By Bhakti Purushottama Swami
Help renovate ISKCON Mayapur!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Dear devotees, friends and well-wishers,
Please accept our respects. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As you know, since more than ten days, Sri Mayapur has been severely flooded with more than 70,000 people in about 40 villages adversely affected by this flood. With the limited funds and resources at hand, and with the help of generous donors, we at ISKCON Mayapur were able to distribute prasada and offer medical assistance to the people despite our facilities being damaged.
Now that the water has receded, the next step is to renovate ISKCON Mayapur’s own facilities which have been severely damaged. To give you an idea of the extent of renovation that needs to be done, I am sharing with you a list of how much we need in order to renovate the most damaged areas of ISKCON Mayapur:
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Facilities damaged |
Amount needed to renovate |
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Sub-totals |
Totals |
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Parks and gardens |
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Rs. 1,00,000 |
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Prabhupada Pushpa-samadhi |
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Rs. 40,000 |
Rs. 1,20,000 |
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Rs. 20,000 |
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Rs. 20,000 |
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Rs. 40,000 |
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Deity department |
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Rs. 1,00,000 |
Rs. 2,50,000 |
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Rs. 1,50,000 |
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Dharmasalas |
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Rs. 1,00,000 |
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Guest Houses |
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Rs. 1,00,000 |
Rs. 1,50,000 |
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Rs. 50,000 |
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TOTAL |
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Rs. |
Because of the flood, there is also a shortage of tourists which may lead to ISKCON Mayapur suffering financially. We need to renovate Mayapur as soon as possible because winter is approaching very soon and then the Gaura-purnima international festival is to take place with the participation of devotees visiting from all parts of the world.
At this critical juncture we can’t help but ask the devotees and our friends to help us with the much needed renovation so that we can remake Mayapur into an attractive and spiritual inspiring place of pilgrimage to the Vaishnavas.
You may choose any mode of payment to donate:
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Bank transfer: American Express Bank, Kolkata
Account No
420081073
Account Name: ISKCON Gaura Purnima Festival Fund
Bank Address: American Express Bank Ltd, 21 , Old Court House
Street Kolkata700001, West Bengal, INDIA Swift Code No.:
AEIBINDXCAL -
Any Indian donor could directly remit the money to our account with UTI Bank Limited, Krishnanagar, Nadia Dist, West Bengal. The details are as follows:-
Bank: UTI Bank Limited
Account No: 237010100005944
Account
Name: ISKCON
Bank Address: UTI Bank Limited,12 M M Ghosh Street,
Krishnanagar, Dist Nadia, West Bengal 741101 Swift Code No.:
UTIBINBB005
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Cheque: In favor of ISKCON, payable at Kolkata,
The letter should be addressed to Purananda das, ISKCON, 31, Lake Avenue, Kolkata 700026, India. -
Online payment: Click “Donate Now” option in www.mayapur.com.
Please specify the purpose of the donation under “Donor comments”.
When you send in your donation, please also inform us of the details by e-mail at gopijanaballabha.jps@pamho.net.
Don’t forget to mention which of the above options you chose to send in your donation, and in case you want your donation to be spent for a particular purpose, what that purpose is.
Yours in
the service of Sri Sri Panca-tattva,
Bhakti Purushottama Swami
Co-director,
Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir, Sri Mayapur
E-mail:
Bhakti.Purusottama.Swami@pamho.net
Mobile:
+91 9434506434