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Isani Prabhu hosted a group of ladies at Vrindavan’s MVT restaurant for Mahaprasadam and beverages! We met new devotees and relished the association of our friends! Read more ›

Thanks to the solar water heaters, Ishodyan building will now be saving a whooping 450 KW of electricity. That sums up to the amount of power required to run all the water heaters at Mayapur’s guest houses!

The efforts for making Mayapur dham consume lesser energy started three years ago. “Jayapataka Swami was very keen in making Mayapur Eco friendly and sustainable, so from there came the idea of having a solar water system, to,start with” , said Gopijanavallaba Dasa ,the man who laid the foundation for the solar heating project.

Anuttama Dasa emphatically stated that as Krishna’s devotees , ISKCON needs to lead the world in sustainability.”As devotees we love Krishna, so we also love Krishna’s property. Saving energy and being Eco friendly means we are doing Bhakti” , he added.He also reminded the audience that Srila Prabhupada always stressed on the fact that we should never waste Krishna’s energy. Read more ›

New Kulina Gram Dham: Community of Krishna, Vaishnava devotees, seekers in the greater Baltimore, area. Read more ›

Niranjana Swami: Yesterday, March 7, 2014, you left this world surrounded by so many loving devotees, loudly chanting Krsna’s names. As I was standing next to you, chanting and simultaneously hearing the kirtan, chanted so loudly and with such great fervor, I was reflecting on the letter you wrote to me early last year.

Among the many beautiful thoughts you shared with me in that letter, you mentioned a conversation you had with a devoteee in Kolkata, the same day you were diagnosed with cancer. Although this devotee knew nothing yet about the diagnosis (because other than yourself and your husband, nobody else was told what the doctors had said) he asked you the following question:

“Where were you born?”

In your letter, you wrote that you replied, “Oh, it is small place near Herson. No one knows it. I was born there, but it is not important. What is important is where I’ll die, I hope not at the place where I was born. I hope I’ll die in Mayapur.” Read more ›

“Even if I have the opportunity to bath in the ocean of pure love of Krsna, and even if I have the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead as my associates, I will not consent to live for even for a single moment in any sacred place other than Vrajabhumi. Even if the residents of Vraja appear to be ordinary, and even if they fill my ears with useless gossip, I pray that I may remain amongst them, eternally residing here in Vraja.” [ Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami ] Read more ›

Mayapur: The Spiritual Capital of the World! Read more ›

Five hundred years ago, at the time of Lord Chaitanya, there lived a very wonderful devotee named Jagadish Ganguli. His residence was in a small village near Mayapur. Although he was advanced in age, every year he would go on the 900 kilometer journey to Jagannath Puri on foot to associate with his master Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, take darshan of his beloved Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra Devi, and participate in the all-auspicious Ratha-yatra festival.

One day, less than a month before his scheduled departure for Puri, Jagadish’s plans were foiled. He was stricken with a terrible disease that left him completely blind. Because he was optimistic by nature, this did not dampen his desire to make the yearly padayatra to Puri. He would no longer be able to see the divine, all-merciful forms of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Jagannatha, that was for sure. But still he could relish the sound of sweet kirtana and discourses given by exalted Vaishnavas. Read more ›

Vladivostok is a city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located at the head of the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia’s borders with China and North Korea. Read more ›

Bhaktivedanta Swami Eco Village in Vraj, 15 kilometers from the Krishna Balarama Mandir in Vrindavan. It is close to village of Raul, North off the Delhi Mathura Road on the opposite side of the highway from the temple. Read more ›

“May our minds be attached to the lotus feet of your Lord Kṛṣṇa, may our tongues chant His holy names, and may our bodies lie prostrate before Him (CC Ādi 6.60) Read more ›

An other elevated soul declares the renouncing of this material world and his complete dependance from Lord Shri Krishna’s mercy for ever! Read more ›

Photos by Indradyumna Swami: The first thing I did today was walk around Vrindavan. It was so nice to see again the people and places that have become familiar to me over the years. Though I often go on parikrama it always feels like the ‘first time,’ due to Vrindavan’s being a transcendental abode. I took my trusty camera to share the glories of Vrindavan with all of you! Read more ›

Sivarama Swami awarded yesterday the entrance of the sannyasa order for Badrinarayan prabhu now known as Badrinarayana dasa Goswami at Sri Mayapura Dhama! Badrinarayan Dasa Goswami’s commitment to the GBC is lengthy, spanning twenty-four years, and he genuinely appreciates his peers as wonderful, kind, intelligent, powerful and humble members of that body, who take on the weight of service and responsibility for the whole society. (In the photo Badrinarayan Dasa Goswami before taking sannyasa) Read more ›

The Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama is held every year in the Pahalguna month (middle of March). People from all over the world take part in the week long festival held at Navadvipa in West Bengal. Navadvipa Parikrama means visiting the holy places of Navadvipa in groups.

