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Written by Uddhava The morning (27 April) started really early. It was dark, the temperature was almost zero and most were heavily wrapped in warm winter clothes but spirits were high – Kingsday here we come! At 5 am, three buses arrived at the Radhadesh guesthouse parking. 2017 marked the first year that we needed

Written by Uddhava Wednesday, 26 April  After the exhausting previous day, Kadamba Kanana Swami still appeared to give the Srimad Bhagavatam class in the morning. And this day would continue into a myriad of events with a wedding, karatal workshop and initiation ceremony in the afternoon. After the morning class, preparations started for the vivaha (marriage)

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2010, Newcastle, South Africa, Lecture) A vaisnava has to be someone with a heart. A vaisnava is not just someone who chants many rounds of japa or someone who knows many slokas (sastric verses) or someone who always gets up really early when the whole world is still asleep. This is

Written by Uddhava On Monday evening (24 April), everyone gathered in the temple room for bhajans. Maharaj started mellow and slow but by the end of the evening, everyone was on their feet and dancing. You can relive the experience and dance away to these tunes when we share the recording shortly. During dinner and

Written by Uddhava We will begin our day-to-day account of the festival. On Saturday, 22 April, after a tiring > 20 hour flight from South Africa via London, Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived at Schiphol airport, in Amsterdam. I took him to our apartment to freshen up, have some breakfast/lunch, and gave him some time to