Radhastami message from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami

Happy Rādhāṣṭamī Greeting! Today is a very special day – Rādhāṣṭamī – the appearance of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Who is most dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa. He is more beautiful than a thousand cupids. Everyone looks after Him, but He looks after Rādhārāṇī. He gets happiness to see Her...

Message from Jayapataka Swami – Vaisakh Month

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Krishna says that of all months, Kartik is the best, but some of the Puranas say that better than Kartik is Magha and better than Magha is Vaisakh. In any case, Vaisakh is a special month to do some services...

Adivas lecture by HH Jayapataka Swami

Excerpt from Today’s Adivas lecture at Sri Mayapur 22 March 2016 Happy Gaura Purnima! So you have just participated in the Adivas ceremony. Adivas cermony is especially performed on Janmashtami and Gaura Purnima. So that means that the day before the actual...

Message from Jayapataka Swami – 10 March 2016

I just wanted to say that in the last few years of Tamal Krishna Maharaja’s presence he was promoting the chanting of the holy name, reading the lilas from the scriptures and dramatising those and he was adding a very spiritual side to the movement. Some how it...

Vyasa Puja 2016

This year, the Most Blessed Event, the “Sri Vyasa Puja Mahotsava” of our dear Guru Maharaja falls on the 17th April 2016 – Sri Mayapur Dham, India...

Pushpa Abhiseka

Today, I participated in the pushpa (flower) abhiseka of Radha Madhava Astasakhis and Radha Madhava Mayapurcandra. The deities were dressed in flower outfits. The deity worship division had pujaris dressing the deities the whole night with flower dresses. Radha...