Gita Nagari
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Gita Nagari - "The village where the Bhagavad-gita is sung and lived"
In 1974, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) purchased 300 acres in central Pennsylvania and started Gita-nagari, “the village where the Bhagavad-gita is sung and lived.” Rooted in Srila Prabhupada’s translations of India’s ancient Vedic literature, the village set out to demonstrate the natural sweet relationship between the land, the animals, humanity, and God.
Gita Nagari is a spiritual farm community of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The farm is located in rural Port Royal, Pennsylvania on 300 acres of serene woodlands. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada, the founder acharya of ISKCON, gave the name "Gita Nagari" to the farm which means "the place where the Bhagavad Gita is sung and lived". Gita Nagari is quickly becoming known as the "Hospital for the Heart" because of the loving relationships amongst the residents and the extension of that love to all who visit here.
Srila Prabhupada wrote in his "Conception of Gita Nagari", "The Gita Nagari will therefore be the main preaching center for the Supreme Authority of Sri Krishna, the Personality of Godhead... If any treatment has to be done for the diseases of the human being, it has to be done from the very inception, namely the internal potency... there is practically no treatment for the treatment of the internal potency, and Gita Nagari must be very much alive to that point of view." Gita Nagari often hosts seminars designed for introspection and personal growth, and the conferences on Vedic studies have attracted spiritual leaders from around the world.
Visited by many many devotees from all around Eastern United States, this spiritual farm is a central place for practicing Krishna Consciousness. Among other events, 'Ratha Yathra' (Festival of the Chariots) where hundreds of devotees pull the the carts of Their Lordships, Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra.
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
ISKCON Gita Nagari
RR 1 Box 839, Port Royal, PA 17082
http://www.gitanagari.com
