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For a long time we have wished to have an online community for members and friends of Hare Krishna in Denmark, with their different projects and groups, all organized under the same domain. Now, by Krishna’s mercy, finally this is possible, with a simple-to-use interface enabling most of us to take part.

You can already now join our new online community for members and friends of Hare Krishna in Denmark at iskcondk.ning.com.

Radhastami 2008

On Sunday, September 7 at 15:00, we celebrate the appearance day of Srimati Radharani. You are all cordially invited. The program will contain the following:

Bhajana (meditation music)
Katha (spiritual discourse)
Kirtana (song, dance and music)
Prasadam (vegetarian feast)

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:

"Srimati Radharani is the mother of the universe, the spiritual mother of all souls. And the concept of mother is the most sacred symbol—that of purity, selflessness, caring, sharing, nurturing, and love. That is why our sacred mantra is the holy names. It is the holy names in the vocative. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

"'Hare' means 'Radhe.' It is a plaintive, desperate cry for the mother. 'Radhe! Please wake us up from this nightmare of mortal life! Remind us of the father we have forgotten and take us home!'"

Krishna and Rama are names of the Lord, and Hare addresses Hara, the pleasure potency of the Lord—Srimati Radharani. In the Krishna consciousness movement, devotees carefully worship Srimati Radharani as the bestower of devotional service to Krishna, by attentively chanting Her name in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, by worshiping Her deity form, and by following the instructions of the most merciful Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the combined form of Radha and Krishna.

We honor Srimati Radharani with a a half days fast, before the evenings's feast.

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Janmastami og Vyasapuja Program 2008

Janmastami 2008

Sri Krishna's Apperance Day, Sun 24/08/08
Janmastami commemorates the appearance of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are all cordially invited to take part in this most auspicious event.

15:00 Bhajana music
16:00 Lecture
16:45 Bhajana music
17:30 Dance
18:00 Magic Box (Questions & Answers)
19:00 Gaura Arati ceremony
19:30 Krishna-katha
20:10 Japa meditation
20:30 Abhiseka bathing ceremony and writing of offerings for Krishna
22:00 Fire Yajna / Bhajana / Slideshow
22:45 Brahma Samhita reading
23:00 Krishna Book with music
23:30 Aratik ceremony
00:00 Prasadam Feast
Devotees observe fasting until midnight, followed by the vegetarian feast. Note that there will be a children’s room available, and refreshments will be served the whole evening from the prasadam room in the basement.

Vyasapuja 2008

Sri Srimad A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Mon 25/08/08
This is the birthday celebration of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON's founder-acarya. Srila Prabhupada was born on the day immediately after Janmastami, 1896. Festivities are therefore carried over from Janmastami to the next day in celebration of the arrival in this world of the great personality who introduced so many people to Krishna consciousness. In fact he is still introducing people to his beloved Lord Krishna through his books.
17:00 Bhajana music
17:45 Readings (From the Vyasapuja book and local devotee's offerings)
18:30 Gurupuja ceremony and Puspanjali (offering of flowers)
19:15 Prabhupada-katha
20:00 Question & Answers
20:15 Prasadam feast
We honor Srila Prabhupada with a half days fast, before the evenings's feast.

We encourage everyone to give a gift in celebration of Sri Krishna and His pure devotee Srila Prabhupada on these two most auspicious occasions.

Gift suggestions
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Nityaseva Membership Program

If you become a monthly contributing member in ISKCON Denmark, by registering for Nityaseva membership, you now receive the following:

1. The temple’s electronic newsletter
2. Our monthly magazine Nyt fra Hare Krishna for free
3. Entrance to all seminars/courses arranged by the temple for free
4. First priority for performance of purificatory rituals [samskaras], such as sraddha (ceremony for the departed), name–giving ceremony, marriage ceremony etc. (contact the temple in advance for this)
5. First priority for taking part in different excursions or trips (for ex. visiting Radhadesa or other temples)

By pledging 250kr or more members also receive the bi-monthly magazine Back to Godhead!

Special Janmastami'08 offer: receive our temple recording from Janmastami'07 as a sign-up gift!

*All contributions are tax deductible and now we have made it easier for you to support the temple through Betalingsservice (PBS). This means that your chosen monthly pledge will be automatically deducted from your bank account. After tax deduction it only costs 4kr a day (120kr per month) to help the temple with 250kr a month!
**Those who are already contributing monthly to the temple will from now on get all the above benefits.

You can sign up by calling or meeting us at the temple, or fill out the Nityaseva membership form here and send it to us. You can now also become a Nityaseva member more easily by subscribing with your credit card online (see under "Support Hare Krishna" at the sidebar to the right).

Thank you for your support.
Your servants at ISKCON Denmark
Skjulhøj Allé 44, 2720 Vanløse, tel. 48 28 64 46
Giro (Danske Bank): 6170277
Donations bank account (Nordea): 2128-6881118945,
IBAN: DK5120006881118945, SWIFT: NDEADKKK
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Herren Balarama's Fremkomstdag

Velkommen til fejring i templet søndag 17. august, kl. 15-18!

Herren Balarama er den første personlige ekspansion af Herren Krishna, Guddommens Højeste Personlighed. Alle andre inkarnationer ekspanderer Sig fra Ham. I Herren Krishnas lege spiller Han rollen som Krishnas ældre bror. Sammen udførte Krishna og Balarama mange lilaer som kohyrdedrenge i Vrindavanas land. Herren Balarama bærer en plov og en kølle og er kendt for Sin store styrke. (Se Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Kapitel 5.)

More about Lord Balarama
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