OM SRI SURABHYAI NAMAH! OM SRI GURAVE NAMAH!
This is the fourth Quarterly Report summarizing the on-going developments of the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign – 2015 to 2027.
INDONESIA PEDULI SURABHI NETWORK (IPSN)
Devotees in Indonesia continue to expand the work of the newly established Indonesia Peduli Surabhi Network (IPSN) that translates in English as “Network for the Protection of Mother Surabhi in Indonesia” to help propagate the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign. Sriman Kisora Krishna prabhu, National Coordinator for the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign in Indonesia, with the assistance of Guna Avatara prabhu and Yadhava Hari prabhu, oversees the activities of the organization.
During its early formation, the members of IPSN identified 28 Goshalas throughout Indonesia and for each Goshala they helped put up a colorful banner giving the name of the Goshala and photos of cows.
In addition, on every Purnima day, each Goshala performs a Go Puja. On each Ratha Yatra festival conducted in different parts of Indonesia, members of IPSN set up a Surabhi Campaign booth promoting cow products and books related to the varnasrama mission. Devotees are encouraged to produce various cow products to help raise the awareness of Mother Surabhi.
SURABHI CAMPAIGNERS VISIT HONG KONG
Two of our young Surabhi Campaigners from Indonesia, Guna Avatara prabhu and Yadhava Hari prabhu, attended the Ratha Yatra Festival in Hong Kong to promote of the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign. They conducted a Go-Puja and gave a seminar on the importance of cows thus inspiring the Hong Kong Yatra devotees to install a permanent figure of Gomata on the altar. In this way, Mother Surabhi is nicely worshiped every day at the Hong Kong temple.
GOMATA BLISS FESTIVAL – 2015
The Gomata Bliss Festival was conducted for the second year at the Balaram Hall in Sri Vrindavan from November 15th to 19th with various speakers covering different aspects of the varnasrama mission. Close to 12 speakers from different parts of the globe shared their realizations, all of which were recorded and are now available on the www.srisurabhi.org. Devotees representing IDVM-India displayed banners and set up a book table where they distributed pamphlets and other literatures on Varnasrama Dharma.
NEW NARASIMHAPALLY FARM PROJECT
Some of the members of IDVM-India visited the New Narasimhaplly Farm Project located some 80 KM from Hyderabad City. Devotees involved with the New Narasimhapally project are making plans to develop the project significantly during the year 2016. Two new cows were donated for the project with the help of Gosevak Bhakta Raul. During the year 2016, devotees plan to have two families settled on the property to help develop the project.
SRI GOVIND GAU GRAM PRACHAR YATRA
The Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra held its official inauguration in October 2015, at the Hyderabad temple in the presence of Vedanta Caitanya prabhu, ISKCON Hyderabad Temple President and other dignitaries such as Basu Ghosh prabhu, TP for ISKCON Baroda and Anandamaya prabhu, Telegu BBT Director in Hyderabad. Before the end of the year, devotees covered 42 villages, distributed 1,900 pieces of literature (that included over 400 hardbound Bhagavad-gitas), distributed 12,000 plates of Krishna prasadam, reached out to 8,400 villagers and inspired 4,000 villagers to take the Sacred Oath to Mother Cow. The reception and enthusiasm have been beyond the expectation of devotees and as a result, many devotees from Hyderabad area became inspired and attended some of the village programs on weekend. Reports of the ongoing preaching are being reported on both websites.
ANNUAL MEETING OF IDVM-INDIA IN HYDERABAD
Members of the IDVM-India held their two-day IDVM-India Annual Meeting at the residence of Syamasundara prabhu in Hyderabad on December 12 and 13th, 2015. A full report of the event is available on our srisurabhi.org website.
VIDEOS DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEW SERIES
The Interview Series Documentary is part of the offering from IDVM-India to commemorate ISKCON’s Golden Jubilee, 1966 to 2016. Already various interviews have been taken and the work will be ongoing during the year 2016 to interview various devotees on the topic of varnasrama dharma.
POWER POINTS
The OM Sri Surabhi Campaign has set up a team of devotees to edit the 50 proposed PowerPoints to be presented weekly in commemoration of ISKCON’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The work is in progress.
IDVM-INDIA CALENDAR – 2016
For the first time, by the inspiration and initiative of Subhananda Hari prabhu, IDVM-India will be having its own IDVM-India calendar depicting beautiful photos of cows along with important quotations from Srila Prabhupada describing the importance of cows and varnasrama.
WEBSITES OUTREACH
Both Websites www.iskconvarnasrama.com and www.srisurabhi.org have been attracting more viewers showing a significant increase in traffic with more articles being posted by both Srimati Nitya Tripta d.d. and Syamananda prabhu.
CAMPAIGNER’S GUIDE
We have produced a small booklet entitled CAMPAIGNER’s GUIDE to help anyone become familiar with the various aspects of the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign. The booklet will soon be available on line for free download.
CONCLUSION
As we enter our second year of the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign, I wish to invite devotees from different parts of the world to join in these activities. There is much to be done and we need your support in various ways.
Some of the areas we hope to develop this coming year of 2016 include the following:
- Set up Varnasrama Research Teams on different continents.
- Appoint National Directors to help spread the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign.
- Have teams of devotees visiting ISKCON temples making presentations.
- Encourage devotees to hold an Annual Farm Conference in their respective country.
- Enroll more Farm Projects all over the world.
- Recruit and enroll full-time members who can help push forward the Surabhi Campaign.
- End the year fulfilling our pledge to cover 108 Villages in India.
- Fulfill our pledge to show 50 Videos and 50 Power Points on our websites.
- Conduct Varnasrama Retreats at various rural projects inviting our devotees from our cities to experience rural life.
- Promote the establishment of Varnasrama Colleges on each continent.
I wish to thank all the devotees, friends and supporters who in different ways are assisting in the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign.
Trusting this finds you well. Krsne matir astu.
Yours in service to Mother Surabhi,
RP Bhakti Raghava Swami
IDVM-India, Minister