1997 may be remembered in history for many reasons, but in the minds and hearts of His devoted disciples, this was the year that the most elevated, and most beloved President-Acharya of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, His Divine Grace Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj toured the Western Hemisphere for the first time. Anyone familiar with the bureaucracy of the Indian government will understand the difficulties involved in obtaining a visa. As a result of such obstacles, Maharaj's departure from India was continually delayed.
Eventually, we were both surprised and delighted when we received a letter in late April of 1997, from Rashbihari das stating that Maharaj and His entourage would be arriving in the US within a few short weeks in mid-May. They would first go to Singapore, then spend a week in San Francisco and Northern California, after which they would come to Phoenix.
By Krishna's arrangement, we had met His Divine Grace in Calcutta, the day after Radhastami, in 1981, …
Eventually, we were both surprised and delighted when we received a letter in late April of 1997, from Rashbihari das stating that Maharaj and His entourage would be arriving in the US within a few short weeks in mid-May. They would first go to Singapore, then spend a week in San Francisco and Northern California, after which they would come to Phoenix.
By Krishna's arrangement, we had met His Divine Grace in Calcutta, the day after Radhastami, in 1981, …