World Book Fair Delhi, INDIA 2008

2008 World Book FairNew Delhi, INDIA

A photo exhibition for the pleasure of His Divine Grace

Om visnupada astottara sata sri

Srila BhaktivedantaNarayan Goswami Maharaj

The founder acharya of

The Bhakti Yoga Society

and the greatest teacher and philosopher of ancient Vedic wisdom in all the land.

This photo was taken the day before the fair opened. This is the only time your stall was empty.

The book fair was attended by more than one million people every day and featured over 5000 stalls representing diverse national and international publishers.

Your stall was near the entrance in Hall 1 where all the big-shot publishers of religious and secular books competed for attention from the crowds.

Your stall captured everyone. The so-called big-shots could not compete with the elegance you manifest.

2008 World Book FairNew Delhi

The Team

Krishna-kanta Prabhu was an expert organizer. He arranged to care for all the devotees and all the details of management. I made many offenses to him but in the end he begged me for forgiveness.

Krishna-kanta PrabhuBengal

So-and-so PrabhuDelhi

So-and-so Prabhu came for 2 days and preached with ferocious enthusiasm.

So-and-so PrabhuDelhi

Yashoda Didi worked so hard that she became very sick.

By your mercy she regained her strength after 2 days rest and resumed her seva.

Yashoda DidiHolland?

Yamuna Didi was also there the whole time. She is an expert book distributor and her kindness especially impressed the visitors.

Yamuna DidiFrance Sulata Didi

England

Sulata Didi was there the whole time. She boldly preached your siddhanta and distributed many books.

Vishu Prabhu helped with book distribution on several days

Almost every day, he personally saved prasadam and brought it from the matha.

Vishu PrabhuDelhi

Taruni Didi came almost every day. She considers herself a “new devotee”, but her warmth and sincerity are so great that people buy whatever book she recomends.

Taruni DidiGreece

Sucitra Didi was there the whole time. She served continuously every day with great humility and sold many books

Sucitra DidiGermany

Srinivasa Prabhu was always trying to serve the devotees. He came almost every day and worked very hard.

Srinivasa PrabhuChile

Rasa-bihari Prabhu came on several days.

He and his wife set up a book table at last year’s book fair with only a little success.

He was thrilled to see how successful your stall was this year.

Rasa-bihari PrabhuDelhi

Narayan-das is engaged in the fight against the destruction of Vraja’s hills at the supreme court across the street.

He came almost every day and enthusiastically engaged in book distribution.

He also arranged for the press to come and give your stall special attention in some local newspapers.

Narayan-dasVraja

Nagari Didi came for the last few days. She is such a bold preacher! No one escaped from her powerful arguments without buying a book.

Nagari DidiRussia

Mani-mati Didi also came for the last few days. She was so happy the whole time by engaging in distributing your transcendental books.

Mani-mati DidiFrance

Jag-mohan and Man-mohan Prabhu came for a few days in the middle.

They did some book distribution and especially increased the feeling of affection among all the devotees.

Man-mohan PrabhuHolland

Jag-mohan PrabhuEngland

Kunja-bihari Prabhu was there the whole time. He took the distribution of your books very seriously and humbly engaged in his service.

(He did sell the Ujvalla-nilamani seen in this photo.)

Kunja-bihari PrabhuDelhi

That’s me. I’m quite worthless. My contribution was to offend the devotees so their great compassion and tolerance could be exhibited.

Jaya-gopal dasUSA

Anuradha Didi came for the second half of the book fair. She was always in high spirits and inspred to distribute your books.

Anuradha DidiUSA

Anita Didi also came for the second half of the book fair. Her uncommon exuberance and friendliness startled visitors.

They had no choice but to come inside and ultimately buy a book.

Anita DidiUSA

I had no other picture of Acyutananda Prabhu. He was there for the last few days. He worked SOOO hard. He had so much desire to distribute your books.

Acyutanandana PrabhuBrazil?

2008 World Book FairNew Delhi

Brhad Mrdanga

EVERYONE’S STALL IS EMPTY EXCEPT

FOR THEIRS… WHAT’S GOING ON

IN THERE?

Everyone was astonished by your beautiful paintings. One lady began crying while she looked through them -- especially when she saw viraha-radha.

Many individuals purchased stacks of different titles for their book shops and were eager to establish an on-going connection with your publications.

Many others acquired books for libraries and universities. They purchased books such as Ujjvala-nilamani, Jaiva-dharma and Brhad-bhagavatamrta.

Who could understand the profound importance of what they held in their hands?...

Or for how long they had been waiting for this moment?

And your dedicated servants were not willing to let them loose this chance

As much as possible, they recorded names and emails to add to your hari-katha mailing list.

2008 World Book FairNew Delhi

The Book Stall

WHEN WILL I OBTAIN A

GURUDEVA LIKE HIM?

Many devotees from other mathas kept coming back for more. Day after day. They bought so many books!

The Bhakti Yoga Society

This was the last day.

This was the only stall like this.

Other stalls were never full

BRING EVERYONE! YOU DON’T WANT TO

MISS SEEING THESE BOOKS! I’M

AMAZED.

But your stall was always overflowing.

2008 World Book FairNew Delhi

God is Beautiful

All Glories to you Srila Gurudeva!May the kirtan of your sublime message

be heard throughout the entire universe!

Hare Krishna