ISKCON CROATIA ELM 2015

Organizational Structure Legal organization – based on Croatian laws ISKCON Croatia: registred as religious community since Local yatras: 7 registred as Subsidaires of ISKCON Croatia Legal representative: President of ISKCON Croatia (Tirtha Sevana das) ISKCON organizational structure GBC: Prahladananda swami CNC: 8 members from local yatras Connection with legal structure: Chairman of CNC = President of ISKCON Croatia VIROVITICA OSIJEK ZAGREB RIJEKA SPLIT PULA Zadar Lika KARLOVAC

Land: Osijek Istria Properties Temple buildings Pula and Zagreb Legalization proces

Deity worship Gaura Nitai deities: Zagreb, Karlovac, Split Jaghanath Baladeva Subhadra: Rijeka Radha Krishna: waiting for readiness of yatra for instalation in Zagreb

Harinams Three harinam tours, summer 2015 Maha harinam in Zagreb, August 2015 Regular harinams in local yatras, all year round

Sankirtan increase Doubled in 2014 The same goal for 2015 Zagreb temple sankirtan tours

BBT Book production Pushed to its limits due to sankirtan increase Printing of 8 BBT titles this year (average in last 15 years: 1 title yearly) Reprint of 4 missing CC – finished in June Creation of pdf files for: BG, LCFL, ISO, OJ – in progress 50 thousand copies this year (during last 15: years 5-10 thousend yearly) BBT team in Croatia Suvarna Bindu das, Isvara Puri das, Dvija-nayaka das, Nitya Kisori dd, Visnu Priya dd

11 th Lika Camp

12 th Rijeka ratha yatra

Communications Government: Former Croatian president; City mayor and other officials. Hindu: Regular at funtions of Indian embassy. Academics: Regular programs on faculties; Professors and students visiting temple Zagreb. Our team 2015: Ajitananda das, Isvara Puri das, Devarshi Narada das

Plans for 50 years and other years aniverssary Central event in Zagreb (ratha yatra or public festival) Ratha yatra Rijeka as part of 50 celebration Summer camp with harinams in neighbooring towns? Meeting with officials; Media presence; Harinam tours and harinams Local activities: 50 hours kirtan, 50 rounds day... Sankirtan and book production 3-5 BBT tiltles per year to be ready for printing (pdf) books per year ISKCON in the society Meet Croatian president next year Enter medias – TV

Challenges Legal and financial Legalization of builiding in Pula and Zagreb: legal process going well, financial consequences expected. Inherited BBT dept of temple Zagreb: monthly payment ongoing Zagreb Balance: Protection of SP’s standards vs. Being considerable In spite of it: programs and preaching increased Premisses of ISKCON centres Split: sudden request for leaving the current rented premisses Rijeka: plan for new temple building Deity worship in Karlovac Installed Sri Sri Nitai Gaura Candra Currently at remote loaction, 10km from town

We are ready to continue......counting on: Srila Prabhupada’s mercy Srila Prabhupada’s mercy GBC and RGB guidance and blessings GBC and RGB guidance and blessings

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