{"id":43393,"date":"2017-02-27T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=43393"},"modified":"2017-02-27T16:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:30:15","slug":"wsn-january-2017-world-sankirtan-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=43393","title":{"rendered":"WSN January 2017 &#8211; World Sankirtan Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads5\/2017-02-27_16-28-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mexico City did very well in January: 8,563 book points made it No. 2 in Latin America. A very nice devotee, Aravinda Prabhu, is the sankirtan leader, and he oversees the BBT activities in Mexico. He&#8217;s dedicated to distributing Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books and to encouraging others to distribute them.<\/p>\n<p>Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, also successfully started the new year: With 3,860 book points, it is No. 2 in the Small Temple category. Vasudeva datta Prabhu, the leader there, is a brahmacari who does not like glorification, because it leads to pride. He&#8217;s dedicated to distributing Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books to relieve people&#8217;s suffering, and he has an appropriate name for his spiritual demeanor. In Lord Caitanya&#8217;s pastimes, Vasudeva Datta wanted to accept the sinful reactions of the whole world, so that all conditioned souls would go to the spiritual world. Lord Caitanya felt so pleased with Vasudeva Datta that he embraced him.<\/p>\n<p>In Africa, the No. 1 temple is Midrand, South Africa, a temple I don&#8217;t remember seeing in a top position in past newsletters. In January, Midrand scored 774 book points.<\/p>\n<p>Your servant, Vijaya Dasa<\/p>\n<pre>\r\n                           For complete results\r\n          go to www.SankirtanNewsletter.com (password: wsnhome)\r\n            Deadline for scores is the 15th of the next month\r\n\r\n\r\n         WORLD           WORLD     SANKIR       NEWS      LETTER\r\n          WWW             WWW    SSS     TAN     NEWS       NEW\r\n           WWW           WWW    SSS       SSS    NEWSLE     NEW\r\n            WWW   WWW   WWW       SSSSS          NEW NEWS   NEW\r\n             WWW WORLD WWW           SANKIR      NEW   NEWS NEW\r\n              WORLD WORLD      SSS        TAN    NEW     LETTER\r\n               WWW   WWW        SAN      SSS     NEW      NEWSL\r\n                WW   WW            KIRTAN       NEWSL      ETTER\r\n\r\n         *********************************************************\r\n           W O R L D    S A N K I R T A N    N E W S L E T T E R\r\n         *********************************************************\r\n                                January 2017             2\/27\/2017\r\n\r\n\r\n              For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page\r\n       contains the following results for the month of January 2017.\r\n\r\n            World Totals                                 Page 2\r\n            Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors    Page 2\r\n            Monthly Continents                           Page 3\r\n            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Size              Page 3\r\n            Monthly Top Ten Temples by Continent         Page 4\r\n            Monthly Top Teams and Individuals            Page 5\r\n            Monthly All Countries                        Page 6\r\n            Monthly All Temples                          Page 7\r\n            Monthly All Prabhupada Disciples             Page 8\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 2 ****\r\n\r\n\r\n     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\r\n     *              -- OFFERING TO SRILA PRABHUPADA --               *\r\n     *                                                               *\r\n     *    During the month of January 2017, 126 temples reported     *\r\n     *    distributing the following number of books:                *\r\n     *                                                               *\r\n     *                   218,823 Maha-big books                      *\r\n     *                    33,058 Big books                           *\r\n     *                    33,878 Medium books                        *\r\n     *                   300,853 Small books                         *\r\n     *                    51,941 Magazines                           *\r\n     *                     1,663 BTG subscriptions                   *\r\n     *                     1,363 Full sets                           *\r\n     *                                                               *\r\n     *                   648,531 literatures for the month           *\r\n     *                   648,531 literatures year-to-date            *\r\n     *               531,445,033 literatures worldwide since 1965    *\r\n     *                                                               *\r\n     *                All glories to Srila Prabhupada!               *\r\n     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         WORLDWIDE BOOK DISTRIBUTION\r\n                        Total Literatures Distributed\r\n Books (Millions)\r\n16..........................................................................