Vaisnava Tour 2000

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Below is the schedule for a tour to Jagannatha Puri and Vrndavana.

 

Anyone interested should contact Dhruva Maharaja Dasa or Govardhana Dasa as soon as possible. Devotees wishing to attend the Mayapur Festival after this tour can do so without paying an airfare penalty. Call or email Dhruva for details.

 

Feb. 6 - Jacksonville - Newark - Singapore

Feb. 8 - Arrive Singapore, Hotel Rest & City Tour, Night Flight to Calcutta

Feb.9 - Fly Calcutta - Bhuvanesvara, Taxi to Puri

Feb.10 - 9am-2pm - Tota Gopinatha, Yamesvara, Catak Parvat, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's kutir

Daily 2pm-6pm - Snack, swim, rest

Daily 6pm-9pm - Jagannatha Prasadam, reading/class

Feb.11 - 9am-2pm -Bhaktivinode Thakura's kutir, Haridasa Thakura's samadhi, Jagadananda Pandit's Giriraja, Chota Haridasa's Krsna-Balarama, Sarasvati Gaudiya Matha, Swargadvara

Feb.12 - 9am-2pm - Radha-Kanta Matha (Gambhira), Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya's house, Sveta-ganga, Siddha Bakul

Feb.13 - 9am-2pm - Sankirtana at Jagannatha Temple, Markandevara, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's birthsite, Jagannatha Vallabha Gardens, Narendra Sarovara

Feb.14 - 9am-6pm - Gundica Temple, Narasinga Temple, Indradyumna Tank, Bilesvara, Sun Temple at Konark

6pm-9pm - Jagannatha Prasadam, reading/class

Feb.15 - 9am-2pm - Alalanatha, Ramananda Raya's house, ISKCON

Feb.16 - Free Day

Feb.17 - Lord Nityananda Appearance Day - 9am Taxi to ISKCON Bhuvanesvara, stop at Koptesvara where Lord Nityananda broke sannyas staff of Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Feb.18 - Tour Bhuvanesvara holy sites

Feb.19 - Fly Bhuvanesvara-New Delhi, Taxi to Vrndavana

Feb.20 - 9am- Imli-tala, Seva-kunja, Radha Syamasundara Temple, Radha-Damodara

1pm-5pm - Prasadam at Srila Prabhupada's rooms/swim in Yamuna River

5pm-9pm - Mirabai's temple, Nidhivana, Radharamana, Gokulananda, Bhajans at samadhis of Narottama Dasa, Visvanatha Chakravarti, & Lokanatha Gosvami

Feb.21 - 9am-3pm - Sanatana Gosvami's samadhi, Madan-mohan, Asta-sakhi, Kaliya-ghat, Prabhodananda Sarasvati samadhi, Krsna-Balarama Goshala

4pm - Prasadam at Goshala

Feb.22 - 9am-1pm - Davanala kunda, Tonga to Radha Govinda Temple, Brahma kunda, Vamsivat, Gopesvara, Radha -Gopinatha

1pm - Prasdam at Radharamana Temple

Feb. 23+24 - 9am-6pm- Govardhana Parikrama, overnight at Radhakunda

Feb. 25 - Morning at Radha-kunda, Back to ISKCON/Free day

Feb. 26+27 - Nandagram, Sanket, Vrnda-kunda, Varsana (night in Varsana)

Feb. 28 - Morning Varsana, Taxi Back to ISKCON, Free Days

March 3 - Taxi To New Delhi, flight back to Newark-Jacksonville

 

Price List:

Total - $2600, maximum 20 people (no children under 10 years old),

includes all trasportation, lodging, & one meal per day

Flights - JAX-Calcutta; Calcutta-Bhuvanesvara; Bhuvanesvara-New Delhi; New Delhi-JAX

Taxis - Calcutta Airport, Hotel, Airport

Bhuvanesvara Airport -Birla Guest House, Puri

All Puri Parikramas

Puri-Bhuvanesvara

All Bhuvanesvara Parikramas

To Bhuvanesvara Airport

New Delhi Airport - Vrndavana

All Vrndavana Parikramas

Vrndavana - New Delhi Airport

Lodging - Puri: 7nights at Birla Guest House

Bhuvanesvara: 1 night at ISKCON

Vrndavana: 8 nights at ISKCON

Radha-kunda: 1 night

Varsana: 1 night

 

Tour organized by Dhruva Maharaja Dasa & Govardhana Dasa Dhruva Maharaja Dasa (over 20 years experience in India)- Lived in Vrndavana 1978-1989, author of Vrndavana Dhama Ki Jaya!; Mayapur 1989-1994; Jagannatha Puri 1994-2000

 

Govardhana Dasa - Joined ISKCON in Jagannatha Puri 1981, Lived in Bombay 1982-84, Lived in Vrndavana 1984-89

 

Items you should bring:

passport and valid visa

clothes for temperatures between 55-85

sleeping bag-a cheap one is best, donate it to someone in Vrndavana before you leave

flashlight-small Maglites are a good choice

 

Payment by Cash or Money Order must be received by January 15, 2000.

 

Call Dhruva at 904-418-2207 (dhruva@gator.net), or Govardhana at 904-462-5024 (suni108@aol.com)