World Tour 2011-2012
2013 April - December 2013 (attentitive)
17th April - 12th May -- St Petersburge. Russia12th May - 15th May -- Stuttgart. Germany16th May - 20th May -- Berlin. Germany. Ratha Yatra21st May - 27st May -- Holland.28th May - 2nd June -- Paris. France3rd June - 18th June -- Italy
19th June - 15th July -- USA 16th July - 8th August --Brasil10th August to 31st August -- Australia2nd Septeber to 9th September -- Russia10th September - 18th September -- UK22nd September - 28th September -- Philipines29th September - 3rd October -- Hong Kong4th October - 14th October -- Malaysia and Singapur17th October - 26th November -- India Kartika26th November - -- Brazil
If any devotees would like to suggest changes to above mentioned scheduleor invite me for a program please contact me at above email link.
Sripad BV Vana Maharaja was born in the Midnapura district of West Bengal in January, 1959, near the pada tirtha of Caitanya Mahaprabhu called Pichalda mentioned in the Caitanya caritamritam.
Since his boyhood, Maharaja was very attached to Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda prabhu and worshipped Their lotus feet.
He received his Bachelor degree in Economics from Calcutta University in 1980. His uncle, Bhaktivedanta Madhusudhana Maharaja, who is to this day, temple commander of the Devananda Gaudiya Math inspired him to dedicate his life to the service of Radha and Krishna.
In 1981, Maharaja joined the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, and would regularly hear hari katha from Param pujyapada Nitya lila pravistha astotara sri 108 Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja.
Srila Sridhara Maharaja blessed him, and asked maharaja to stay in his temple, but Maharaja was very attached to Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
Srila Narayana Maharaja instructed Sripad Vana Maharaja how to enter in vaisnava philosophy,and he would daily give a special class on Jaiva Dharma, Brahma Samita, Bhagavad-gita, the sandharbhas, as well as other vaisnava literature.
Srila Narayana Maharaja gave Sripad Vana Maharaja harinam and after six months, he received diksa from Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, who is currently the President and Acarya of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti.
Sripad Vana Maharaja has served Srila B.V. Narayana Maharaja in Mathura since 1982. At the Gaura Purnima festival in the year 2000, Sripad Vana Maharaja was given sannyassa, and is now preaching around the world under the shelter and instructions of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.