Dear esteemed ISV Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We are appraching end of Karthik Month, and still there are lot of festivals in next few days. We would celebrate Gopaasthmi on Wednesday that occurs on the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Karttika. On this day, as Krsna was initiated as a cowherder. On this auspicisous day we dress Srimati Radharani as a gopa or cowherd boy. This is the only other time of the year that your can take darshana of Her lotus feet. Please be sure to come by during the day tomorrow and have darshan of Their Lordships, offer a ghee whick and chant Hare Krishna.
Besides every Weekday and Saturday evening we are having special Damodara Aarti at 8 pm providing all devotees Wick lamps, to offer to the Lordships. This is one of the most auspicious activities recommended in scriptures and we wish you take benefits from this.
On Sunday, we have this special aarti from 6:00 pm onwards til 6:30 pm
This week's detailed schedule is as follows:
Special Wednesday evening, Nov 02, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: ISV Temple
ISV celebrates Gopaastmi and will have special lecture by His Grace Srivas Pandit Prabhu followed by Kirtan and Prasadam.
If we do not get into technical issue, than we would get association of our dear His Grace Vaisesika Prabhu who will personally join the class from Sri Giri Govardhan and he would be avaiable for any Qs and Ans.
Saturday morning, Nov 05 , 7:00 am - 10:15 am: ISV Temple :
We have a special spekaer on Saturday and His Grace Uttama Sloka Prabhu has agrred to give class on Srimad Bhagvatam and Brahma Samhita on Saturday.
A small bio of His Grace can be found as
http://iskconbrampton.blogspot.com/2011/10/his-grace-uttama-sloka-prabhu.html
Also, please fast for Utthana Ekasasi and first day of Bhisma Pancaka
Sunday evening, Nov 06, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Sunday Feast Program with special
Sunday Feast Lecture by Her Shraddha Mataji on "devotional Service" . This will be followed by Aarti and Prasadam*.
We look forward to your association at ISV this week.
Yours in service,
Damodara Vamsidhari Das
On behalf of ISKCON Silicon Valley
951 S Bascom Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone:(408) 293 4959
(Temple is opposite Frazee Paints.)
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Sunday: Feast from 7:00-8:00 PM; Children Class 4:30 PM
Wednesday: Bhagavad-Gita class 6:00-8:00 PM
Saturday: Brunch Prasadam from 10:30-11:00 AM
Daily Darshan (visiting hours)
Morning 4:30-5:15 AM, and 7:30AM-12:30 PM
Evening (Mon-Sat) 6:00-8:30PM (Sun) 4:00 to 6:45 PM
* Prasadam: Sanctified vegetarian food which is offered to the Lord
IMPORTANT PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: We will NOT be able to park in any of the
spaces in front of the shops next to the temple. (Including the Check Cashing
store, the barber shop, etc.) We will also not be able to park along the wall
adjacent to the temple. The landlord of these shops has a new parking policy
and will tow any cars parked there that are not patrons of their shops.
Street side parking is available on streets near the intersection of Del
Mar Ave and Lynnhaven Dr (for example on Lynnhaven Dr, on Roenoke Way, on Del
Mar Ave, etc.). If you park your car in front of a home, please do not block
their driveway. Del Mar Ave runs parallel to Bascom ave. There is a small
drive way (belongs to Streetlight Records; you can see this on Google maps
satellite view) that joins Bascom and Del Mar Ave located in between Lynnhaven
Dr and Roenoke Way. This is a short cut way to walk to the temple after parking
your car.