The iMonk spends the first half of the month with his guru, Srila Govinda Maharaj, in Kolkata, West Bengal, then returns to Russia — his third visit this year — to Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Wednesday 1st
New Look—Time for a change
Thursday 2nd
Sleepless Nights—Durga Puja in full swing
Friday 3rd
East Meets West—Gawking at the
sahibs
Saturday 4th
Durga Puja Continues—Other aspects of the
festival
Sunday 5th
Service Calls—Invitation to Nasigram
Monday 6th
Soaked and Stoked—What's a little water
anyway?
Tuesday 7th
Rained Out—Village program postponed
Wednesday 8th
Flash Floods—Water, water everywhere
Thursday 9th
Coming and Going—Devotees arrive for
festival
Friday 10th
Floodwaters recede—First dry day this week
Saturday 11th
Russian Invitation—The weeks ahead
Sunday 12th
To New Delhi—En route to Moscow
Monday 13th
Back in Moscow—Warm welcome on a cool
morning
Tuesday 14th
North by Train—From Moscow to St.
Petersburg
Wednesday 15th
Hot Breakfast—On a cold morning
Thursday 16th
Creative Design—Even I have to
notice
Friday 17th
Nama-Hatta—Neighborhood preaching
Saturday 18th
Vyasa Puja—Saturday in Saint Petersburg
Sunday 19th
Vyasa Puja—Sunday in Moscow
Monday 20th
Monday—Reflecting on the weekend
Tuesday 21st
Four-Thirty Express—Back to Saint
Petersburg
Wednesday 22nd
Chanting Japa—Every town and village
Thursday 23rd
Cold Morning—No walk today
Friday 24th
Change of Plan—Now going to the Ukraine
Saturday 25th
Govardhan Puja—In the Saint Petersburg snow
Sunday 26th
Govardhan Puja—Big turnout in Moscow
Monday 27th
Travel Fatigue—I stay in Moscow
Tuesday 28th
Of Mouse and Man—The best laid plans...
Wednesday 29th
Jagad Guru—Remembering Srila Prabhupad
Thursday 30th
Too Late!—We miss the train to the Ukraine
Friday 31st
To The Ukraine—Journey to Zaporizhzhya