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Hare Krishna! GREAT FESTIVAL: 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada boarding Jaladuta
Dear devotees, on 13th of August there will be a great festival in Kolkata, celebrating *Srila Prabhupada boarding Jaladuta and leaving for preaching in western countries.* This festival will be held at Netaji indoor stadium with capacity of 15 000 people and will be well attended by many newspapers, TV stations and celebrities, which gives us big opportunity for preaching. Devotees from Kolkata, who organize the event, are applying for Guinness book of record for biggest multinational gathering. Since in our Mayapur community is many nationalities present, devotees from Kolkata requested our participation, at least one person from a different nation.
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Hare Krishna! Lord Ram appearance celebrations in Nanda Gram Temple, Nigeria
The celebrations of Ram appearance in Nigeria Nanda Gram temple this year was unique and filled with tension. Reasons was that the celebrations fell same day with the country … Read more ›

Ramanavami – Harinama & Mantra Music Kirtan in Vienna, Austria(Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Padma Purana, Krishna says, mad-bhakta yatra gayanti tatra tisthami narada: “O Narada, I am present wherever My devotees are chanting.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 17.132 Purport)
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Inaugaration of New Food For Life Kitchen at ISKCON-Delhi: 03-04-2015 (Album with photos)
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Extreme weather in Vrindavana (Album with photos)
Writing this I am hearing the ambulance alarms going around the goshala parikrama road. The cars on the parikrama got partially crushed, the trees ripped off.. The cows and bulls scared, running hayway on the goshala ground….
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Hare Krishna! A visit to Gokul Dhama, Belgaum
Growth of technology is like growth of cancer cells. These cells destroy the body on which they themselves are feeding, leading to their own destruction ultimately. Technology is growing, trying to exploit … Read more ›

