by AmritaGopi | English, Garden and Agriculture, Projects, running
On the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, the full moon, we gathered in Sri Nṛsiṁhadeva’s garden for a very special ceremony: a Bhumi Yagna – a ritual fire sacrifice offered to Mother Earth. This Yagna was performed by our head pujari, Ramananda Gopal Prabhu. In Vedic...
by AmritaGopi | English, EU-Projects, Projects, running
On July 2, 2025, a special seminar took place at Simhachalam: a full-day workshop led by Wolfgang Fänderl, an experienced facilitator and coach for diversity management recommended by the TU Munich. All department heads, long-term ashram residents, and our brahmacaris...
by AmritaGopi | English, Garden and Agriculture, Projects, running
At the heart of our temple community lies a quiet yet powerful place: the Simhachalam Goshala. It is currently home to eight cows and bulls – each with its own unique personality and story. We will introduce them in detail in a future post. Today, we’d like to give...
by AmritaGopi | English, Projects, running
From June 18 to 23, 2025, we had the great honor of welcoming HG Mukunda Datta Prabhu, Head Pujari of the Krishna-Balaram Deities at ISKCON Vrindavan, to Simhachalam. For many of us, it was the first time meeting him in person – and for him, it was the first visit...
by AmritaGopi | Projects, running
Some gatherings may appear simple on the outside, yet they touch the heart with profound depth. Such was the case yesterday afternoon, when our community came together for a very special Krishna-Balaram Abhishek – not in the temple, but in the old farmhouse of Sucitra...
by AmritaGopi | English, Projects, running
Last week, we celebrated a very special day – a holy festival that wasn’t loud, grand, or elaborate. And yet, it touched our hearts so deeply that we’ll remember it for a long time: Snāna Yātrā, the ceremonial bathing of Śrī Jagannātha, Lord of the Universe. When most...
by AmritaGopi | completed, English, EU-Projects, Projects
At Simhachalam, the spirit of community and growth among the Matajis has never been stronger. Over the past months, our efforts through the ESC project, Women, Faith, and Social Cohesion, have resulted in a flourishing bond between the women in our ashram. This...
by AmritaGopi | completed, English, EU-Projects, Projects, Uncategorized
European Solidarity Corbs project series 2022-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000068096 When we were awarded our Quality Label in 2022, we could not have anticipated the profound impact that project series 2022-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000068096 would have on our community and participants....
by AmritaGopi | completed, EU-Projects, Projects
After the huge success of the youth camp in 2019, it finally went into the 2nd round In August this year, there was a lot going on in Simhachalam after the long break due to the Corona pandemic. One highlight was this year’s youth summer camp, which we were...
by AmritaGopi | completed, English, EU-Projects, Projects
“Healthy Gourmet” (2019-2-DE04-ESC11-018204) is an ESC (European Solidarity Corps) project, which has just been successfully concluded. The project centered around the topics of sustainability, health and well-being – related to preparing tasty, healthy meals...
