On the evening of Saturday, April 11th we went to the small Ottawa temple and restaurant in the heart of the city, the Nation’s capital, for the main TOVP presentation. After arati and abhisheka of the Padukas Shankar das, the Temple President, enthusiastically welcomed and introduced the TOVP Team to the temple. Radha Jivan prabhu

On Friday, April 10th we paid a visit with the Padukas to the home of Kamalalochana and Kundalata prabhus for kirtan and lunch prasadam. In the evening a program was arranged by Surendra and Sukshma, our hosts in Ottawa, in their home. 50 devotees attended for kirtan, darshan and abhisheka of the Padukas, a lecture

On Thursday, April 9th Jananivas, Vraja Vilas and Sunanda prabhus brought the Padukas to the home of Vanamali prabhu and his family where they also had prasadam. In the evening the Temple President, Shankar prabhu, arranged a program in his home for darshan of the Padukas and a lecture by Jananivas prabhu attended by about

On Wednesday, March 8th Jananivas and Sunanda prabhus visited the home of Shyamakund and Ananda Rupa prabhus for prasadam and darshan of their Deities, after which they departed from New Jersey with the Lord’s Padukas for the first stop in Canada, Ottawa, the Nation’s capital. They were greeted by Guru Prasad prabhu and joined by

After the New Jersey weekend TOVP presentations, on Monday and Tuesday, April 6 and 7, Radha Jivan and Vraja Vilas prabhus left New Jersey ahead of the others and Jananivas and Sunanda prabhus visited various devotees’ homes at their request for prasadam and sanga. Visits included the homes of Madhupati prabhu (the Temple President of

Sunday, April 5th was another busy day for us. In the morning we visited Nimai’s Bliss Kitchen run by Mayapur Chandra prabhu and his family in Newburgh, New York. We presented the TOVP project to a small group of devotees, receiving pledges for more than $25,000. From there we drove back to Towaco, New Jersey

On the morning of Saturday, April 4th after a short stop to the home of Devakinandana prabhu and his family for breakfast prasadam, we made our way to attend a celebration of Jayapataka Maharaja’s Vyas Puja at the home of Sukhada das and his family in Feastieville, Pennsylvania. Many devotees came including Sikhi Mahiti and

On Monday, March 30th, we drove to Towaco New Jersey for an entire week of evening programs with Jananivas prabhu at both the Towaco and Plainfield, New Jersey temples (March 30 – April 3). Every evening he spoke on subjects such as Deity worship, Mayapur Dhama, the TOVP, etc. We also visited the homes of

On Sunday, March 29th, we made our way by car to the newly purchased temple building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A crowd of almost 100 Indian devotees had gathered, including some devotees from Gita Nagari, for the evening celebration of Rama-navami. The Padukas received an abhisheka to lively kirtan as Jananivas prabhu placed the Sitari on