DESTINATION SOUTH AFRICA Click on pictures to see larger versions 11th june 1996 Permission for the naming of the road "Bhaktivedanta Swami Circle" obtained for the Temple of Understanding, Chatsworth, Durban

6th September 1996
1008 holy waters (Sahasra Tirtha Jala Maha Abhiseka), an unprecedented event. Attended by national leaders and His Holiness Bhaktitirtha Swami




25th March 1995
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II pays a visit to Durban and is greeted here by bhaktin Lilly with a garland and protest letter regarding the threatened closure of Bhaktivedanta Manor (picture from The Leader, a local newspaper)




20th October 1975
Pusta Krishna Swami leads a melodious kirtan




March 1975
During the Mayapur-Vrindavana festival, Tripurari dasa Brahmachari accepted the Sannyasa order from Srila Prabhupada and then in a joyful mood sent Riddha dasa to South Africa with Pusta Krishna.