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“Srimati Radharani is the mother of the universe, the spiritual mother of all souls. And the concept of mother is the most sacred symbol—that of purity, selflessness, caring, sharing, nurturing, and love. That is why our sacred mantra is the holy names. It is the holy names in the vocative. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Read more ›

An abhisheka is a religious bathing ceremony. The word abhisheka means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, “around,” abhisheka is literally, “wetting around.” An abhisheka is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a Deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised. The bathing of the Deity is the abhisheka part of the puja. In some cases, the main focus of the puja is the bathing ceremony itself. Read more ›

(For the purpose of this brief report, GBC stands for – Great British Chanters) Read more ›

The Krishna Balaram Mandir was personally established by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Rama Navami in 1975. The temple is situated in Raman Reti, Vrindavan, U.P., where the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna displayed His transcendental pastimes 5,000 years ago. Read more ›

As the material world is manipulated under the external energy, the spiritual world is conducted by the internal potency. That internal potency, called the Hladini Sakti, is Srimati Radharani Read more ›

Croome Court is a mid 18th century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by an extensive landscaped parkland near Pershore in south Worcestershir. It used to belong to Iskcon. Read more ›

Vrindavan is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the site of an ancient forest which is the region where, according to the Mahabharata, Lord Shri Krishna spent His childhood days Read more ›

Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that make up the city of Lima. Read more ›

Iskcon Vancouver Legacy: Harinamas in the 70s (9 photos) Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: After visiting numerous holy places in Israel we returned to the streets to share our own spiritual tradition with others. As the nectar of Krsna’s sweet holy names permeated the land, people chanted and danced with us in great jubilation! Read more ›

Historical Pics of ISKCON Toronto. You won’t believe who is in there! (129 photos) Read more ›

We are just one of the little tiny islands of the Indonesian archipelago with 17, 560 islands. Since more than 11,000 of them are inhabited, if you were to visit one island per day, you would go back home in thirty years, one month and seven days (or so…) Read more ›

When incorporating his worldwide mission dedicated to spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world, Srila Prabhupada outlined seven purposes which capsulized the essence of his mission. By analyzing these seven purposes, one can see how congregation development is aimed at fulfilling all of these seven purposes, when the congregation is properly organized and directed Read more ›

The sole purpose of WHNW is to celebrate the Holy Names globally and share this treasure with others. This can be done in many ways, although some suggestions and ideas by World Holy Name Week committee are given Read more ›

For comments, suggestions and feedback, please send us an email to iskconscarborough@hotmail.com Read more ›

Devotional life is not a costume contest. Vaishnava marriage is based on mutual respect, the purpose of which is to get divine ecstatic love Read more ›

Holy Name Retreat in Kharkov/Ukraine with Devaki dd (slide show/video) Read more ›

The City of Makati in the Philippines, is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila Read more ›

Abentheuer is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Read more ›

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of Delhi as well as the Government of Delhi. New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988 Read more ›

Preaching program at South Gujarat University and evening at ISKCON Temple with Jayapataka Swami (23 photos) Read more ›

From a visit to Mayapur, the headquarters of Iskcon, for that much needed break from hectic city life Read more ›

Lakshman Poddar: Near 500 devotees attend the program. Lecture by HH Bhakti Purosottam Swami and Kirtan Led by Sachikumar prabhu, Upendra Prabhu and Nitai prabhu. Read more ›

This is the 3rd annual Croome Hare Krishna Festival in the Court and picturesque
700-acre grounds of Croome Park. It was formerly the UK headquarters of the Hare
Krishna Movement. The National Trust, the current owners, sponsor and host the
festival in partnership with us and want to for at least the next 99 years! Read more ›

Harinama in Gorky Park, Moscow City, Russia (52 photos) Read more ›

Sivarama Swami’s congregational preaching program in UK (20 photos) Read more ›

Auspicious Goverdhan Parikrama (30 photos) Read more ›

Balarama Jayanti Celebration in Iskcon Stockholm (116 photos) Read more ›

Holy Name Festival in Nueva Vrajamandala, Spain (95 photos) Read more ›

Thanks to Srila Prabhupada the Raha Yatra Festivals are taking place in all major cities of the world and distribute like this the mercy of Lord Jagannath to thousands of participants! Jaya Jagannath! Read more ›

Panama Ratha Yatra with Vaiyasaki Das and the Kirtan Explosion Band (25 photos) Read more ›

Bir Krishna Goswami leads bhajan 02/09/13 (4 min video) Read more ›

Bhakti Vijnana Goswami is one of the leaders of ISKCON in Russia and is working tirelessly towards establishing a large new temple in Moscow. He was a brilliant graduate student, attending chemistry classes at Moscow State University before he meet devotees in 1977. In spite of heavy opposition from the state he decided to serve full time in the mission of Srila Prabhupada. He tirelessly preaches and gradually has made large number of devotees in Russia and surrounding former states of USSR Read more ›

Piyush says, “It is the first Bhagwad Gita in the world written in mirror image. I wrote the epic in my own hand writing in two languages, Hindi and English. One can read all the 18 chapters and 700 verses in front of a mirror.” Read more ›

The Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre held an awards evening on Tuesday, 30 July 2013, celebrating the success of the High School and University teams and entrants in making it to the finals of the 2013 ‘Many Faiths, One Peace’ film competition. Read more ›

New Govardhana’s WWOOFing aims to provide volunteers with first-hand experience in organic and ecologically sound growing methods. WWOOF volunteers generally do not receive financial payment. The host provides food, accommodation, and opportunities to learn, in exchange for assistance with farming or gardening activities Read more ›

I am one of many Americans who was raised Christian. At first I wanted very badly to feel a connection with the God of the Bible to make my mother proud. However, deep down I knew this was not the right path for me. The more I studied the bible the more I would worry Read more ›

Iskcon devotees find success in intrducing SP’s books in the 26th Moscow International Book Fair. 07/09/2013 Read more ›

These pictures were taken on August the 27th 2013 in Mayapur’s Iskcon Temple during the installation of the murti of Srila Prabhupada. This murti is now being worshiped by the ashram boys with a very high standard. Jai Srila Prabhupada! Read more ›