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ISKCON Tucson held its fourth Rathayatra as part of the city’s annual All Souls Procession on November 8, bringing Lord Jagannath, Lord Balarama, and Subhadra Devi to this famous Arizona gathering honoring departed loved ones. Devotees from communities across the Southwest joined the Tucson temple for the celebration. The 37th annual procession traveled through Tucson’s […]
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Remembering His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on his sacred disappearance day. 
Srila Prabhupada was the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). At an advanced age, he travelled from India to the West and dedicated his life to spreadin …
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The two new initiates (center), together with their parents, grandparents, and well-wishers. In what may represent a historic first for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Janananda Gosvami awarded Harinama initiation to two devotees from Hamilton, New Zealand – Vrajasundari Devi Dasi and Karnamrita Das. The newly initiated devotees represent the fourth generation of […]
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ISKCON Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, has launched Bhakti Steps, a structured learning program designed to help newcomers develop a grounding in Krishna conscious philosophy and establish regular devotional practices. Home to Atlantic Canada’s first and largest temple, the community has grown steadily with the encouragement and spiritual oversight of Bhaktimarga Swami and Zone 1 […]
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Balaram Govinda Das, Executive member of CDM and Temple President of ISKCON Madurai, presenting the GODRUMA E-zine in Madurai. The ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (CDM) has revived an earlier publication initiative as GODRUMA, a quarterly e-zine devoted to the growth and well-being of congregational communities. In an interview, Seva Svarupa Das, General Manager of CDM, […]
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Disciples of Srila Prabhupada tell us inspiring stories about Srila Prabhupada during his final months with us.
By HH Ramai Swami
Srila Prabhupada was born Abhay Charan De on September 1st 1896 in Calcutta, India. His father was Gour Mohan De, a cloth merchant, and his mother was Rajani. His parents in accordance with Bengali tradition, employed an astrologer to calculate the child’s horoscope, and they were made jubilant by the auspicious reading.
The astrologer made a specific prediction: When this child reaches the age of seventy, he would cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion, and open 108 temples.
It is noteworthy that in that very same year, 1896, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s book was accepted into McGill University in Canada, a pilot light for preaching in the West.
Gour Mohan De was also a pure hearted Vaisnava. He often used to take young Abhay to the local Sri Radha-Govinda temple. Where young Abhay was seen to be stood for many long hours offering prayers before the Deity. “The Deity was so beautiful, with His slanted eyes.”
The year 1922 marked the first meeting of Abhay with his spiritual master. Some of Abhay Charan’s friends were going to see a ‘sadhu’ who was preaching in Calcutta, a descendant in the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya line coming through Bhaktivinoda Thakur, his father none less.
No sooner did Abhay and his friends respectfully bow before the saintly person and prepare to sit than he said to them, ‘You are educated young men. Why don’t you preach Lord Caitanya’s message throughout the whole world?’ “
In a very short time Abhay was convinced, “He’s wonderful!” Abhay said to his friend, “The message of Lord Caitanya is in the hands of a very expert person”
In 1935, on the occasion of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati’s 62nd birthday, Abhay submitted a poem and an essay at a meeting of his God-brothers in Bombay. The articles were well received and duly published in the ‘Harmonist’ for which Abhay was informally dubbed ‘kavi’ (learned poet) by his God-brothers. Abhay’s real pleasure in his offering was when it reached Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, who in particular liked one stanza and showed it to all his guests:
Absolute is sentient
Thou hast proved,
Impersonal calamity
though has removed.
Later Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati said to the editor of the ‘Harmonist’, “Whatever he writes, publish it!”
In February 1944 A.C. Bhaktivedanta began the ‘Back to Godhead magazine’, an English fortnightly magazine, single handedly. Srila Prabhupada edited it, typed the manuscripts, checked the galley proofs, and even distributed the individual copies.
For the next few years Abhay Charan put less and less energy into business and more and more into writing and preaching. In 1950 he retired from family life, adopted the ‘ashrama’ of ‘vanaprastha’ (retired). He was far from retirement in actuality. Now he dedicated his energy to study and writing.
In September 17th 1959, he received formal ‘sannyasa’ initiation in Mathura from Srila Bhakti Prajna Keshava Maharaj, a dear god-brother and senior disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada. He was given the suffix Goswami to his name, and so carried the full name A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.
