Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara
Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara
Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara
Sri Sri Radha Kunjabihari
My wife (Satarupa devi dasi) and I (Manu dasa) are discipes of H.H.
Bhaktimarga swami. We are from Canada. My parents gave me the Bhagavad
gita As It Is when I was 11 and I have considered myself vaisnava since
then. We went to India when I was 17 and lived with a vaisnava family and
took initiation within the Sri sampradaya at 18. I stayed in India on and
off for about 4 years. I learned about Vedic culture, deity worship and
cooking.
When we came back to Canada I returned to the Hare Krsna temple and
started to serve there. With a strong attachment for the movement of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada, We took initiation from my GM and started
to cook and also serve the deities. Deity worship is an important part
of our lives and I am grateful to my GM and to Srila Prabhupada for allowing
us to serve according to our propensities.
The names of my thakurs are Sri Sri Radha Kunjabihari, they are black
and white marble from Vrndavana and my neem wood Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara
are from Bankura, West Bengal. We have worshipped these deities for the
last 6 years and have had outifts made for them, made outfits and jewelry
ourselves for them and have acquired all kinds of ornaments and alankaras
for Their pleasure. I am a jeweller by profession and have quite a collection
of crowns and mukuts for them. I designed an altar 2 years ago and had
it made in India and then shipped to us here. It was inspired by 16th century
Bengal.
I was recently given 2 salagram silas ( i will worship them as Matsya
and Kurma respectively). They were given by a very kind devotee named Partha
Sarthi dasa. I, in turn made silver tilaks and mouths for his silas.
I am very attached to my Nitai Gaurasundara and consider myself a devotee
of Lord Caitanya.
Your servant,
Manu dasa
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