\r\n   X\r\n14.XX.......................................................................\r\n   XX   x\r\n12.XX...X...................................................................\r\n   XX   X\r\n10xXX...Xx.x.................x..............................................\r\n  XXX  xXX X             x X X _ x                                     _ 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Congregation and                   %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n    Weekend Warriors         Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n  1 Nama Hatta Dept  May Ind59431.50   na  16483    432    908 102318     0\r\n  2 WW Jiva Daya Mar Bal USA 2537.85   na   1090    164     87    537   161\r\n  3 Mantra Lounge Ph Man USA 1170.50   na    483    114     51    260     0\r\n  4 WW Team ISV Week Sil USA  807.25   na    223      0      0   1445     0\r\n  5 WW Seattle       Sea USA  256.25   na     91     25     47    103     0\r\n  6 WW Toronto WW    Tor Can  164.25   na     52     12     52     89     0\r\n  7 London Sastra Da Lon Eng  134.00   na     36      0     99     50     0\r\n  8 WW Chicago MSF   Chi USA   91.00   na     42      7      0      0     0\r\n  9 WW Durban        Dur SA    89.50   na     11     18     18    162     0\r\n 10 WW London WW     Lon Eng   64.00   na     18      0     49     14     0\r\n 11 WW Dallas        Dal USA   23.50   na      9      3      3      4     0\r\n                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record\r\n                                    to monthly average        for this year\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 3 ****\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                             MONTHLY CONTINENTS\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                % of  M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs Full\r\n  Continent (temples)   Points  World Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags Sets\r\n  _________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n1 Asia (18)           468078.65  82% 192894   6967  11927 244125 54447 1310\r\n2 North America (27)   34761.75   6%  10334   6346   5721  17677  4548   44\r\n3 Europe (32)          24822.85   4%   7194   4342   8456   7183   691    6\r\n4 Latin America (11)   20886.25   4%    408  13211   4199  19039     0    0\r\n5 CIS (22)             15293.55   3%   5355   1147   2457   8747   213    0\r\n6 Australasia (5)       6649.60   1%   2416    755    873   2308   491    0\r\n7 Africa (11)           2077.70   0%    222    290    245   1774  1529    3\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                          TOP TEN TEMPLES BY SIZE\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN LARGE TEMPLES (41+ devotees)\r\n\r\n  1 New Delhi          Ind139460.40   na   56284    571    425  98100 15839\r\n  2 Mayapur            Ind123167.00   na   41170   4056   9180 118224  6300\r\n  3 Mumbai-Kharghar    Ind 50922.25   na   25026     41     26   3265     0\r\n  4 Pune               Ind 14430.95   na    6660    221    126   3117   173\r\n  5 Tirupati           Ind 11469.70   na    4221    581    570   5834  4999\r\n  6 Los Angeles        USA  9461.70   na    2740   1602   1825   5668   502\r\n  7 Moscow             Rus  7564.75   na    3143    504    795   1509     0\r\n  8 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  3746.35   na    1557    438     59    653    16\r\n  9 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  2727.00   na    1090     16    890    344     0\r\n 10 Ujjain             Ind  2462.00   na     900    420    300    350    45\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN MEDIUM TEMPLES (21-40 devotees)\r\n\r\n  1 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind103018.70   na   50120      0     70   6050  7676\r\n  2 Mexico City        Mex  8563.00   na     310   6120   1346   4600     0\r\n  3 Sydney-North       Aus  4278.95   na    1919     18    480    731     2\r\n  4 London-Soho        Eng  2850.00   na     932     46   1625    510     0\r\n  5 Denver             USA  2336.65   na     815    328    379    611   364\r\n  6 Gainesville        USA  1901.50   na     505    458    441    852     0\r\n  7 Curitiba           Bra  1401.50   na       2    109     55   5044     0\r\n  8 Dallas             USA   993.75   na     367     51    141    329   560\r\n  9 Baroda             Ind   950.00   na     370    140    100     80     0\r\n 10 Minsk              Bel   890.00   na     188    197    197    874     0\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN SMALL TEMPLES (6-20 devotees)\r\n\r\n  1 RupanugaVedicColle USA  5604.90   na    1823   1630    126    508  1389\r\n  2 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5302.00   na    2088      0   2252      0     0\r\n  3 Surat              Ind  5225.75   na    1900    156    387   3785   350\r\n  4 Tirunelveli        Ind  2794.75   na     681      9      2   1885  9515\r\n  5 Madurai            Ind  2705.50   na     575      3      4   2110  9280\r\n  6 Cueramaro          Mex  2536.50   na      50   2270     30    606     0\r\n  7 Swansea            Wal  1935.50   na     803    206    226     42     0\r\n  8 Bhopal             Ind  1865.25   na     