“To my utter shock even on last Friday (1st October 99) after Gaura Arotik around 7:50 pm, when there is no arati going on, but the pujaris were simply accepting offerings from visitors and returning them prasadam, I noticed on Sri Sri Sita Ram Lakshman Hanuman altar a photo of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja on same level and of same size right of Srila Prabhupada.”

Dear Chakra,

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

On the outset, I wish to thank you for publishing my complain on your website.

I have no idea which “Nimai Nitai dasa” Vraja Bhakti Vilas prabhu is referring to. As a matter of fact, he has never met me and doesn’t know me personally. I have never been a Delhi temple’s resident devotee. He is confusing me with someone else whom I don’t even know.

I am not from Delhi. I am simply here on a short stay. Noticing Delhi temple devotee’s defiance of GBC laws I desired to bring it to the notice of all since I fear in our other worldwide temples too there could be possibility of such anomalies. The sole purpose of my posting was to be a reminder to the ISKCON devotee community to kindly adhere to what we claim we do.

To my utter shock even on last Friday (1st October 99) after Gaura Arotik around 7:50 pm, when there is no arati going on, but the pujaris were simply accepting offerings from visitors and returning them prasadam, I noticed on Sri Sri Sita Ram Lakshman Hanuman altar a photo of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja on same level and of same size right of Srila Prabhupada. I don’t know the pujari’s name but he is a grihastha in his mid or late 30s.

As far as large photos of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami are concerned, please visit Bhisma office, Sudama Seva office or any other office before you publish this on the Internet and verify for yourself. Also since it is Sunday today (3rd October), please send someone and verify for yourself how many congregation devotees and temple devotees have photo buttons of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami on their bead bags (At least yesterday many still had).

Addressing His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami as Srila Bhagavadpada in defiance of GBC resolutions is there for all to witness even today in any ISKCON temple worldwide or congregational gathering wherever he has disciples. This is the opinion of many devotees who have seen.

Hoping you will publish the essence of this feedback too.

Your servant,
Nimai Nitai das

© CHAKRA 4th-Oct-1999

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