Date: July 3, 2016 As you’ll see below the pledge of the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry to organise at least 50 padayatras before the end of 2016 in order to celebrate ISKCON’s fiftieth birthday will be fulfilled very soon. Padayatras on the road all year long: 2 1- Padayatra India: on the […]
By Padmanabha Dasa, Johannesburg, South Africa’s first padayatra is set to take place on the 9th of August to commemorate ISKCON’s 50th anniversary and to celebrate National Women’s Day in South Africa. The event will begin with a talk from Nandarani Dasi in conjunction with women from the public and private sector of the community. […]
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE PUBLIC Padayatra Communication Team (Devotee doing the interview ….. ……………….…… Date……………………………..) Name and surname of person interviewed …………………….Man [ ] Woman[ ] Child [ ] Age : ………City or village………………………………Profession ………………………. Hobbies (things that interest you)………………………………………………..…………….. Is that the first time you participate in a padayatra festival ? Yes [ […]
WHY THE PADAYATRA SURVEY ? Feedback and introspection are always beneficial, collectively and individually It’s certainly important to know how we are perceived by the public (even Lord Ramacandra went out incognito to find out what His citizens were saying about His reign) so we can make adjustments and improvements accordingly to whatever program we […]
Country …………………Dates : From ……………to ……… Leader…………… Names of the radio stations that contacted you (or that you contacted) ? ………………………………………………………… Brief description of the things each one said and asked, and the points you made …………………………………………………………………………………….………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… Which TV stations contacted you (or that you contacted) ? ………………………………………………………… Brief description of the things each […]
Better use a regular camera than a cell phone, which produces only mediocre photos. JUST SEND YOUR BEST PHOTOS No need to send all the ones you took. Choose the best ones from the technical point of view, and a variety of them (close-up and general) corresponding to all the aspects of your padayatra : […]
Here are some guidelines for reporting your padayatra to the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry through articles, videos, photos, songs, etc. If you and the devotees doing this reporting study these guidelines, that will make your life, and mine also, much easier. That will also save us precious time, which could be used elsewhere in Guru and […]
Entire itinerary, preferably drawn on a map of your country or state : Indicate states, districts or areas, medium and large cities you walked through Number of participants (by categories) Temple devotees [ ] Congregation [ ] Visitors [ ] Nationals [ ] Foreign devotees (indicate country) [ ] Sannyasis [ ] Grhasta men [ ] […]
50 PADAYATRAS FROM GAURA PURNIMA 2014 TO THE END OF 2016 Date: April 12, 2016 The pledge of the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry is to organise at least 50 padayatras before the end of 2016 in order to celebrate ISKCON’s fiftieth birthday in a grand, fun and joyful way. Please note that the system to […]
By: Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on Dec. 10, 2015 Fifty padayatras – traditionally a journey on foot accompanied by kirtan and spiritual book distribution – are being offered by the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry to Srila Prabhupada in celebration of ISKCON’s 50th anniversary. The offerings began on Gaura Purnima (March 16th) 2014, and will continue through to the […]