03/13/98 - 1688

HB Mangala Maharaja Itinerary

USA (VNN) - by Upananda das, San Diego

Initial itinerary of His Holiness Sri Bhakti-Hridaya Mangala Maharaja of the Sri Vinoda-Vani Gaudiya Math, Vrindaban, UP.

I am relaying the following schedule for BH Mangala Maharaja to the devotees who may like to come to his lectures in the Los Angeles area. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Maharaja, he is the joint secretary of the All India Gaudiya Math. He joined the ashrama at 19 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Calcutta University. Our spiritual master Srila Prabhupada treated him just like his own nephew and encouraged him to become a great preacher. He is a disciple of Bhakti-dayita Madhava Maharaja and is a healthy 71 years of age . He has been celibate for all his life and has preached in the West since 1979 and previous to that all over India.

Maharaja will be arriving on Korean Airlines flight KEO 61 due into Los Angeles on the 11th of March at approximately 1:30pm. The next day Wednesday the 12th of March he will celebrate Gaura Purnima and visit the Iskcon Temple on Watseka Ave, Culver City in the evening for aratika.

On the 13th of March, Friday he will be speaking at the Hindu Valley Temple at 18700 Rosco Blvd, Northridge , CA (tel 816-772-7736)

On the 15th of March , Sunday,he will be speaking at the Radha-Krishna Temple at 12634 Pioneer Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 (tel 562-868-9059) from 5:00-7:00pm which will be followed by prasadam for all.

On the 16th,17th,and 18th of March which is Monday thru Thursday he will be speaking at the Gayatri Mandir at 22116 Pioneer Blvd.,Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. (tel 562-924-3921)

On the 22nd of March he will speak at the Swami Narayana Temple at 12401 Pelliffier Rd., Whittier, CA 90601 (tel 562-699-9507) from 5:30-6:00pm.

Other programs will be coming up and any devotees who wish to meet Maharaja should call and make prior arrangement with Krishna-rakshita Devi at 310-839-1256.