Author : HH RP Bhakti Raghava SwamiE-Mail : Bhakti.Raghava.Swami@pamho.net Date Produced : April 2008 Edited : Sriman Prafullakumar SeelamSerial No : 53 of 54

SAHYADRI SRI KRISHNA

BALARAMA KSETRA(SSKBK)

SAHYADRI SRI KRISHNA BALARAMA KSETRA (SSKBK)

HISTORY

Location Near Udupi, Karnataka

Started Year 2004

Area 14 acres

Cows 40

Bulls 4

Bullocks 2

Residents 12 Devotees

Facilities Guest House, Goshala, Temple, Asrama, Yoga Therapy, Varnasrama College

Fruit Trees Mango, Coconut, Papaya, Guava, Bananas, Jackfruit

Other Soap Nut, Tamarind, Bayleaf

Wells 2 (open wells)

1. Cow Protection

2. Agriculture

3. Village Technologies

4. Temple Worship

5. Guests

6. Prasadam

7. Forest Preservation

8. Bullock Cart Training

9. Feed for the Cows

10. Various Scenes

1. COW PROTECTION

Subhadra with New Calf Sita Sundarananda with Subhadra

More on Cows

Balarama and Radhe Mother Gauri

Serving the Cows

Bullocks Bala and Krishna Radhe

2. AGRICULTURE

Giriraja in the Garden More Vegetables

Agriculture

Giriraja and Sundarananda Variety of Vegetables

3. Village Technology

Churning Butter from Yogurt From Neem & Jackfruit Wood

• Both Sundarananda and Lakshminath hold trays of bananas which will be put in the sun for drying. When production exceeds the local consumption, we adopt the traditional methods to preserve various foodstuffs such as drying fruits

• Within two short days of bright sun, these bananas will be dried and can be kept for many months to be offered to the Lord and His devotees. Most fruits can be dried by cutting them into small pieces, sometimes by making a paste from the mashed pulp (such a mangoes)

Drying of Bananas

SOLOR POWER AT SSKBK

BEFORE DRYING BANANAS BANANAS DRYING IN THE SUN

4. TEMPLE WORSHIP

PERFORMING GURU PUJA

BY SUNDARANANDA PRABHU

PERFORMING TULASI PUJA

BY HH RP BHAKTI RAGHAVA SWAMI

5. Guests Visit SSKBK

Students from Manipal Visit Guests from Shimoga Visit

STUDENTS FROM MANIPAL

Raya Ramananda prabhu greets students from Manipal. Every week Raya Ramananda visit the students to hold discourses on the Bhagavad-gita. When students have some holidays, they sometimes come to visit.

6. PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION

Fruits Variety of Fruits Offered Daily

Prasadam Distribution Ki Jaya!

Puppy “Prasadi” Gets Prasadam Prasadam for all

7. Forest Preservation

Many Varieties of Trees at SSKBK We have 25 Coconut Trees

Forest Preservation

Coconut Trees Mango and Coconut Trees

8. BULLOCK CART TRAINING

Bala and Krishna with Cart Returning from Town of Hebri

9. Cow Feed

Neighbors Donate Fresh Grass Keeping Dry Hay on Roof

10. Various Scenes

Morning Scene of Asrama “Prasadi” Taking Sun Bath

Various Scenes

Carrying Bamboo for Fencing Ox Power Saves on Energy

Various Scenes…

Taking an Afternoon Nap Giriraja with Gauri and Gaura

Various Scenes…

Banana Seedling Coming Up Collecting from the Garden

Various Scenes …

Giriraja Bathing Balarama Laksman with Radhe

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit:

• ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry Promoting Rural Development in India www.iskconvarnasrama.com

• OM Sri Surabhi Campaign

www.srisurabhi.org

Contact:

HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami

bhakti.raghava.swami@pamho.net

HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Name HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami

Age and Gender 70, Male

Country/Province of Origin Canada, Ontario

Educational Degree and Year B.A, 1968, M.Ed., 2004

Educational Institution State University of Yogyakarta

Professional Work/Experience Social Worker/Counselor

Affiliation with ISKCON Since 1974

Present Service in ISKCON Minister, IDVM-India