in Bhubaneswar 18 Jun 1993 for Gundica Marjana and Rathayatra festival. Jun – Jul 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Europe for 4 weeks, visiting UK, France and many other countries Jul – Aug 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Arrival in Bhubaneswar for Sri Krsna Janmastami, Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day and 64th Vyasapuja celebrations. Aug – Sep 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Australia and SE Asia for 3 weeks visiting all the major centers including Singapore & Bali 1 Oct – 23 Oct 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar Oct – Nov 1993 —————————————- |
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| Orissian Padayatra end of Nov – Dec 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar Dec 1993 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Africa visiting 8 major centers for 3 weeks 13 Jan – 30 Jan 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for special 2 day festival for Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day 24-25 Feb 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Mayapur for the GBC meetings. 26 Feb – 15 Mar 1994 —————————————- |
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| Returned to Bhubaneswar for Sri Gaura Purnima festival, 27 Mar 1994, Remained in Bhubaneswar: Mar – Apr – May —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to USA and Canada for 4 weeks, visiting 16 major centers 30 May – 1 Jul 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Arrival in Bhubaneswar for Gundica Marjana and Rathayatra festival Jul 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Europe visiting Belgium, UK, France and Spain for 4 weeks 29 Jul – 25 Aug 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Krsna Janmastami, Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day and 65th Vyasapuja celebrations. Aug – Sep 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Gadei Giri for Sri Radhastami festival 12 Sep 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Australia and SE Asia for 4 weeks including all the major centers and Singapore, Jakarta and Bali. Sep to 26 Oct 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for annual Orissian Padayatra Nov – Dec 1994 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Africa visiting 15 major centers for 4 weeks. 3 Jan – 5 Feb 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for 2 day festival for Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day, 13-14 Feb 1995 Jan – Feb 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Visited Mayapur for GBC meetings Feb – Mar 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Returned to Bhubaneswar for Sri Gaur Purnima and Sri Ramnavami festival. Special inauguration of the lotus bud temple for Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha on Sri Ramnavami day, 9 Apr 1995. Mar – Apr —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Special visit to Gadei Giri for 4 days. Observing the progress of Sri Sri Radha Gopaljiu Mandir construction.. Apr 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Nrsimha Caturdasi Apr- May 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Preaching tour to USA, Canada and South America for 5 weeks, visiting 20 major centers. 17 May to 29 Jun 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Return to Bhubaneswar for Gundica Marjana and Rathayatra festival. Jul 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Europe visiting UK, Holland, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Hungary for 4 weeks. This photo is a radio interview in Holland 13 Jul – 16 Aug 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Sri Krsna Janmastami, Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day and 66th Vyasapuja. Aug – Sep 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Australia and SE Asia for five weeks including all the major centers and Singapore, Jakarta and Bali. 10 Sep – 14 Oct 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for annual Orissian Padayatra Nov – Dec 1995 —————————————- |
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| Special trip to Puri for the Sri Alarnatha centennial installation 30 Dec 1995 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Preaching tour to Africa visiting 11 major centers for 3 weeks. 2 Jan – 27 Jan 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar Jan 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Special trip to Gadei Giri 30 Jan 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Return to Bhubaneswar for Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day festival. 2-3 Feb 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Special Srila Prabhupada Centennial celebration festival, Hare Krsna Mahotsav, Orissa, India with the King of Puri. Last public address. 5 Feb 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————- Arrival in Mayapur for GBC meetings 7 Feb 1996 —————————————- |
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| —————————————-. Divine Disappearance in Sridham Mayapur on the auspicious Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saravati Thakura Maharaja 9 Feb 1996 —————————————- |
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