Worth an experience of lifetime. Devotees now want this function at regular intervals.
1. We are grateful to His Holiness Bhanu Swami Maharaj who has been guiding us on this project since its inception and also took lead in the deity installation ceremony.
2. Shri Rajkumar Lashkery & Shri Banke Bihari sponsored the Deities of Sri Sri Radha-Govind-ji. Additionally, Shri Banke Bihari also sponsored and arranged beautiful deity dresses & jewelry for both Sri Sri Radha-Govindji deities.
3. Kofu group & Okachimachi group (diamond and color stone merchants) for their help in lots of arrangements and efforts during both the days.
4. Shri Jagmohan Chandrani sponsored Jalebi sweets for both the days. He also helped in getting festival permission from police, mayor and arranged parking for volunteers. Additionally, he helped to arrange broadcast this event on NHK. Please listen here -> http://tinyurl.com/nhk-
boradcast 5. Shri Bobby Shah sponsored pearls for Shri Shri Radha-Govindji' Shayan seva.
6. Shri Ryuko Hira sponsored fruits and offered kind donation of 100,000 JPY.
7. Shri Panch & Rama Balaji sponsored mineral water for all the guests on both the days.
8. Weekenders group (Shri Niranjan Gadgil, Smt. Meera Gadgil, Smt. Gayatri Kulkarni, Shri Mukund Tatipamula) accompanied by Shri Amish Dalal on Tabla performed blissful bhajan.
9. Kids were not to be left behind in competing with their parents in bhajans. Madhumanti Choudhury, Drishti Sharma, Komal Sharma, Disha Mohta, Lekha Mohta, Apsara Srinivas, Harshita Chivukula, Riya Singh, Om Wagh, Chitramalini & Madhavi Karanji.
10. Shri Kannan and Shri Natarajan on their services of Photography and Videography.
11. Shri Manoj Dewan for excellent prasadam management. He ensured not a single guest left without having prasadam.
12. Shri Sastry for receiving guests at the airport and various other services
13. Shri Sanjeev Gupta provided assistance in inviting various dignitaries.
14. Hindi Sabha group (Shri Rajesh Sharma, Shri Tarun Mohta, Shri Sushil Goel, Shri Sandeep Sharma and others) for tremendous assistance in planning & executing this event. They took lead in guest and VIP prasad serving. Also, they recited melodious Hindipoems (written by Shri Hemchandji Goyal and Smt. Ranjana).
15. Shri Tarun, Shri Kiran, Shri Chinmoy, Shri Ashish Lahoti, Shri Sandeep Sharma and many others helped in preparing salad for ~1500 guests on both the days.
16. Vedic Culture School kids, parents & teachers for making the day colorful with various events. Thanks to teachers Smt. Sarbani, Smt. Meenakshi, Smt. Ruchika Gupta, Smt. Shrilata. Competition judges were Smt. Ujjwala Gopi and Smt. Aditi Patki.
17. Agrawal Association supported booklet design and preparing New Temple Promotional Video.
18. Shri Kumar (eTours), Shri & Smt. Paresh Purabiya & many volunteers who we do not have names served Prasadam on both the days in VCC despite peak summer heat. Some were profusely sweating but not a single guest went without prasadam.
19. Shri Madhumangal prepared temporary Altar, beds for the Lord and Abhishek patra. He worked late nights to complete this seva done in time.
20. Smt. Sachiko beautifully painted Sri Sri Radha-Govindji Deities. She also prepared hand-made wigs (artificial hairs) for the Deities.
21. Shri Atul Goyal donated two silver plates and swastik for deities’ Adivas offering ceremony.
22. We are indebted to the whole Pujari team (Shri Kirtaneshwar, Shri Mahatma, Shri Madhumangala, Shri Sacisuno, Shri Sacijivan, Shri Sudama) for performing deity service continuously for two days without any rest. They worshipped deity with 64 special items as per Vedic rituals during Abhishek.
23. We thank Shri Nagnathan for leading up and guiding in this event. His wife Smt. Setsuko presented various jewelry and special 4 pearl sets for deities.
24. Smt. Tapasvini & Smt. Ujjwala Gopi for altering deity dresses & making beautiful turbans.
25. Shri Madhavacharya Prabhuji, head pujari of ISKCON-Mumbai (Chowpatty) helped in deity inspection when deities were carved. He took time off from his seva in Mumbai and kindly came to Tokyo to arrange the deity installation ceremony & train the Pujari team in deity seva.
