WORLD WORLD SANKIR NEWS LETTER WWW WWW SSS TAN NEWS NEW WWW WWW SSS SSS NEWSLE NEW WWW WWW WWW SSSSS NEW NEWS NEW WWW WORLD WWW SANKIR NEW NEWS NEW WORLD WORLD SSS TAN NEW LETTER WWW WWW SAN SSS NEW NEWSL WW WW KIRTAN NEWSL ETTER ********************************************************* W O R L D S A N K I R T A N N E W S L E T T E R ********************************************************* August 2008 9/22/2008 For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of August 2008. World Totals Page 2 Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors Page 2 Monthly Continents Page 3 Monthly Top Ten Temples by Size Page 3 Monthly Top Ten Temples by Continent Page 4 Monthly Top Ten Individuals by Continent Page 5 Monthly All Countries Page 6 Monthly All Temples Page 7 Monthly Top 50 Individuals Page 8 Monthly All Prabhupada Disciples Page 9 Cumulative Top Ten Countries Page 10 Cumulative Top Ten Temples Page 10 Cumulative Top 50 Individuals Worldwide Page 10 **** Page 2 **** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- OFFERING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA -- * * * * During the month of August 2008, 102 temples reported * * distributing the following number of books: * * * * 56,322 Maha-big books * * 31,538 Big books * * 36,677 Medium books * * 85,384 Small books * * 76,045 Magazines * * 2,466 BTG subscriptions * * 271 Full sets * * * * 300,762 literatures for the month * * 2,532,716 literatures year-to-date * * 464,275,840 literatures worldwide since 1965 * * * * All glories to Srila Prabhupada! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WORLDWIDE BOOK DISTRIBUTION Total Literatures Distributed Books (Millions) 16 .................................................................... 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ASIA 1 Mayapur Ind 27833.15 +25% 9850 1168 3161 4328 46000 2 Tirupati Ind 12659.95 +27% 5341 1071 660 3125 7427 3 Delhi Ind 8986.20 +31% 4012 737 320 1712 2249 4 Mumbai-Chowpatty Ind 8532.40 +98% 3158 1164 823 4587 763 5 Pune Ind 6926.65 +58% 3071 116 156 3029 1597 6 Mumbai-Juhu Ind 4677.00 -53% 1783 499 1037 3486 757 7 Ahmedabad Ind 3966.60 +158% 1578 0 703 1589 450 8 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 3707.25 -34% 934 149 210 1301 5590 9 Surat Ind 3653.95 +35% 0 623 360 2833 5952 10 VV Nagar Ind 2871.55 +21% 281 0 17 124 5484 TOP TEN TEMPLES - CIS 1 Moscow Rus 20419.00 +187% 5375 6981 3420 9940 0 2 Kiev Ukr 3031.30 +101% 1256 84 515 1807 0 3 Essentuki Rus 2628.75 +373% 790 599 10 2975 0 4 Perm Rus 2251.25 +109% 983 25 43 988 970 5 Kharkov Ukr 944.25 +96% 379 35 362 277 0 6 Dnepropetrovsk Ukr 751.95 +175% 94 6 1434 381 19 7 Nizhny Novgorod Rus 720.65 -33% 194 317 23 54 0 8 Ekaterinburg Rus 703.70 -15% 133 97 43 765 2109 9 Donetsk Ukr 474.75 +93% 151 8 142 767 0 10 Lugansk Ukr 444.65 +238% 169 0 171 312 0 TOP TEN TEMPLES - EUROPE 1 Catania Ita 7863.20 -15% 2965 0 3496 0 0 2 Karuna Bhavan Sco 4098.30 -40% 361 2161 700 4602 0 3 Prague Cze 3960.50 +17% 129 3469 0 1526 46 4 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng 3863.30 +111% 836 972 2185 3287 0 5 London-Soho