Srila Bhakti Vedanta Narayan Maharaja inspired the Badger community and many senior devotees congregated in the Alachua community in Florida and others in the Saranagati community in Canada. Srila Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja started his Govindaji's garden at the Gosai Ghat at Sri Rangapatna. Srila Bhakti Vedanta Tripurari Maharaja established the Audarya Ashram in California. Srila Siddhaswarupananda opened the doors of many Ashrams in Hawaii and Philippines. Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja established ashrams in Spain and in Vienna. In Africa several ecological Vaishnava projects are evolving, such as the ‘Working Villages’ of the Congo. Vrinda Mission opened ashrams all over South America, such as the Eco Truly Park in Peru. Aside from the importance of spirituality, there is an emphasis of these projects on self - sufficiency, ecologically - balanced architecture and environmental - aware maintenance.
“Working villages” project.
Govindaji's garden at the Gosai Ghat, Sri Rangapatna.
For many thousands of years, this area of Australia was held sacred by the Indigenous people. Nowadays, with a town population of just under 8,000 people, of whom over 1000 identify themselves as “Hare Krishna” (2006 census data), the spiritual potency of this long held sacred site is being appreciated by seekers of truth from all over the world. Visit any of these sanctuaries and help them! They were all established for you and me. If we go and visit with an open heart and ready to serve, our consciousness will be transformed by the grace of God who provided these places through his devotees.
In Australia, the country town of Murwillumbah is world famous for it’s Hare Krishna farms. In this dairy farming area, 3 different Gaudiya Vaishnava missions have established sanctuaries: ISKCON’s New Govardhana Community complete with Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and Govardhana College, Caitanya Sarasvat Math’s Govinda Dham with nice Gosalas and Giriraj Gaudiya Math’s “Garden Ashram”, situated in a private rain forest. Audarya Ashram in California.
Eco Truly Park in Peru.