26. Shri Naganathan, Shri Mahatma, Shri Kirtaneshwar & Smt. Tapasvini for arranging wonderful Kirtan throughout the two days. Kofu devotees spontaneously chanted in melodious bhajans glorifying Srimati Radharani & Shri Krishna.
27. An elaborate Chappan bhoga (56 different varieties of cooked dishes) were offered to Their Lordships which were prepared by eight devotees - Smt. Yamuna, Shri Sacisuno, Smt. Jaishree, Shri Mahatma, Shri Satsvarupa, Smt. Naam Japa Yagya, Smt. Caitanya Priya, Smt. Ujjvala Gopi. Many thanks to their efforts
28. Smt. Premlata Agarwal, Smt. Jun, Smt. Sakura, Smt. Alina, Smt. Jaishree, Smt. Krishna, Smt. Srilatha, Smt. Lakshmi, Smt. Megha Agarwal, Smt. Shanu Agarwal, Smt. Kripali Shah helped with decoration of temple, altar, making various beautiful garlands, making lamps, decorating kalaash and lot of other decorations.
29. We are thankful to Desi rocker group for their assistance during both the days.
30. Thanks to all other volunteers who helped in various services and preparations (Sorted Alphabetically): Shri Amit Jagtiani, Shri Jatin Patel, Kum. Kishori, Smt. Megha Agrawal, Shri Navneet Mehta, Shri Nitin Katyaal, Shri & Smt. Paresh Purabiya, Shri Rajendra Sharma, Shri Rammohan Ameriya, Shri Santosh Gawande, Shri Sastry Pathuri Srinivasa, Shri Tarun Agrawal, Shri Venugopal Kandukuri, and many more.
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Hare Krishna dear all,
Please accept our most humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupad.
***** Countdown has begun for the Historic Moment *****
Grand opening ceremony of your ISKCON New Gaya Japan, Hare Krishna Temple at Funabori (Edogawa-ku, Tokyo) is scheduled on 2nd & 3rd July 2011 (Sat/Sun).
In addition to auspicious ceremonies, this event will be filled with colorful cultural programs, melodious bhajans, kids'
presentation & competition, spiritual souvenir shop.
Additionally, full prasadam for one and all shall be served at Govinda's and Vedic culture center. Detailed event schedule is on
below. We thank devotees who are kindly sponsoring the prasad for all. Detailed program schedule can eb found here --> http://tinyurl.com/event-time
We are preparing to cater Prasad for 1,000 guests. While you may visit temple at any time, we request you to reserve your slot
before hand for prasadam.This will help us serve you better. Reservation can be done online at http://tinyurl.com/prasadam
We are thankful to our volunteers who have already registered. More hands are needed to make this event a grand success.
Please contact any of our volunteers listed below if you wish to help.
You may wish to make offerings on this once a lifetime memorable event by being a Temple Pillar or by Marking Your Name against the
Temple Square(s). Even a small offering in this cause will benefit this endeavor and reap unlimited benefits for your kind self.
http://www.iskconjapan.com/temple-pillar-program.html
http://www.iskconjapan.com/temple-square-program.html
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
DATE/TIME: 2nd & 3rd July 2011 (Saturday & Sunday), 11:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE ( Full details on http://tinyurl.com/event-time )
Saturday July 2nd:
11:00 AM ~ 02:00 PM (Narasingh Yagya),
04:00 PM ~ 08:15 PM (Ghata Sthapana, Shilpi dosa snanam, Netra-nimilinam various auspicious ceremonies),
Sunday July 3rd:
11:00 AM ~ 02:00 PM ((Swati Vaachan, Sankalpa, Digpal Puja, Dwar Puja)
12:40 PM ~ 01:30 PM (Fancy dress and other kids program, Prayers, Poems),
04:00 PM ~ 08:30 PM (Mandapa Sthapana, Jagrana seva, Prana Pratistha Maha-Abhishek, Lecture, Bhajan Sandhya, Maha-Aarti)
VENUE: Hare Krishna Temple (ISKCON New Gaya Japan), 2-23-4 Funabori, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo - 134-0091.
DIRECTION: 2 mins. walk from Funabori stn. (South exit) on Toei-Shinjuku line.
HOW CAN I PARTICPATE:
MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE IS YOUR PRESENCE FOR THIS EVENT.
1. VOLUNTEER SEVA:
Volunteers are invited for various services which include publishing, altar making, designing, decorating, co-ordinartion, etc.
