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Hare Krishna Chanting outside the Swedish parliament. Read more ›

29th June happened to be a grand day of many festivals.
Annual Jaganath Rath Yatra in Puri, Disappearance Day of Srila Sivananda Sena and Srila Swaroop Damodar Goswami. On the same day was also the most auspicious Vyaspuja Occasion Of HH Radha Govinda Maharaja, one of dedicated disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
The Vyaspuja Ceremony was celebrated by the devotees here in ISKCON, Punjabi Bagh which was attended by over 300 Guests from Delhi/NCR.
The Program started with Video Lecture of Maharaja followed by Glorification by senior devotees, Pushpanjali,Cake Cutting & Bhoga Offering, Arti and Feast for all. Read more ›

“After searching through all the Vedic literature one cannot find a method of religion more sublime for this age than the chanting of Hare Krishna.” Kali Santarana Upanisad Read more ›

“If one chants the two syllables Ha-ri, even once, he becomes free from all material bondage.” Read more ›

By chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord, one comes to the stage of love of Godhead. Then the devotee is fixed in his vow as an eternal servant of the Lord, and he gradually becomes very much attached to a particular name and form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As his heart melts with ecstatic love, he laughs very loudly or cries or shouts. Sometimes he sings and dances like a madman, for he is indifferent to public opinion. SB 11.2.40 Read more ›

Srila Prabhupada established ISKCON New Dwarka Temple, Los Angeles in July 1971. This was ISKCON’s western world’s head quarters. His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada had his Ashram . At this Ashram He wrote several books, recorded lectures and Bhajans Read more ›

Two first initiations and three second initiations, Allan Comper is now Akincana Krishna Dasa
and Mohit Dhawan is now Madhavananda Dasa. Read more ›

Pictures of the Anand/Vallabhvidyanagar Jagannath Rathayatra festival, observed yesterday.

Anand is a district headquarters here in Gujarat, and is famous for the “Amul” Dairy, and “Amul Butter”, that is advertised throughout India widely.

Anand is located between Baroda (40 kilometers North of Baroda) and Ahmedabad (75 kilometers South). Read more ›

Project construction is going on full speed with marble, false ceiling, etc gearing up in temple premises. Read more ›

The original inner meaning of Rathayatra is very beautiful.

In His time on this Earth, Krishna grew up in Vrindavana, and had great loving friendships there with all the residents, including the cowherd boys and girls.

When Krishna grew up, He became a King and moved away from His childhood friends.

After many years the residents of Vrindavana came to see Him. But He seemed so different to the mischevious cowherd boy they all knew and loved.

So they kidnapped Him and tried to bring Him back to Vrindavana on a cart.

Being with Krishna like this they felt simultaneous loving emotions of closeness and separation.

The Rathayatra festival is a modern expression of this pastime. Read more ›

Taken yesterday at ISKCON Baroda by Vaman Das 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 ›

“Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to the brahmanas, he does not earn one hundredth part of the merit derived from chanting Hare Krishna.” Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: One of the last stops on our Russia tour was Maykop, the capitol of the Republic of Adygea in the Western Caucasus Mountains. A number of Muslim families have become devotees and hold regular Nama Hatta programs in the region. As we enjoyed an evening of kirtan, class and prasadam with them I was again astounded how the holy names of Krsna are reaching every corner of the world. Of course, why should I be surprised? It was the prediction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu himself. Read more ›

Reception of Maharaj upon arrival, tour of the temple grounds, visit to Goshalla, and Pushpanjali of Srila Satchidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur on his 100th disappearance anniversary. HH Lokanath Swami performed bhajanas and delivered a lecture @ ISKCON Baroda on the evening of Friday, June 27, 2014. Pictures by taken by Vaman Das — at Iskcon Temple, Vadodara. Read more ›

Tomorrow is Ratha Yatra in Sri Jagannatha Mandir , Kuala Lumpur so today is Gundica Marjana – Devotees clean the temple and their hearts .
The observance of Gundica-marjana, the washing and cleansing of the Gundica temple, takes place on the day before Ratha-yatra, to welcome Lord Jagannath , Baladeva and subhadra .

Devotees and congregation members enthusiastically gathered in the temple hall at 8am today morning .Much of the action was in the temple hall ,devotees were engaged in cleaning the temple altar, windows ,lights , Srila Prabupada’s Vyasasana and the courtyards .
Cleaning process went on till evening 6pm at various departments and kids had a great time wiping and playing with the water . Thus they all hoped to clean their hearts of the material desires , attachments and increase their love for krishna .

By Sri Jagannatha Mandir , Kuala Lumpur Read more ›

Devotees find yet an other way to share their good fortune with all the people of the world! Read more ›

25th June progress so far Read more ›

Sri Jagannatha Mandir ,Kuala Lumpur held a programme in honour of Srila Bhakti Vinode Thakura’s disappearance anniversary. Programme started with singing of Je anilo Premadhana followed by reading from “The seventh Goswami”. Soon after that Bhoga offering , pushpanjali and Maha arati was performed. A delicious feast was served to all at the end. It was a day to meditate on the development of congregational preaching since it was Srila Bhakti Vinode Thakura who revived Lord Nityananda’s Nama Hatta preaching programme and later on developed Lord Chaitanya’s tree of devotion. It is mentioned that Bhakti Vinode Thakura established at least five hundred namahattas and was actively preaching amongst grihasta devotees. It is amazing to see that the preaching techniques that Srila Bhakti Vinode Thakura used 100 years ago are relevant even till today. On this day ISKCON Malaysia Regional Secretary, His Grace Simhesvara Prabhu wrote a wonderful message with regards to congregational preaching by developing Shraddha kutirs . His Grace is presently engaged in developing a first ever farm community in Malaysia. Read more ›

Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy name of Your Lordship must have executed all kinds of austerities and fire sacrifices and achieved all the good manners of the Aryans. To be chanting the holy name of Your Lordship, they must have bathed at holy places of pilgrimage, studied the Vedas and fulfilled everything required. SB 3.33.7 Read more ›

Depictions of transcendental pastimes and stories from Srila Prabhupada’s books that have accompanied millions of souls in their spiritual journey. Read more ›

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles west of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Around 37 000 people attended this year’s Stonehenge Summer Solstice, Parasurama Prabhu and his team arrange a Midnight Ratha Yatra and the distribution of thousands plates of Prasadam. Afterwards MahaVishnu Swami with the Harinam Party was rocking the stones till sun rise Read more ›

With Sivarama Swami Read more ›

Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the paramparä system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self? SB 10.1.4 Read more ›

With Urmila mataji. Read more ›

Parasuram das: “To chant the Holy Name and dance in ecstasy is so easy and sublime that one can achieve all benefits of spiritual life simply by following this process.” Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.11

Every Saturday night we pass a restaurant near Leicester Square, and we call to the waiters to come out, enjoy the movie. Read more ›

The Psychology3000 Festival held in Russia this year was a full success! The devotees found the way to introduce Krishna consciousness in a clever way! Read more ›

By chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord, one comes to the stage of love of Godhead. Then the devotee is fixed in his vow as an eternal servant of the Lord, and he gradually becomes very much attached to a particular name and form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As his heart melts with ecstatic love, he laughs very loudly or cries or shouts. Sometimes he sings and dances like a madman, for he is indifferent to public opinion. SB 11.2.40 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 ›

Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia celebrates its 487th anniversary on Sunday, 22 June 2014. Celebrating this occasion, the city hosts the Jakarnaval, a cultural parade from the National Monument to the Central Business District of Jakarta.

Hare Krishna devotees took this opportunity to celebrate their third annual Ratha-Yatra festival, displaying the vibrant faces of Jagannatha (Krishna), His brother Baladeva and His sister Subhadra Devi. Attendees took note of them, especially the governor, who received the Bhagavad-gita As It Is in Bahasa Indonesia. Read more ›

The Global Indian Festival is in its 12th year of operation having successfully grown both in reputation and impact as a significant event in the Malaysian Calendar of Flagship Events. Among the many exhibitors present, ISKCON stands out as not only the representative of the literature of India, but also that of our forefathers the Great Land of Bharatavarsa. Srila Prabupada’s books represent this indivisible feature of India’s history. Read more ›

With Yadunandana Swami, Vaiyasaki Prabhu, Urmila Devi Dasi and many other pure vaishnavas.
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Tamal Krishna Goswami is a central figure in the history of Srila Prabhupada’s pastimes and that of the Hare Krishna Movement. He received hundreds of letters from Srila Prabhupada, served as chairman of the GBC in 1975, headed the largest-ever book distribution operation in ISKCON and served as Srila Prabhupada’s personal secretary for the entire year of 1977. Read more ›

Kishori Yatra girls’ performance at ISKCON Boston Temple, during Sunday program, June 22, 2014.

Kishori Yatra girls’ tour is an all-inclusive, spiritual adventure tour bringing girls, ages 11-15, to different temples and communities around the US during the summer. Its tour focuses on developing vaisnava qualities, visiting holy places, building friendships, and providing a framework for loving devotional service to be performed. They engage in service opportunities at the temples they visit and give the temples their expression of bhakti through a devotional arts presentation. They also engage in adventure activities such as camping, recreational games, and occasionally visit theme parks. Read more ›

“Simply by chanting the holy name of Krishna one can obtain freedom from material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord.”CC Adi 7.73 Read more ›

The following 35 amazing photos show the stunning beauty of the ruins of the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. The temple was originally dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means “City of Temples” in Khmer language. Angkor, meaning “city” or “capital city”, is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara (नगर). Wat is the Khmer word for “temple grounds” (coming from the Sanskrit word vāṭa (वाट) “enclosure”). Read more ›

Here in Nairobi our program is going on very nicely. There are TV engagements and a very large meeting is scheduled at the University of Nairobi for tomorrow. Many respectful Hindus are inviting us and I am staying in everyone’s house for four to five days. Most probably our center here in Nairobi will be a strong one, as strong as any of our other centers. Two devotees have come here today from N.Y. and Dinanatha should come here from there as soon as possible. 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 ›

New scientific theory recognizes life’s spiritual dimension. Traditionally, science has dismissed the soul as an object of human belief, or reduced it to a psychological concept that shapes our cognition of the observable natural world. The terms “life” and “death” are thus nothing more than the common concepts of “biological life” and “biological death.” The animating principle is simply the laws of chemistry and physics. You (and all the poets and philosophers that ever lived) are just dust orbiting the core of the Milky Way galaxy. Read more ›

Urmila: What an amazing Rathayatra in Florence, Italy, yesterday. One small cart, narrow streets, but it really felt that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was dancing in the kirtana, bringing Jagannatha home. Read more ›