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Reports of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations across the world bear witness to the undeniable fact that ISKCON programmes are rapidly growing in popularity. Mauritius is no exception and on Janmashtami night, the ISKCON temples are the place to be!

A month long of preparation culminated in the biggest ever Sri Krishna Janmastami festival celebrated at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple, in Chatsworth (west of Durban), South Africa when over 20 000 guests thronged to the temple to perform their worship on this most auspicious occasion.

The Lord does not forget the fallen souls who have forgotten Him, and Your Divine Grace descended to save them all. You represent your Lord Caitanya, maha-vadanyaya, the most merciful, therefore deserving the title Srila Prabhupada. So simple, why they shouldn’t know and accept it?

Yesterday I visited Dandavats. com to see the discussion about the design of the TVP, and I saw Tattvavit Prabhu’s letter, which included a sentence from a letter from me to him, which was featured by the editors of the Web site on the front page. And so I thought to clarify my position.

The highlight was the flowered walk-way though the forest and lake. It lit up at night and depicted the stories of Lord Krishna. "The design and construction was planned so that visitors can feel and be close to nature and be spiritually uplifted," said Ajay Kumar, the concept originator of the project.

In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Prahlad Maharaja says that a devotee should see his advanced Godbrothers on an equal footing with his spiritual master. Just as we need the help of our spiritual master to understand the Supreme Lord, we also need the help of our Godbrothers to appreciate and serve our beloved spiritual master.

I am writing in response to the article on Dandavats.com entitled “Nine Reasons to Change the Design of the TVP.” I will not answer the nine reasons point by point because Ambarisa Prabhu has already done that. Instead, I would like to give one reason that may ring a bell with devotees concerned about the topic. Please bear with me.

On the occasion of his 112th appearance day, many of his disciples and Mayapur community gathered to praise his unlimited mercy, compassion and other wonderful qualities. 304 pages Vyasa Puja Offering book was submitted at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada.

This year the Supreme Lord adorned outfits designed by none other than fashion icon and designer Manish Malhotra. Manish is reputed as the King of Indian Fashion.

Let me preface my response to specific points below by saying that of course the GBC can decide to do what it wants in this matter. We are a small, but dedicated group of disciples and grand disciples who have given ourselves over the last two years or so, to getting something done in Mayapur.