On Friday August 13th 1965, at 9:00 am, he set sail for America aboard the steamship ‘Jaladuta’. After experiencing sea-sickness from the Atlantic crossing, in rough seas, and in mid-Atlantic, and at the advanced age of 63 years of age, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami suffers two heart attacks. “If a third comes I will not survive!”
That night in a dream the Lord appeared to him in a boat full of many incarnations, and assured the dedicated mendicant that He would protect him. After some time in New York he formed his society ISKCON, the “International Society for Krishna Consciousness.”
We truly see that Srila Prabhupada followed in the mood of the great predecessor acaryas like Sripad Madhvacarya, Sripad Vyasa Tirtha and the Goswamis of Vrindavana, for he was never simply attached to the worldly system of ‘varna’ and ‘ashrama’, or materialistic etiquette and its’ dogma. But rather knew how to please Lord Krsna, and subsequently all others, by adapting whatever situation occurred into a favourable one for serving Him.
Srila Prabhupada resided in the holy Dham of Sri Vrindavan, on Monday November 14th, 1977, at 7:30 pm, which fell upon the Caturthi of the Gaura (Sukla) Paksa, Mula nakshatra, gave up his mortal frame surrounded by loving disciples engaged in ‘Harinam-sankirtan’, the congregational chanting of the Holy Name.
Translating Srimad Bhagavatam up until the very last breath, in a peaceful condition, and with the Holy Name on his tongue, Srila Prabhupada passed from this world in Sri Vrndavana Dhama to rejoin his worshipful Lords Sri Sri Nitai Gaura, Sri Sri Krsna Balarama, and Sri Sri Radhe Syamasundara in Their eternal abode.
“He reason ill who tells that Vaisnavas die
When thou art living still in sound!
The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try
To spread the Holy Name around !”
(Poem by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura).
Srila Prabhupada was born Abhay Charan De on September 1st 1896 in Calcutta, India. His father was Gour Mohan De, a cloth merchant, and his mother was Rajani. His parents in accordance with Bengali tradition, employed an astrologer to calculate the child’s horoscope, and they were made jubilant by the auspicious reading.
The astrologer made a specific prediction: When this child reaches the age of seventy, he would cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion, and open 108 temples.
It is noteworthy that in that very same year, 1896, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s book was accepted into McGill University in Canada, a pilot light for preaching in the West.
Gour Mohan De was also a pure hearted Vaisnava. He often used to take young Abhay to the local Sri Radha-Govinda temple. Where young Abhay was seen to be stood for many long hours offering prayers before the Deity. “The Deity was so beautiful, with His slanted eyes.”
The year 1922 marked the first meeting of Abhay with his spiritual master. Some of Abhay Charan’s friends were going to see a ‘sadhu’ who was preaching in Calcutta, a descendant in the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya line coming through Bhaktivinoda Thakur, his father none less.
No sooner did Abhay and his friends respectfully bow before the saintly person and prepare to sit than he said to them, ‘You are educated young men. Why don’t you preach Lord Caitanya’s message throughout the whole world?’ “
In a very short time Abhay was convinced, “He’s wonderful!” Abhay said to his friend, “The message of Lord Caitanya is in the hands of a very expert person”
In 1935, on the occasion of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati’s 62nd birthday, Abhay submitted a poem and an essay at a meeting of his God-brothers in Bombay. The articles were well received and duly published in the ‘Harmonist’ for which Abhay was informally dubbed ‘kavi’ (learned poet) by his God-brothers. Abhay’s real pleasure in his offering was when it reached Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, who in particular liked one stanza and showed it to all his guests:
Absolute is sentient
Thou hast proved,
Impersonal calamity
though has removed.
Later Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati said to the editor of the ‘Harmonist’, “Whatever he writes, publish it!”
In February 1944 A.C. Bhaktivedanta began the ‘Back to Godhead magazine’, an English fortnightly magazine, single handedly. Srila Prabhupada edited it, typed the manuscripts, checked the galley proofs, and even distributed the individual copies.
For the next few years Abhay Charan put less and less energy into business and more and more into writing and preaching. In 1950 he retired from family life, adopted the ‘ashrama’ of ‘vanaprastha’ (retired). He was far from retirement in actuality. Now he dedicated his energy to study and writing.
