Week Ahead 9-15 August 2024

Dear Friends

Krishna Janmashtami Hall Festivals Begin!
Merebank
Monday 12 August @6pm
Merebank Secondary School
Juggernaut Road
Queries: Panchaamrita Das 084 441 5647

Gita Week
20-25 August
Gita Wisdom Spoken by Sri Krishna, The Emperor of Sweetness
with His Grace Nrsimhananda Das & Her Grace Madri Dasi
Tuesday – Friday from 5:30pm, beginning with free vegetarian meals.
Saturday & Sunday from 4pm
Each chapter (18 in total) will be discussed in 15 minutes.
Learn the bhajan Madhurasatakam, which describes Krishna’s sweetness.
Register here. 

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Special Seva
“The goddess of fortune, Lakshmi Devi, resides in the house of the person who carefully observes Sri Krishna Janmashtami by involving all near and dear ones. Such people are considered the best of civilized beings.” — Skanda Purana
Maha Yagna Sponsorship 
Sunday • 25 August • 10am
Cost R1008
Book here.
Queries: Ishara 063 297 4398
Maha Abhishek Sponsorship
Monday • 26 August • 9:30pm
Cost R1008
Book here.
Queries Bhakti Katha 061 464 5327 or psdgbhakti@gmail.com 

Week Ahead

Friday 9 August
Women’s Day High Tea • 1pm to 4pm
Hosted by ISKCON Durban Women’s Forum
R150 per person. R120 for pensioners.
Tickets are available at Radhanath’s Gift or here. Please find the link at the end of this email. 

Saturday 10 August
Transcendental Diaries Class @7:30am
with His Grace Raghunath Bhatta Das 

Westville Nama-hatta @3pm
with His Holiness Rama Govinda Swami
Venue: UKZN Westville Hindu Centre

Sunday 11 August
Krishna Book Class @7:30am
with His Holiness Rama Govinda Swami

Love Feast @11am
Women in ISKCON 
with Her Grace Bhaktin Rohini

Save the Date

Friday 16 August
Ekadasi
Jhulan Yatra Begins

Monday 19 August
Sri Balaram Purnima
Fast until midday.
4:30am Mangal Arati
7:15am Srila Prabhupada’s guru-puja
7:30am Greeting of the Deities in a new outfit.
7:40am Class by His Grace Nrsimhananda
11:00am Kirtan
11:30am Class by His Grace Krishna Kishore Das (India)
12:30pm Rajbhoga Arati & kirtan
1:15pm Break fast feast

Scripture Study 
The Bhaktivedanta College of Education & Culture May Course Guide
ONLINE – Bhakti Sastri Degree Module 1
Classes are 2-hour sessions
You require the book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The course fee is R 100.
Saturdays • commencing 10 August • 2pm-4pm
Course facilitator: Raghunath Bhatta Das (0826140335)

ONLINE – Bhagavad-gita As It Is Overview
Five x 2-hour sessions
You require the book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The course fee is R 50.
Sundays • commencing 18 August • 5pm-7pm
Course facilitator: Vaisnava-priya Dasi (0784428080)
You can message the facilitator AND register here.

Reminders

ISKCON Durban Guesthouse
To book:
Call/WhatsApp +27 (0)65 678 9654
guesthouse@iskcondurban.net

Govinda’s Restaurant & Radhanath’s Gifts
Monday – Saturday 9:30am-4pm
Sundays & Public Holidays 9:30am-3pm

How to Connect to the Temple?
031 403 3328 • temple@iskcondurban.net • iskcondurban.net