[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]Reported by: His Holiness RP Bhakti Raghava Swami from Vrindavan, India[/fusion_text][fusion_separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”10″ bottom_margin=”” sep_color=”” icon=”” width=”” class=”” id=””/][fusion_text]Some 75 delegates including 15 Faculty members from different ISKCON rural projects in India participated in the two days event conducted at the ISKCON Goshala premises of the ISKCON Krishna Balaram temple in Vrindavan on March 29th and March 30th. Topics presented in the form of discourses, interactive sessions, Power Point Presentations, Videos and live demonstrations included the following:
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- Divine qualities of mother cow by Dr. Rajesh Kapur
- The art of dyeing cloth and yarn by Srimati Jagada Rajappa
- The art of identifying adulteration of food items by Sri Mohan Singh Ahluwalia
- Requisites for self-sufficiency by Sri Vasudeva Suta das
- Training the oxen by Sri Kanai Dauji das
- Gurukula interactive session sharing experience by Sri Damodar das
- Samskaras/Pure devotional principles of Simple Living and High Thinking by Sripad Bhakti Rasamrta Maharaja
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- Identifying early symptoms of diseases by Sri Mohan Singh
- Food as medicine by Dr. Rajesh Kapur
- Oil Ghani Workshop
- Art of cooking in mud pots by Sri Devananda Pandit das
- Cooking the Jagannath temple style
- Separation of essential compounds from herbs by Dr. Brahmankar
- “I am a Bull, Your Father but most neglected” by Sri Rupa Goswami das
- Srila Prabhupada’s vision on training for Self-sufficiency by Sripad Bhakti Raghava Swami
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For more details about the event and the project, one may write to: blissvrindavan@gmail.com or connect with them on Facebook at facebook.com/blissiskconvrindavan.
The BLISS Office is located at the ISKCON Goshala, Vrindavan,
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