Dear Maharaj/ Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It is my great pleasure to inform all the devotees of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that a great service opportunity has been offered by the temple authorities of Gambhira, in Puri dham, where Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spent the final years of His manifested pastimes on this earthly planet. Kasi Mishra’s house, also known as Gambhira, and the Radha Kanta math, were both under the care of the Orissa government due to 20 years of litigation. Finally, this litigation problem has been resolved and the management of the institution has been returned to the temple mahanta.

The temple has sustained much damage over the years due to lack of proper maintenance. The whole place is very dirty and the roofs and walls are falling down. The temple roof is also cracking. Additionally, the temple has a lack of proper income for the maintenance of the devotees and for deity puja—and, of course, the more the Gambhira is allowed to deteriorate, the fewer visitors it will have.

At this crucial point, the mahanta of Gambhira has requested ISKCON to extend kind assistence to him in order to protect and maintain this most holy place. Devotees from all over the world come to offer their prayers and obeisances at Gambhira. This is one of the most important places for the followers of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and must be maintained nicely.

Thus, this is a golden opportunity for devotees to render service to this most sacred cause. I request all devotees to kindly donate towards this purpose. There are many things to be fixed at the place. For the time being we have prepared a rough budget, for whatever the most urgent needs are, just to bring the situation up to survival position. Later on, we will let you know about further opportunities for service in the development of the Gambhira.

For further information contact
Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Phone: ++ 91 9434506434
E mail: bps@pamho.net

Below is the list of different services available and the budget for each one.

1.Cleaning of whole area $ 225
2. White washing & coloring $ 570
3. Kitchen utensils $ 570
4. Kitchen oven etc $ 450
5. Kitchen room renovation $ 700
6. Garden for Radha Radha kanta $ 350
7. Renovation of residential devotees’s accommodation $ 700
8. Repairing of over all electrification $ 1150
9. Generator 10 KVA $ 2850
10. Sanitation repairing $ 600
11. Water supply repairing $ 350
12. Musical instruments $ 225
13. Shoe stand, Clock room $ 525
14. Public toilets $ 1025
15. Drinking water facilities $ 350
16. Any amount of general donation

Temple monthly maintenance:

Devotee Prasad $ 525 per month.
Deity seva $ 275 per month.
General Expenses $ 350 per month.

PLEASE CHOOSE THE MODE OF PAYMENT:

Bank transfer: American Express Bank, Kolkata
Account No 420081073
Account Name: ISKCON Gaura Purnima Festival Fund Bank Address: American Express Bank Ltd, 21 , Old Court House Street Kolkata700001, West Bengal, INDIA Swift Code No.: AEIBINDXCAL

Any Indian donor could directly remit the money to our account with UTI Bank Limited, Krishnanagar, Nadia Dist, West Bengal. The details are as follows:

Bank: UTI Bank Limited
Account No: 237010100005944
Account Name: ISKCON
Bank Address: UTI Bank Limited,12 M M Ghosh Street, Krishnanagar, Dist Nadia, West Bengal 741101 Swift Code No.: UTIBINBB005

Cheque: In favor of ISKCON, payable at Kolkata,

The letter should be addressed to Purananda das, ISKCON, 31, Lake Avenue, Kolkata 700026, India. You can also donate online by using “Donate Now” option in www.mayapur.com.

When you send in your donation, please inform e-mail us at gopijanaballabha.jps@pamho.net with the details of donation, mode of payment, purpose if any specific purpose you wish to serve.