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Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city. O Lord Krishna, at this moment let the royal swan of my mind enter the tangled stems of the lotus of Your lotus feet. How will it be possible for me to remember You at the time of death, when my throat will be choked up with mucus, bile, and air? Mukunda mala stotra Read more ›

Sri-KRSNA nama is the sweetest among all things that are sweet, and it stands supreme amongst all that is auspicious.It is the eternal, fully ripened spiritual fruit of the wishfulfilling tree of the Vedas. O best of the Brighus, if anyone even once offenselessly chants Sri-KRSNA nama, either with faith or indifference, Sri-KRSNA nama immediately delivers that person from the ocean of material existence. Read more ›

“One who chants Krishna’s name and constantly remembers Him, even though living in this material ocean of nescience, is like the lotus, which is born in the water but is untouched by it: it’s position is transcendental. This great soul is capable of liberating all the suffering residents of the hellish planets. (Varaha Purana) Read more ›

On this earth, the place known as Vrndavan in the district of Mathura, ninety miles southeast of Delhi, is a replica of that supreme Goloka Vrndavana in the spiritual sky. In all of India, that eighty-four-square-mile tract of land is considered to be the most sacred place of pilgrimage because Krishna sported in it, and many devotees still linger there in ecstasy in search of Krishna and His childhood associates. Srila Prabhupada has explained that “It is not that such devotees meet Krishna face to face in that tract of land, but a devotee’s eagerly searching after Krishna is as good as his seeing Him personally. How this is so cannot be explained, but it is factually realized by those who are pure devotees of the Lord.” Read more ›

Even if in the beginning one chants the Hare Krishna mantra with offenses, one will become free from such offenses by chanting again and again. Papa-kshayas ca bhavati smaratam tam ahar-nisam: one becomes free from all sinful reactions if one chants day and night, following the recommendation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: This summer we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of our Festival of India tour along the Baltic Sea coast in Poland. It began auspiciously yesterday with our first program in Kolobrzeg. As always, thousands of people came and were introduced to Krsna consciousness in a most attractive way. The festivals continue every day through the summer up until August 29. Srila Prabhupada, it is all for your pleasure. Please give us your blessings! Read more ›

‘Pure devotional service in Krishna consciousness cannot be had even by pious activity in hundreds and thousands of lives. It can be attained only by paying one price—that is, intense greed to obtain it. If it is available somewhere, one must purchase it without delay.’” Padyavali quoted CC Madhya 8.70 Read more ›

Located two hundred kilometers southeast of Bangalore, Salem is home to a very enthusiastic group of ISKCON devotees, mostly young brahmacharis, who have recently relocated to a new property, a three-acre plot of land, just a half kilometer from Periyaar University and the Government Engineering college (which is part of the reason they purchased land in this area). Read more ›

All the verses ever quoted by His Divine Grace in an descending order with all the stats and the verses themselves in a pdf document. That is all you need for your preaching! Read more ›

43rd Kolkata Rathyatra (29th June, 2014)

Photography Courtesy: Avanish Krsna Das & Souvic Das Read more ›

A beautiful aerial view of the newly constructed Iskcon temple of Houston. Read more ›

“Of the nine processes of devotional service, the most important is to always chant the holy name of the Lord. If one does so, avoiding the ten kinds of offenses, one very easily obtains the most valuable love of Godhead.” CC Antya 4.71 Read more ›

Odessa or Odesa is the third largest city in Ukraine. “Simply by chanting the holy name of Krishna once, a person is relieved from all the reactions of a sinful life. One can complete the nine processes of devotional service simply by chanting the holy name. CC Madhya 15.107 Read more ›

Your servants, Mayapurcandra dasa and Campakalata Devi dasi: Thank you, dear supporters! Your generosity has brought us to our $500 per month goal to feed Radha Kunda’s widows! We were feeding ten at first and have already increased that number to fifteen! We are serving rotis (Braj style chapatis) and sabji to them every evening. Our crew is very inspired to do this service. And thanks to your ongoing support, we will be able to continue it indefinitely! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Read more ›

