In 1996, according to a Polish poll, the three most popular people in the country were Pope John Paul II, Mr. Jurek Owsiak, and then-Polish-president Mr. Kwasniewski. Who is this Jurek Owsiak? At the time, Owsiak was the director and founder of Poland’s biggest charity, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Help. Every year during the […]
Polish Tour in Full Swing! – Indradyumna Swami Nectar For the past two weeks, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami has been engaged in preaching on the annual Polish tour. He is keeping disciples and devotees up to date through his Facebook posts. On July 4th, Indradyumna Swami wrote in a Facebook post: Our 29th annual Festival of India […]
Honoring a Special Disciple – Indradyumna Swami Nectar On July 1st, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami honored the birthday of his long-time disciple and travel companion, Ananta Vrindavan das, who has accompanied him all over the world on his preaching tours. Ananta Vrindavan das is known for his skillful photography and videography of devotee events (retreats, weddings, festivals, […]
The Festival of India in Poland begins! – Indradyumna Swami Nectar This past month, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami visited His Holiness Giriraja Swami in Carpinteria, but now he is off to Poland, as the long-awaited Polish Festival of India tour is about to begin in a few days. The Devotees in Poland have been there for months now preparing and […]
Catching up in Carpinteria – Indradyumna Swami Nectar For the past couple of weeks, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami has been visiting His Holiness Giriraja Swami, in Carpinteria, where he will remain for awhile longer. While in Carpinteria, Indradyumna Swami continues in his planning for both his upcoming Polish tour, as well as for the Fall Kartik Parikrama program. […]
Visiting Giriraja Swami in Carpinteria – Indradyumna Swami Nectar After the Sadhu Sanga Kirtan retreat, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami headed to ISKCON Silicon Valley, where he participated in several home programs and visited with his Godbrother, His Grace Vaisesika dasa, and the devotees of the booming Silicon Valley community. Now he is visiting His Holiness Giriraja Swami, in Carpinteria, where […]
In Appreciation of Vaisesika Prabhu – Indradyumna Swami Nectar After the Sadhu Sanga Kirtan retreat, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami headed to ISKCON Silicon Valley, where he participated in several home programs and visited with his Godbrother, Vaisesika dasa and the devotees of the booming Silicon Valley community. Indradyumna Swami wrote on his Facebook page to commemorate the event yesterday: One […]
Sadhu Sanga Retreat: The Best Ever – Indradyumna Swami Nectar Two weeks ago, over 2,000 devotees of Krishna gathered at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, for the Sadhu Sanga Kirtan retreat that His Holiness Indradyumna Swami organized with the help of his disciples. The kirtan event was attended by many disciples of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada […]
Ukraine: Preacher’s Paradise – Indradyumna Swami Nectar Before the annual Sadhu Sanga Kirtan retreat, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami wound up his most recent preaching tour with a trip to Ukraine. Tha marked the end of 6 weeks in Russia and eventually Ukraine. From Ukraine, he spent a day in Warsaw resting before flying out to Chicago and […]
Chant and dance! – Indradyumna Swami Nectar Over Memorial Day weekend, over 2,000 devotees gathered at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, for the Sadhu Sanga Kirtan retreat that His Holiness Indradyumna Swami organized with the help of his disciples. At the retreat, there was a disciples’ meeting on Saturday, which has become an annual […]