UK Iskcon’s Ahimsa Dairy Foundation
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The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation is a non-profit organisation that produces and delivers entirely slaughter-free and organic milk to the London and Home Counties. Cows are retired when they are too old to give milk and male calves are spared from being killed as most are in a conventional dairy. We treat all of our animals with dignity until the end of their lives. Read more ›

Sunday’s festival. October 20, 2013, New Navadvipa Mandir, Iskcon Kiev, the capital and the largest city of Ukraine (Album 25 photos)
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Kiev congregation of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness – the largest community of followers of Hare Krishna in Ukraine. Due to the active and coordinated activities of the community in Kiev was built and is currently expanding the greatest temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the post-Soviet countries are constantly being published regularly print – newspaper “House of Prabhupada” , operates the largest branch of the charity ‘Food for Life “in Ukraine , and everyone can go to study Vedic Sciences in Kiev Theological Academy of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Read more ›

Director General of Indian Council Cultural Relationships visits Museum Of Sacred Art – Radhadesh – Belgium (Album 12 photos)
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The development of a ‘museum of sacred art’ in Radhadesh was inspired by the many original art pieces already on display in the Château de Petite Somme. These paintings, although expressing themes described in ancient Vaishnava texts, were painted in the style of classical realism. The idea of the museum was to create a dedicated space where visitors could experience and learn the cultural roots of Vaishnava art and its connection to the broader world of Hindu philosophy. Read more ›

Scenes of devotion in Vrindavana’s Krishna Balarama Mandir for the first day of Kartik (55 photos)
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Kartik (Damodar) is the best, the purest of purifiers, and most glorious of all months. Kartik month is particularly dear to Lord Sri Krishna. This month is full of bhakta vatsalya. Any vrata, even the smallest, will yield huge results. The effect of performing a Kartik Vrata lasts for one hundred lifetimes, Kartik or the festival of offering lamps to Lord Krishna, glorifies Lord Krishna’s pastime of being bound with ropes by Mother Yashoda. Read more ›

World Holy Name Week in Mauritius (82 photos)
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By Karunika dasi

Imagine three hundred devotees dancing and chanting loudly in unison under a star-lit sky; beautiful deities of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, on Their decorated cart, leading the way; along the pavement of the winding village roads, people standing in front of their homes, holding plates of fruit and incense to offer to The Lord…

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A wonderful morning of parikrama and kirtan in Srinivasa Acarya’s samadhi. Also in the samadhi of Ramachandra Kaviraja and Hemalata Goswamini (131 photos)
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Indradyumna Swami: On the first day of Kartika here in Vrindavan our parikrama party walked to the courtyard where the sacred samadhis of Srinivasa Acarya, Ramachandra Kaviraja and Hemalata Goswami are located. We had many hours of kirtan and katha and felt our souls greatly purified. Read more ›

Kirtan Yoga – Video presentations by Iskcon European Leaders
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Kirtan is now the in-thing in many parts of the world including Europe. In many places other groups are way ahead of us as far as filling this growing need of the general public. While we cannot claim to be the sole inheritors of kirtan, we are certainly one of the first and main proponents of it in the west Read more ›

Museum of Sacred Art in Villa Vrindavana, Florence, Italy (10 min video)
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“Much of the existing artwork by ISKCON’s publishing arm the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust is in a renaissance-influenced style, including that of Jnanajana Das,” says Villa Vrindavana temple president Parabhakti Das. “As Villa Vrindavana is located in Tuscany, the birthplace of the Renaissance, MOSA’s art will continue in this theme. For this reason, the regional government wants to support our museum, which we expect will attract many tourists.” Read more ›

A Vaishnava artist who lives and paints in the fabulous Tower Bonazza, Florence, Italy
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In Naples, Peter attended the Art School and later the Academy of Fine Arts of this remembers with particular affection the teacher, staunch supporter of intellectual painting. Arrived in Tuscany, was introduced to oriental culture experiences doing yoga with the Hare Krishnas and handling illustration of the ancient texts of this religion at the Academy of San Casciano Read more ›

Srutidharma prabhu’s message about KARTIK 2013 – Urja Vrata (3 min video)
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The execution of devotional service during Urja-vrata in the month of Karttika is especially recommended to be performed at Mathura . . . The Lord does not award devotional service to ordinary persons who are not serious about it. But even such unserious persons who execute devotional service according to the regulative principles during the month of Karttika, and within the jurisdiction of Mathura in India, are very easily awarded the Lord’s personal service Read more ›

Food for Life Wrocław, Poland: ”In The Cold Weather Only PRASADAM Can Save Your Life” (45 photos)
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Hare Krishna Food for Life is the world’s largest vegan and vegetarian non-profit food relief organization with projects in over 60 countries. Volunteers serve more than 1,500,000 free meals daily in a variety of ways, including: food vans serving to the homeless within major cities around the world; lunch time meals for poor school children throughout India; and also in response to large natural disasters, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Read more ›

Passing my days discussing topics of Sri Krsna, the Lord of Vrindavan, and topics of Sri Radha, the goddess of Vrindavan (120 photos)
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“Having retired from all my duties and being freed from all expectations, when will I enter the abode of Sri Vrindavan alone and pass my days discussing topics of Sri Krsna, the Lord of Vrindavan, and topics of Sri Radha, the goddess of Vrindavan?”

[ Srila Prabhodhananda Sarasvati, Sri Vrindavan Mahimamrta, Sataka One, text 97 ] * All photos by Ananta Vrindavan das Read more ›

GBC Strategic Planning Meetings Taking Place in Juhu, Mumbai (October 14-19, 2013)
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In order to come up with systems and processes that will actually impact and improve the day to day lives of devotees and ISKCON at large, the GBC has created committees to address each of these concerns. These committees are not formed solely of GBC members but also members of what has come to be called the Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Read more ›

Parikrama and Krishna Katha in Radhakunda 16/10/2013 (81 photos)
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“Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vrajabhumi, Srimati Radharani is certainly the most treasured object of Krishna’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kunda is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Radha-kunda is rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Krishna is fully aroused.” (Srila Rupa Goswami’s “The Nectar of Instruction,” by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, verses 9-11) Read more ›

Deity Worship at Home Temple: Here is how to make ghee lamps for Damodara Masa (16 photos)
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The auspicious Month of Damodara , is here once again heralding the spiritually enlivening ‘Festival of Lights” .Throughout this month, devotees commemorate the pastime of naughty Lord Krsna :),the period when the enchantingly beautiful child Krishna starts playing His sweet pastime of stealing butter Read more ›

(ISCOWP): Three Baby Calves rescued from going to the slaughterhouse (9 photos)
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International Society for Cow Protection (ISCOWP): It is always so wonderful to rescue cows/oxen/calves from the horrible meat/dairy industry. Our current herd of 18 animals needed to be increased so we decided to go to the Sale Barn Auction and rescue another cow. We had our planes and Lord Krsna had His plans as we came home with two little bull calves and one little heifer(girl) calf. We wish we could have bought them all. So many innocent souls in cows bodies suffering so much and being treated so badly Read more ›

Sacinandana Swami: How To Turn Inner Pain Into Great Gain
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Sacinandana Swami has been a monk in the bhakti tradition for 42 years. He is known for his significant contribution to the practice of contemplation and meditation for modern practitioners of bhakti. Sacinandana Swami has published seven books and released two CDs, and offers an array of retreats, seminars, and workshops Read more ›