by Sarojini Didi and Nandasuta Dasa
We are pleased to announce a new temple/ preaching centre in Birmingham. Some years ago Srila Gurudeva expressed a desire for a preaching centre in Birmingham and was very pleased when the Grove Road temple was opened and Bhakti Yoga Society charity formed, but owing to visa issues the centre had to close. This one has manifested rapidly over the course of a few hours last Friday- truly a sign of Srila Gurudeva’s blessing- at the request of Pujyapada Vana Maharaja, who has named it “Srila Narayana Goswami Gaudiya Matha”. It is his base in Birmingham and he will stay here when he visits the UK.
Sripada Giri Maharaja is resident, and there is plenty of room for brahmacaris to live there too. It is a large 2-storey flat in Moseley Village- 5a St Mary’s Row, next door to the Zen shop. The temple room can accommodate plenty of devotees and guests and already Srimati Tulasi Devi and Seva Kunja pictures are present. It is in an excellent location for preaching and forging strong community links, and local people have already been expressing interest. We also have a large stock of books all ready for distribution!
On Sunday we held the inaugural program, which was attended by several enthusiastic devotees and we have plans for weekly nagar sankirtanas and Sunday programs currently from 5pm. There is also a program for Guru Purnima this Friday, 15th July at 6pm. There is a possibility that Sripada Vaisnava Maharaja will visit for programs around the middle of August and we welcome all travelling preachers who wish to come and give Harikatha.
We beg for the blessings of all the devotees that we may be successful in our endeavour to please Guru and Vaisnavas.
Srila Narayana Goswami Gaudiya Matha ki Jay!
Your servants,
Nandasuta Dasa and Sarojini Didi
wow Jay Srila Narayan Goswami Gaudiya Math!
congrats!
All glories to Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja my name is Atull Krsna i am an american devotie working in paris, i toke shelter of Guudeva in miami in 2008 and am on my way to india via london in april, i want to know if i can stay at Srila Narayana Gosvami Gaudiya Matha in birmingnam and be of some service before i depart in two months, please forward me a phone number so that we may talk thank you your servant Atull Krsna.
contact me please first on:
gn c r das @ gm a i l . c om
I might be able to facilitate you in London for couple of nights.
Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga ji ki jay!
Jay ho prabhu ji en didi ji!
Thanks fore your help !
Rrd.
Ki jai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FELICIDADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful news ! Thanks for posting ! JAYA SRILA GURUDEVA !!!
Wow! This is FANTASTIC! Very inspiring. It looks like a very nice place.We’re having some really nice programs here in Brighton also, so maybe we can do things together occaissionally. Jai Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!
Hari booool…..to New beginning…….Good luck…..
dear all,
i guess we shall get all the centres & nama-hatta to be networked together to keep update each others progress, hari-katha, what is lacking, all gurudevas disciples & grand disciples shud networked together. this is important to keep us inspired & motivated in our sadhana & bhajan. can someone come up with something ?
Hare Krishna! Wonderful and inspiring. Looks so clean and organized and so full of books! Gurudeva must be pleased with your efforts. Please keep us updated on your progress and events. Thanks for the inspiration.
Haribol! laksmidevi (hawaii)
A wonderful endeavor, I wish you all the best. May the blessings of Srila Gurudeva be upon you all.
Hare Krishna, This is great news Maharaj i wish you and all much success, hope to visit in August. Jaya All Glories to Srila Gurudev Ki Jaya.
So nice, so much space, at last I will be able to take my children with me and so seva for the temple. Location is excellent, in the heart of the town, easy to get.
Srila Narayana Goswami Gaudiya Matha Kee! Jaya!!
This is a wonderful offering by the devotees to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga. On behalf of all the devotees of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Gaudiya Matha Guyana, we would like to wish you all the success in your spiritual advancement.
Tomorrow is Guru Purnima (Guyana Time) and it was on this day that we open our Matha last year (July 25, 2010). So this is good to news to see devotees trying to serve Srila Gurudev.
Ramanatha Dasa
I am happy and want you all the best. Specialy, thank you from heart for named your Math, Srila Narayan Goswami Gaudiya Math! Jay Gurudeva!
Dandavats Prabhus and Didis,
Tonight we did a program in Haarlem, Holland and Sripad Vaisnava Maharaja attended, having just arrived from Hong Kong. He lived in Birmingham for 6 years as the math commander of the temple at that time. He told us that he knows exactly where the new temple is located and that you could not get a better spot in all of Birmingham. It is the perfect location, full of receptive, creative people who are friendly and supportive of the devotees.
Surely Srila Gurudeva is helping and guiding you. We are so happy that you have taken this up. May you have all success.
Jay Srila Gurudeva!
wow, 2 temples in B`ham!
Congratulation the iniciative, specially to Sarojini and Nanda Suta prabhu who always are serving the vaisnavas.
So, whats happening with another temple of Sripad Asram Maharaj?
haribol
Haribol. This is what I believe
Sripad Asram Maharaja’s temple might serve local devotees community in that area and disciples of Gour Govinda Maharaja.
Temple on Birmingham(Moseley)will serve local devotees community and disciples of BV Narayana Maharaja.
Radhe Radhe!
bhaiya is this you, my doverian friend? if it is please contact me on youreflectme@gmail.com, summer 2008 <3
Congratulations, very nice place.
sri sri guru-gaurangau jayatah:
sri sri gandharva-giridharabhyam namo namah:
Wonderful news indeed! All my blessings for success! I hope to be able to come & solidify my bhakti there, and take the nectar of sadhu-sanga! If this is a concrete plan to remain in the Moseley area, I’ll even consider moving there – Gurudeva ordered me to help set up Gaura Govinda Gaudiya Math & serve there, but I was unable. Better late than not at all!
I would love to have a temple for Gurudeva in NW London – the Gangamatas are 2 hours by public transport from the Watford area – but I don’t have the strength or nistha to set anything up alone. Residing near a Gurudeva sanga in a nice suburb (albeit of a city I don’t know well, but fortune favours the brave!) – under the auspices of a siksa-guru whom I have faith in and who is snigdha & sva-jatiya – might be just the kick in the pants my life & so-called bhajan have been waiting for! =>
I think Birmingham is easily big enough for 3 Gaudiya Temples, and more – and I for one say we should follow Gurudeva’s instructions to “love one another”, “don’t criticize”, and “bhajo krsna, bolo krsna, koro krsna siksa”. I for one will joyfully do kirtan with & serve any of my godbrothers & pujaniya guru-vrnda who are kind enough to give me their sanga.
Street chanting, book distribution, and healthy Gaura-prasadam ki jaya! That’s the programme with which Prabhupada Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami successfully took ‘Hare Krsna’ from India to practically every land on Earth. Now for every town & village! =>:-)
Jaya Sri Radhe! Your aspiring servant,
Sri Syama dasa (Borehamwood, WD6 – SBVNM ’96)
great news i have stayed there lovely mood at last when i give books out i can have a good math temple to invite people to also there will be an adress stamped in the books as befor people would ask me have you a temple?and now by the mercy of gurudeva this loverly temple has manifested also bv van maharaja has blessed it and bv tirtha maharaja has been there this is what sri gurudeva wanted much better than house meetings also premananda bramacari prabhu has given his blessings radhe radhe