Saratov is a city and the administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River Read more ›

(Automatically translated from Russian)Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Participants spectacular action not only sang the sacred mantras, but also danced, played on Indian instruments and handing out sweets

Several dozen Hare Krishna (Vaishnavas) passed from the monument to the young family to pl. Nikonov through Central Park of Culture and Leisure and Chavaina blvd. Indian festival attracted the attention of the citizens: the participants not only bright processions singing sacred mantras, danced, played on Indian musical instruments, but also handed out sweets, reported June 28 Portal Pro Yoshkar-Ola. http://pg12.ru/

By the way, the citizens and guests of the capital of the Mari could purchase a Vaishnava even books on Vedic philosophy.

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The tree in Tompkins Square Park under which Srila Prabhupada was preaching to the people, the Matchless Gifts storefront, first ever temple of Iskcon and more. Read more ›

With Radhanath Swami Read more ›

(Automatically translated from Russian)”This is a very ancient festival, which is celebrated for thousands of years – sends word Govinda Swami. – Today the Lord Jagannath took to the streets of Saratov to bless us all that we are finally starting to understand that we are not the body, but the soul”

June 28 Kirov Avenue on the holiday turned into a little India, with its unrestrained dances and songs. Hindu deities who came for a walk after the annual holiday, traveling in a chariot accompanied by the most delicious fruits and the most beautiful flowers. Front of the car, with live music, vytantsovyvalas beautiful girls in saris, luring this holiday circle more and more passers-by, the TV channel STRC Saratov.

On the feast of the deity Jagannath attended by people from all over the Volga region: Samara, Togliatti, Penza, Kazan, Izhevsk, Kamyshino. And even came a spiritual teacher from India Bhaktibhringa Govinda Swami and sang a few mantras for the audience at the festival. Read more ›

Udmurtia, or the Udmurt Republic is a federal subject of Russia. Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. (Automatically translated from Russian) “The Hare Krishnas – and next Orthodoxy, musicians – and then poets, folk – and on the same stage rock” – notices, for example, Sarapul.net

Journalists are very surprising in scale and size “Grandma’s garden.” Inspired everyone else: a sense of vast space – not only spatial, but also social and creative, first, and second, the fact that there are all experiencing kinship. “The Hare Krishnas – and next Orthodoxy, musicians – and then poets, folk – and on the same stage rock” – notices, for example, Sarapul.net.

“This festival is held for the 19th time, and every year the number of visitors increases. This year the first day of the festival in the ski base Bolgury, where the “Grandma’s cottage,” Reaching more people than it was in 2013. Traditionally, people involved in it Votkinsk, Izhevsk and Tchaikovsky come participants and guests from Moscow, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Kirov and other cities of our country “, – quotes the words of Sophia’s Bogatyryova, assistant to the deputy of the State Council of Udmurtia Yuri Bychkov. Read more ›

New Vrindaban’s Palace Rose Garden Decides to Switch to Sustainability Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold at New Vrindaban didn’t always have the stunning, bursting-with-color rose garden that every visitor now gets to enjoy. Twenty-six years ago, in 1988, Betty Hickey, a horticulturalist, and a good neighbor of New Vrindaban, from a nearby farm, and someone who appreciated the devotees, had the idea to establish the rose garden for the Palace. So she created and even maintained it herself, with the devotees’ blessings and help. Read more ›

‘In this Age of Kali there is no religious principle other than the chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all Vedic hymns. This is the purport of all scriptures.’ CC Adi 7.74 Read more ›

“In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Krishna. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered.
CC Adi 17.23 Read more ›

Deity worship, even in the simplest form, puts Krishna in the center of one’s home and existence; all activities revolve around the Lord by working for Him, cooking for Him, singing for Him, etc. In this way there is a natural, continuous thought which keeps devotees in constant transcendental connection via His devotional service. Read more ›

