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May-25 Diksha Management

Setups

Prasadam Cooking

Prasadam Serving

Shoe Stand

A proper shoe stand to ensure people do not lose their foot wear is required. Generally thieves arrive when events like this happen and steal - it is a known issue. So the solution is to provide a good shoe stand with ENOUGH bags and tokens. If you are expecting 1000 people then be ready for at least 600 bags and tokens. 

This is a heavy seva with lot of momentum - so volunteers who can stand the heat and crowd should be allocated. Five volunteers with One Team lead will be ideal. Remember that the stall must be open from start to finish - so allocate, relieve and rotate volunteers.

if it is going to be hot put a Pandal for the shoe stall. Provide a fan for the volunteers if possible.

Drinking Water / Juice Counter

Donation Counter

Social Media

Diksha is a rare event (does not happen frequently) and is a important milestone for devotees. So we need to keep the memories by taking photos and video (live streaming).

  • One Photographer will be required to TAKE PHOTOS of Maharaj giving beads to the DEVOTEE. This photo will be very important for the devotee. We will frame and give it later. So the Photographer needs to be super alert with full focus. Ask him to have full breakfast and come and tell him he will be standing for 4o to 6 hours - so come prepared physically. Decide ahead of time if you want to frame the photo horizontally or vertically and instruct the Photographer. He should come well prepared with his charger, lighting setups etc so that the photos come out nicely. 
  • We need to livestream the event to the temple YouTube channel, so a high quality camera is required. 
    • Proper position for the Camera to cover the event
    • Table/Stand 
    • Electricity Points (at times camera runs out of power - need to charge)
    • Audio inputs
    • POC (Point of Contact) for this Seva should allocate one devotee to keep checking if Streaming is coming correctly or not. One important program in one temple we lost the entire video because for some reason audio did not stream
    • YouTube channel login credentials

  • Stage
  • Vyasasan for Maharaj
  • ONE Assistant can sit down besides to give BEADS to Maharaj and ONE Assistant to give Name chit the devotee after Maharaj gives initiation
  • Photo of HHGKGM, SP(?), Deities(?) [This will vary as per temple e.g. in Uttam Nagar Diksha will be in temple hall itself, so Deities are right there and SP Deity is also there]
  • Cooler for cold air for Maharaj 
  • Cooler for cold air for Devotees (Peak temp in May)
  • Special Garlands for Maharaj, HHGKGM Photo
  • TEN Good Garlands for Senior Vaishnavas
  • ? Garlands for all Harinam and Brahmin Diksha candidates
  • One devotee near Kirtan Party who will repeat name loudly
  • Kirtan Party
  • Photographer 
  • Videographer
  • Live Streaming

  • Yajna Kunda
  • Yajna Setups for all Candidates 

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BEFORE Coming to Maharaj

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In front of Senior Devotees (Decide 2 for Males and 2 for Females), Diksha candidate will tell:

1- HHBAVSM Pranati Mantra

2- Four Regulative Principles

3- I will chant 16 rounds daily, 25 on Ekadashi and Festival days and I will read Prabhupada books regularly.

IN FRONT OF Maharaj

1- Do full Dandavats (Prs) and half (Mtjs) : Ensure your feet are not facing the Lord

2- Take beads from Maharaj and name chit

3- Go back to seat and on the way you can offer Full Dandavats again (in a designated place)


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