Gaudiya Kutir

Gaudiya Kutir (à¦—à§Œà¦¡à¦¼à§€à¦¯à¦¼ à¦•à§?à¦Ÿà§€à¦°) is an organization formed to further the aims of Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The organization's particular concern is with the classical alignments of the tradition. Its articles of incorporation were filed on June 27th, 2005 in Florida, USA, as Gaudiya Kutir, Inc. was registered as a "Gaudiya Vaishnava religious ministry".

Goals
The group offers its services in the following areas:

* Education - Producing literature and varieties of media, arranging seminars and other educational opportunities.
* Preservation - Collecting, digitizing and archiving old manuscripts, documents and photographs. Restoring holy places, sacred tombs and temples.
* Celebration - Arranging religious festivals on the significant holy days of the tradition and other regular gatherings facilitating communal development.
* Facilitation - Offering the benefits of its resources to the disposal of the Gaudiya community at large, thereby assisting independent projects.
* Outreach - Providing a clearinghouse for scholars and members of the public interested in learning more about the tradition.

Officers
The board of officers for 2006 consists of the following members:

* President: Markus O. Loponen (Madhavananda Das)
* Vice President: Robert Fish (Rasaraja Das)
* Secretary: Dave Johnson

Additionally, a number of other volunteers are onboard assisting in various capacities spanning from consultation to media production and public relations.

Projects
Gaudiya Kutir hosts both "managed projects", directly under the organization's supervision, and "supported projects", independent endeavors benefiting from the organization's resources. Over a dozen managed projects have been established to date. The following are some examples of the organization's ongoing projects:

* Gaudiya.Com - Overview of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition
* Lake of Flowers Productions - Free media on Gaudiya Vaishnavism

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