In September 17th 1959, he received formal ‘sannyasa’ initiation in Mathura from Srila Bhakti Prajna Keshava Maharaj, a dear god-brother and senior disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada. He was given the suffix Goswami to his name, and so carried the full name A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.
On Friday August 13th 1965, at 9:00 am, he set sail for America aboard the steamship ‘Jaladuta’. After experiencing sea-sickness from the Atlantic crossing, in rough seas, and in mid-Atlantic, and at the advanced age of 63 years of age, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami suffers two heart attacks. “If a third comes I will not survive!”
That night in a dream the Lord appeared to him in a boat full of many incarnations, and assured the dedicated mendicant that He would protect him. After some time in New York he formed his society ISKCON, the “International Society for Krishna Consciousness.”
We truly see that Srila Prabhupada followed in the mood of the great predecessor acaryas like Sripad Madhvacarya, Sripad Vyasa Tirtha and the Goswamis of Vrindavana, for he was never simply attached to the worldly system of ‘varna’ and ‘ashrama’, or materialistic etiquette and its’ dogma. But rather knew how to please Lord Krsna, and subsequently all others, by adapting whatever situation occurred into a favourable one for serving Him.
Srila Prabhupada resided in the holy Dham of Sri Vrindavan, on Monday November 14th, 1977, at 7:30 pm, which fell upon the Caturthi of the Gaura (Sukla) Paksa, Mula nakshatra, gave up his mortal frame surrounded by loving disciples engaged in ‘Harinam-sankirtan’, the congregational chanting of the Holy Name.
Translating Srimad Bhagavatam up until the very last breath, in a peaceful condition, and with the Holy Name on his tongue, Srila Prabhupada passed from this world in Sri Vrndavana Dhama to rejoin his worshipful Lords Sri Sri Nitai Gaura, Sri Sri Krsna Balarama, and Sri Sri Radhe Syamasundara in Their eternal abode.
“He reason ill who tells that Vaisnavas die
When thou art living still in sound!
The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try
To spread the Holy Name around !”
(Poem by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura).
Why is sincere repentance so powerful in spiritual life? In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.1, we see the beautiful example of Maharaja Parikshit, a righteous and exalted king, who deeply regrets his accidental offense against a faultless brāhmaṇa. Instead of justifying his mistake or blaming others, he honestly examines his own actions with humility. His response teaches us that a truly noble person does not allow ego to defend mistakes but develops the humility to acknowledge them and seek purification.
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ŚARAṆĀGATI – The Life of a Surrendered Soul is a hybrid AI feature film that seamlessly blends AI-assisted visual storytelling with traditional filmmaking craftsmanship. Its entire audiography, including music, sound design, and sound production, is crafted traditionally and organically, with human creativity and artistic authenticity at the heart of the film. One instruction from his spiritual master. One extraordinary journey across oceans. A mission that changed the spiritual landscape of the world. Presenting Śaraṇāgati, an epic cinematic tribute to the extraordinary life and mission of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In 1965, at the age of sixty-nine, carrying the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad-gītā and unwavering faith in Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrīla Prabhupāda journeyed from India to America. Guided by the instruction of his spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, he undertook a mission that would bring Kṛṣṇa consciousness to millions across the world. From the makers of Haridasara Dinachari, a story of a life dedicated entirely to divine service. A humble offering at the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda. Transcendental Films production With Hombale Films presenting Movie credits: Written & directed by: Gaura Shakti Dasa Produced by: Rajesh Singh & Lohith Rao Visual director: Sridhar Shikaripura Direction team: VK and Rudra Vruksh Visual team: Varun Nagesh, Subha Prakash Pattnaik Music & singer: Ronada Bakkesh Sound design: Ravi Hiremath Flute: Arjun MPN Recording engineer: Akhilesh H K Recording studio: B Studios, JP Nagar, Bengaluru Editor: Ujwal Chandra Executive producer: Ghanashyama K V Admin: Madan Thota DI: Prajval Urs Publicity designs: Manoj VHR A Transcendental Films production In association with Dive Deep AI Studio Presented & distributed worldwide by Hombale Films With the good wishes of Sri Narasingh
Camp friendships extend across borders. In Çıralı, Antalya, 125 participants gathered for ISKCON Türkiye’s annual Bhakti Camp from September 26 to October 3, 2026. Set between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, the camp brought devotees together for hearing, chanting, service, and association under the theme “Sankirtana: It Begins in the Heart and Spreads to […]
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