Eng 2627.35 +54% 465 225 4191 36 1 6 Milan Ita 2086.65 -48% 444 0 1823 0 18 7 Ljubljana Slo 1426.00 +94% 630 166 0 0 0 8 Rome Ita 1206.10 -51% 516 0 318 0 0 9 Villa Vrndavana Ita 952.10 -64% 370 0 448 0 25 10 Bologna Ita 938.05 +190% 388 0 463 0 0 TOP TEN TEMPLES - NORTH AMERICA 1 Los Angeles USA 7462.40 +83% 1113 4332 1664 2760 3200 2 RupanugaVedicColle USA 1843.95 +23% 707 926 18 721 0 3 San Jose USA 1756.05 +41% 694 277 89 3318 10 4 Denver USA 1168.85 +143% 310 352 219 876 927 5 St. Louis USA 1149.50 +71% 921 10 142 208 0 6 New Vrindavan USA 1072.75 +28% 2 1019 120 1 76 7 Washington D.C. USA 905.65 +904% 268 239 171 1162 0 8 BTG/Krishna.com USA 823.65 -10% 193 29 76 71 444 9 ISKCON Youth USA USA 796.05 na 388 33 18 15 0 10 Dallas USA 587.40 +999% 106 167 158 1488 10 TOP TEN TEMPLES - AUSTRALASIA 1 Auckland New 941.10 -36% 426 41 77 419 0 2 Hamilton New 690.90 -18% 328 41 28 304 0 3 Melbourne Aus 555.10 -21% 297 93 15 284 0 4 Brisbane Aus 208.15 -5% 77 27 100 187 0 5 Tauranga New 172.25 +12% 67 0 110 25 0 TOP TEN TEMPLES - SOUTH AMERICA 1 Buenos Aires Arg 488.50 +35% 17 10 418 2008 0 TOP TEN TEMPLES - AFRICA 1 Durban Sou 246.85 -40% 45 30 65 753 42 2 Lenasia Sou 103.30 +9% 29 43 42 38 0 3 Pretoria Sou 67.70 +290% 3 0 40 278 0 4 Cape Town Sou 16.75 -68% 2 12 5 28 0 **** Page 5 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Individuals Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 Rasaraja Gaura d Tir Ind 3523.30 +59% 1669 143* 120* 208 406 2 Madhu Sunder d Del Ind 3418.15*+204% 1508* 407 217 818 0 3 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 2694.90 -37% 1097 208 449 1634 417 4 Bn Radhika Mum Ind 2376.00*+219% 1188* 0 0 0 0 5 Vrajasundara d Cat Ita 2195.75 -7% 861* 0 861 0 0 6 Shyam Sakha Suba Tir Ind 2121.15*+110% 847* 296* 115 946* 970 7 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 2000.00* 0% 1000* 0 0 0 0 8 Sadayogi d Tir Ind 1939.95 +54% 754 370 176 673 844 9 Paramesvara d RVC USA 1843.95 +9% 707 926 18 721 0 10 Bharadwaj d May Ind 1736.95 -10% 858 18 5 0 0 World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS BY CONTINENT August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________ TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - ASIA 1 Rasaraja Gaura d Tir Ind 3523.30 +59% 1669 143* 120* 208 406 2 Madhu Sunder d Del Ind 3418.15*+204% 1508* 407 217 818 0 3 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 2694.90 -37% 1097 208 449 1634 417 4 Bn Radhika Mum Ind 2376.00*+219% 1188* 0 0 0 0 5 Shyam Sakha Suba Tir Ind 2121.15*+110% 847* 296* 115 946* 970 6 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 2000.00 0% 1000 0 0 0 0 7 Sadayogi d Tir Ind 1939.95 +54% 754 370 176 673 844 8 Bharadwaj d May Ind 1736.95 -10% 858 18 5 0 0 9 Bk Nataraj Tir Ind 1626.75 -1% 804 3 2 25 128 10 Raivat d Ahm Ind 1513.80*+120% 635* 0 242* 362 80* TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - CIS 1 Smita Krishna d Mos Rus 1720.00 +25% 860 0 0 0 0 2 Radhika Ramana d Mos Rus 1640.00* +47% 820* 0 0 0 0 3 Ambarish d Mos Rus 1560.00 +50% 780 0 0 0 0 4 Bk Denis T. Mos Rus 1540.00*+273% 770 0 0 0 0 5 Acharyaratna d