851     69    113    151     0\r\n  9 Ivanovo            Rus  1693.75   na     730     52    135    457     0\r\n 10 New York Harinam   USA  1509.50   na     364    344    171   1408     0\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN MAHA-SMALL TEMPLES (1-5 devotees)\r\n\r\n  1 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  5225.50   na       0   3205   2516   3050     0\r\n  2 Batticaloa         Sri  3860.00   na    1750    215    200    100   200\r\n  3 Baltimore          USA  2537.85   na    1090    164     87    537   161\r\n  4 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1947.50   na     107   1721      0     50     0\r\n  5 TBB TSKP           USA  1711.90   na      19   1069    746    920    19\r\n  6 Mantra Lounge (Phi USA  1170.50   na     483    114     51    260     0\r\n  7 Spain BBT          Spa   912.50   na      77     22    126   2694     0\r\n  8 Vrajabhumi         Bra   842.75   na       0    100      3   2965     0\r\n  9 Sofia              Bul   678.50   na     218    103    108    342     0\r\n 10 Hartford           USA   665.30   na     295     23     45    106    33\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 4 ****\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                        TOP TEN TEMPLES BY CONTINENT\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n                             Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n                            _______________________________________________\r\n\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - ASIA\r\n\r\n  1 New Delhi          Ind139460.40   na   56284    571    425  98100 15839\r\n  2 Mayapur            Ind123167.00   na   41170   4056   9180 118224  6300\r\n  3 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind103018.70   na   50120      0     70   6050  7676\r\n  4 Mumbai-Kharghar    Ind 50922.25   na   25026     41     26   3265     0\r\n  5 Pune               Ind 14430.95   na    6660    221    126   3117   173\r\n  6 Tirupati           Ind 11469.70   na    4221    581    570   5834  4999\r\n  7 Surat              Ind  5225.75   na    1900    156    387   3785   350\r\n  8 Batticaloa         Sri  3860.00   na    1750    215    200    100   200\r\n  9 Mumbai-Chowpatty   Ind  3746.35   na    1557    438     59    653    16\r\n 10 Tirunelveli        Ind  2794.75   na     681      9      2   1885  9515\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - NORTH AMERICA\r\n\r\n  1 Los Angeles        USA  9461.70   na    2740   1602   1825   5668   502\r\n  2 RupanugaVedicColle USA  5604.90   na    1823   1630    126    508  1389\r\n  3 Baltimore          USA  2537.85   na    1090    164     87    537   161\r\n  4 Denver             USA  2336.65   na     815    328    379    611   364\r\n  5 Gainesville        USA  1901.50   na     505    458    441    852     0\r\n  6 TBB TSKP           USA  1711.90   na      19   1069    746    920    19\r\n  7 New York Harinam   USA  1509.50   na     364    344    171   1408     0\r\n  8 Alachua            USA  1242.20   na     262     68    338   1404  1302\r\n  9 Mantra Lounge (Phi USA  1170.50   na     483    114     51    260     0\r\n 10 Dallas             USA   993.75   na     367     51    141    329   560\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - EUROPE\r\n\r\n  1 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5302.00   na    2088      0   2252      0     0\r\n  2 London-Soho        Eng  2850.00   na     932     46   1625    510     0\r\n  3 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  2727.00   na    1090     16    890    344     0\r\n  4 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1947.50   na     107   1721      0     50     0\r\n  5 Swansea            Wal  1935.50   na     803    206    226     42     0\r\n  6 Munich             Ger  1174.50   na     459    205    103      0     0\r\n  7 Spain BBT          Spa   912.50   na      77     22    126   2694     0\r\n  8 Prague             Cze   769.05   na      87    539      0    219    13\r\n  9 Milan              Ita   759.00   na     100      0   1103      0    75\r\n 10 New Ekacakra(Preso Slo   757.00   na      15    703      0     96     0\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - LATIN AMERICA\r\n\r\n  1 Mexico City        Mex  8563.00   na     310   6120   1346   4600     0\r\n  2 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  5225.50   na       0   3205   2516   3050     0\r\n  3 Cueramaro          Mex  2536.50   na      50   2270     30    606     0\r\n  4 Curitiba           Bra  1401.50   na       2    109     55   5044     0\r\n  5 Guadalajara        Mex  1068.00   na      33    890      0    448     0\r\n  6 Vrajabhumi         Bra   842.75   na       0    100      3   2965     0\r\n  7 Montevideo         Uru   520.50   na       7      0     54   1918     0\r\n  8 Monterrey          Mex   500.00   na       0    500      0      0     0\r\n  9 Gurabo (PR)        Pue   112.75   na       0     17     62    259     0\r\n 10 Recife             Bra    93.25   na       0      0    112    149     0\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - CIS\r\n\r\n  1 Moscow             Rus  7564.75   na    3143    504    795   1509     0\r\n  2 Ivanovo            Rus  1693.75   na     730     