Navadvipa is where the Supreme Lord incarnated as Lord Gauranga (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) in kali-yuga to teach the people the best way to attain Him. Navadvipa is one of the holiest places on earth and anyone visiting it will become His perfect devotee as Shrila Narottama Dasa Thakura states, shri-gauda mandala-bhumi yeba jane chintamani tara haya vraja-bhume vasa “One who knows the Gauda-mandala-bhumi, the abode of Lord Gauranga, is transcendental and qualified to live in Vraja-bhumi.” Read more ›

We have been serving delicious vegetarian karma-free meals in Melbourne since the 1971. Over three decades we have grown to cater to the various needs of Melbournites and visitors. We have two restaurants down-town, we serve meals three times a day from our temple premises in Albert Park, and we have an outreach program for the homeless and needy. We also cater for private functions and for festivals and events in and around Victoria. Read more ›

So, on March 3rd about one hour before the Maha abhisekha of the Panca tattva I made my way to the temple and pushed through thousands of devotees making my way to the front where there was a spot for Srila Prabhupada disciples. As time went past I spoke to Nrsingha kavacha who was ‘in charge’ of the Abhisekha and asked him what was the chance of making getting on the altar to bathe the Deities. He said, ‘None!’ We had a conversation for about 10 minutes and despite me using all of my strategies he didn’t budge. I told him that if I got the dhoti from Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityananda I would be somewhat pacified. Read more ›

Vaishnava seva dasa prabhu from the most useful Iskcon website Iskcondesiretree.net just finished uploading them and they are ALL now available for watching and downloading (for free) Read more ›

Devotees express their gratitude for the teachings and guidance that have received from Bhurijan prabhu who is acting as the representative of the Parampara for his disciples. Read more ›

Great news this month! We received permission to start cleaning and renovating Sakhi Kunda! Seven months we waited, but no more. Cleaning has begun there with gusto.
Thanks to your generous donations we have also started to care for Guru dasi.
Meanwhile, daily cleaning and gardening is continuing all around Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda and at nearby Mukharai Kunda. Read more ›

Devotees who have assembled in Sri Mayapur dhama visited Yogapith ( the birthplace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) to take Sankalpa to perform the most auspicious Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. Read more ›

October 5, 1971 – Sria Prabhupadas letter to Jayapataka: “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.” Read more ›

Parasuram dasa: The singer is Jenny who runs Matchless Gifts, she is the former singer with the Bellestars. It’s not uncommon to bump into members of the Slits, the Sex Pistols or the Clash at Matchless Gifts in London. Read more ›

Who are the Pancha-tattva? The Pancha-tattva are a five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, featured as five tattvas (truths), namely, isha-tattva (the Supreme Lord), His expansion tattva, His incarnation tattva, His energy tattva and His devotee tattva. These five tattvas incarnate with Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and thus the Lord executes His sankirtana movement with great pleasure. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32) there is the following statement regarding Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu:-“In the Age of Kali, people who are endowed with sufficient intelligence will worship the Lord, who is accompanied by His associates, by performance of the sankirtana-yajna.” Lord Chaitanya is always accompanied by His plenary expansion Sri Nityananda Prabhu, His incarnation Sri Advaita Prabhu, His internal potency Sri Gadädhara Prabhu and His marginal potency Sriväsa Prabhu. He is in the midst of them as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should know that Lord Chaitanya is always accompanied by these other tattvas. Therefore our obeisances to Lord Chaitanya are complete when we say:-

sri-krishna-chaitanya, prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara, srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda. Read more ›

“O devotee of the Lord, to see you is the perfection of the eyes, to touch your body is the perfection of bodily activities, and to glorify your qualities is the perfection of the tongue, for it is very rare to find a pure devotee like you.” [Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (13.2), quoted in CC Madhya 20.61] Read more ›

Devotees from the ISKCON New Govardhana farm perform the congregational chanting of the Holy Names to spread transcendental awareness amongst the residents and tourists of the Byron Bay which is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Read more ›

In the Pancaratra scriptures there is a saying that in the ultimate analysis devotion is the only element which might cause the Lord to appear. That’s how the small Panca-tattva came, due to the great desire and devotion of His devotees. Then, as long as the devotee wishes to serve Him, the Lord reciprocates in the same way.

