WHY THE PADAYATRA SURVEY ?
Feedback and introspection are always beneficial, collectively and individually
It’s certainly important to know how we are perceived by the public (even Lord Ramacandra went out incognito to find out what His citizens were saying about His reign) so we can make adjustments and improvements accordingly to whatever program we are doing. It’s equally useful and beneficial to be aware of how other devotees are perceiving us individually.
HOW TO USE THIS SURVEY ?
-Modify the contents according to your situation (temples can also use it)
-Translate it in your local language
-Make a sufficient number of photocopies
-Distribute them to the public
– Introduce padayatra and the contents of the questionnaire
-Announce that there will be a raffle for those who filled up the survey/questionnaire, including the contact section, and that the winners will get prizes
-Prepare your prizes (books, free meal at your local restaurant, free gift at your gift shop, etc)
-Give the prizes to the winners
DO THE FOLLOW-UP RIGHT AWAY :
– Enter all the information from the questionnaire in your data base
-Contact the people for cooking classes, sponsoring oxen, getting books, etc