52    135    457     0\r\n  3 Minsk              Bel   890.00   na     188    197    197    874     0\r\n  4 Krasnoyarsk        Rus   667.00   na     218     38    109    554     0\r\n  5 Kiev               Ukr   632.00   na     179     58    175    514     0\r\n  6 Perm               Rus   613.75   na     289      3     45     41     0\r\n  7 Ekaterinburg       Rus   607.50   na     176    100    178    266     0\r\n  8 Lutsk              Ukr   539.50   na       0      0      0   2158     0\r\n  9 Dnepropetrovsk     Ukr   487.00   na     114     23    324    296     0\r\n 10 Kirov              Rus   469.75   na      13     94    357    685     0\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AUSTRALASIA\r\n\r\n  1 Sydney-North       Aus  4278.95   na    1919     18    480    731     2\r\n  2 Auckland Loft      New  1175.10   na     131    627    283    410   421\r\n  3 Melbourne          Aus   915.75   na     298     52     16   1039     0\r\n  4 Wellington         New   175.75   na      44     56     21     71    35\r\n  5 Perth              Aus   104.05   na      24      2     73     57    33\r\n\r\n      TOP TEN TEMPLES - AFRICA\r\n\r\n  1 Midrand            Sou   774.75   na       8      8     47     29   952\r\n  2 Durban             Sou   434.25   na      83    162     46    333     0\r\n  3 Phoenix(SA)        Sou   341.75   na      74     66     10    491     0\r\n  4 Lenasia            Sou   122.35   na      10     13     47     49   536\r\n  5 Mpumalanga         Sou    98.75   na       0      1      9    373     0\r\n  6 Nairobi            Ken    96.75   na       7     16     17    233     0\r\n  7 Stellenbosch       Sou    80.00   na      11     17     15    134     0\r\n  8 Sandton            Sou    67.50   na      25      4      5     44     0\r\n  9 Mafikeng           Sou    36.25   na       0      1     41     59     0\r\n 10 Lusaka             Zam    15.30   na       4      0      5     12    18\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 5 ****\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                           TEAM BOOK DISTRIBUTION\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n  1 Vichitra Krishna New Ind34274.00   na  17137      0      0      0     0\r\n  2 Sarva Priya d    New Ind23412.00   na  11706      0      0      0     0\r\n  3 Bk Rakesh        New Ind15000.00   na      0      0      0  60000     0\r\n  4 Ajanma Krishna d New Ind 9090.00   na   4545      0      0      0     0\r\n  5 Sahasra Netra d  New Ind 9042.00   na   4521      0      0      0     0\r\n  6 Ajit Govind d    New Ind 8750.00   na      0      0      0  35000     0\r\n  7 Vidurapriya d    New Ind 7692.00   na   3846      0      0      0     0\r\n  8 Atma Tripta d    New Ind 4862.00   na   2431      0      0      0     0\r\n  9 Pandava Prema d  New Ind 4722.00   na   2361      0      0      0     0\r\n 10 Sunder Gopal d   New Ind 4252.00   na   2126      0      0      0     0\r\n 11 Shiv Shankar Dub New Ind 4000.00   na   2000      0      0      0     0\r\n 12 Advaita Krishna  New Ind 2412.00   na   1206      0      0      0     0\r\n 13 Urmila dd        New Ind 1502.00   na    751      0      0      0     0\r\n                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record\r\n                                    to monthly average        for this year\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                             TOP 50 INDIVIDUALS\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n    Individuals              Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n  1 Sura d           Mum Ind14994.00   na   7497      0      0      0     0\r\n  2 Kamal Nayan d    May Ind11180.50   na   5261    331    158    994     0\r\n  3 Samaveda d       Mum Ind 9936.00   na   4968      0      0      0     0\r\n  4 Shyam Bihari d   Mum Ind 6070.00   na   3035      0      0      0     0\r\n  5 Tusta Ram d      May Ind 5267.25   na   2416    190    170    641     0\r\n  6 Caitanya Candra  Nit Bra 5225.50   na      0   3205   2516   3050     0\r\n  7 Madhusundar d    New Ind 5106.00   na   2553      0      0      0     0\r\n  8 Parameswar d     May Ind 3924.00   na   1308      0   2616      0     0\r\n  9 Sudarsan Chakra  Bat Sri 3860.00   na   1750    215    200    100   200\r\n 10 Haresh Hari d    Mum Ind 3854.00   na   1927      0      0      0     0\r\n 11 Ramgirdhari d    Mum Ind 3812.00   na   1906      0      0      0     0\r\n 12 Mayapur Candra d May Ind 3094.25   na   1329    284    107    395     0\r\n 13 Ananda Kirtan d  LA  USA 3070.25   na   1166    294     55   1667     0\r\n 14 Janardhan d      Mum Ind 3030.00   na   1515      0      0      0     0\r\n 15 Jaya Chaitanya d LA  USA 2930.80   na    494    856   1136   1888   468\r\n 16 Nandanandana Gov Tir Ind 2702.75   na   1077    130    131   1191   251\r\n 17 Revati Raman d   Tir Ind 2610.80   na   1132     42     38   1116    68\r\n 18 Dhananjaya P. d  Mum Ind 2528.00   na   1264      0      0      0     0\r\n 19 Locan Krishna d  Mum Ind 2528.00   na   1264      0      0      0     0\r\n 20 Prasad N Karkhan Pun Ind 2353.00   na   1176      0      1      2     0\r\n 21 Banamali Mukunda May Ind 2141.25   na    900    220    140    205     0\r\n 22 Dauji Nitai d    Pun Ind 2122.00   na   1061      