Installation of new deity of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrīpāda Prema Kiśora Prabhu’s acceptance of sannyāsa to become Swami Bhakti Kiśora Āraṇya Mahārāja!

On Lalitā Saptamī our new deity of Śri Nityānanda Prabhu was installed at Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram. Now Gaura Nitai will come out on Harināma saṅkīrtana with us every weekend for the benefit of all.

On the same morning Śrīpāda Prema Kiśora Prabhu accepted the renounced order of sannyāsa from Śrīmad Bhakti Mādhurya Bon Mahārāja. Due to his advanced age, Śrīmad Bon Mahārāja could not physically come to Vṛndāvana at this time and so he gave the sannyāsa-mantra to Prema Kiśora Prabhu via Skype. Wearing the prasāda sannyāsa cloth of Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja, Prema Kiśora Prabhu became Swami Bhakti Kiśora Ārāṇya Mahārāja.

Gaura Gopālā Dāsa performed a Vaiṣṇava homa and after Bon Mahārāja and Ārāṇya Mahāraja spoke for some time, Śrīla Ārāṇya Mahāraja and the devotees walked to Rādhā-Dāmodara Temple to get the blessings of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Dāmodara, Śrīla Rūpā Gosvāmī, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrīla Prabhupāda.

THE YOGI — Official Trailer

Gupta Navadwipa2026-09-24T07:28:22+05:30September 24, 2026|

Today, on the appearance day of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, we are pleased to present a trailer for a short film we are currently working on, entitled ‘The Yogi’. The film depicts a remarkable incident that took place in Purī in 1871, when a yogi named Bisakisen caused considerable disturbance among the people of Orissa, claiming to be an avatāra of Mahā-Viṣṇu. The British government subsequently deputed Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, who was then serving as the Deputy Magistrate of Purī, to deal with the volatile situation. We hope to complete the film by the beginning of the new year.