While suffering at the time of death, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, and although the chanting was directed toward his son, he nevertheless returned home, back to Godhead. Therefore if one faithfully and inoffensively chants the holy name of the Lord, where is the doubt that he will return to Godhead? SB 6.2.49 Read more ›

Last week the devotees gathered together at the biggest music festival in the world, in an attempt to please Srila Prabhupada. Prasad was served free to the public from 10am till 10pm, a stage program went on all day and of course the Harinam track through the mud. Read more ›

Bhakta Jeff (Jeff Wilson): This is the Ratha Yatra Festival in Mayapur 2014. There are many at ISKCON centers around the world every year. A lot of work and planning go into making a major festival like this happen and this years festival in Sri Mayapur Dham was attended by tens of thousands.
This video is narated by His Grace Jananivasa das. He tells the story of how the appearance of these Jaganath deities came about and the eternal link they have to the Holy Dham. Read more ›

Iskcon Kolkata Rathayātrā is the 2nd largest Rathayātrā festival of the world.
Lord Jagannāth, Lord Baladeva and Lady Subhadra would enthrone three beautifully decorated huge chariots. Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country and from different parts of the world flock in the city of Kolkata, the birth city of Srila Prabhupada to participate in this wonderful festival and immerse themselves in the ocean of love, joy and devotion. It is a blessing to get the chance to pull ropes of the divine chariots.
The Lord’s journey would be from the Iskcon temple to Guṇḍicā Temple where the Lord would stay for 9 days. When the chariots pass through the streets of Kolkata throngs of people make a beeline to receive the divine blessings. The Lord of the Universe, Lord Jagannāth being very merciful bestows his mercy upon each and everyone without any discrimination. The cymbals, the mridangas, the trumpets and other musicals instruments would be played out to welcome the Lord. The ever enchanting melody of ‘Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahamantra’ would inundate the atmosphere and the people would joyfully dance to its tune. The grand procession would culminate at the Guṇḍicā Temple where the Lord would stay for 9 days. Read more ›

The devotees from Centro Vaikuntha of Bologna, Italy, created a festive atmosphere and brought Lord Jagannatha, the Holy Name and prasadam to many fortunate souls. Read more ›

With Sivarama Swami and Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami Read more ›

Jagannatha swami nayana patha gami bhavatu me….

Malaysia is popular as the land of Ratha Yatras. And it is remarkable that even being a Muslim country Malaysia has the most number of Ratha Yatras in a year. Every year on the same day as Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra, Sri Jagannatha Mandir in Kuala Lumpur has its second Ratha Yatra for the year. On 29 June 2014 , devotees were eagerly waiting to have the darshan of Their Lordships as they had been serving in separation ever since Snana Yatra which was on 13 June. On the eve of Ratha Yatra devotees came together performing Gundica Marjana, trying to clean the temple as well as their hearts. Ratha Yatra preparations started in the morning itself with many devotees helping in various services. And at 4:00pm Lord Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra and Sudarshan were on the chariot all set to bestow mercy to one and all. There was a beautiful Odissi dance performance by a group of Jagannatha devotees who did it for the pleasure of Lord Jagannatha. Usually we notice the performance facing the audience but here this group did their performance right in front of the chariot facing Their Lordships. As soon as the chariot started moving Lord Indra’s blessings also came along with. Nevertheless it did not hamper the enthusiasm of the devotees. All were in ecstasy pulling Their Lordships, pulling Them to their hearts. Many houses welcomed Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra and did offering. Devotees distributed books and prasdam to the public. Ratha Yatra ended at MCA hall at around 9:00pm and as soon as the chariot reached the place there was a heavy down pour. H H BHakti Vrajendra Nandana Swami graced the festival and H G Kurma Rupa Prabhu ACBSP addressed the audience. This was followed by maha arati and kirtan. Sumptuous prasadam was served to all. Tables were also set up for Janmastami festival, books, prasadam, goseva etc. The festival came to an end around 11pm with ecstatic kirtan. Once again it was a blissful and memorable Ratha Yatra ; a real feast to the eyes and ears.