0      0      0     0\r\n 23 Bipin Bihari d   May Ind 2076.25   na    602    273    674   1049     0\r\n 24 Ananta Ananda d  May Ind 1939.25   na    940     23      0    145     0\r\n 25 Tirtha Krishna d Tir Ind 1910.95   na    669    176    152   1163   207\r\n 26 Rasarnava Nitai  May Ind 1781.50   na    856     58      2     42     0\r\n 27 Pavitra Hari d   New Ind 1752.50   na    120      0      0   6050     0\r\n 28 Sakatari d       Iva Rus 1667.50   na    720     50    130    450     0\r\n 29 Paramesvara d    RVC USA 1466.25   na    468    422      0     51   955\r\n 30 Nitai Lila d     Cat Ita 1328.00   na    542      0    488      0     0\r\n 31 Brajananda d     RVC USA 1322.00   na    391    496     42     92     0\r\n 32 Ghanashyam Govin Syd Aus 1314.75   na    630      0      0    219     0\r\n 33 Anupam Krishna d Mos Rus 1314.00   na    657      0      0      0     0\r\n 34 Suddha Nitai Can Pun Ind 1300.00   na    650      0      0      0     0\r\n 35 Patit Uddhar Gov May Ind 1286.50   na    623     15     21     60     0\r\n 36 Nava Gauravara d Tir Ind 1251.50   na    434     75    103   1028     0\r\n 37 Vrajasundara d   Cat Ita 1247.00   na    510      0    454      0     0\r\n 38 Kishor Gopinath  May Ind 1245.50   na    609     14      0     54     0\r\n 39 Tusta Baladev d  May Ind 1241.25   na    559      2    115    255     0\r\n 40 Nityadham d      New Ind 1231.20   na      0      0      0      0  7676\r\n 41 Sabda Brahma d   May Ind 1191.50   na    301    262    492    326     0\r\n 42 Nidra dd         Den USA 1170.15   na    463     87    117    249   364\r\n 43 Gadadhara Prana  Cat Ita 1130.00   na    457      0    432      0     0\r\n 44 Kaunteya Sakha d Tir Ind 1101.75   na    427     48     38    723     0\r\n 45 Suresvara d      Pra Cze 1088.25   na     89    909      0      5     0\r\n 46 Brajvilas d      Pun Ind 1068.75   na    490      0      5    345     0\r\n 47 Padmapani d      May Ind 1023.25   na    305     73     67   1227     0\r\n 48 Krishna Bhagavan RVC USA 1019.55   na    322    331      0    129   123\r\n 49 Subhanga Gourang May Ind 1007.75   na    497     13      0      3     0\r\n 50 Bhaktiman Gadadh May Ind  947.75   na    247    177    307    493     0\r\n                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record\r\n                                    to monthly average        for this year\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 6 ****\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                           World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                                 ALL COUNTRIES\r\n                                  January 2017\r\n\r\n                                     %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small   BTGs\r\n   Country (Temples)        Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books   Mags\r\n   ________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n 1 India (16)            463923.65 +112% 191092   6752  11395 243925  54247\r\n 2 United States (25)     34379.05  -16%  10226   6316   5585  17443   4534\r\n 3 Mexico (4)             12667.50  +44%    393   9780   1376   5654      0\r\n 4 Russia, CIS (9)        11902.80  -26%   4681    818   1642   3522    213\r\n 5 Brazil (4)              7563.00 +186%      2   3414   2686  11208      0\r\n 6 United Kingdom (3)      7512.50   -5%   2825    268   2741    896      0\r\n 7 Italy (5)               7165.40  +25%   2343      0   4937      0    109\r\n 8 Australia (3)           5298.75  -13%   2241     72    569   1827     35\r\n 9 Sri Lanka               3860.00   na    1750    215    200    100    200\r\n10 Czech Republic (2)      2716.55  +73%    194   2260      0    269     13\r\n11 Ukraine, CIS (12)       2500.75  -61%    486    132    618   4351      0\r\n12 GermanyAustria (7)      2208.50 +120%    787    393    483      0      0\r\n13 South Africa (9)        1965.65  +31%    211    274    223   1529   1511\r\n14 New Zealand (2)         1350.85   na     175    683    304    481    456\r\n15 Spain (2)               1115.50 +694%    129    121    126   2694      0\r\n16 Belarus, CIS             890.00  -14%    188    197    197    874      0\r\n17 Slovakia                 757.00   na      15    703      0     96      0\r\n18 Hungary                  722.40  -84%     97    220      0   1162    179\r\n19 Lithuania                706.75 +127%    251     73      3    521      0\r\n20 Bulgaria                 678.50  -12%    218    103    108    342      0\r\n21 Norway                   541.00 +257%    251      0      0      0    390\r\n22 Uruguay                  520.50   na       7      0     54   1918      0\r\n23 Canada (2)               382.70  -55%    108     30    136    234     14\r\n24 Slovenia                 329.75   na      29     92      0    719      0\r\n25 Japan                    295.00  -30%     52      0    332    100      0\r\n26 Switzerland              130.50  -69%     33     15     54     90      0\r\n27 Puerto Rico              112.75  -23%      0     17     62    259      0\r\n28 Romania (2)              100.50  +43%      7     41      0    182      0\r\n29 Kenya                     96.75  -91%      7     16     17    233      0\r\n30 Croatia                   56.75  -86%      