The document provides a history and overview of the Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Kshetra (SSKBK) located near Udupi, Karnataka. It was started in 2004 and currently has 14 acres of land, 40 cows, 4 bulls, 2 bullocks, and 12 resident devotees. Facilities include a guest house, cow shelter, temple, living quarters, yoga therapy, and vocational college. The community engages in cow protection, agriculture, village technologies like butter churning, temple worship, hosting guests, distributing prasadam, preserving the forest, bullock cart training, feeding cows, and various other daily activities. It aims to promote rural development through ISKCON's

2. Author : HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami
E-Mail : Bhakti.Raghava.Swami@pamho.net
Date Produced : April 2008
Edited : Sriman Prafullakumar Seelam
Serial No : 53 of 54
SAHYADRI SRI KRISHNA
BALARAMA KSETRA
(SSKBK)

3. SAHYADRI SRI KRISHNA
BALARAMA KSETRA (SSKBK)

4. HISTORY
Location Near Udupi, Karnataka
Started Year 2004
Area 14 acres
Cows 40
Bulls 4
Bullocks 2
Residents 12 Devotees
Facilities Guest House, Goshala, Temple, Asrama, Yoga Therapy, Varnasrama College
Fruit Trees Mango, Coconut, Papaya, Guava, Bananas, Jackfruit
Other Soap Nut, Tamarind, Bayleaf
Wells 2 (open wells)

5. 1. Cow Protection
2. Agriculture
3. Village Technologies
4. Temple Worship
5. Guests
6. Prasadam
7. Forest Preservation
8. Bullock Cart Training
9. Feed for the Cows
10. Various Scenes

6. 1. COW PROTECTION
Subhadra with New Calf Sita Sundarananda with Subhadra

7. More on Cows
Balarama and Radhe Mother Gauri

8. Serving the Cows
Bullocks Bala and Krishna Radhe

9. 2. AGRICULTURE
Giriraja in the Garden More Vegetables

10. Agriculture
Giriraja and Sundarananda Variety of Vegetables

11. 3. Village Technology
Churning Butter from Yogurt From Neem & Jackfruit Wood

12. • Both Sundarananda and
Lakshminath hold trays of bananas
which will be put in the sun for
drying. When production exceeds
the local consumption, we adopt
the traditional methods to preserve
various foodstuffs such as drying
fruits
• Within two short days of bright sun,
these bananas will be dried and can
be kept for many months to be
offered to the Lord and His
devotees. Most fruits can be dried
by cutting them into small pieces,
sometimes by making a paste from
the mashed pulp (such a mangoes)
Drying of Bananas

13. SOLOR POWER AT SSKBK
BEFORE DRYING BANANAS BANANAS DRYING IN THE SUN

14. 4. TEMPLE WORSHIP
PERFORMING GURU PUJA
BY SUNDARANANDA PRABHU
PERFORMING TULASI PUJA
BY HH RP BHAKTI RAGHAVA SWAMI

15. 5. Guests Visit SSKBK
Students from Manipal Visit Guests from Shimoga Visit

16. STUDENTS FROM
MANIPAL
Raya Ramananda prabhu greets
students from Manipal. Every
week Raya Ramananda visit the
students to hold discourses on
the Bhagavad-gita. When
students have some holidays,
they sometimes come to visit.

17. 6. PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION
Fruits Variety of Fruits Offered Daily

18. Prasadam Distribution Ki Jaya!
Puppy “Prasadi” Gets Prasadam Prasadam for all

19. 7. Forest Preservation
Many Varieties of Trees at SSKBK We have 25 Coconut Trees

20. Forest Preservation
Coconut Trees Mango and Coconut Trees

21. 8. BULLOCK CART TRAINING
Bala and Krishna with Cart Returning from Town of Hebri

22. 9. Cow Feed
Neighbors Donate Fresh Grass Keeping Dry Hay on Roof

23. 10. Various Scenes
Morning Scene of Asrama “Prasadi” Taking Sun Bath

24. Various Scenes
Carrying Bamboo for Fencing Ox Power Saves on Energy

25. Various Scenes…
Taking an Afternoon Nap Giriraja with Gauri and Gaura

26. Various Scenes…
Banana Seedling Coming Up Collecting from the Garden

27. Various Scenes …
Giriraja Bathing Balarama Laksman with Radhe

28. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit:
• ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry Promoting Rural
Development in India www.iskconvarnasrama.com
• OM Sri Surabhi Campaign
www.srisurabhi.org
Contact:
HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami
bhakti.raghava.swami@pamho.net

29. HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami

30. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 Name HH RP Bhakti Raghava Swami
 Age and Gender 70, Male
 Country/Province of Origin Canada, Ontario
 Educational Degree and Year B.A, 1968, M.Ed., 2004
 Educational Institution State University of Yogyakarta
 Professional Work/Experience Social Worker/Counselor
 Affiliation with ISKCON Since 1974
 Present Service in ISKCON Minister, IDVM-India