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Lalita Kunda took on a brand new appearance this month with new paint and décor. The plants in our gardens are flourishing in the monsoon rains. The paintings at Jihva Mandir are coming to life. Cleaning is continuing. Your servants, Mayapurcandra dasa and Campakalata devi dasi Read more ›

44 photos: Harinama under the rain in Moscow City, Russia, Gorky Park Read more ›

44 photos: Harinama under the rain in Moscow City, Russia, Gorky Park Read more ›

Avatari Games Team: On Janmastami day we got approval from Apple and have launched our first Lion-Man Avatar game based on Prahlad-Narsimhadeva pastime on the Apple Store Read more ›

Lakshman Poddar: ISKCON Bangkok is managed by GBC (Governing Body Committee). H.H Jayapataka Swami is the GBC, H.H Kavicandra Swami is the co-GBC and H.H B.V.V Narasimha Swami is the regional secretary of Thailand. H.H Vedavyasa Priya Swami also visits and preaches in Thailand. They are all Srila Prabhupada sannayasi disciples and initiating Guru in ISKCON Read more ›

A record number of British Hindus have flocked to one of Europe’s largest Krishna temples as part of Janmashtami celebrations this week Read more ›

Quite a few of the Srila Prabhupada disciples who were at our reunion in the Village Hall the day before had turned out. See if you can spot them in the exciting video below Read more ›

50 photos: Harinama during Sri Krishna Janmashtami Festival in Abranovce, Presov, Slovakia Read more ›

Thousands of happy devotees partecipated in this significant annual vaishnava event! Read more ›

Mahadevi Dasi: Just came back from AJA Annada Ekadasi Vrndavana Parikrama by ricsa; my health does not permit walking and still be able to do some service when I get back. It was so enlivening to hear many groups of Brijabasi ladies in brightly colored sarees singing Brij bhajans.. Read more ›

Today’s, 1st September 2013, front page of BBC news online, carries this nice article for Iskcon Read more ›

In Venezuela, Havi approached the conductor of the Venezuelan Symphonic Orchestra Tulio Cremisini, who had previously worked as recording engineer on Havi’s Latin Grammy-winning “Tesoros de la Musica Venezolana.” The two had been planning to work on a Spanish language orchestral project. But now, Havi had a different plan.

“Forget about that — listen to this!” he told Cremisini.

It wasn’t long before the conductor fell in love with Havi’s idea to set ancient Sanskrit and Bengali prayers by Vaishnava saints to symphonic orchestral music. Read more ›

Blissful faces during Shri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Iskcon Moscow Temple Read more ›

Even on an empty stomach, Shyamala Kishori was full of energy. The gold paint sparkled on her forehead in the afternoon sun as she stood on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday. She was fasting in observance of Janmashtami, an annual Hare Krishna celebration Read more ›

Bhaktivedanta Manor’s 2013 Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, being the 40th anniversary of Sri Sri Radha-Gokulananda’s installation.
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Each year, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishes a limited number of copies of a Vyasa-puja book—a collection of homages to Srila Prabhupada from devotees and temples all over the world. Srila Prabhupada’s unique position as the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is significant in numerous ways. Essentially, he is the instructing spiritual master for everyone within ISKCON Read more ›

It was a grand celebration where Sri-Sri Radha-Madhava were carried in Harinam procession by bullock cart from the temple to the gorgeously decorated gardens near Goshala. The atmosphere was charged with devotion, in which I instantly felt myself being transferred to the spiritual world. Read more ›

The festival is believed to be the largest Hindu festival gathering outside of India Read more ›

Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja-2013 Read more ›

A Glimpse of Srila Prabhupada in the UK is not to be missed. It was created for the Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja 2013. It features lectures, kirtans, video, bhajans of Srila Prabhupada in the UK. Read more ›

Prasada, the sacred food remnants of the Lord, are revered by devotees everywhere. However, in Jagannath Puri that tradition reaches heights that are not found anywhere else. This issue of Sri Krishna Kathamrita examines the culture surrounding prasada in general and particularly sheds light on many little-known details of the ancient tradition of mahaprasada in Jagannath Puri. Read more ›

104 photos: Huge crowds attend ISKCON Salem Janmasthami Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: The following video is historic footage of the amazing kirtans held in our Mantra Yoga tent at Woodstock this summer. Many thanks to the kirtaneers … and to the people who chanted and danced with all their hearts and souls. Read more ›

354 photos: Mass prasad distribution @ Bhandara, Baroda, August 29, 2013 Read more ›

27 photos: Toronto Ratha Yatra 2013 Read more ›

84 paintings of Krishna lila of famous artist B.G. Sharma freely downloadable Read more ›

The magic of the Deities’ loving reciprocation in this unique abode is wonderful. One time we bought a crystal necklace with large pendant for Lord Nrsimhadev, but never saw Him wear it. My wife prayed to Him “Please let me know what I could buy for You that You will like to wear.” The next day when she came to see Him, the merciful Lord was wearing the crystal necklace Read more ›

Lakshman Poddar: At 10 PM, an abhishekh was performed for Sri Sri Krishna Balaram & Radha Shyam sundar with a blissful kirtan by 24 hour kirtan team.
And finally after fasting till noon, we had a sumptuous feast Prasad for everyone. Almost 1,000 devotees honored the Lord’s feast. Read more ›

Basu Ghosh Das: Just now I was informed that we had more than 2.5 lakhs – 2,50,000 or 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) visitors here yesterday for Sri Krishna Janmastami! Of course, this is a “guestimate”… but there was a huge flow of visitors all day and a “mob” at midnight, including the Baroda Police Commissioner, Sri Satish Sharma, IPS, who was present with his family for the post abhishek arati at 1 AM. Read more ›

Download Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja Offerings 2013 as a PDF of ePub file Read more ›

Srila Prabhupada: I was very naughty when I was a boy. I would break anything. When I was angry, I would break the glass hookah pipes, which my father kept to offer to guests. Once my mother was trying to bathe me, and I refused and knocked my head on the ground, and blood came out. They came running and said, “What are you doing? You shall kill the child.” Read more ›

168 paintings: Srila Prabhupada’s life in cartoons Read more ›

Janmastami media from facebook Read more ›

The large American Elm tree near the curved row of benches close to the center of the park was the site of the birth of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States in 1966 Read more ›

During the period of Lord Krsna’s appearance, the killing of asuras or nonbelievers such as Kamsa and Jarasandha was done by Visnu, who was within the person of Sri Krsna Read more ›

For the first time in history, a unique Ratha Yatra procession was held inside the campus of Delhi Technological University, organized jointly by Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata(BI) and Delhi Technological University(DTU) Read more ›

96 photos: Road Trip to Italian Yatra Read more ›

We are looking for two persons to fill the services of a cook and a pujari for our beloved full-sized Sri Sri Gaura Nitai deities. Experience is valuable but not required. Accommodation and other facilities will be provided Read more ›