TOVP Tour Diary Day 46 – Arrival in Boise, Idaho And TOVP Program

The day following Portland, Sunday, April 26th, we caught an early flight to nearby Boise, Idaho where another growing congregation of devotees is developing under the leadership of Anantarupa das. However, while going through the airport security Lord Nityananda decided to give his darshan to a security officer who opened the Lord’s carrying case and

TOVP Tour Diary Day 45 – Arrival in Portland, Oregon And TOVP Program

On Saturday, April 25th we left Vancouver on a short flight to Portland, Oregon, to bless a small, budding community of devotees under the guidance and care of Jaisacinandana Das with the mercy of Lord Nityananda. 75 devotees attended the TOVP program presented by Radha Jivan and Jananivas prabhus, along with kirtan and darshan of

TOVP Tour Diary Day 44 – A Day of Rest

On Friday, April 24th we had a chance to relax from our hectic schedule after 6 weeks and take a breather: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

TOVP Tour Diary Day 43 – Lunch prasadam with Chaitanya Hari And the Thursday Evening Temple Fundraiser

On Thursday, April 22nd we visited the home of Chaitanya Hari, one of the temple managers, for prasadam. In the evening he had arranged for a second fundraiser for the TOVP at the temple, and after Radha Jivana prabhu’s and Jananivas prabhu’s talks another $150,000 was pledged by the attending devotees bringing the Vancouver pledge

TOVP Tour Diary Day 42 – Return to Vancouver after Dinner Programs Fourth Generation Devotees Make Pledges

On the morning of Wednesday, April 21st, before departing from Saranagati, we stopped at their Govardhana Academy where Jananivas prabhu spoke about how he became a devotee and what he likes about being a devotee. Upon returning to Vancouver we went for lunch prasadam to the home of Tulsi das and Chaitanya Priya dasi. Chaitanya
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TOVP Tour Diary Day 41 – Arrival in Saranagati Dhama in Canada And Evening Program

On Tuesday, April 21st we made a one-day excursion to Saranagati Dhama, a devotee farm community in Ashcroft, British Columbia (Canada) and Lord Nityananda arranged for us to meet a special disciple of Srila Prabhupada along the way. Adi Yajna owns and operates a Tour Bus company called Chaitanya Coachways out of Calgary, Canada. Due
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TOVP Tour Diary Day 40 – Visit to Kalarupini dasi’s Home and Evening Program at Virendra Sharma’s Home

On Monday, April 20th the TOVP Team and the Lord’s Padukas visited the home of Kalarupini dasi who, along with Bhaktin Katelin, prepared and served us prasadam. In the evening we were invited to the home of Virendra Sharma where many devotees came to hear Jananivas speak. The Padukas were worshiped along with kirtan and

TOVP Tour Diary Day 39 – Departing Calgary, Arrival in Vancouver and TOVP Presentation

Departing from Calgary on the morning of Sunday, April 19th we flew to Vancouver, Canada, one of the country’s largest devotee congregations, and had lunch at the home of Harirani dasi. We quickly made our way to the temple, home of beautiful Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan, Gaur Nitai and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. We

TOVP Tour Diary Day 38 – Departing Edmonton, Arrival in Calgary, Canada and TOVP Program

We departed from Edmonton on the morning of Saturday, April 18th, driving to Calgary for our TOVP presentation the same day. We arrived in Calgary for lunch at the home of Veda Vyasa das and Rasalila dasi and made our way to the temple, home of Sri Sri Radha Madhava of Canada. During the Gaura