Transcript ISKCON Deutschland – Österreich und Liechtenstein

Deutschland – Österreich und
Liechtenstein - Schweiz
in the Year 2012
ELM in Simhachalam, Germany
6 October 2012
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Topics 2012
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Book Distribution
Ratha Yatra
Anniversaries
Yamuna Campaign
Online Education in German
Temples
Outlook
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Book Distribution
140000
120
120000
102
100000
83
80000
Devotees going out
60
60000
Total Books
Points
40000
20000
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2009
2010
2011
2012 till August
Ratha Yatra Festivals
• Heidelberg
19.05.12
• Zuric
04.06.12
• Berlin
21.07.12
• Cologne
27.07.12
• Hamburg
25.08.12
• Leipzig
08.09.12
• Munich
15.09.12
• Passau
25.09.12
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Anniversaries
• 15th anniversary of the complete installation of Their
Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan in Goloka
Dham, Abentheuer on Sri Krishna Janmastami (10
August 2012)
o SSRMM had already been worhipped since 1974
o Chota Radha Krishna Deities worhipped since 1969
• 30 Years Sri Sri Prahlad Nrsimhadeva in
Simhachalam – Mahabrahmotsavam 21 till 25
September 2012
Yamuna Campaign
• Campaign run by websites of
all temples
• 1500 manual signatures
collected, to be handed to
Indian Consulates in
Germany
• Letters of request given to
Indian ambassadors in
Hamburg and Berlin
• Gopati Das and Mohini-priya
Dasi visited all Ratha Yatras
and a number of Indian
temples with the campaign
• Good support by Indian
organizations in Germany
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Online Education with 26 students,
3 teachers
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Temples
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Temples and
their Specialities
• Aachen
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Spiritual Academy RISI in Russian led by Visvavasu Prabhu with about 50 students
Frequent participation in public inter cultural events
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Large holy dham since 1996
Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan Yatra Deities
Centre for studying Deity Worship with HG Damodara Priya DD, two four day
seminars in October and November
Vaishnavi Retreat for the second time
Grhastha Community of ten families
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Choir „Bhakti Shakti Singers“
Regular Harinams
About to change location
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Congregational householder temple
Regular Sunday progammes
Jayagoura and Vaidyanath Prabhus represent Hinduism at the „Academy for World
Religions“ and the School Board, participating in Interreligious Dialogue
• Abentheuer
• Berlin
• Hamburg
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Temples and
their Specialities, cont.
• Heidelberg
o Congregational householder temple
o Regular Sunday programmes
• Jandelsbrunn - Simhachalam
o Large holy dham of Sri Sri Prahlad Nrsimhadeva since 1980
o Spiritual agriculture, cow protection and varna ashrama community
• Köln
o „Gauradesh Intense Days“ (seminars) 5 to 6 time per year
o Large, well established community since 1986
• Leipzig
o Participation in many municipal events
o Representation of Hinduism in public interreligious forums
• München
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Large Indian community (60% Indians during Sunday programmes)
Janmastami at hall with 200 guests
Numerous Harinam and Kirtan events down town
Sends delegation to music festivals
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Temples and
their Specialities, cont.
• Wiesbaden
o Headquarters of ISKCON GBC Representative M Dina Sharana DD
o M Dina Sharana DD leads a chapter of „Religions for Peace“
• Wolfshoferamt, Austria
o Family farm
• Zurich, Switzerland
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Large, well frequented city temple
Active participation of „Swiss Tamil Society“ with about 100 guests on Sundays
Represented Hinduism at „Week of Religions“
3 to 4 visits by school classes per month
1000 guests, majorily Indians, for Janmastami
Bhakta Programme at temple
Sends delegations to Music festivals
• Langenthal, Switzerland
o Grhastha Community
o Regular Sunday programmes
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Outlook
• We need more devotees to help in the temples
• We want to improve the contacts to our
congregation
• We wish to improve our relationship to the Hindu
community and eventually work towards a German
Hindu Forum associated with the Hindu Forum of
Europe (HFE)
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