Per Rus 1474.00* +88% 697* 0 0 0 800 6 Bk Anton Ess Rus 1380.90*+199% 555* 222* 0 326* 0 7 Jugala Kishor d Mos Rus 1280.00* +68% 640* 0 0 0 0 8 Rasika Shekhar d Mos Rus 1260.00*+124% 630* 0 0 0 0 9 Bk Ruslan Mos Rus 1230.00*+208% 615 0 0 0 0 10 Visala d Ess Rus 944.10*+292% 186* 312* 0 1734* 0 TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - EUROPE 1 Vrajasundara d Cat Ita 2195.75 -7% 861* 0 861 0 0 2 Bk Fabrizio Cat Ita 1385.75 -23% 491 0 733 0 0 3 Bk Giorgio Cat Ita 1245.90* +48% 510* 0 410* 0 0 4 Adhoksaja Krsna Kar Sco 896.15 -12% 83 553 110 631* 0 5 Bk Christian Cat Ita 888.40 -42% 303 0 512 0 0 6 Lomancita d Lju Slo 870.00* +25% 435* 0 0 0 0 7 Bk Lorenzo Cat Ita 756.65 -31% 280 0 355 0 0 8 Bn Phoebe Cat Ita 721.75 +9% 272 0 317 0 0 9 Maheja d Mil Ita 702.65 +10% 22 0 1059 0 0 10 Raghunath Bhatta Kar Sco 694.30 -43% 88 332 193 277 0 TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - NORTH AMERICA 1 Paramesvara d RVC USA 1843.95 +9% 707 926 18 721 0 2 Bhrgupati d LA USA 1185.50 +43% 580* 32 4 274 0 3 Prema Sankirtan LA USA 1140.55* +32% 477* 251 0 1057 0 4 Ananda Vidya d NVr USA 1052.50 -9% 0 1014 110 0 0 5 Nidra dd Den USA 809.60*+172% 258* 218* 155* 685* 0 6 Omkara d LA USA 686.20 -14% 16 578 252 0 0 7 Sacitanoy d LA USA 655.95 -10% 44 560 3 188 0 8 Gargamuni d StL USA 488.30 +63% 387 8 84 162 0 9 Divyananda d StL USA 439.45* +25% 356* 0 23 76 0 10 Suresvara d Hon USA 277.20 +9% 77 0 572 0 0 TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - AUSTRALASIA 1 Hriman Krsna d Ham NZ 479.85 -27% 249 8 6 105* 0 2 Khela Tirtha d Auc NZ 406.40 +14% 194 0 19 61 0 3 Yasodeva d Ham NZ 211.05 -42% 79 33 22 199 0 4 Ameyatma d Tau NZ 172.25 -22% 67 0 110 25 0 5 Dayamaya dd Bri Aus 140.20 0% 67 6 19 97 0 6 Vamsidhari d Auc NZ 134.10 -48% 56 0 27 91 0 7 Bala Gopala d Auc NZ 125.00 +14% 58 4 0 80 0 8 Stambha Bhava d Mel Aus 92.75 -58% 33 30* 0 55 0 9 Bk Aravind Mel Aus 91.25 -5% 55 4 0 19 0 10 Ramadas d Auc NZ 86.75 -17% 43 0 0 45 0 TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - SOUTH AMERICA (No scores reported) TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS - AFRICA 1 Gopal Guru d Dur SA 51.00 -20% 0 0 0 340 0 2 Bn Kajol Dur SA 49.50 na 19 7 23 21 0 3 Ranga dd Dur SA 38.70 +37% 10 7 19 34 14* 4 Vimla Ramkumar Pre SA 38.00*+275% 3 0 39* 85* 0 5 Gaurasundara d Dur SA 33.00 -39% 0 0 0 220 0 6 Tungavidya dd Dur SA 20.20 -63% 3 4 14 14 26* 7 Ekacakra d Dur SA 13.00 na 0 5 0 70 0 8 Bk Umesh Dur SA 11.00 na 5 1 0 0 0 9 Radha Ramana d Cap SA 10.00 -68% 2 6 1 15 0 10 Bk Jacques Pre SA 9.90*+120% 0 0 0 66* 0 (%)Change compared (*)New record to monthly average for this year **** Page 6 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter ALL COUNTRIES August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Country (Temples) Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags ________________________________________________________________________ 1 India (14) 89407.55 -9% 31659 6355 8545 33309 78219 2 Russia, CIS (14) 28410.95 -45% 7884 8326 3604 18323 3116 3 United States (19) 19227.60 -25% 5050 7538 3895 12627 5579 4 Italy (6) 13685.80 +21% 