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Over and above the daily programmes, the saintly persons who arrive in the Ashram perform programs frequently. The invited famous saintly personalities and learned Scholars also perform programmes very frequently. The Ashram also celebrates very joyfully on a very large scale and according to the scriptural injunctions, every year festivals such as :-
On the auspicious occasions such as "Guru Purnima" every disciple makes his life perfect by receiving the holy association the auspicious audience, and blessings of Gurudev Om Vishnupad Sri Srimad Bhakti Vedant Narayan Maharaj.
On the annual festival of the Ashram the grand parade of Sri Gurudev, Sri Sri Radha Shyam Sunder and Sri Gaurang Mahaprabhu is organized in large scale which consists of elephants, horses, camels, chariots with four horses and bands and trumpets. Thousands of devotees and disciples from India and abroad accompany the parade while singing, dancing and Sankirtan.
The temple premises also houses the sanctified GURUDEV AVAAS - the place for devotional service of Gurudev Sri Srimad Bhakti Vedant Narayan Maharaj near the cow shed . Srila Gurudev stays in this gurdev avaas whenever he is present in Vrindavan and he makes the life of all the devotees successful by giving them his audience and spiritual instructions. There is also an arrangement of hostel for the poor but intelligent boys for their studies both Hindi as well as in English to study Vedic rituals, astrology, Srimad Bhagavatam, Srimad Bhagavad Gita etc to benefit the whole society. All the expenses are borne by the Ashram. Presently 25 students are taking advantage of the hostel facility.
There are about 60 air-conditioned, air-cooled and normal residences equipped with all the modern amenities available for the guest on donation basis. Every room is equipped with light, water, toilet, essential furniture, fan, geyser and telephone. In addition to this the following essential facilities have also been provided to provide a feeling of " a home away from home" ;
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Guru
Purnima
In
the Ashram there is a special arrangement for the nine Sant Kutir for the renounced
monks. In these Kutirs, the saintly personalities from India and abroad can carry
out their spiritual practices and austerities and grant the residents of the ashrams
the benefit of their knowledge.
