Dear friends of Goloka Dhama,

Warm greetings from springtime Goloka Dhama. We’re celebrating! April invites you – in keeping with the season – to inspiring events and new opportunities to grow spiritually together. In this newsletter, you’ll find an overview of the key dates in April, as well as a preview of our current annual events: the Bhakti Festival in early June and the kirtan course in October.

Bhakti Immersion Retreat

with HH Sacinandana Swami and HG Hari Parshad Prabhu

From April 2 to 6, an enriching retreat awaits you, guiding you deeper into the practice of devotion. Online registration is open at https://bit.ly/3OBfWLd

Sri Narasimhadeva Caturdasi Festival

Thursday, 30 April marks the day of Lord Narasimhadeva’s appearance. We invite you to celebrate this special day joyfully with us. You can access the program shortly beforehand via our social media channels or by [email protected] . For larger groups, we would appreciate a brief advance booking via email.

Youth Sanga
⁠15.-17 May, 2026
We are happy to announce that 15-17 of May, a Youth Sanga Festival will take place in Goloka Dhama. The idea is to create opportunities for young devotees—whether they live on the project, in nearby towns, or visit the temple regularly—to come together and connect in meaningful ways. The program includes Harinama in Trier, an evening of music and poetry, kirtan programs, outdoor games and a warm gathering around the campfire. The festival is meant to strengthen our network of young people connected to Goloka Dhama, find new friends and simply have fun together.
Contribution: This event has no fixed cost. Participation is based on donation.
Sign up here 
For all details, please contact our team: +49 1573 6435905
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Goloka Vilasa Youth Kirtan Festival
22.-25. May, 2026
We are happy to invite you to take part in a kirtan weekend in Goloka Dhama from 22. - 25. May. From Friday to Monday we plan lots of kirtan and collectively connecting deeper with the Holy Name and our beloved Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan.  The festival, including the stay in the ashram and prasadam will be entirely for free! In order to provide a beautiful experience for everyone, heartfelt donations are of course warmly welcome. 
We would like to encourage everyone to register under the following link. That will help us with organizing the event.
If you have any questions, please contact Harivyasadeva Dasa (+491732428208) or Ekacakra Nitai Dasa (+4915206524782).

2nd Bhakti Festival

4–7 June, 2026
Immerse yourself in a joyful weekend full of devotion with kirtan, mantra concerts, talks and yoga sessions in a shared community. The Bhakti Festival offers you lightness and joy as well as spiritual inspiration and deepening, no matter which spiritual tradition you come from. Experienced musicians and yoga teachers such as Tarana Caitanya, Krishangi Lila, Sadbhuja, Ananda Luz and Marco Büscher will make your summer festival experience unforgettable. The early bird price is valid until 1 May. You can find more information at this link: https://www.goloka-dhama.de/english/events/bhakti-festival/

Register at [email protected]

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

From Wed 2nd to Sun 6th September 2026

Janmashtami Festival (Krishna’s birthday) with H.H. Sacinandana Swami and H.H. Krishna Kshetra Swami

More information will be posted shortly at this link:

https://www.goloka-dhama.de/english/events/

Sri Radhastami Festival

From Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2026

We are delighted to invite you to the Radhashtami Festival.

Bhagavat Dharma Prabhu will be giving a seminar about “Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī” over the weekend of 18–20 September. You can find more information about this festival under this link: https://www.goloka-dhama.de/english/events/radhashtami/

Register at [email protected].

Kirtan Course

From October 4 – 18, 2026

Last year, the course was fully booked very quickly. Ojasvi D., Sudevi Vilasini DD and Bala Govinda D. will inspire you over two weeks with the full “range of kirtan”: harmonium (Indian scales), mridanga, karatals and vocal training. Whether you’re new to kirtan or want to deepen your practice, this course offers a professional introduction to the basics as well as advanced kirtan techniques. Group singing, regular one-to-one coaching sessions, and music theory presented in a practical and accessible way. The course teaches you how to lead kirtan professionally whilst establishing a deeper connection with yourself and deepening your bhakti practice. You can find more information at this link: https://www.goloka-dhama.de/english/events/kirtan-course/

Please register as early as possible for this course: [email protected] 

Visit our website goloka-dhama.de for the latest programs, further information, photos, reports and an overview of all dates in 2026.

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If you have any questions, please contact us directly by email:[email protected] .

Get in touch at [email protected] if you’d like to stay with us for a while, or if you’d like to help out on site at one of our festivals or events.

We look forward to seeing you and hope to welcome you to Goloka Dhama soon.

With warm regards

Your servant Divya Nama dd, for and on behalf of Goloka Dhama