4834 0 7509 1 55 5 United Kingdom (3) 10588.95 -44% 1662 3358 7076 7925 1 6 Ukraine, CIS (15) 6523.25 +8% 2368 250 2693 4252 19 7 Czech Republic 3960.50 -21% 129 3469 0 1526 46 8 Germany (6) 1829.00 -60% 179 393 1442 0 61 9 New Zealand (3) 1804.25 -81% 821 82 215 748 0 10 Slovenia 1426.00 -69% 630 166 0 0 0 11 Hungary (3) 1111.05 -54% 252 118 417 1588 3459 12 Australia (2) 763.25 +216% 374 120 115 471 0 13 Slovakia 690.15 -77% 29 622 29 0 0 14 Canada (2) 637.35 -47% 149 191 413 426 244 15 Argentina 488.50 na 17 10 418 2008 0 16 South Africa (4) 434.60 +149% 79 85 152 1097 42 17 Ireland (2) 396.05 -74% 92 177 67 0 0 18 Finland 334.30 -83% 59 216 0 2 0 19 Belgium 242.30 na 37 36 0 942 0 20 Croatia (2) 68.05 na 2 26 87 94 0 21 Greece 38.75 na 16 0 0 45 0 (%)Change compared to Aug last year **** Page 7 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter ALL TEMPLES August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Temples (size) Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 Mayapur (L) Ind 27833.15 +10% 9850 1168 3161 4328 46000* 2 Moscow (L) Rus 20419.00*+151% 5375* 6981* 3420* 9940* 0 3 Tirupati (M) Ind 12659.95 +11% 5341 1071 660 3125 7427 4 Delhi (L) Ind 8986.20 +15% 4012 737 320 1712 2249 5 Mumbai-Chowpatty ( Ind 8532.40* +73% 3158* 1164* 823 4587 763* 6 Catania (MS) Ita 7863.20 -27% 2965* 0 3496 0 0 7 Los Angeles (L) USA 7462.40* +60% 1113 4332* 1664 2760 3200* 8 Pune (L) Ind 6926.65 +36% 3071* 116 156 3029 1597 9 Mumbai-Juhu (L) Ind 4677.00 -60% 1783 499 1037 3486 757 10 Karuna Bhavan (M) Sco 4098.30 -48% 361 2161 700 4602* 0 11 Ahmedabad (M) Ind 3966.60*+121% 1578* 0 703 1589* 450* 12 Prague (M) Cze 3960.50 +3% 129 3469 0 1526* 46 13 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng 3863.30 +76% 836 972 2185* 3287* 0 14 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind 3707.25* -44% 934* 149 210 1301 5590 15 Surat (S) Ind 3653.95 +18% 0 623 360 2833* 5952 16 Kiev (L) Ukr 3031.30 +67% 1256* 84 515 1807 0 17 VV Nagar (M) Ind 2871.55 +6% 281 0 17 124 5484 18 Baroda (M) Ind 2680.50 na 796 100 370 4600 1200 19 Essentuki (S) Rus 2628.75*+255% 790* 599* 10 2975* 0 20 London-Soho (M) Eng 2627.35* +32% 465 225 4191* 36 1 21 Perm (M) Rus 2251.25* +83% 983* 25 43 988* 970* 22 Milan (M) Ita 2086.65 -56% 444 0 1823 0 18 23 RupanugaVedicColle USA 1843.95 +5% 707 926 18 721 0 24 San Jose (S) USA 1756.05 +23% 694 277 89 3318 10* 25 Chandigarh (S) Ind 1566.80 +77% 480 432* 360 540 725* 26 Ljubljana (M) Slo 1426.00* +62% 630* 166* 0 0 0 27 Ujjain (S) Ind 1220.70 -30% 358 280 368 1556 25 28 Rome (S) Ita 1206.10 -58% 516 0 318 0 0 29 Denver (M) USA 1168.85*+112% 310* 352* 219* 876* 927 30 St. Louis (S) USA 1149.50* +50% 921 10 142 208 0 31 New Vrindavan (L) USA 1072.75 +10% 2 1019 120 1 76 32 Villa Vrndavana (L Ita 952.10 -69% 370 0 448 0 25 33 Kharkov (S) Ukr 944.25 +63% 379* 35* 362 277 0 34 Auckland (S) New 941.10 -44% 426 41 77 419 0 35 Bologna (MS) Ita 938.05 +93% 388 0 463 0 0 36 Washington D.C. (M USA 905.65*+761% 268* 239* 171* 1162* 0 37 BTG/Krishna.com (S USA 823.65 -21% 193 29 76 71 444 38 ISKCON Youth USA ( USA 796.05 na 388 33 18 15 0 39 