Presentations from the ISKCON India Scholars Board to Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb and Scholars of the Jagannatha Shreemandira on the question of allowable dates for celebrating the Jagannatha Ratha-yatra

March 29, 2025Posted inEssays, TranslationsNo Comments
These presentations were made by members of the ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) before Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb, Dr. Aravind Padhee, Chief Administrator of the Shri Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA), and scholars representing the SJTA on 20th March 2025 in Bhubaneswar, India, on the occasion of a discussion between IISB and SJTA scholars. The presentations are made available both in English and Oriya.
IISB Scholars meet SJTA Scholars in Presence of the King of Puri

IISB Scholars meet SJTA Scholars in Presence of the King of Puri

March 20, 2025Posted inCommunicationsNo Comments
A significant and insightful meeting took place on March 20, 2025, between His Majesty the Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Dev, the revered King of Puri, who was accompanied by the Shri Jagannath Temple (Puri, Odisha) Chief Administrator, Shri Arvind Padee, IAS, and representatives of the ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) at Bhubaneshwar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. The head of ISKCON's delegation, His Holiness Guru Prasada Swami, former Chairman of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission, could not be present; in his place Mukunda-datta Das, disciple of Srila Prabhupada and IISB Head Scholar, lead ISKCON's delegation.