Travels

Visit to Dubai

Festival of the Holy Names

This afternoon I arrived in Carpinteria, California for a two-day break. Lord knows I need it! I am staying with Giriraja Swami at his place. This coming Saturday I will attend the annual ‘Festival of the Holy Names’ at the Laguna Beach temple. Devotees come from all over Southern California for the event. It is [...]

Eternally grateful

I arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah. I will be visiting the local temple. Ninety-percent of the people in this area are Mormons. The last time I visited here was in 1966. I was 16 years old, hitch-hiking around America on a spiritual quest. I visited the Hopi Indians, the Quakers and the Mormons in [...]

Quiet and Simple

I am in the airport, leaving Boise, Idaho. Boise is the state capitol but has a population of only 205,000. The city and people remind me of America in the 1950′s – quiet and simple. I got a lot of stares walking in my saffron robes, but met some of the friendliest people on earth. [...]

Warm welcome at the Boise Airport

Today I flew to Boise, Idaho. To my great surprise, 25 devotees welcomed me with a big kirtan inside the terminal when I arrived. They weren’t allowed to have instruments, but they were singing and dancing very enthusiastically. It was the first time I have ever been greeted with a welcoming party in the USA [...]

USA tour is on

I am leaving today, Saturday, to visit our ISKCON temple in Vancouver and attend the wedding of my disciple Sudevi-sundari dasi. I’ll be in Seattle Sunday thru Tuesday. My USA tour is on and I am excited about the opportunity to travel and preach throughout the country. Srila Prabhupada, please bless my humble efforts!

Touring The United States

Just arrived back in the United States for a 2 month preaching tour of 18 temples. I’m catching my breath for a few days after all the ecstatic festivals in Australia, and bundling up for the deep winter freeze here in America after a hot humid summer Downunder!

Brisbane

Our festival group has arrived in Brisbane and we are preparing for our 8 shows in the area.

Back in Sydney

We are back in Sydney and preparing for a full week of harinama and festival programs. Our first festival is tomorrow in a prestigious hall at famous Bondi Beach.

Back in Vraja

I am happy to be back in Vraja and will be posting photos of my pilgrimage to Sri Rangam within the next few days.