Dnepropetrovsk (S) Ukr 751.95*+130% 94 6 1434* 381 19 40 New Vrajadham (S) Hun 740.40 -35% 200 106 358 758 1924* 41 Nizhny Novgorod (M Rus 720.65 -42% 194 317 23 54 0 42 Ekaterinburg (M) Rus 703.70 -43% 133 97 43 765 2109 43 Hamilton (S) New 690.90 -29% 328 41* 28* 304 0 44 Bratislava (S) Slo 690.15 -56% 29 622 29 0 0 45 Prabhupada Desh (M Ita 639.70 -26% 151 0 961 1 12* 46 Dallas (M) USA 587.40*+999% 106* 167* 158* 1488* 10 47 Honolulu (S) USA 563.75* +30% 97 1 895* 22 0 48 Berlin (S) Ger 555.50 -73% 96 101 350 0 0 49 Melbourne (L) Aus 555.10 -32% 297 93 15* 284 0 50 Vancouver (M) Can 503.30* +90% 112 114* 362 420 196* 51 Buenos Aires (M) Arg 488.50 +18% 17 10 418 2008 0 52 Donetsk (M) Ukr 474.75 +55% 151 8 142 767* 0 53 Heidelberg (S) Ger 454.55 +8% 10 27 551* 0 0 54 Lugansk (MS) Ukr 444.65*+181% 169* 0 171* 312 0 55 Govindadvipa (S) Ire 393.95 -27% 92 177 61 0 0 56 Vladimir (S) Rus 392.20*+190% 3 8 0 2534* 21 57 Yaroslavl (S) Rus 373.65 -64% 81 93 0 791 0 58 Leipzig (MS) Ger 363.25 -66% 11 186 207 0 0 59 Helsinki (S) Fin 334.30 -80% 59 216 0 2 0 60 Ufa (S) Rus 332.90 +101% 95 114 26 126* 9 61 German Congregatio Ger 331.45 -28% 52 46 239 0 61 62 Simferopol (S) Ukr 306.20* +87% 128* 34* 48 46 0 63 Durban (L) Sou 246.85 -48% 45 30 65 753 42 64 Miami (S) USA 246.25 -8% 34* 42 104 639 60 65 Radhadesh (L) Bel 242.30 +46% 37* 36* 0 942 0 66 Kurjinovo (S) Rus 239.10 na 94 37 0 94 0 67 Atlanta (S) USA 209.45 -25% 82 36 0 63 0 68 Brisbane (S) Aus 208.15 -17% 77 27 100 187 0 69 Eger (S) Hun 207.50 -51% 44 9 59 97 1108 70 Alachua (S) USA 197.50 -48% 12 43 20 532 457 71 Odessa (S) Ukr 193.25 -43% 80 3 12 177 0 72 St. Petersburg (L) Rus 189.15 -84% 77 29 12 13 0 73 Berkeley (S) USA 176.85 -18% 39 16 146 355 235 74 Tauranga (S) New 172.25 -16% 67 0 110 25 0 75 Pecs (MS) Hun 163.15 -7% 8 3 0 733 427 76 Kishinev (MS) Ukr 152.05* +59% 45* 11 1 338* 0 77 Toronto (S) Can 134.05 -44% 37 77 51 6 48 78 Rybinsk (S) Rus 130.15*+243% 48* 23* 14* 37 7 79 Nellore (M) Ind 124.85 -67% 17 16 0 499 0 80 Tampa Bay (S) USA 104.00 +9% 20 0 6 302 142 81 Lenasia (S) Sou 103.30 -5% 29 43 42 38 0 82 Hillsborough (S) USA 79.00 -51% 36 7 21 17 6 83 Krishna Culture (S USA 78.20 -27% 26 9 28 56 0 84 Lvov (MS) Ukr 75.10 +19% 6* 59 1 25* 0 85 Pretoria (MS) Sou 67.70*+225% 3 0 40* 278* 0 86 Nava-Nrsimha-Ksetr Ger 62.50 -43% 4 14* 54 0 0 87 Munich (S) Ger 61.75 -82% 6 19 41 0 0 88 Zagreb (MS) Cro 55.20 -66% 2 16 87 75 0 89 Zaporozhye (S) Ukr 48.20 -34% 16 0 0 108 0 90 Nikolaev (MS) Ukr 45.40*+290% 17* 8* 6 12* 0 91 Marathon (MS) Gre 38.75 +57% 16 0 0 45 0 92 Alchevsk (S) Ukr 24.00 -69% 12 0 0 0 0 93 Chernigov (MS) Ukr 20.15 -3% 9 2 1 2 0 94 Cape Town (S) Sou 16.75 -73% 2 12 5 28 0 95 Berezniki (S) Rus 15.45 -66% 6 3* 0 3 0 96 Split (M) Cro 12.85 -57% 0 10 0 19 0 97 Tyumen (S) Rus 11.50 -91% 4 0 10 0 0 98 Gita-nagari (S) USA 6.35 -82% 2 0 0 21 12 99 Rovno (MS) Ukr 6.00 -96% 3 0 0 0 0 100 Tiraspol (S) Ukr 6.00 -74% 3 0 0 0 0 101 Cherepovets (S) Rus 3.50 -61% 1 0 3 3 0 102 Dublin (S) Ire 2.10 -92% 0 0 6 0 0 (%)Change compared (*)New high to monthly average this year **** Page 8 