Appearance Anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura

Wednesday, February 3rd, marks the appearance anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, one of the foremost teachers of bhakti in the Hare Krishna tradition. On this day we fast till noon in his honour. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura (1874–1936), is the spiritual master of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He was extremely intelligent and excelled in math, astronomy, Sanskrit, and other languages. …

An Evening Glorifying Lord Nityananda!

It was an intimate gathering of spiritualists that came together on the evening of Thursday, January 28, 2009. Their common interest was to celebrate the advent of Lord Nityananda, over 500 years ago. Lord Nityananda appeared as Lord Caitanya’s principal associate for spreading the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. He especially spread the holy name of …