Subal DasAll Glories to Sri Sri Guru and GaurangaYou are cordially invited to attendSri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama 2012Conducted under the guidance ofSri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami MaharajaSri Kesavaji Gaudiya MathaM. Kolerdanga Road (near the Ganga Bridge)Navadvipa, West BengalThis year, the festival will be inaugurated on March 2nd with the devotees observing sankalpa, or a vow to ensure the success of their parikrama. The last day of the festival will be March 9th.On March 3nd, we will begin our five-day Sri Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama, a pilgrimage to each of Navadvipa's nine incomparably beautiful islands. As we wind our way through these islands, we will chant compelling and surcharged kirtanas that we will cherish forever, reverentially touch our head to the dust of the numerous holy places related to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes, and hear nectarean harikatha that will change our lives and strengthen our commitment to the path of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. Our pilgrimage will be completed on March 7th. Students at the Golden Avatar School in Navadvipa, India introduce themselves and express their gratitude for your support.If you are interested in the "Support-a-Child" program, please visit:http://goldenavatartrust.org by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja [The installation of the murti (live statue, or worshipful transcendental form or deity) of Parama-pujyapada Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja] Navadvipa, India: March 14, 2006 am On the morning of March 14, 2006, Srila Narayana Maharaja went to Sri Devananda Gaudiya Matha to install the deity of Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja. Srila Vamana Maharaja is the previous acarya of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. He departed from this world, and entered the eternal lila of the Lord, during the month of Kartik last year. Over 15,000 devotees were there for the auspicious occasion of the installation. There was much pomp and circumstance when Srila Narayana Maharaja arrived - devotees sounded bugles, threw flower petals and sang loud kirtana. Upon arrival, Srila Narayana Maharaja offered obeisances to his Gurudeva, Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. Simultaneously, all the assembled devotees offered obeisances to Srila Narayana Maharaja. Srila Paryataka Maharaja, present acarya of Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, offered arati to Srila Narayana Maharaja while Krsna dasa brahmacari sang Sri Guru Carana Padma Offering of garlands [After offering his obeisances to his Gurudeva, Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, and his God-brother Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja, Srila Narayana Maharaja began his discourse:] Today is an auspicious day. We have come here to Sri Devananda Gaudiya Matha for the installation of Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja's deity. He left this world during Vraja Mandala Parikrama last year, and today is Sri Gaura Purnima. We are greatly fortunate that we are installing his murti here. Srila Vamana Maharaja was a topmost devotee. He had so many wonderful qualities. He was extremely humble and had so much guru-nistha (strong faith in the lotus feet of Sri Guru). He was a powerful, exalted Vaisnava. He is my siksa-guru, as is Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Maharaja.* [See endnote 1] They are both my worshipful siksa-gurus. Both of them would always tell practically everyone who came to them about anything, "Please go to Narayana Maharaja." Srila Vamana