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Individuals Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 Rasaraja Gaura d Tir Ind 3523.30 +59% 1669 143* 120* 208 406 2 Madhu Sunder d Del Ind 3418.15*+204% 1508* 407 217 818 0 3 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 2694.90 -37% 1097 208 449 1634 417 4 Bn Radhika Mum Ind 2376.00*+219% 1188* 0 0 0 0 5 Vrajasundara d Cat Ita 2195.75 -7% 861* 0 861 0 0 6 Shyam Sakha Suba Tir Ind 2121.15*+110% 847* 296* 115 946* 970 7 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 2000.00* 0% 1000* 0 0 0 0 8 Sadayogi d Tir Ind 1939.95 +54% 754 370 176 673 844 9 Paramesvara d RVC USA 1843.95 +9% 707 926 18 721 0 10 Bharadwaj d May Ind 1736.95 -10% 858 18 5 0 0 11 Smita Krishna d Mos Rus 1720.00 +25% 860 0 0 0 0 12 Radhika Ramana d Mos Rus 1640.00* +47% 820* 0 0 0 0 13 Bk Nataraj Tir Ind 1626.75 -1% 804 3 2* 25 128 14 Ambarish d Mos Rus 1560.00 +50% 780 0 0 0 0 15 Bk Denis T. Mos Rus 1540.00*+273% 770 0 0 0 0 16 Raivat d Ahm Ind 1513.80*+120% 635* 0 242* 362 80* 17 Acharyaratna d Per Rus 1474.00* +88% 697* 0 0 0 800 18 Bk Fabrizio Cat Ita 1385.75 -23% 491* 0 733 0 0 19 Rukmini Putra d Cha Ind 1383.00 +66% 480 432* 360 540 0 20 Bk Anton Ess Rus 1380.90*+199% 555* 222* 0 326* 0 21 Guna Bhadra d Del Ind 1380.00*+684% 690* 0 0 0 0 22 Jugala Kishor d Mos Rus 1280.00* +68% 640* 0 0 0 0 23 Rasika Shekhar d Mos Rus 1260.00*+124% 630* 0 0 0 0 24 Bk Giorgio Cat Ita 1245.90* +48% 510* 0 410* 0 0 25 Bk Ruslan Mos Rus 1230.00*+208% 615 0 0 0 0 26 Loknath Priya d New Ind 1217.70* -23% 312* 26 88 436 1829 27 Bhrgupati d LA USA 1185.50 +43% 580* 32 4 274 0 28 Prema Sankirtan LA USA 1140.55* +32% 477* 251 0 1057 0 29 Bipin Bihari d May Ind 1070.35* +72% 485* 85 26 7 0 30 Ananda Vidya d NVr USA 1052.50 -9% 0 1014 110 0 0 31 Sulocana d New Ind 1042.45* -33% 216* 18 61 304 1955 32 Visala d Ess Rus 944.10*+292% 186* 312* 0 1734* 0 33 Adhoksaja Krsna Kar Sco 896.15 -12% 83 553 110 631* 0 34 Deen Bandhu d Del Ind 892.25 +18% 375 81 85 480 0 35 Bk Christian Cat Ita 888.40 -42% 303 0 512 0 0 36 Lomancita d Lju Slo 870.00* +25% 435* 0 0 0 0 37 Bk Kripalu Tir Ind 857.35 -36% 318 111 163* 374 527 38 Nidra dd Den USA 809.60*+172% 258* 218* 155* 685* 0 39 Padmanabh d New Ind 800.50 +14% 334 99 40 460 0 40 Jagad Guru Jayde May Ind 776.45* +94% 362* 27* 43* 0 0 41 Bk Rakesh Del Ind 764.00 -70% 382 0 0 0 0 42 Bk Lorenzo Cat Ita 756.65 -31% 280 0 355 0 0 43 Dinadayal Gopal May Ind 723.60* +63% 299* 37* 101* 243* 0 44 Bn Phoebe Cat Ita 721.75 +9% 272 0 317 0 0 45 Sukhi Shyam d May Ind 713.00 -29% 282 47 200 0 0 46 Gambhira d Mos Rus 705.00* +14% 0 705* 0 0 0 47 Maheja d Mil Ita 702.65 +10% 22 0 1059 0 0 48 Tusta Ram d May Ind 699.90* +43% 297* 21 39 395* 0 49 Raghunath Bhatta Kar Sco 694.30 -43% 88 332 193 277 0 50 Omkara d LA USA 686.20 -14% 16 578 252 0 0 (%)Change compared (*)New record to monthly average for this year **** Page 9 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter PRABHUPADA DISCIPLES August 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Prabhupada Disciples Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 HH Jayapataka Sw May Ind 2000.00* 