A message from Dinatarini Devi: Dear devotees, I extend my humble obeisances and heartfelt well wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have no words to adequately express how touched and overwhelmed I am by the efforts of the friends who gave us the beautiful and poignant bhajan in Bengali of Yamuna devi’s…
This English prayer was offered to Srila Prabhupada in Calcutta, 1971, by Yamuna Devi. Now on the 4th anniversary of Yamuna Devi rejoining Srila Prabhupada, we offer this to Yamuna’s dearest friend, Dina, who no doubt misses her and Srila Prabhupada beyond what can be expressed. Our enormous thanks to Govinda Ghosh, who worked around…
With 2015 ending, and our deadline to decide on the future of Banabehari Mandir over, a decision has been reached. Kar and Radha and family will purchase the ashram from Dina. This was considered the best option to keep it available to those who treasured it. While the intent is to preserve it as a…
On this third anniversary (solar) of Yamuna Devi’s departure, we share this picture Dina found online – we never saw it before when putting the book together.
On August 10th, the Vaisnava Youth Bus Tour, led by the glorious devotees Manorama and Jaya Sri Radhe, visited Saranagati. Their only request was to have a program at Banabehari Mandir. After a fun-filled day, we gathered at Banabehari Mandir around 6:30pm. Resident milkmaid Gopalanandini led an opening kirtan, after reciting the mangalacaranam. It was…
At Yamuna Devi’s ashram in Saranagati, Canada, called Banabehari Mandir, we celebrated her birthday anniversary. About 35 devotees attended. We started with a kirtan, during which each attendee offered a flower on the altar. Following that, we…
Hare Krishna! By Sri Sri Radha Banabehari’s sweet will, the TOVP travelling promoters visited Banabehari Mandir in Sarangati! It was not planned for, and we still don’t know who/when/where this idea came from, but the group took 24 hours out of their schedule to take the long trip here. The TOVP group consisted of HG…
Yamuna Devi: A Life of Unalloyed Devotion by Dinatarine devi 2014 Unalloyed, Inc. 2 Volumes ISBN: 978-0-9914350-2-9 Review by Lavanya-mangala-devi dasi The attractive boxed calligraphic case housing this weighty two-volume biography feels like it might contain a stash of gold bars. However Dinatarine devi’s elaborate 1000+ page chronicle of Yamuna devi’s life…
We are thrilled that by the grace of Sri Sri Radha Banabehari, Dinatarini devi dasi, the author of the book herself, has recorded an audio version of the entire Yamuna Devi: A Life of Unalloyed Devotion set. She was determined to complete this as an offering on Yamuna Devi’s birthday: May 19th. Our fabulous volunteer…
Dear devotees, The 2nd edition is officially available in India. It is exactly the same as the first edition, except with grammar/spelling corrections which were caught since the first printing. It is available only in India currently because there are still first edition books available in North America and Europe, whereas India has sold out…