6      5      0    159      0\r\n31 Portugal                  48.00  -87%      1     46      0      0      0\r\n32 Bosnia                    22.75   na       6      2      1     33      0\r\n33 Suriname                  22.50  +73%      6      0     21      0      0\r\n34 Zambia                    15.30  -30%      4      0      5     12     18\r\n35 France                    10.50   na       2      0      3     20      0\r\n                                   (%)Change compared\r\n                                     to Jan last year\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 7 ****\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                                ALL TEMPLES\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                      %    M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n    Temples (size)           Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n  1 New Delhi (L)      Ind139460.40   na   56284    571    425  98100 15839\r\n  2 Mayapur (L)        Ind123167.00   na   41170   4056   9180 118224  6300\r\n  3 New Delhi(Punj.Bag Ind103018.70   na   50120      0     70   6050  7676\r\n  4 Mumbai-Kharghar (L Ind 50922.25   na   25026     41     26   3265     0\r\n  5 Pune (L)           Ind 14430.95   na    6660    221    126   3117   173\r\n  6 Tirupati (L)       Ind 11469.70   na    4221    581    570   5834  4999\r\n  7 Los Angeles (L)    USA  9461.70   na    2740   1602   1825   5668   502\r\n  8 Mexico City (M)    Mex  8563.00   na     310   6120   1346   4600     0\r\n  9 Moscow (L)         Rus  7564.75   na    3143    504    795   1509     0\r\n 10 RupanugaVedicColle USA  5604.90   na    1823   1630    126    508  1389\r\n 11 Sankirtan Dham TST Ita  5302.00   na    2088      0   2252      0     0\r\n 12 Surat (S)          Ind  5225.75   na    1900    156    387   3785   350\r\n 13 Nitai Gauranga TSK Bra  5225.50   na       0   3205   2516   3050     0\r\n 14 Sydney-North (M)   Aus  4278.95   na    1919     18    480    731     2\r\n 15 Batticaloa (MS)    Sri  3860.00   na    1750    215    200    100   200\r\n 16 Mumbai-Chowpatty ( Ind  3746.35   na    1557    438     59    653    16\r\n 17 London-Soho (M)    Eng  2850.00   na     932     46   1625    510     0\r\n 18 Tirunelveli (S)    Ind  2794.75   na     681      9      2   1885  9515\r\n 19 Bhaktivedanta Mano Eng  2727.00   na    1090     16    890    344     0\r\n 20 Madurai (S)        Ind  2705.50   na     575      3      4   2110  9280\r\n 21 Baltimore (MS)     USA  2537.85   na    1090    164     87    537   161\r\n 22 Cueramaro (S)      Mex  2536.50   na      50   2270     30    606     0\r\n 23 Ujjain (L)         Ind  2462.00   na     900    420    300    350    45\r\n 24 Denver (M)         USA  2336.65   na     815    328    379    611   364\r\n 25 Prabhupada Bhavan- Cze  1947.50   na     107   1721      0     50     0\r\n 26 Swansea (S)        Wal  1935.50   na     803    206    226     42     0\r\n 27 Gainesville (M)    USA  1901.50   na     505    458    441    852     0\r\n 28 Bhopal (S)         Ind  1865.25   na     851     69    113    151     0\r\n 29 TBB TSKP (MS)      USA  1711.90   na      19   1069    746    920    19\r\n 30 Ivanovo (S)        Rus  1693.75   na     730     52    135    457     0\r\n 31 New York Harinam ( USA  1509.50   na     364    344    171   1408     0\r\n 32 Curitiba (M)       Bra  1401.50   na       2    109     55   5044     0\r\n 33 Alachua (S)        USA  1242.20   na     262     68    338   1404  1302\r\n 34 Auckland Loft (S)  New  1175.10   na     131    627    283    410   421\r\n 35 Munich (S)         Ger  1174.50   na     459    205    103      0     0\r\n 36 Mantra Lounge (Phi USA  1170.50   na     483    114     51    260     0\r\n 37 Guadalajara (S)    Mex  1068.00   na      33    890      0    448     0\r\n 38 Dallas (M)         USA   993.75   na     367     51    141    329   560\r\n 39 Baroda (M)         Ind   950.00   na     370    140    100     80     0\r\n 40 Melbourne (L)      Aus   915.75   na     298     52     16   1039     0\r\n 41 Spain BBT (MS)     Spa   912.50   na      77     22    126   2694     0\r\n 42 Minsk (M)          Bel   890.00   na     188    197    197    874     0\r\n 43 Hillsborough, NC ( USA   868.30   na     316     48    132    478    28\r\n 44 Amravati (S)       Ind   853.80   na     388      4     28    226    14\r\n 45 Vrajabhumi (MS)    Bra   842.75   na       0    100      3   2965     0\r\n 46 Silicon Valley(ISV USA   807.25   na     223      0      0   1445     0\r\n 47 Vellore (S)        Ind   791.00   na     380     27      0      0    40\r\n 48 Midrand (S)        Sou   774.75   na       8      8     47     29   952\r\n 49 Prague (M)         Cze   769.05   na      87    539      0    219    13\r\n 50 Milan (M)          Ita   759.00   na     100      0   1103      0    75\r\n 51 New Ekacakra(Preso Slo   757.00   na      15    703      0     96     0\r\n 52 Villa Vrndavana (L Ita   739.40   na     141      0    908      0    34\r\n 53 New Vrajadham-Hung Hun   722.40   na      97    220      0   1162   179\r\n 54 Kaunas (S)         Lit   706.75   na     251     73      3    521     0\r\n 55 New Talavan (S)    USA   689.75   na     263      7    289     49     0\r\n 56 Sofia (MS)         Bul   678.50   