0% 1000* 0 0 0 0 2 Bhrgupati d LA USA 1185.50 +43% 580* 32 4 274 0 3 Nidra dd Den USA 809.60*+172% 258* 218* 155* 685* 0 4 Trai d Bol Ita 586.15 +77% 239 0 309 0 0 5 Suresvara d Hon USA 277.20 +9% 77 0 572 0 0 6 Amoghalila d Ber USA 176.85 -18% 39 16 146 355 235 7 Dinashraya d Hon USA 130.00 +7% 20 0 120* 0 0 8 Govinda Datta d LA USA 109.30 -14% 26 24 75 47* 0 9 Vivasvan d Tam USA 104.00 +9% 20 0 6 302 142 10 Kamalini dd Hil USA 79.00 +66% 36 7 21 17 6 11 Natha d Van Can 77.70 -45% 0 0 222 0 0 12 Cakri d StL USA 73.75 -13% 48 0 25 60 0 13 Siddhavidya d Mia USA 59.85 -16% 0 17 53 162 35 14 Bhaya Hari Hon USA 47.55*+133% 0 0 59 22 0 15 Yadavendra d Bri Aus 43.70 -61% 1 21 76 0 0 16 Krpanidhi d Van Can 37.00 -56% 5 0 0 200 0 17 Nartaka Gopal dd Mia USA 30.75 +81% 5 2 25* 0 0 18 Akhiladhara d Den USA 29.05*+999% 11 8 8* 15 0 19 HH Candrashekhar NVr USA 20.25 -8% 2 5 10* 1 76 20 Akuti dd Ala USA 14.25 +21% 0 0 15* 10 75* 21 Gokulananda d Van Can 13.75 -45% 3* 1 25* 0 0 22 Jiva Goswami d Mia USA 3.75 -88% 0 0 0 25 0 23 Hayasya d Mia USA 3.00 -40% 0 0 0 20 0 (%)Change compared (*)New record to monthly average for this year **** Page 10 **** World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP TEN COUNTRIES (CUMULATIVE) January thru August, 2008 % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Country (Temples) Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags ________________________________________________________________________ 1 India (19) 730135.55 -3% 259222 51814 87918 425301 509011 2 Russia, CIS (39) 155556.45 -1% 44206 42621 16161 119322 9343 3 Italy (7) 149276.40 +12% 58437 0 65093 1057 822 4 United States (31) 132197.10 -16% 33224 38698 57201 115043 34640 5 United Kingdom (4) 88650.80 -34% 16276 33968 33845 34087 43 6 Czech Republic 30967.85 -15% 1018 28418 337 2386 380 7 Ukraine, CIS (17) 26949.25 -3% 9113 1779 8467 27270 678 8 Germany (7) 26786.25 -27% 2394 12796 12761 0 1233 9 New Zealand (5) 23349.90 -27% 10773 1286 2299 4937 0 10 Hungary (4) 22399.75 -10% 7602 1898 9306 40411 29237 (%)Change compared to Jan-Aug 2007 World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP TEN TEMPLES (CUMULATIVE) January thru August, 2008 Points % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Temples (size) (Months) Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 Mayapur (L) Ind 205545.65(8) -8% 71910 7770 24936 84699*276000 2 Tirupati (M) Ind 92421.05(8) +14% 39644 6782 3574 21331 52915* 3 Moscow (L) Rus 77364.30(8) +24% 23124 23016 7248 36930 240 4 Mumbai-Juhu ( Ind 74171.20(7) -13% 31652 5198 9801 33121 4818 5 Catania (MS) Ita 72331.35(7) +24% 28249 0 28413* 0 0 6 Delhi (L) Ind 63706.70(8) -43% 26432 9349 17541* 29769 31624 7 Karuna Bhavan Sco 58903.00(8) -39% 9622 26687 13553 18715 0 8 New Delhi(Pun Ind 43134.70(7) +47% 17903 1295 2472 16526 23824* 9 Mumbai-Chowpa Ind 42978.20(8) +29% 15273 3194 8838 39384 2373 10 Vrindavan (L) Ind 42336.25(6) +6% 8358 7864 0 118375 0 (%)Change compared (*)Better than to Jan-Aug 2007 last year World Sankirtan Newsletter TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS (CUMULATIVE) January thru