Shortly after Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Dhruva Maharaja prabhu became temple commander of the Krsna-Balarama Mandir in Vrindavan. In 1981, he resided at Srila Prabhupada’s rooms at Radha-Damodara Temple. During that time he met several local Vaisnavas and developed an interest to learn more about Vraja Mandala and parikrama. A few years later he participated in Lord Caitanya’s 500th Anniversary Padayatra around India, beginning in Dvaraka and walking to Cochin in South India. After participating in and leading many padayatras during those years, in 1985 Dhruva Maharaja prabhu met and married his wife, Samapriya devi dasi. The couple returned to the U.S. and continued to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books and gradually phased into other seasonal businesses as well. They have spent the last 29 years traveling back and forth between the U.S. and India: Vrindavana (1985-89), Mayapur (1990-94), and Jagannatha Puri, where they built a home in 1994 and continue to visit up to the present. During this time, he also wrote and published two books on the holy dhamas: “Vrindavana Dhama Ki Jaya!” and “Jaya Jagannatha!” Read more › Shortly after Srila Prabhupada’s departure in 1977, Dhruva Maharaja prabhu became temple commander of the Krsna-Balarama Mandir in Vrindavan. In 1981, he resided at Srila Prabhupada’s rooms at Radha-Damodara Temple. During that time he met several local Vaisnavas and developed an interest to learn more about Vraja Mandala and parikrama. A few years later he participated in Lord Caitanya’s 500th Anniversary Padayatra around India, beginning in Dvaraka and walking to Cochin in South India. After participating in and leading many padayatras during those years, in 1985 Dhruva Maharaja prabhu met and married his wife, Samapriya devi dasi. The couple returned to the U.S. and continued to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books and gradually phased into other seasonal businesses as well. They have spent the last 29 years traveling back and forth between the U.S. and India: Vrindavana (1985-89), Mayapur (1990-94), and Jagannatha Puri, where they built a home in 1994 and continue to visit up to the present. During this time, he also wrote and published two books on the holy dhamas: “Vrindavana Dhama Ki Jaya!” and “Jaya Jagannatha!” Read more ›