Dec 302009
On December 24, at the Sri Sri Radha-Radhanatha temple in Durban, in the presence of several hundred devotees, His Holiness Giriraj Swami awarded sannyasa, the renounced order, to Brhat-mrdanga Prabhu, giving him the sannyasa name Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami. The program featured talks by His Holiness Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami, His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami, His Grace Ramanujacarya dasa, His Holiness Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami, and His Holiness Giriraj Swami.