My Dear GuruMaharaj
Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to YDG.
We have a great 60th birthday celebration for HH Sriman Balabhadra Bhattacharya Prabhu. I will post the pictures on facebook and send you the link. I read your offering to start of the program, after that we had talk from Vedasara, and a few other God-brothers. Several devotees offered Garlands, gifts and came forward to get Balabhadra Prabhu’s blessings. Also we chanted for about 30-45 minutes to seek their Lordships Blessings.
Also at the same time we celebrated your disciple Madan Mohan Prabhu and his wife Mohini Radha Devi Dasi (the old Gujarathi couple) 60th wedding anniversary. Not sure if you have heard, but Madana Mohan prabhu is 85 years old and he was just diagnosed of Lung Cancer. It is 4th stage. It will be really nice if you can write him letter and give your blessings.
Madana Mohan prabhu has become very weak. There were about 150+ congregation in attendance.
Balabhadra Prabhu was very touched and moved to hear your offering.
ys/ Mahaguna
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My dear God-brother, Balabhadra prabhu,
I want to wish you a happy birthday on your sixtieth anniversary birthday. It is also by Krsna’s mercy I got to know you for many, many years! At first, I met you in the early eighties, or maybe it was the late seventies. You were the vice president of Iskcon Altanta, New Panihati. Soon after, you became the temple president, and I knew you as the president for my entire period as the GBC. Subsequently, you participated as an elder patron of the community and always you are very active in your devotional service. Whether you are doing Harinam, or whether you were in the Murari band, or whether you are in some other activity, you are always thinking of Prabhupada, and being very active. So I just want to embrace you and say that I am very happy to have known you all these years, and I hope that they cook you a nice feast with cheese cake which you always like! I hope to see you again at the next Panihati festival. Haribol!
All glories to Balabhadra prabhu! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Your Godbrother,
Jayapataka Swami