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The day prior to Ratha Yatra is Gundica Marjana, the cleaning of Gundica temple takes place to welcome Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed Gundica Marjana with great jubilation. By cleaning the Lord’s temple, one’s mind becomes purified. “In this way all the quarters of the Gundica temple were completely cleansed and cleared. All quarters were cool and spotless, like one’s cleansed and pacified mind.”

In Mayapur, devotees enthusiastically cleaned Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Mandir. This is also the Gundica Mandir as Lord Jagannath will reside here and enjoy Sundrachal pastimes until return Ratha Yatra. Today the entire temple was thoroughly cleaned with love and devotional by many enthusiastic devotees. Although the general populace wasn’t allow on the altar this year like they were last year, it was still an amazing experience. All of the children were having the time of their lives sliding all over the temple, it was a sight to see. We thank all of those devotees who helped in whatever way they could in cleaning the temple of the Lord.

Jai Jagannath! Read more ›

Only in Mayapur these scenes of beauty can be seen! Read more ›

Annual Jagananth Ratha Yatra 2014 June 29 at Kathmandu NEPAL, Organized by ISKCON NEPAL. Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, And Subhadra Came to the Streets of Kathmandu after the rest of 15days to give darshan to all the people. Participation of devotees from all over Nepal followed by Dancing Kirtan in the streets.. Jai… Read more ›

Chaitanya Charan Das: Some people study scripture largely, if not entirely, from a historical perspective – they focus on when it was written, what was the general culture then, and what were the specific contexts for its statements.

Such a history-centered approach, though useful in understanding some aspects of scripture, misses its essence. Scripture essentially is divinity’s guiding revelation to humanity, offering wisdom on life and living whose relevance extends throughout history. The Bhagavad-gita (03.31) declares that its insights are eternal (avyayam) – they can offer liberation and life eternal to one and all at all times. Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: On our last day in Russia we participated in Ratha Yatra in Krasnodar. Bada Haridas prabhu, who led kirtan most of the way, was roaring like a lion as he sang the holy names and while dancing in ecstasy gave delight to all the devotees present. Read more ›

The temple is located in Laguna Beach, Orange County, on the main freeway from Los Angeles to San Diego, and one hour’s drive from each. The beach, one block away, is visible from the temple’s lovely brick patio, and the weather’s as close to perfect as you can get.

Close enough to LA to be easily accessible, yet remote enough to feel like a retreat, Laguna Beach was the chosen spot for Hollywood celebs back in the day to unwind on the weekend. It’s still an extremely popular vacation destination—the small town’s 30,000 population doubles in the summer. And it continues to be an artists’ haven, just as it has been for the past 100 years, with at least fifty galleries and large art festivals held regularly.

What it’s known for: Besides its beautiful location, ISKCON Laguna Beach has the only Pancha Tattva Deities in the Continental US (excluding Hawaii). Meanwhile its festivals throughout the year feature some of the most energetic kirtan and sumptuous feasts you’ll find, delivered with a uniquely heartwarming service attitude. Chief amongst these is Laguna’s regional Maha Gaura Purnima festival in honor of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, held a week after Gaura Purnima Day and attended by devotees from all over Southern California and beyond. Read more ›

By the mercy of Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra and His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, the Hare Krishna (ISKCON) Canberra devotees along with local community members celebrated Lord Jagannatha Rathayatra Festival on 29 June 2014 in Canberra, Australia. Read more ›

‘The holy name of Krishna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Krishna Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Krishna’s name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Krishna Himself. Since Krishna’s name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with maya. Krishna’s name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Krishna and Krishna Himself are identical.’ Padma Purana Read more ›

“We bow to Lord Jagannath on this auspicious day. Today, once again, he sets out on his chariot, giving blessings to the people,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. The ratha yatra marks the annual journey of the three deities – Lord Jagannath, his brother Bhalabhadra and sister Subhadra – from the 12th century Jagannath temple to the Gundicha temple, three km away.

The festival ends after nine days when the deities make their way back to the Jagannath temple. Read more ›