The IYS yatra is a spiritual retreat to different holy places in India like Vrindavan, Mayapur, Ujjain, Chitrakoot, Ahobilam, Dwarka, Jagannath Puri etc. to provide the participants a first-hand experience of its rich cultural heritage.

Such trips give an amazing boost to the participants’ spiritual dimension, along with an opportunity to bathe in the wondrous association of devotees and the merciful darshans of the deities in the holy dham.

The holy town of Udupi lies on the Arabian Sea in the South Indian state of Karnataka. The town is famous as a place of pilgrimage because of the temple Sri Krishna Matha. This temple was founded by Srila Madhvacharya (A.D. 1238–1317), one of the greatest saints, philosophers, and religious reformers of India. The Supreme Personality of Godhead came and stayed there in response to the desire of His pure devotee Srila Madhvacharya. The unique feature of Sri Krishna Matha temple is that the darshan of the Lord is only through a window with nine holes called the Navagraha Kindi. The window is exquisitely carved and silver – plated.

Even before Madhva's time, Udupi was renowned as a holy place. People throughout South India frequently went there on pilgrimage because it was a center of Vedic scholarship and the site of two ancient temples, Sri Ananteshvara and Sri Candramauleshvara.

As an annual regular feature of ISKCON Youth Services, the next IYS yatra will be going to Sri Udupi Dham. More than 700 boys are expected to benefit from this unique opportunity & get innumerable unforgettable experiences of the beautiful dham. We invite you to join in too...

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Unmarried boys above 18 years of age chanting at least 4 rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra since 1-Dec-2016. You should also have an IYS/Congregation counselor.

YATRA CHARGES:

Earning Boys: Rs 2700, Non-earning Boys: Rs 2300
Charges do not include train fare. All participants are advised to book their train tickets well in advance, for travel from Mumbai to Udupi and back, as per the info given below.

REGISTRATIONS:

1. Please ensure with your IYS/Congregation counselor that your details (with photograph) are updated in the temple database.
2. Yatra Registrations will begin on 15-Nov-2016 and close on 4-Dec-2016. Once registration opens, please fill the form below and pay the full yatra charges to your IYS counselor BEFORE 4-DEC-2016. No advance payment now. Boys having congregation counselors will need to approach any IYS preacher they know and register through them.

For any queries, email us at iysmumbai@gmail.com