Week Ahead 7-13 August 2025

POSTED ON 7 AUGUST, 2025 BY ADMIN

Dear Friends

You will be spoiled for choice this weekend at the Temple with Sri Balaram Purnima, the Lotus Market, the SSRRT Women’s Forum Women of Wisdom event, Youth Kirtan, Gita Week, and the Kirtan Mela. 

July/August 2025 Hare Krishna News
Find the complete Janmashtami Festival Guide, light but thoughtful reading, an activity for children, a recipe, and more in this edition. View/download here.

Gita Week
Gita Katha • Tulasi Puja • Arati & Kirtan • Sanskrit Gita Recital
Sunday • 10 August • 11am
Prasad will be served after the program.
Monday – Friday • 11-15 August • 6pm-7:30pm
Prasad will be served one hour before the program. 
In honour of Women’s Month, all Gita discourses will be given by women. 
 
Book Your Deity Festival Sponsorship Now!
You are invited to offer Deity sponsorships on the following festival days: Sri Balaram Purnima, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Vyasa-puja, and Sri Radhashtami. Contact the TCK sponsorship number 063 297 4398 to make your booking. Offerings can be made in the names of loved ones.
Janmashtami Maha Yagna @9:30am
Saturday 16 August
Minimum donation: R108 per person. Book here
Janmashtami Maha Abhishek @9:30pm
Saturday 16 August
Sponsorship: R1008. Book here
Queries: Bhakti-katha Dasi via Whatsapp 061 464 5327

Week Ahead
 
Saturday 9 August
Sri Balaram Purnima
Fast until noon
2nd Month of Chaturmasya
(Fast from yogurt for one month.)
Jhulan Yatra Ends
4:30am Mangal arati
7:15am Srila Prabhupada’s Guru-puja
7:30am Darshan of Sri Sri Radha Radhanath in Their new outfit
7:40am Class by His Grace Prema Bhakti Das (India)
Midday Festival
10:45am Srila Prabhupada Guru-puja
11:00am Krishna-Balaram Maha Abhishek

11:30am Class by His Grace Devadeva Das

12:30pm Rajbhoga Arati & Kirtan

1:00pm Jhulan Yatra

1:15pm Break fast feast

Lotus Market • 9am-3pm
Kids Play Zone Highlights
Lord Balaram’s Birthday Party • 1pm
Children’s activities include soft toy play for toddlers, games & colouring. 
 
Port Shepstone Janmashtami Festival • 2pm
Andra Hall
9-12 Oceanview Road, Lions Grove

Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple Women’s Forum presents
Women of Wisdom – A Spiritual Celebration
3pm-5pm
Get your tickets here.

Youth Kirtan • 5pm-8pm

Sunday 10 August
Srila Prabhupada’s Departure for the USA
Krishna Book Class @7:30am

Lotus Market • 9am-3pm
 
Love Feast @11am
Special Event: Gita Week Begins
With Her Grace Gaura Bhumi Devi Dasi

Kirtan Mela • 1pm-4:30pm  
 
Monday 11 August
Merebank Janmashtami Festival • 6:30pm 
Merebank Secondary School 
Juggernaut Road 
Queries: Panchamrita Das  084 441 5647 
 
Save the Date
  
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Friday 15 August • 10am-7:30pm
Saturday 16 August • 4:30am-Midnight
 
Sri Vyasa-puja of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sunday 17 August • 10am
 
Reminders
 
ISKCON Durban Guesthouse
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

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