Interested may contact on any of numbers below or emails. A weekly Skype internet conference will be held to communicate on planning of this event which volunteers may join.
2. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUPPORTING THE EVENT:
There is no minimum amount to donate. Any sacrifice made is appreciated by the Supreme Lord.
To cover for cost of this event we have requested a donation of 121,000 JPY from 25 kind donors which will be used for below
activities.
# Yagya
# Maha-Abhishek
# Maha-Aarti
# Diety Dress
# Pushpa Seva (Flower)
# Sri Radha-Krishna Altar
# Sri Gaur-Nitai Altar
Note: Part or multiple sponsorships are also welcome.
3. ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SOUVENIR BOOKLET:
2000 copies of temple opening souvenir booklet would be printed. These would be distributed during installation, Janmashtmi,
Namaste India & other festivals throughout the year. (Advertisement charges: Full page - 100,000 JPY; 3/4th page - 75,000 JPY; Half
page - 50,000 JPY; Quarter page - 25,000 JPY)
4. TEMPLE PILLAR PROGRAM:
Supporting Temple with regular monthly contribution.
http://iskconjapan.com/temple-pillar-program.html
PS: All donations collected from above would be used to arrange marvelous Altar for Their Lordships, Installation Ceremony &
Repayment of Temple loan of ~103 million JPY.
WHERE CAN I SEND:
1. BANK: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Nakano-ekimae Branch, Account no.: 1580108
A/c Type: Futsu (Ordinary), A/c Name: Kurishuna Ishiki Kokusai Kyokai Tokorozawa Jiin
2. POST OFFICE: Account Number: 00120-1-119592, Account Name: Govinda Mail Service
3. ONLINE DONATIONS: http://iskconjapan.com/online-donation.html
4. Cash Donations may be delivered at ISKCON Temple in Funabori.
CONTACTS:
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WEBPAGE: www.iskconjapan.com www.krishna.jp
E-MAIL:
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Phone (Land line): 03-3877-3000
Mobile (Gujarati): 090-1469-6129 (Shrikant Shah)
Mobile (Tamil): 090-5803-8971 (Hari Ganesan)
Mobile (Telugu): 080-3499-2624 (Raghu Rapelli), 080-3084-2456 (Sridhar Gambala)
Mobile (Marathi): 080-3216-3642 (Avinash Wagh), 080-3466-4588 (Narayan Gawas)
Mobile (Hindi/English):
080-3753-5097 (Jyoti Alkesh), 090-3243-8021 (Anup Agarwal),
090-7004-6831 (Atul Goyal), 080-3450-8614 (Rajiv Monga),
090-6539-8757 (Rohan Agarwal), 080-3008-6909 (Sandeep Choudhary),
080-5412-2528 (Sanjay Karanji), 090-8053-6321 (Sanjiv Keswani)
Mobile (Japanese):
090-2915-9613 (Koji Kawamura/Kirtaneshwar Das), 080-5405-8977 (Daisuke Murata/Madhumangal Das),
090-1454-2460 (Mahatma Das), 090-4181-1080 (Junsaku Nakamura/Naganathan Das),
090-1856-1444 (Shinjiro Akiba), 090-1407-3133 (Tomoko Tarumi/Tapaswini Devi Dasi)
THANK YOU:
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-To all the devotees who have extended their support that we are witnessing this great day.
-To all who have been supporting "Food for Life" activities in Earthquake/Tsunami affected areas for past 2 months.
-To Govinda's Team for always standing hand-in-hand to distribute Prasad whether it is Food for Life activity or Temple
celebrations.
-To volunteers who have registered to come ahead and help with this new temple opening - Sanjeev Gupta, Sunil Kulkarni, Rajarshi
Adhikary, Atchut Rao, Rajendra Sharma, Sachin Agarwal, Sagar Rohera, Sankar Narasimhan, Sastry Pathuri Srinivasa, Sivaram P.,
Venugopal Kandukuri, Rajesh Sharma, Sushil Goel, Akhilesh Surjan, Tarun Mohta, Tarun Agrawal, Lokesh Patel, Nikhil Khosla, Niranjan Gadgil, Vijay Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma.