na     218    103    108    342     0\r\n 57 Krasnoyarsk (S)    Rus   667.00   na     218     38    109    554     0\r\n 58 Hartford (MS)      USA   665.30   na     295     23     45    106    33\r\n 59 Kiev (L)           Ukr   632.00   na     179     58    175    514     0\r\n 60 Perm (M)           Rus   613.75   na     289      3     45     41     0\r\n 61 Ekaterinburg (M)   Rus   607.50   na     176    100    178    266     0\r\n 62 Oslo (S)           Nor   541.00   na     251      0      0      0   390\r\n 63 Lutsk (S)          Ukr   539.50   na       0      0      0   2158     0\r\n 64 Montevideo (MS)    Uru   520.50   na       7      0     54   1918     0\r\n 65 Monterrey (MS)     Mex   500.00   na       0    500      0      0     0\r\n 66 Dnepropetrovsk (S) Ukr   487.00   na     114     23    324    296     0\r\n 67 New Orleans (S)    USA   485.00   na       0      0    330   1280     0\r\n 68 Laguna Beach (S)   USA   478.75   na     165    140      0     15    50\r\n 69 Kirov (S)          Rus   469.75   na      13     94    357    685     0\r\n 70 Durban (L)         Sou   434.25   na      83    162     46    333     0\r\n 71 Cologne(Gauradesh) Ger   382.50   na     173      3     67      0     0\r\n 72 Heidelberg (MS)    Ger   359.50   na      24    181    261      0     0\r\n 73 Kharkov (S)        Ukr   357.50   na      57      6     40    870     0\r\n 74 Phoenix(SA) (S)    Sou   341.75   na      74     66     10    491     0\r\n 75 Ljubljana (S)      Slo   329.75   na      29     92      0    719     0\r\n 76 Chicago (S)        USA   329.50   na     104      9     91    264    10\r\n 77 Toronto (S)        Can   311.45   na     101     26     85    163     2\r\n 78 Miami (S)          USA   300.75   na      23    111     99    355    11\r\n 79 Rome (S)           Ita   295.00   na      10      0    550      0     0\r\n 80 Tokyo (S)          Jap   295.00   na      52      0    332    100     0\r\n 81 Seattle (S)        USA   256.25   na      91     25     47    103     0\r\n 82 Simhachalam (NJNK) Ger   237.00   na     115      0     14      0     0\r\n 83 San Diego (M)      USA   232.90   na      21     83     89    248    14\r\n 84 Tucson (S)         USA   229.50   na      50     16     79    296     0\r\n 85 Sacramento\/TYM (S) USA   220.25   na      98      3     41      3     0\r\n 86 Ufa (S)            Rus   213.30   na      87      8     20      0   213\r\n 87 Naval Kunda (S)    Spa   203.00   na      52     99      0      0     0\r\n 88 Wellington (S)     New   175.75   na      44     56     21     71    35\r\n 89 Berkeley (S)       USA   163.70   na      38     12     38    212    37\r\n 90 Kherson (S)        Ukr   151.75   na      55     17      7     85     0\r\n 91 Vinniza (MS)       Ukr   131.00   na      24     10     39    214     0\r\n 92 Zurich (S)         Swi   130.50   na      33     15     54     90     0\r\n 93 Lenasia (S)        Sou   122.35   na      10     13     47     49   536\r\n 94 Gurabo (PR) (MS)   Pue   112.75   na       0     17     62    259     0\r\n 95 New Vrindavan (L)  USA   107.90   na      42      7      0     52    39\r\n 96 Perth (S)          Aus   104.05   na      24      2     73     57    33\r\n 97 Mpumalanga (S)     Sou    98.75   na       0      1      9    373     0\r\n 98 Nairobi (S)        Ken    96.75   na       7     16     17    233     0\r\n 99 Recife (MS)        Bra    93.25   na       0      0    112    149     0\r\n100 Stellenbosch (S)   Sou    80.00   na      11     17     15    134     0\r\n101 Timisoara (S)      Rom    73.50   na       6     36      0    102     0\r\n102 Sacramento (S)     USA    73.50   na      29      4      0     40    15\r\n103 Vancouver (S)      Can    71.25   na       7      4     51     71    12\r\n104 Prabhupada Desh (M Ita    70.00   na       4      0    124      0     0\r\n105 Lvov (MS)          Ukr    68.75   na      10      3      5    173     0\r\n106 Sandton (S)        Sou    67.50   na      25      4      5     44     0\r\n107 Nagpur (M)         Ind    60.25   na       9     16      5     95     0\r\n108 Zaporozhye (S)     Ukr    57.75   na      18      3     25     25     0\r\n109 Zagreb (S)         Cro    56.75   na       6      5      0    159     0\r\n110 Cherepovets (S)    Rus    51.00   na      14     19      3     10     0\r\n111 Lisbon (S)         Por    48.00   na       1     46      0      0     0\r\n112 Leipzig (S)        Ger    39.00   na      11      4     26      0     0\r\n113 Mafikeng (S)       Sou    36.25   na       0      1     41     59     0\r\n114 Chernigov (MS)     Ukr    34.75   na      13      5      0     15     0\r\n115 Oradea (S)         Rom    27.00   na       1      5      0     80     0\r\n116 Sarajevo (S)       Bos    22.75   na       6      2      1     33     0\r\n117 Paramaribo (S)     Sur    22.50   na       6      0     21      0     0\r\n118 Novopolsk (S)      Rus    22.00   na      11      0      0      0     0\r\n119 Simferopol (S)     Ukr    20.00   na       7      5      2      0     0\r\n120 Uzgorod (S)        Ukr    19.00   na       9      1      0      0     0\r\n121 Lusaka (MS)        Zam    15.30   na       4      0      5     12    18\r\n122 Goloka Dhama (S)   Ger    11.00   na       3      0     10      0     0\r\n123 New Mayapur (M)    Fra    10.50   