August, 2008 Points % M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs Individuals (Months) Change Books Books Books Books Mags _______________________________________________________________________ 1 Bk Rakesh Del Ind 18306.25(8) -43% 6888 854 9940 3495* 240 2 Vrajasunda Cat Ita 16386.75(7) -19% 6580 0 5761 0 0 3 HH Jayapat May Ind 16000.00(8)* na 8000* 0 0 0 0 4 Hemagiri d Mum Ind 15459.00(4)* na 6376* 859* 2298* 9544* 1939* 5 Bharadwaj May Ind 13292.85(7) -3% 6530 154 127 24 0 6 Bk Nataraj Tir Ind 13084.45(8)* na 6443* 41 6 507 998 7 Bk Fabrizi Cat Ita 12169.10(7) +38% 4973 0 3994 0 0 8 Paramesvar RVC USA 11982.50(7) -7% 4606 4714 212 7162* 0 9 Madhu Sund Del Ind 11278.55(8) -60% 4931 2250 1483 5198 128 10 Sadayogi d Tir Ind 10761.65(8) -14% 3878 2443 1053 5720* 5576 11 Loknath Pr New Ind 10688.25(7) +17% 4340 262 768 4141 6388* 12 Sulocana d New Ind 10308.95(7) na 4225 202 424 3723 6512 13 Bk Kripalu Tir Ind 10267.60(8)* na 4573* 693* 467* 2187* 2836* 14 Rasaraja G Tir Ind 10185.30(4)*+109% 4832* 416* 188 774* 1314 15 Bk Christi Cat Ita 10095.15(7) -5% 3780 0 4601* 0 0 16 Nityadham New Ind 10076.45(7) +94% 4077 250 623 3890 6365* 17 Gauranga H Cat Ita 10011.60(7)* na 3980* 0 3712* 0 0 18 Shyam Sakh Tir Ind 9199.15(8) -34% 3520 1283 539 3586 7911* 19 Raghunath Kar Sco 9190.85(8)* na 2091* 3164* 2190* 1349* 0 20 Ravilocana New Ind 9157.80(6) +16% 3980 189 357 3037 4559 21 Smita Kris Mos Rus 8620.00(6) 0% 4200 220 0 0 0 22 Hrday Nita Kar Sco 8575.45(8) na 2415 2380 1318* 2513 0 23 Ramapriya Tir Ind 8560.00(8)* na 3126* 174* 130* 1958* 18818* 24 Radhika Ra Mos Rus 8320.00(7) na 4160 0 0 0 0 25 Rukmini Pu Cha Ind 7217.40(8) +40% 2510 1797 2326 3232 0 26 Prasannatm Kar Sco 7086.85(8) na 1497 2677 1766 609 0 27 Bhrgupati LA USA 6970.05(8) +12% 2862 1452 162 2155* 0 28 Acharyarat Per Rus 6953.00(8) +10% 3432 0 0 60 800* 29 Ananda Vid NVr USA 6852.25(6) +2% 1452 4196* 996 151 0 30 Murari d Bra SVK 6829.30(8) +28% 296 6217 58* 0 0 31 Ambarish d Mos Rus 6760.00(6) +1% 3380 0 0 0 0 32 Jugala Kis Mos Rus 6600.00(8) -10% 3300 0 0 0 0 33 Caitanya L Mil Ita 6449.00(2) -2% 3223 0 4 0 0 34 Bk Lorenzo Cat Ita 6202.95(6) -51% 2523 0 2101* 0 0 35 Sacitanoy LA USA 5757.90(8) +5% 299* 5020 62 1908 0 36 Raivat d Ahm Ind 5638.30(7) +3% 2301 0 902 2272 190 37 Omkara d LA USA 5459.20(7) +41% 111 4385* 2458 26 0 38 Deen Bandh Del Ind 5418.55(7) na 2331 1604 1649 3516 0 39 Sankirtan Pra Cze 5264.45(8) +11% 235 4735 31 324* 0 40 Avadhuta C Hel Fin 5218.50(8) -2% 1212 2790 0 12* 27 41 Bn Cinzia Cat Ita 5213.60(5) +55% 2283 0 1152 0 0 42 Bk Alexand Tir Ind 5207.30(4) na 2568 62 4 194 98 43 Hriman Krs Ham NZ 5073.85(8) +11% 2472 144 288 271 0 44 Narayan Pa Sal Ind 5071.15(4) -35% 2203 114 1309 1000 0 45 Adhoksaja Kar Sco 4975.80(5)* na 301 3514* 947* 997* 0 46 Kamalapati May Ind 4955.55(7) +6% 2352 0 506 387 0 47 Antakela d Mum Ind 4882.20(3) na 2138 156 586 2276 43 48 Padmapuri Del Ind 4767.80(7) na 2506 522 462 2654 0 49 Sukhi Shya May Ind 4715.05(5)* na 1814* 347* 1213* 362 0 50 Bn Phoebe Cat Ita 4706.10(7) +24% 1445 0 3270* 0 0 (%)Change compared (*)Better than to Jan-Aug 2007 last year