Hi! My name is Jahnava Nitai Das (Julian Parker) and this is my personal wesbite to document some of my experiences (since 1993) meeting sadhus and babas in India, as well as visits to ancient temples and places of pilgrimage. If you are interested in these topics, then why not come along? Send me a message using the contact form and I will let you know in advance where we will be travelling so you can join us on these spiritual adventures.
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I went to sabarimala in 1994 with Sadaputa Prabhu. He was researching the mahajyothi for a book he was writing. When it came time to film the mahajyothi (evening of makara sankranti) his camera battery died, literally the second the jyothi came.
Below are some pictures from a trip to Kumbhakonam in 2017. If you are interested in visiting temples, contact me and we can visit together.
Should installed deities be modified like toy dolls? Originally Mayapur Panchatattva deities were cast without eyelids and with large eyes. I am told that at some point Bhavananda didn’t like the eyes and complained they were too big. So he made them use M-Seal (a plumbing putty used for sealing leaks in pipes) to reshape the eyes and modify the deity.
In the 5,000 year history of India, no one has made gigantic monumental statues of mundane politicians. You will find some giant statues of Lord Buddha or of Jain saints, but there are no giant statues of kings or politicians.
The asuras have found various ways to insult and degrade our Vedic teachings. The latest is selling “Ayurvedic” meat for dogs. The Vedas have nothing to do with preparing meat for dogs. Just because you add amla fruit to meat it does not become Ayurvedic. Why aren’t Hindus filing cases against these companies for insulting Hinduism and the Vedas?
A recent headline: ’23 died in Jallikattu in last one year’.
Bitcoin is a scam made by the asuras to drain humanity’s resources. It’s no different than how they make people to slave and dig the earth for worthless shiny stones like diamonds. Diamonds have no intrinsic value, they are a worthless stone commonly available in the earth. But by creating a false value for them in society they keep humanity’s energies enslaved mining that which is worthless. They do this repeatedly in many, many fields of human endeavor.
I say the following as a person who does not use ganja and has no intention to ever use ganja:
All governments in the world know tobacco is the number one killer of the poor throughout the world, yet not a single country will ban it.
Recently in the news the topic of Puri Jagannatha temple prohibiting western devotees from entering came up due to some unfortunate confrontation between a German devotee and a temple priest outside the temple.
On January 28th, as per the local custom, special puja and annadanam was conducted by villagers for the departure of Chaitanya Baba. Below are a few pictures and a video from the puja.