Gurukula Girls of Nandgaon Goes To Mayapur
The senior students of Bhaktivedanta Vaishnavi Gurukula went to the Holy Land of Sri Mayapur Dhama in West Bengal. Mayapur is the birth place of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Their pilgrimage started on the morning of November 11 when they embarked a train from Tundla station. They arrived in Mayapur on the following night. On their first day, the girls visited the ISKCON Temple (Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir);as they entered into the spacious temple hall, the enormous golden deities of Pancha Tattva greeted them and the devotees gracefully danced and beautiful kirtan enchanted the girls. On the adjoining hall is the ferocious yet so assuring deity of Lord Narasimhadev, the students solemnly prayed for the protection. Everyone was stunned on seeing the huge and extremely gorgeous deities of Radha Madhava with eight gopi s gazing on the perfect beauty of Radha and Krishna. The students also went to Srila Prabhupada Bhajan Kutir and Samadhi Mandir, then they visited the birth place of Lord Chaitanya in Yogapith, Srivas-Angan, and Jagannath Temple. The next day they got up early for mangala arti and completed their mantra meditation in the morning. After taking their breakfast the girls walked along the road outside to board a boat to one of the islands of Navadvip. They visited Narasimhapalli, Hariharksetra, Hamsavan, the house and bhajan kutir of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur and Surabhi Kunj. On the 3rd and 4th day they went to Srila Gaur Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj Samadhi, Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj Samadhi, Dhameswar Mahaprabhu Mandir, Sri Thakur Murari Gupta Sripat and Nanda Acharya Bhavan. The girls performed some Brijbasi bajans and they danced in Rasamrita Kunj. On the morning of the 5th day they toured around the construction site of the massive Temple of Vedic Planetarium. It was an amazing experience for them to witness the magnificent temple which will be inaugurated on year 2022. In the afternoon they cruise in a boat and glided along Ganga Maya. The Gurukula girls did an ecstatic singing and dancing while on board.
They also visited and roamed around the campus of Sri Mayapur International School. On the last day of the trip, the students took bath at the sacred waters of Jalangi river and they were invited for a sumptuous and tasty lunch Prasad at Rasamrita Kunj. The girls offered their obeisances to the Pancha Tattva, Radha Madhava, Lord Narasimhadev and Srila Prabhupada and thanked them for allowing them to enter the Holy Dhama. They prayed for their grace to help them steadily progress in spiritual life and they requested Their permission to leave the Dhama.
The students cherished their journey to Mayapur as a memorable lifelong experience and adventure. They were awed and inspired by the opulence, grandeur and peaceful atmosphere of Mayapur Dhama.
We would like to thank all the devotees and residents of Mayapur Dhama for their warm reception and genuine hospitality towards the young Brijbasi girls of Nandgaon. Special thanks to HG Braj Kumar Prabhu for attending all the needs of the students. Thank you very much to all of you.
