No less that twenty brahmacharis and devotees from Bhaktivedana Manor ventured to Mauritius for two weeks of preaching, kirtan and association with the local devotees.

Their main host was Nitya Gopal Prabhu, who very kindly allowed them to stay in his empty house and also helped arrange their transport. Mukund from Pure Veg generously took care of their prasadam, making the whole tour much easier for them.

They began with a huge Harināma in Port Louis, joined by many of the local devotees. The energy of the brahmacharis was infectious, and it was wonderful to see the local devotees responding enthusiastically to the kirtan.

That evening they performed the Boatman and Scholar drama at the Pancha Tattva Temple. The local devotees particularly appreciated the energetic kirtans of the brahmacharis, and the whole evening had a wonderful atmosphere.

At the Radha-Golokananda Temple, they performed a drama about Srila Prabhupada, which was very well received. They then continued their Harināma preaching in Rose Belle, a place especially significant because Srila Prabhupada himself had visited there during his time in Mauritius.

On their final day, they held the Sunday programme at the Krishna-Balaram Temple, built by Sriniketan das, one of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples. Srila Prabhupada had sent him to Mauritius because he could speak French.

There they performed Narada and the Cobbler, followed by a kirtan which brought the tour to a fitting conclusion.

As the devotees began leaving, something very touching happened. They were inundated with heartfelt messages from the local devotees. Many expressed how much they had appreciated the association, the kirtans and dramas.

One expression summed it up beautifully:

“You were like a mobile travelling temple.”

For the brahmacharis, it was certainly a tiring two weeks. The days were long, the travelling demanding and the preaching took plenty of energy. But alongside the exhaustion came something much more valuable — the experience of seeing how Krishna consciousness can bring devotees together across countries and cultures.