na       2      0      3     20     0\r\n124 Pretoria (MS)      Sou    10.05   na       0      2      3     17    23\r\n125 German Congregatio Ger     5.00   na       2      0      2      0     0\r\n126 Ternopol (S)       Ukr     1.75   na       0      1      1      1     0\r\n                                    (%)Change compared          (*)New high\r\n                                    to monthly average            this year\r\n\r\n\r\n**** Page 8 ****\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                         World Sankirtan Newsletter\r\n                            PRABHUPADA DISCIPLES\r\n                                January 2017\r\n\r\n                                       %   M-Big   Big  Medium  Small  BTGs\r\n    Prabhupada Disciples     Points Change Books  Books  Books  Books  Mags\r\n    _______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n  1 Nidra dd         Den USA 1170.15   na    463     87    117    249   364\r\n  2 Mohanasini dd    New USA  647.25   na    263      7    204     49     0\r\n  3 Drumila d        New USA  385.00   na      0      0    280    980     0\r\n  4 Bhrgupati d      LA  USA  343.25   na     41      0    522      1     0\r\n  5 Adi Karta d (Gai Gai USA  307.75   na    125     44     20     15     0\r\n  6 Cakri d Dallas   Dal USA  250.25   na     78      0      0    157   550\r\n  7 Visala d         Ala USA   78.75   na      0      0     29    257     0\r\n  8 Kamalini dd      Hil USA   63.80   na     21      9      5     38     8\r\n  9 Apurva d         Hil USA   44.00   na     15      6      6     12    20\r\n 10 Shankar Pandit d Chi USA   35.50   na      0      0      1    140     0\r\n 11 Candrapati d     Zur Swi   20.00   na      0      0      0     80     0\r\n 12 Lalita dd        Ber USA   14.50   na      5      0      6      6     0\r\n 13 Cekitana dd      Per Aus   11.00   na      0      0     17     10     0\r\n 14 Misra Bhagavan d Dal USA    6.50   na      0      1     11      0     0\r\n                                    (%)Change compared        (*)New record\r\n                                    to monthly average        for this year\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                              FAIR PLAY RULES\r\n\r\n1997 GBC Resolution #103: That the score system for the Sankirtan Newsletter\r\nis changed to include the following for individual distribution:\r\n\r\n1.  The category \"Regular\"\r\n\r\n    (a)  to count only literature which is actually sold for some profit\r\n         (ideally double BBT price) and given into the hands of the\r\nreceivers personally.\r\n    (b)  literature distributed by accepting post dated checks shall only\r\n         be counted when at least the BBT price has been received.\r\n\r\n2.  The new category \"Subsidized\" for the following methods of distribution\r\n    for individuals:\r\n\r\n    (a)  devotees working in teams of two or more and recording their group\r\n         effort as one score.\r\n    (b)  subsidized books which are sold for BBT price or less.\r\n    (c)  sponsored books which are given to people who can value them\r\n         (i.e. VIPs, libraries, schools, prisons, etc.).\r\n\r\n    Those individuals who are doing these types of subsidized distribution\r\nmust specify it when reporting scores to the newsletter. Temple and\r\nCountry scores stay the same. There is no need to report temple scores\r\nin two categories.\r\n\r\n3.  Free distribution\r\n\r\n    Free distribution by individuals and temples who give out literature\r\n    free of cost shall not be counted in the newsletter (except as provided\r\n    for in \"Subsidized\" above).\r\n\r\nNote: Individuals distributing an unusually large number of books will\r\nautomatically be put in the Special Teams Unlimited (Subsidized) category\r\nunless they explain why they belong in the Regular category.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads5\/2017-02-27_16-29-45.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\"\/><strong>By Vijaya Dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Mexico City did very well in January: 8,563 book points made it No. 2 in Latin America. A very nice devotee, Aravinda Prabhu, is the sankirtan leader, and he oversees the BBT activities in Mexico. He&#8217;s dedicated to distributing Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books and to encouraging others to distribute them.  Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, also successfully started the new year: With 3,860 book points, it is No. 2 in the Small Temple category. Vasudeva datta Prabhu, the leader there, is a brahmacari who does not like glorification, because it leads to pride. He&#8217;s dedicated to distributing Srila Prabhupada&#8217;s books to relieve people&#8217;s suffering, and he has an appropriate name for his spiritual demeanor. In Lord Caitanya&#8217;s pastimes, Vasudeva Datta wanted to accept the sinful reactions of the whole world, so that all conditioned souls would go to the spiritual world. Lord Caitanya felt so pleased with Vasudeva Datta that he embraced him.  In Africa, the No. 1 temple is Midrand, South Africa, a temple I don&#8217;t remember seeing in a top position in past newsletters. 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