50th Anniversary of Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana- Janmashtami – Divine Appearance of Sri Krishna Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja
From Thursday, August 14, until Sunday, August 17, 2025
Dear Devotees and Friends,
We have the great pleasure to invite you for a very special celebration. This year, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the installation of the German Yatra Deities, Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana.
For this very special occasion, we are inviting many senior devotees who have a long and deep relationship with these Deities, to come and share their hearts, their realizations, and their memories.
Srila Sacinandana Swami and HG Vaidyanath Prabhu have already confirmed their participation. Many other advanced devotees and disciples of Srila Prabhupada are cordially invited, and we are waiting for their confirmation.
It is often mentioned that the loving exchanges between the Lord and His devotees are extremely potent in attracting the living entities to pure devotional service, and we hope that this festival, will fulfil this ambition.
The festival will have philosophical parts with morning lectures based on Sambandha Tattva (which connect us with Radha Madana Mohana who are the Sambandha Adi-deva Deities), Kirtans, Kathas
about the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana and testimonial of devotees regarding the history of our Deities. We also plan to appreciate all devotees who have dedicated parts of
their lives in Their service and to observe the evolution of the Deity worship throughout the years.
We are also happy to announce that several wonderful Kirtaniyas will be participating in the festival, including: Gour Krishna, Ramanji, Manu & Radhadesh Friends, Hari Kirtana &
Vrindavaneshvari, Kishor Gopal, Kavi Candra & Kalindi, Aravind Prabhu, Hari Vyasadeva, Goloka Dhama Group, Maitreya Muni, and many more.
Everyone is most welcome to bring their hearts for the great celebration of this memorable festival.
Tentative Schedule:
Thursday, August 14: Arrival and opening of the festival
Friday, August 15: Celebration of the 50th anniversary and Adhivasa ceremony
Saturday, August 16: Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival
Sunday, August 17: Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja ceremony
The detailed schedule of the program will be posted here in advance, shortly before the festival.
Important:
If you wish to join the festival, we sincerely request that you register. This will mainly help us to calculate as accurately as possible the number of guests for whom we should cook. Registrations are now open. Please use the following link to sign up: http://bit.ly/3T3ZF0m. The form will remain active until August 8th, 2025.
Please note that places in the asramas are limited, so staying in the ashrams is based on a first come, first served system. Daily visitors are always welcome.
Notice:
Immediately after your registration, you will see an automatic confirmation. We do not send separate confirmations by email (if you do not see the email in a few minutes, check your “spam” folder). Please fill in every answer on the form and then CLICK the SUBMIT BUTTON for it to be processed (on the Summary page). Full payment (accommodation & festival fee) is required to confirm the booking of your accommodation on-site. If you book not on-site, we like to encourage you to pay the festival fee as soon as you have done your registration.
Daily visitors who stay outside are always welcome.
Especially for those of you who have booked accommodation on-site: if you are unable to attend the festival after registering, please make every effort to cancel your registration as soon as you know it (write to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com), because we can then give your place to another devotee.
We kindly ask you to pick up your wristband at the registration desk after your arrival and to pay on site (if not yet done earlier): cash & PayPal possible.
Accommodations and festival fee:
During festivals, the few guest rooms available are reserve for preachers, kirtanyas, cooks etc… and we can only provide facilities in the Ashrams. Please note that places in the Ashrams are limited, so staying in the Ashrams is based on a first come, first served system. Only children above 12 years old are welcome in the Ashrams.
If you would like to book some accommodation outside Goloka Dhama, please look at Pension Link or write to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com
• Camper: €10 /Day/ Person
• Ashram floor including simple beddings €15 /Day/ Person
• Daily visitors: Free
• Festival fee: Including Prasadam (Vegetarian & Vegan food), flowers, decorations etc. €25 /Day/ Person
A free lunch will be served to all guests on the 50th Anniversary Day. Donations are warmly welcome.
• Children under age 6 free of charge, from 7-14: half price
Programs for Children and Teens:
We are considering offering programs or activities for children and teens during the festival. To help us plan, please indicate on the online registration form (or write to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com) if you will be attending with children or teens. Note: Children under the age of 7
must remain under your care at all times. This typically means
you may need to miss certain parts of the event (e.g. lectures, meditations). We kindly ask all participants to support the atmosphere of silence and focus in the temple hall. For this reason, if
you are with small children, you may be asked to step outside during certain sessions.
Simultaneous translation:
We will provide simultaneous translation from English to Russian during the festival. Please remember to bring your smartphone and earphones, as the translation will be streamed via Telegram.
More details and the link to join the group will be shared closer to the event. If you need German translation, please let us know by writing to contact.golokadhama@gmail.com.
Temple Taxi:
In order to serve you by arranging pick up and drop off service, please fill up the "Temple Taxi"
online form carefully (available from July 4th, 2025): http://bit.ly/4jYghBy.
• Pick up from / Drop off to Neubrücke Nahe train station (8,00 € per trip)
• Pick up from / Drop off to Hahn Airport (30,00 € up to 4 persons per trip + Parking fee)
• Pickup from / Drop off to Hahn Airport (€30.00 per ride, up to 4 persons)
• Pick up from / Drop off to Luxembourg Airport (15,00 €/person up to 4 persons, min. 50,00 € per trip + Parking fee)
To help us manage this event smoothly, please fill up this form by August 10th, 2025.
Important:
There will be no pick up or drop off to Frankfurt International (Main) Airport.
There will be no pick up or drop off to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport or Luxembourg Airport AFTER 9:00 PM, and to Neubrücke (Nahe) train station AFTER 10:00 PM. If you are not able to find other solutions, please contact Bala Govinda Prabhu (WA/Telegram, +49 176 22831294) and discuss directly with him.
If you are unable to attend the festival after registering, or you don't need anymore of the temple taxi service, please make every effort to cancel your taxi registration as soon as you know it.
Notice:
Please note that organizing this festival is beyond the financial possibilities of our temple, and we humbly ask you to kindly support this endeavor by a generous donation, which will be used for this purpose only. You can send your donations via PayPal or even better wire transfer to our account:
ISKCON Abentheuer Goloka Dhama e,V.
Kreissparkasse Birkenfeld
IBAN: DE07 5625 0030 0021 2607 29
BIC: BILADE55
Reference: Donation Janmashthami Festival 2025 + Your legal name
If you wish, we can issue an official donation receipt for you!
Thank you very much for your kind attention, and we look forward to greeting you at this wonderful and spiritual event.
Your servants from the Goloka Dhama festival organization