Naamhat- Vedic Cultural Center

All glories to the Vedic culture and all glories to Srila Prabhupada who propagated it worldwide. The inauguration of the Krishna Balaram Temple was held on21 to 23 rd September 2012 in the capital city Gaborone.  The temple is reconed as the state of the art with its design resembling the Neela-chakra mounted on the famous Jagannatha Puri. Its tomb is a Sudarshan chakra that weigh 80 kilos of astadhatu putting the modern sky scrapes in the shade. During the inauguration, the Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Ponatshego HK Kedikilwe, PH, that this complex will provide a unique opportunity for Botswana's diverse cultures and religions to convene and open their doors and hearts to each other,which will serve as an embodiment of a proud and united nation. At the installation ceremony of the smaller Lordships the First welcome Aarti wasperformed by HH Bhakti Charu Swami. Performing the First Rajboga Aarti was HH Lokanath Swami with kirtan led by HH Bhakti Ch

17th September is auspicious in two folds, firstly, Srila Prabhupada set out to deliver the world through the Vedic wisdom and secondly, His dear most disciple His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj appeared on this day who has been carrying out the mission of the Srila Prabhupada worldwide very genuinely.  It is they whose contribution has changed our life to better. I was picked up from the hellish condition by His Holiness and set to the right path to devotion. Among the hundreds of Bhutanese exiled and spread over the world, I am the luckiest one to have come under this devotional service.  Sri Vyas puja ceremony was held in the Namahatta Boxtel, The Netherlands, with great reverence that keeps the auspicious of this live in our heart. Few Dutch and immigrant devotees attended the ceremony that begun in the evening with prayers for His Holiness' long life and good health. After arati sumptuous prasadam was served. The deities, Sri Sri Radha Madanamohan, Gauranitai Naraya

24/7/12 'We offer the talisman for happiness that leads also to the fulfilment of the human form of life', declared His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj appealing the audience on the 10th year celebration of the Naamhat in Boxtel, The Netherlands. If one wants to practice physics one has to approach a Physician, if one wants to learn music one to learn it from a musician. Just opening  a book to learn something shall not be sufficient for a successful result. So, similarly if one wants to know the science of the soul, whose natural position is blissful, being it the part and parcel of the supreme divine, the Lord Krishna, one has to go and listen to the transcendentalist who is linked to the disciplic succession. As mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 4 of As It Is version, the purest of the renderings, Swami appealed the congregation of people from various background to try to go beyound the bodily concept of life and develop the divine nature, spiritual, so that the h

Encouraged by His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj initially to have spiritual retreats every year, this years retreat manifested something unprecedented. Many honourable spiritual statesman like HH Sacidananda Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Kadambakanana Swami and many others  including many devotees that numbered more than 300 had the cruise retreat untill the end of August 2012. They carried the spirit of chanting the holy name and went out streets to streets in many European countries. There was a TV coverage in Santiago. See in these links the video in these cities taken during the Harinaam. 1. Harimaan in Amsterdam with Sacidananda Swami 2. Harinaam in Santiago TV 3. Speech Sacidananda Santiago 4. Speech in Amsterdam 5. Grand i n Amsterdam 6. Lokanath Swami Fotos here