A report by Caitanya Carana das

Day 1, Tuesday, 16/10/07

Asha and I got to the airport well on time. Guru Maharaja had made sure that I got the time right, phoning many times and making sure that I made the necessary arrangements. Guru Maharaja even called me as we were driving back from Gauteng, where the first-ever Soweto Ratha Yatra had just been held. As I stood at the domestic arrivals doors, Ashika ( a devotee who works at the airport) walked up to me. “Who are you waiting for?” “My Guru Maharaja.”, I replied. “Come with me”, she said, and lead me through the sliding doors into the “inner sanctum” of the airport, the baggage claim area. Relieved that I would be able to welcome Guru Maharaja properly and help Him with His luggage, I thanked her profusely. She asked me to please walk past her desk so she could greet Guru Maharaja when we were leaving. Read the rest of this entry »

What is the Russian word for torture

Dear disciples and friends,

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am writing to you from the Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, where I’m waiting for my flight to Johannesburg, via Doha in the Middle East, for the Soweto Rathayatra this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

What were you doing, Srila Prabhupada?

Dear disciples and friends,

Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We have just finished the annual devotee festival at Krinica on the Black Sea in Russia. It was very nice, with about 3000 devotees present.

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