AFRICA TOUR – AUGUST 1 TO 14, 2016 – REPORT ON IVORY COAST VISIT (1 of 3 reports)

by | Aug 18, 2016 | Report

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OM SRI SURABHYAI NAMAH! OM SRI GURAVE NAMAH!

My first stop on the West Africa tour was in the Ivory Coast. HH Bhakti Carudesna Maharaja was on hand to receive me at the airport in the capital city of Abidjan. The first thing that comes to ones notice is the country’s National Flag. It has the exact same colors as that of the Indian National Flag, Green, White and Orange. I shared with Maharaja how in the last elections in India, the now newly elected Prime Ministry, Sri Narendra Modi, had given a fresh interpretation of the color meaning: green refers to organic farming, orange refers to sadhus or spiritual life and white refers to cows who give us wholesome and nutritious milk.

Bhakti Carudesna Maharaja and I travelled together to the temple where the presiding deities of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri Sri Jagannatha Baladeva and Subhadra grace the altar. Devotees received us by performing kirtan at the entrance of the temple.

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The devotees are renting the present location but they have acquired a small piece of land on the outskirts of the city. Devotees also have a cow that is being looked after by some hired person, as they don’t have facilities in the city. To help build awareness about the importance of cows and to also introduce all the devotees to the OM Sri Surabhi Campaign, we decided to visit the cow and hold Go Puja. The arrangements for the cows were not very suitable as the caretaker keeps many cows from different owners in a place that is not well kept. Daily he takes the cows out for grazing in neighboring lands.

The next day we visited the small piece of land on the outskirts of Abidjan. The land is small but seems to be strategically located being on a corner of what will soon become a major through fare. A few devotees stay at this new place where they are growing a few vegetables.

The devotees regularly go out on Harinam Sankirtan and in this way help to bring awareness about the books and ISKCON.  Bhakti Carudesna Maharaja has hope to develop a farm community in the near future.

Reported by HH Bhakti Raghava Swami

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Kunjungan Ke Afrika – 1 sampai 14 Agustus 2016 – Laporan Kunjungan ke Ivory Coast ( 1 dari 3 laporan )

by | Aug 18, 2016 | LatestNews

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OM SRI SURABHYAI NAMAH! OM SRI GURAVE NAMAH!

Pemberhentian pertama saya dalam tur Afrika Barat ini adalah Ivory Coast. HH Bhakti Carudesna Maharaja menjemput saya di bandara ibu kota, Abidjan. Hal pertama yang menjadi perhatian adalah Bendera Nasionalnya. Warnanya persis sama dengan Bendera Nasional India, hijau, putih dan oranye. Saya bercerita kepada Maharaja tentang pemilihan terakhir di India, Sri Narendra Modi, kandidat baru yang dipilih oleh Kementerian Utama, Ia memberikan penafsiran baru terhadap arti dari  warna bendera : hijau melambangkan pertanian organik, oranye melambangkan sadhu atau kehidupan spiritual, dan putih melambangkan sapi – sapi yang memberikan susu yang sehat dan bernutrisi.

Bhakti Carudesna Maharaja dan saya berjalan  bersama menuju temple dimana terdapat arca Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai dan Sri Sri Jagannatha Baladeva dan Subhadra yang memperindah altar. Para penyembah menyambut kami dengan mempersembahkan kirtan di pintu masuk temple.

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Para penyembah menyewa lokasi saat ini, namun mereka telah mendapatkan sebuah lahan kecil di pinggir kota. Penyembah juga memiliki seekor sapi yang diurus oleh orang – orang sewaan karena tidak tersedianya fasilitas di kota. Untuk membantu dalam membangun kesadaran akan pentingnya sapi dan juga untuk memperkenalkan seluruh penyembah kepada kampanye Om Sri Surabhi, kami memutuskan untuk mengunjungi sapi dan mengadakan Go Puja. Pengaturan yang dibuat untuk sapi – sapi terlihat tidak begitu sesuai, sebagaimana penjaga menjaga banyak sapi dari pemilik yang berbeda dalam sebuah tempat yang tidak terjaga denganbaik. Setiap hari ia membawa keluar sapi – sapi untuk merumput di lahan tetangga.

Di hari berikutnya kami mengunjungi lahan kecil di pinggir kota Abidjan. Lahan itu kecil namun terlihat akan menjadi lokasi yang strategis, karena terletak di sudut yang akan segera menjadi jalur keluar utama. Beberapa penyembah tinggal di tempat baru ini dan menanam beberapa sayuran. Para penyembah secara teratur keluar dan mengadakan Harinama Sankirtan dan cara ini membantu untuk membawa kesadaran terhadap bukku – buku dan ISKCON . Bhakti Carudesna  Maharaja berharap untuk membangun komunitas pertanian dalam waktu dekat.

Dilaporkan oleh HH Bhakti Raghava Swami

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