Dear Friends
Festival season begins this weekend with Jhulana Yatra. Clear your diaries as something is happening every day from Sunday until Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Vyasa-puja (5 September).
Week Ahead
Friday 21 August
IDYG Weekly Sanga @6pm
Lord Balaram
Kindly note: this event is open to youth only (ages 13-25)
Please RSVP here.
Saturday 22 August
Transcendental Diaries Class @7:30am
By His Grace Bhakta Nashvin
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Community Fest @9:30am
Venue: Unit 9 Shopping Centre, Chatsworth
Lamp Offerings • Free Meals • Devotional Entertainment • Spiritual Discussion
Sri Balaram Purnima Youth Kirtan
12:30pm – 7:30pm
Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple
This event is open to all; however, you need to register here.
Port Shepstone Sri Krishna Janmashtami Festival @3pm
Andhra Sabha Hall • 9-12 Oceanview Road • Lions Grove
Guest Speaker: His Grace Smita Krishna Das
Queries: Ramavathara Das • 082 836 2758
Sunday 23 August
Jhulana Yatra begins.
Caitanya Caritamrita Class @7:30am
By His Grace Vraja Renu Das
Love Feast @11am
Special Event: Temple Maha Clean-up in preparation for the festival season
Jhulana Yatra @1pm
Monday 24 August
Ekadasi – Fast from all grains, beans & legumes.
Important: We have double checked with the devotees in Mayapur, and they have re-confirmed that the Ekadasi fast must be observed on Monday and not Sunday in Durban, South Africa.
Krishna Prema Nama-hatta (Unit 6/7) @7pm
Dedications to Srila Prabhupada
Shantik Foundation – corner of road 729/741, Montford, Chatsworth
SSRRT Jhulana Yatra @7:25pm
Tuesday 25 August
Ekadasi Break Fast
06:19 – 10:05
SSRRT Jhulana Yatra @7:25pm
Wednesday 26 August
SSRRT Jhulana Yatra @7:25pm
Thursday 27 August
Sri Balaram Purnima
Fast until noon
2nd Month of Chaturmasya
Fast from yoghurt for one month.
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 Vraja Renu Das (Russia)
Midday Festival
11:00am Srila Prabhupada Guru-puja
11:30am Class by His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami
12:30pm Rajbhoga Arati & Kirtan
1:00pm Jhulan Yatra (Jhulan Yatra Ends)
1:15pm Break fast feast
Reminders
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Seva
Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple will be hosting our largest festival of the year – Sri Krishna Janmashtami. With an expected 20,000 visitors, we would appreciate it if you could offer your time and talent. Service opportunities include: veg cleaning, prasad serve-out, senior citizen program ushers, cooking, sweet-making, garland-making, content creators, and more. Please volunteer here.
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Special Seva
Friday • 4 September
Janmashtami Maha Yagna • 3pm
Venue: Main Marquee
Minimum donation: R108 per person
Please book here.
Janmashtami Maha Abhishek • 9:30pm
Sponsorship: R1008
Venue: Temple Room
Please book here.
Queries: Bhakti-katha Dasi on 060 565 3504 or bhakti@iskcondurban.net
Book Your Deity Festival Sponsorship Now!
You are invited to sponsor the Deity worship on the following festival days: Sri Balaram Purnima, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Vyasa-puja, and Sri Radhashtami. Offerings can be made in the names of loved ones. Book here. Queries: 063 297 4398
ISKCON Durban Guesthouse
To book:
Call/WhatsApp +27 (0)65 678 9654
guesthouse@iskcondurban.net
Govinda’s Restaurant & Takeaway
Monday – Saturday & Public Holidays 9:30am – 6pm
Sundays 9:30am-3pm
Govinda’s NEW WhatsApp Ordering & Queries Number: 073 009 3897
Radhanath’s Gifts
Monday – Saturday 9:30am-4pm
Sundays & Public Holidays 9:30am-3pm
Queries: WhatsApp 083 893 1736
How to Connect to the Temple?
031 403 3328 • temple@iskcondurban.net • iskcondurban.net
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