Third South American Vaishnava Mela

[Guest guest]

Vrinda Ecuador invites: Third Andean Vaisnava Meeting

 

THIRD SOUTH AMERICAN VAISHNAVA MELA 21st - 25th July 2000

 

Vrinda Family festival

 

All Glories to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga

 

The Yearly great festival of the Vrinda Family will be held from the 21 to the 25th of July of 2000 year.

 

Location: The Vrinda Center in the Quito. Esmeraldas 853 y Venezuela. ECUADOR

 

Welcome to the festival inviting their Lordships Sri Sri Gouranga Radha Gopinath to make their appearance in Ecuador.

 

PROGRAM

 

On Saturday the 22nd of July there will be a big Hari Nam parade in downtown Quito with a festival in a public Hall. Details to be announced a little later. The subject of the parade is chanting the Holy Name in defense of all those who cannot speak for themselves. Participants will have different costumes and banners with messages against the abuse of animals, children, mother earth, etc.

 

On Sunday 23rd of July. Installation of their Lordship Sri Sri Radha Gopinath in the historic first phase of the main temple in Quito, Ecuador.

 

The Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th of July will be dedicated to a special meetings of the members of the World Vaisnava Association. They will offer several conferences and seminars about vaisnavism.

 

In the Quito Mandir of Ecuador we will have five days of non stop chanting, dancing and feasting.

 

The Transcendental Andean Pact will organize theater presentations from different countries.

 

Many musical presentations including Akarma, the acclaimed protest singer from Colombia.

 

Special guests:

 

Our spiritual masters:

 

Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaja Srila Atulananda A.

 

Sripad B.V. Sadhu Maharaj from India

Sripad B.V. Hrishikesh Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Vamana Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Tirtha Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Bharati Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Shanto Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Trivikrama Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Muni Maharaj from Colombia

Sripad B.V. Govinda Maharaj from Chile

Sripad B.V. Ashrama Maharaj from Chile

Sripad B.V. Tapasvi Maharaj from Peru

Sriman Chaitanya Nitai from Miami

Sriman Madhava Prakash das with his transcendental Boleros

Sriman Sridhar das and the Shakti band from La Paz, Bolivia

Sriman Akarma and his family band Prema

Sripad Damodara Maharaj and his Dharma band

Sripad Akinchana Maharaj from Argentina.

 

Sripad Syamal Krishna and his andean Vaisnava songs.

 

Host is Sripad B.V. Madhusudana Maharaj from Quito and Sripad B.V. Vaisnava Maharaj from Germany.

 

And so many other Vaisnava and Vaisnavis from around the world.

 

This extraordinary festival will unite devotees from all over South America of the Vrinda family.

 

Those who wants more information about the festival or who still want to register a cultural event with us should contact Gopal Krishna das eponcegopal@andinanet.net urgently to include it on the program.

 

Those who would like to donate to this festival or to the development of the Quito mandir. may send their donation to Vrindavan Church, Account number: 209001751751, First Union National Bank of Florida, "Routing" Bank number: 063000021, MIAMI.

 

All participants shall register at the Quito Temple upon arrival in Quito: Esmeraldas 853 y Venezuela Phone: 957-849/951-083