By Bhakta Lennart Eistre
Our group of brahmacaris from Sri Harinam Mandir in Tallinn, Estonia departed on the 15th of May 2012 on two vans to a whole summer long European Harinam Sankirtan tour. And traveling with us are the wonderful Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra.
In April, in Estonia we had our very first 3 day long Kirtana Mela festival with around 150 devotees taking part.
Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra came to Tallinn and were installed during this grand festival.
Now the Deities are traveling together with us to share Their mercy with all the people we meet on our travels.
Every day we are performing public Harinamas in various different cities of Europe.
During our tour we have made Ratha-yatra festivals already in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Czech Republic.
Until this day our Sankirtan group was traveling on two vans. But lately there have been so many devotees expressing their desire to join us on this adventure, that we have decided to purchase a large bus. For this purpose we received blessings from spiritual masters. The main advantage of our journey is that everybody is together and engaged in the one most important thing – spreading the glories of the Holy Name of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna!
Now our traveling Harinam Sankirtan group (consisting of 20 brahmacaris) is looking for a vaishnava-bus driver for our further travels across Europe this summer in the months of August and September. If you want and are able to do this service and
you desire to distribute the mercy of Lord Krishna all over Europe, then please contact our team leader on ananda.vardhana.bvg@gmail.com We very much need a vaishnava-bus driver who could drive our new large bus
so that more and more devotees can join us and share Lord Krishna’s glories together with hundreds of people all over Europe!
More detailed info about us you can find at our website www.facebook.com/harinammandir
Here you can watch videos of our Sankirtan travels http://www.youtube.com/user/HarinamMandir?feature=watch
Here are two letters of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada expressing his satisfaction about
traveling bus programs:
The traveling bus program has been successful in other parts of the world, therefore increase it, as possible. Yes, when you are ready you can install Jagannath deities. Any of the GBC men can perform the installation. So you have a very good field there, and you are developing it carefully. Just continue to increase your enthusiasm and your preaching will come out more and more favorable. I hope this finds you in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Letter to: Dhiranga, 23 January, 1977
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It is very good news that you are getting one bus for traveling with the Sankirtana party. Our first plan was like that — that we should have a nice Sankirtana party and travel all over the country. But since you said that you could not organize such a party, I requested you to go to open a center in Germany. Now our principle business and aim is to preach this Krishna Consciousness movement, and wherever we get the opportunity, we should take advantage of it. Now, it is up to you, to settle up — whether you should go to Germany or travel about here in this country. If you have got at least 6 members for your party, then I would advise you to travel in this country with the Sankirtana party. But if you have no members to assist you, then you can try to open a center in Germany, as our good friend Subala is trying, struggling alone in Sante Fe, and still pulling on. Our only business is to spread Krishna Consciousness to the best of our possibility, and Krishna has given us discrimination and judgment. So, Krishna is within you, you chant and ask Him, Krishna and He will give you proper instruction.
So far from my side, I can say that if you have got a party who can travel with you, then you can travel with them for some time with the Sankirtana party. If you go in the bus with your Sankirtana party, then we must sell our literatures, magazines, books, records, etc. …
At any rate, we should accept that bus.
Hope you are well.
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Letter to: Hamsaduta — Allston, Mass 14 May, 1968