(3/AUG/2022 - Kolkata-Dhaka-Cattagrama) Today is a travel day.

We packed our luggage,

everything was weighed and checked in advance by Subhanga Govinda Prabhu. It was in total
24 bags. Madhava Kanta Prabhu got a yellow cloth to tie in all the bags, so that we can easily
identify and collect it. So we all got ready and departed to the Airport, Guru Maharaja left from
'Eden Court', New Town residence after his breakfast.

Maha Varaha Prabhu and Madhava Kanta Prabhu started our check-in, Guru Maharaja arrived
shortly after that. There were many devotees waiting for Guru Maharaja’s darsanaand send off.
In this trip, Bhakti Vijaya Bhagavata Swami Maharaja and team, Acintya Caitanya Prabhu and
family, Amogha Govinda Prabhu and Sumati Visakha Mataji, Vamsidhari Visala Prabhu and
family, Jagatguru Jayadeva Prabhu and family, Vanamali Prabhu from Orissa and many joined.

Guru Maharaja saw them one by one and was talking with them. He said to Acintya Caitanya
Prabhu, “Have you all got visa? I was praying for you all.”

And he said to Sumati Visakha Mataji and Amogha Govinda Prabhu, “I used to stay in their
house.” He inquired, “In Assam it is flooded, is your house also flooded?” Because their house
is situated near to Brahmaputra river, and they said, still it is 25 feet down.

He said to Madhuri Mamata Mataji, “I got these warts again on my ears and forehead, you have
to check it out.” She is Guru Maharaja’s dermatologist disciple.

Everyone was taking family pictures with Guru Maharaja. They were coming for the first time to
Bangladesh. Guru Maharaja said, “Everyone say Bangladeshis are not organised, but they are
very much organised. They are very emotional, so in order to control this crowd, they are very
organised. Here in Bengal also they are emotional, but it is not organised. Here before entering
the airport, many ladies came and touched my feet. But, in Bangladesh they have precaution
and have organised security!” I then said to , “If there is no security, then we cannot control
them Guru Maharaja!” , everyone laughed! Guru Maharaja said, “I am like Chameleon, I change
my dress to preach.” And Guru Maharaja changed to his Karmi cloth, and got boarded into
flight. And we reached Dhaka around 1:30pm.

In Dhaka, when Guru Maharaja got down from the aircraft, everywhere there were devotees.
Immigration officers working there are devotees, security police are Guru Maharaja disciples,
airport coordinators are Guru Maharaja disciples. So, everything was organised smoothly. Many
devotees, more than 100 devotees were inside the airport to take darsana of Guru Maharaja,
and they were taking photos with Guru Maharaja. It was totally different scenario. Madhava
Kanta Prabhu was taking care of all the check-in for domestic flight to Cattagrama. Guru
Maharaja was taking his lunch in VIP lounge. And there were more than 80 devotees around
Guru Maharaja. And Bhakti Advaita Navadvipa Maharaja also joined Guru Maharaja from
Syhlet. The security police were holding Guru Maharaja’s bags, and serving Guru Maharaja in
different ways. Then one devotee came with a pencil and slate to do a Vidyarambha, and Guru
Maharaja was holding the hand of the kid and wrote, “Om! Krishna! Rama!” And asked the kid to
repeat along with him. It was a blessed moment for the parents.
We then came to boarding gate.There they called for an airline bus only for Guru Maharaja and
team. In that bus, only devotees were there. We reached the aircraft, and Guru Maharaja was
transported via ambu-lifter. Inside the aircraft, in business class, Vamsidhari Visala Prabhu and
Mamata Mataji also was there and when Guru Maharaja entered, he was talking with a
Airhostess and she was asking, is he a Guru? And Maha Varaha Prabhu said, he is one of the
senior guru in ISKCON. And she immediately said, “Please bless me!” And Guru Maharaja was
searching for his Jagannatha Stick! Then Maha Varaha Prabhu put a tissue on her head, and
Guru Maharaja blessed her with his lotus hands. And Guru Maharaja asked, what is your
name? She said, Sultana! Guru Maharaja said, so you are a princess!!! Even though, she is in
non-Hindu family, still the culture was to take blessings from a sadhu is there in their blood. The
flight started, this is a big aircraft 777. But still unfortunately their AC didn’t work, so everyone
was complaining. It was too hot, and our devotees were fanning Guru Maharaja in business
class. And Guru Maharaja said, this is the first time, I am travelling in non-AC flight. It was 30
mins journey, so we are saved.

After landing we saw, many Bangladesh leaders like Caru Candra Prabhu, Jagatguru Gauranga
Prabhu, Cinmaya Krishna Prabhu, etc. And hundreds of devotees waiting to take Guru
Maharaja darsana. Guru Maharaja changed his cloth and put on his Sannyasi cloth, and came
out, just to see Guru Maharaja they were going mad! Their devotion for Guru Maharaja has no
words to explain. More than 50-60 bikes followed Guru Maharaja car for the two hours journey
from Airport to Cattagrama temple. In front of temple, on the road hundreds of devotees
gathered and stopped Guru Maharaja’s car, and they did an arati, and almost 15mins the car
was stopped due to devotees crowd, the car was unable to move. After that finally around
8:15pm Guru Maharaja reached his residence and had his dinner. All the servants and other
devotees got their accommodation and settled for their rest. Tomorrow there will be a main
program of netronmilan utsava, and adhivasa for the Deities. When we entered Cattagrama, we
could see, everywhere there are huge flex boards about this Prana-pratistha utsava, we could
see, Guru Maharaja photos every where. The whole temple is in grand festive mood. And Guru
Maharaja’s presence made it grand.

(Personal Diary - Syama Rasika dasa)