Yours in service,
ISKCON New Gaya Japan team
E-mail:
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Web: http://iskconjapan.com
Facebook: Iskcon NewGaya
Twitter: iskcon_new_gaya
Our Affiliates:
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http://govindas-tokyo.com
http://ffl.org
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BHAGAVAD GITA 18.5
yajna-dana-tapah-karma
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manishinam
TRANSLATION: Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and
penance purify even the great souls.
http://vedabase.net/bg/18/5/en
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Please accept our most humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are very pleased to inform you that we would reach the final milestone of ISKCON New Gaya Japan Temple Project.
We all have been longing for this memorable & historic day since years.
Deities of Sri Sri Radha-Govindji, which were specially made in Jaipur arrived last month. Their Lordships are now being made ready
for the final installation ("Praan Pratishttha"). Fire sacrifice would be held to invoke auspiciousness. This grand event is
scheduled on July 2nd & 3rd 2011 (Saturday & Sunday), 11:00 AM ~ 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM.
Such auspicious events would also boost the morale of people that has been hampered by natural disaster. It will also enthuse and
empower us all to extend ourselves more to take care of people around us. Spirituality has immense potency to positively impact
individual & collective consciousness.
We request and invite well wishers, volunteers and donors to kindly come forward and be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Even a small help in this cause will benefit this endeavor and reap unlimited benefits.
HOW CAN I PARTICPATE:
======================
1. VOLUNTEER SEVA:
Volunteers are invited for various services which include publishing, altar making, designing, decorating, co-ordinartion, etc.
Interested may contact on any of numbers below or emails.
A weekly Skype internet conference will be held to communicate on planning of this event which volunteers may join.
2. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUPPORTING THE EVENT:
There is no minimum amount to donate. Any sacrifice made is appreciated by the Supreme Lord.
However, below are some specific amounts for dedicated purpose.
# Yagya : 101,000 JPY
# Maha-Abhishek : 101,000 JPY
# Maha-Aarti : 51,000 JPY
# Diety Dress : 75,000 JPY
# Pushpa Seva (Flower) : 75,000 JPY
# Shri Radha-Krishna Altar : 501,000 JPY
# Shri Gaur-Nitai Altar : 501,000 JPY
# Prasad Seva : 201,000 JPY
Note: Part or multiple sponsorships are also welcome.
3. ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SOUVENIR BOOKLET:
2000 copies of temple opening souvenir booklet would be printed.
These would be distributed during installation, Janmashtmi, Namaste India & other festivals throughout the year.
(Advertisement charges: Full page - 100,000 JPY; 3/4th page - 75,000 JPY; Half page - 50,000 JPY; Quarter page - 25,000 JPY)
4. TEMPLE PILLAR PROGRAM:
Supporting Temple with regular monthly contribution.
http://iskconjapan.com/temple-pillar-program.html
PS: All donations collected from above would be used to arrange marvelous Altar for Their Lordships, Installation Ceremony &
Repayment of Temple loan of ~103 million JPY.
WHERE CAN I SEND:
==================
1. BANK: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Nakano-ekimae Branch, Account no.: 1580108
A/c Type: Futsu (Ordinary), Kurishuna Ishiki Kokusai Kyokai Tokorozawa Jiin
2. POST OFFICE: Account Number: 00120-1-119592, Account Name: Govinda Mail Service
3. ONLINE DONATIONS: http://iskconjapan.com/online-donation.html
4. Cash Donations may be delivered at ISKCON Temple in Funabori.
DATE/TIME: 2nd & 3rd July 2011 (Saturday & Sunday), 11:00AM ~ 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM.
VENUE: Hare Krishna Temple (ISKCON New Gaya Japan), 2-23-4 Funabori, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo - 134-0091.
DIRECTION: 2 mins. walk from Funabori stn. (South exit) on Toei-Shinjuku line.
WEBPAGE: www.iskconjapan.com www.krishna.jp
E-MAIL: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone : 03-3877-3000
THANK YOU:
===========
-To all the devotees who have extended their support that we are witnessing this great day.
-To all who have been supporting "Food for Life" activities in Earthquake/Tsunami affected areas for past 2 months.
-To Govinda's Team for always standing hand-in-hand to distribute Prasad whether it is Food for Life activity or Temple celebrations.
ISKCON New Gaya Japan team
E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web : http://iskconjapan.com
Facebook : Iskcon NewGaya
Twitter : iskcon_new_gaya
Our Affiliates:
================
http://govindas-tokyo.com
http://ffl.org
yajna-dana-tapah-karma
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manishinam
TRANSLATION: Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and
penance purify even the great souls.
http://vedabase.net/bg/18/5/en
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