Regarding the big Panca-tattva Deities, a whole book has been written on how They were manifested, first in South India, and then installed in Sri Mayapur dhama. Read more ›

On 3rd March, 2014, the worldwide vaisanva community gathered at Mayapur to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Sri Panca Tattva Installation in Mayapur. Around 6000 devotees were already in Mayapur, taking part in the kirtan mela. Thousands more devotees arrived yesterday and today from all over the world. A Maha Abhiseka was performed to Sri Panca Tattva. This is the mercy of Their Lordship Sri Panca-Tattva, who have manifested at Mayapur in Their magnificent 7ft deity form. Once again, They are gathering devotees together so they can relish the pastimes of the Lord in the association of His dear devotees. Read more ›

2014-03-02 B. Mario’s – Madhukanta’s-tirobhava ceremony on the Ganges by Sivarama Swami and Bir Krishna Swami Read more ›

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.”

Sri Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja was born was born around the year 1800 AD.

in the Mayamansingh district of West Bengal. Not much is known about his ealry life. Gaudiya Vedanta-acharya Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana had a disciple named Uddhava das. His disciple was Sri Madhusudana Dasa Babaji who lived in Suryakunda and it was from Madhusudana Dasa Babaji that Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja took initiation.

Jagannatha Dasa Babaji lived in Vrindavan and performed his bhajan there for quite some time. He became famous among the devotees there as one who was perfect in Krishna-bhakti. Read more ›

This is Radha Krishna Temple in Chipiwada (chandani chowk) where Srila Prabhupada used to stay before going to USA while he was staying in Vrindavan and writing the 1st canto of Srimad Bhagvatam, so he use to come to delhi to print and as well distribute them also. Srila Prabhupada use to worship the deities here, writing books in night time and day time go to press or to distribute the books or Back to Godhead magazine. Read more ›

ISCKON Leadership Sanga – Art Gallery Read more ›

Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna Temple in Dallas’s Photos Read more ›

All the planet gets the benefit from these sages that have gathered in Mayapur Dhama to perform the sacrifice recommended for this age: Sankirtan Yajna, the congregational chanting of the Holy Names to glorify Lord Shri Krishna, thank Him and request for His mercy! Read more ›

Witness the extraordinary flag hoisting ceremony of this year’s, 2014, Grand Mayapur Festival! Read more ›

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), established the Governing Body Commission (GBC) to be the ultimate managing authority for the society. In ISKCON’s Direction of Management written on July 28, 1970, Srila Prabhupada states:

As we have increased our volume of activities, now I think a Governing Body Commission (hereinafter referred to as the GBC) should be established. I am getting old, 75 years old, therefore at any time I may be out of the scene, therefore I think it is necessary to give instruction to my disciples how they shall manage the whole institution. They are already managing individual centers represented by one president, one secretary and one treasurer, and in my opinion they are doing nice. But we want still more improvement in the standard of temple management, propaganda for Krishna consciousness, distribution of books and literatures, opening of new centers and educating devotees to the right standard. (SMIS is the Sri Mayapur International School) Read more ›

Happy transcendental beings, beautiful sounds, profumes, forms and tastes within the realm of the personal residence of Lord Gouranga Mahaprabhu! Read more ›

HH Loknath Swami revived the Pandharpur Panchacroshi Parikrama, which was originally initiated by Namdev Tukaram Maharaj in the holy land of Pandharpur ,which houses the traditional Lord Vitthal temple. The three day festival saw thousands of people participate in the 49 kms journey from various towns and cities of Maharastra from 1-3 February 2014. Devotees from ISKCON Pandharpur were congratulated for restablishing the broken tradition of Pandharpur Parikrama. Read more ›

In Mayapur the congregational chanting of pure vaishnavas during the Kirtan Mela these days is transforming the lives of many for ever! Read more ›

Education for a spiritual life! Sri Mayapur International School has over 220 students from vaisnava families. Our students and teachers come from all over the world. At present, we have 17 full time teachers from which 7 are second generation devotees. This year, four new teachers have joined us who grew up in ISKCON! Read more ›

Mayapur, the spiritual capital of the world is attracting a lot of attention during the annual festival for the appearance of the Kali yuga Avatara, Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! Read more ›