Ekalavya Das Sannyasa Celebration on Gaura Purnima
By: Ekalavya Das - 9.4 2021
Ekalavya Das is a disciple of His Holiness Lokanath Swami and is scheduled to receive Sannyasa (the renounced order of life) on Gaura Purnima, March 28, 2021, in Sri Pandharpur Dham, India. Ekalavya Das was born in New York City in 1965, the same year that Srila Prabhupada came to New York to start the Krishna consciousness movement, ISKCON. Ekalavya Das will be the first ISKCON second-generation sannyasi from North America. Joining the movement as a full-time brahmachari (celibate monk) in 1991, this year marks his 30th Anniversary in ISKCON.
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Gaura Purnima Festival and Sannyasa Ceremony Celebrations in Sri Pandharpur Dham on 28th March 2021
6:30 to 8:00am (IST): Sannyasa Celebration
Global Timings:
Delhi: 6:30 am – 8 am
Dubai: 5:00 am – 6:30 am
London: 2:00 am – 3:30 am
Melbourne: 12 pm to 1:30 pm
Moscow: 4 am to 5:30 am
New York: March 27th 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Los Angeles: March 27th 6 pm to 7:30 pm
For more information: https://lok.media/sannyasa/