Sacred Valley
Madhuri Kunj Ashram is located in the village of Karmazinai, Lithuania. Surrounded by ancient oak forests, the ashram rests next to the holy Lithuanian rivers Neris and Dūkšta.
For thousands of years, Lithuanians have gathered in the valley of Karmazinai to offer prayers and fire sacrifices to their ancient Gods. Today the worship continues as the most sacred presiding deity of Sri Radha together with her beloved Sri Krsna has settled in Madhuri Kunj Ashram.
Daily devotees offer pooja, a sacred ritual of worship, and perform other devotional services.
Madhuri Kunj Temple
Madhuri Kunj is a residential ashram, where devotees live full time, while others visit on weekly basis. Daily we gather to meditate, chant mantras, and read sacred texts. The program begins at 5:00 AM with sacred prayers and deities’ worship rituals. Afterward, everyone engages in different services such as preparation of prasadam, book translation, cow seva, and other household activities. Daily we gather for classes on various spiritual subjects, followed by evening maha-mantra kirtan.
Full Ashram Timetable
05:45 Morning prayers and bhajans (online)
06:30 Mangala arati (online)
07:00 Sringar seva – deity dressing
08:00 Bhoga offering
08:30 Guru puja
08:45 Prasadam distribution
09:00 Services
11:00 Yagya*
12:30 Noon arati
13:00 Bhoga offering
13:30 Prasadam distribution
14:00 Services
17:30 Kirtan
18:00 Evening arati & kirtan (online)
18:30 Bhoga offering
19:00 Hari-katha (online)*
20:00 Prasadam distribution
*exact time may change from time to time
OUR WORSHIPFUL DEITIES
Seva Kunj
Sri Radha Shyamasundar & Eight Gopis
From left: Sri Rati Manjari, Sri Citra Devi, Sri Vinoda Manjari, Sri Campakalata Devi, Sri Krshna, Sri Radha, Sri Visaka Sakhi, Sri Nilima Manjari, Sri Lalita Sakhi, Sri Rupa Manjari.
Sri Pancha Tattva
From left: Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Sri Gadadhara Pandita, Sri Srivasa Thakura.
Sri Jagannath, Baladeva, Subhadra, Sudarshana Cakra
Sri Gopeshwar Mahadev
Our Community
Madhuri Kunj is a community, practicing love consciousness. At the moment, we are around 50 people of different ages. Every week we gather for spiritual programs, where we engage in different activities like singing, dancing and learning from ancient scriptures. On special occasions we have open programs, where we celebrate and make a feast for everyone who wants to join us.
Our community lives according to the ahimsa principle, which is a principle of non-violence. We follow a vegetarian diet, producing local vegetables, herbs, and fruits. We seek to live a sustainable life in harmony with nature. Upholding the Vedic tradition of respecting all forms of life, we continue to work steadily towards setting up a cow care facility. Currently, we are raising two cows that are considered the most sacred animal in Vedic culture.
Polaroid
Madhuri Kunj is a community, practicing love consciousness. At the moment, we are around 50 people of different ages. Every week we gather for spiritual programs, where we engage in different activities like singing, dancing and learning from ancient scriptures. On special occasions we have open programs, where we celebrate and make a feast for everyone who wants to join us.
Our community lives according to the ahimsa principle, which is a principle of non-violence. We follow a vegetarian diet, producing local vegetables, herbs, and fruits. We seek to live a sustainable life in harmony with nature. Upholding the Vedic tradition of respecting all forms of life, we continue to work steadily towards setting up a cow care facility. Currently, we are raising two cows that are considered the most sacred animal in Vedic culture.