We have some friends who live in the village of Radha-Kunda. They went to the Mayapur Academy with Bala Nitai. They are amazing devotees who showed us around this holy place.
We didn't have time to do parikrama of Govardhana on foot (14 miles & 5 hrs.) and that would have probably been difficult to negotiate Nitai on that walk...so we did it by auto rickshaw (same distance, 1/2 hr.) which felt kinda weird, but better to do than not!
First, we circumambulated Radha and Shyama Kundas, then went back to their home for lunch, then onto Govardhana parikrama.
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| outside our friend's home--Nitai playing with the neighborhood kids |
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| neighbor lady drilling Tulasi beads by hand...for hours! |
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| the neighborhood clay pot man |
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| no electricity used! he spins the wheel around with that stick, then makes pots and cups as it spins |
The Home of Bhaktivinode Thakur
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati also stayed here. This is the place where Srila Prabhupada received the instruction, "If you ever get money, print books".
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| pushpa samadhis |
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| his bedroom |
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| the first western toilet in Vraj |
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| Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati's cane (our friend Krishna Keshava prabhu) |
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| Nitai petting a water buffalo calf on the way |
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| Lalita Kunda |
Rupa Goswami's bhajana kutir
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| Shyama Kunda |
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| go ghata @ Shyama kunda--a smooth drive way for cows to access the kunda ("go" means "cow") |
Govinda Kunda
where Lord Indra and the other devas did abhishek of Lord Krsna after the lifting of Govardhana Hill
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| Nitai splashing water on his head |
Govardhana ki jaya!!!!
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our friend, Krsna Keshava prabhu, had Nitai chant 5 maha mantras here, at the base of Sri Giriraja...so nice!
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| beautiful art at the sitting place of Janavi Mata, the wife of Lord Nityananda |
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| Nitai chanting 10 maha mantras @ Radha Kunda |
Tongue of Govardhana
circumambulate 7 times and it is equal to that of a full Govardhana parikrama
Our friend's Deities--Sri Sri Radha Govindaji
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