Navadwipa Mandala (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one chants the holy name of God-Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare-eventually he will see Krishna’s form, realize Krishna’s qualities, and remember Krishna’s pastimes. That is the effect of the pure chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. (A Second Chance, 16)
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Hare Krishna! Kirtan Mela Mauritius
You are all invited to attend the first ISKCON Kirtan Mela to be held in Mauritius from Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th of April. An adhivas ceremony will be performed on Thursday the 9th of April from 7pm to 9pm. If you cannot join us in Mauritius please do log on to mayapur.tv for the live stream. The kirtan mela will begin each day at 10 am and end at 10 pm local Mauritius time. Mauritius time is 3 hours ahead of London.
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Hare Krishna! Governor Padmanabha Acharya visits the TOVP
Padmanabha Balakrsna Acharya is the governor of Assam, Nagalnd and Tripura. He has come to Mayapur during his visit to West Bengal. Padmanabha Acharya has been very fortunate to be able to serve Prabhupada by welcoming Him in is his house for 40 days, during the opening of the Iskcon temple in Mumbai. He is very please with the service put into the Temple of the Vedic planetarium and by seeing Prabhupada’s vision manifesting.
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Hare Krishna! A Special Recipient of Srila Prabhupada’s Mercy
Mr. Sethi replied, “No. Why should we stop?” Mr. Mhatre threatened, “Well, you can build it up, but I will come in the night with fifty gundas [hooligans] and break it down.” And Mr. Sethi turned to his son, who was by his side, and said, “Brij Mohan, bring my revolver and my rifle.” Then Mr. Sethi said to Mhatre, “Don’t bring fifty gundas. Bring a hundred. Bring two hundred. I have two hundred and fifty cartridges.” He was that staunch. Then he and his son—he with rifle in hand, his son with revolver—stayed up all night, in the pouring rain, to complete and protect the project. And no one came to disturb the work.
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World Biggest HOLI in USA by ISKCON UTAH (3 min video).100,000 people celebrated HOLI @ Radhe Krishna Temple, Spanish Fork, UTAH, USA
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Hare Krishna! The Religion Beyond All Religions
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
As far as Vedic religion is concerned, it is not for the Hindus; it is for all living entities. That is the first thing to be understood. Vedic religion is called sanatana-dharma, “the eternal occupation of the living entity.” The living entity is sanatana [eternal]. God is sanatana, and there is sanatana-dharma. sanatana-dharma is meant for all living entities, not just the so- called Hindus. Hinduism, this ‘ism’, that ‘ism’—these are all misconceptions.
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Guru Gauranga das: Srila Prabhupada cares for all his disciples, man and women (2 min video)
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Harinam Sankirtan in Israel (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Age of Kali, there is no religious principle except chanting Krishna’s name. It has been ascertained from all the scriptures that Krishna’s holy name is the essence of all mantras. (Renunciation Through Wisdom, 5.1 Purport)
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Why is Bhagavad Gita the most secret by HH Devamrita Swami, 04-01-15 (video)
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Hare Krishna in the Movies (5 min video) MadTV, 1995
Parody of the devotee’s chanting in the airport 🙂
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Harinama with a rad dance-off to trumpet @Union Square, NYC (5 min video)
Hapy dancing in… special style 🙂
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Hare Krishna! Diksha Without Tapa: Initiation in Name Only
Did you hear the story of the man who rode up to the gates of our Mayapur, West Bengal, temple to sell ice cream? He had one of those tricycles you see a lot in India—the ones with a refrigerated box on the back. Nothing sells quite like ice cream on a hot day. Only he wasn’t selling ice cream at all. He opened the lid of the icebox, pulled out a hand bell and a bunch of papers, then began ringing the bell and calling out, “Diksha! Diksha!” [“Initiation! Initiation!”] He was selling diksha and, as it happens, was selling it very cheaply: “Diksha doh rupya!” or: “ Diksha, two rupees!”
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Hare Krishna! The Glory of Gita Wisdom
Einstein, Emerson, Thoreau, Huxley, Hesse … I was amazed that this list an intellectual who’s who from recent world history was actually a list of thinkers who had appreciated the Gita. As I had been born and brought up in India, the place where the Gita was spoken millennia ago, I was familiar with it as an ancient Hindu text. I had even memorized some of it for verse recitation contests. But I had no idea that its contents were of interest to the modern mind, much less praised by some of the greatest modern minds. Reading such appreciations of the Gita motivated me to study the text seriously.
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100,000 Attend 40th Anniversary of Krishna Balarama Temple
An incredible 100,000 visitors and devotees from all over the world took part in Krishna Balarama Mandir’s week-long 40th anniversary celebrations from March 23rd to 29th this spring in Vrindavana, India. They included 125 disciples of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada, some of whom helped build the temple back in the 1970s. The mood of the festival was both epic and sweet, recalling Srila Prabhupada’s ten-year struggle to establish a temple in the sacred village where Lord Krishna grew up, and his victory upon Krishna Balarama Mandir’s grand opening festival in April 1975.
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The New Krishna Temple in Ipoh (3 min video)
Join Peter and the Iskcon Ipoh Temple President to take a look around the new Krishna Temple in Ipoh which opens on 31 August.
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The Use and Misuse of Religion
Question: Religion is the source of so much strife in our world, perhaps because of the fact that it is misused. I would like to get your perspective on that. Radhanath Swami: My guru Srila Prabhupada said, “Philosophy without good character is practically useless.” The whole purpose of religion is to help us in transcending the arrogant ego.
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Inaugaration of Sri Sri Krishna Balrama Kutir at Delhi: 02-04-2015 (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna! Hon. Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga visits ISKCON, Sri Lanka for Sri Ramanavami Festival
Chief Minister for Western Province of Sri Lanka Hon. Prasanna Ranatunga participated in this festival and received the blessings from Sri Sri Rad… Read more ›

Boat Festival for the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna at Juhu, ISKCON Mumbai, 29th March 2015 (2 min video)
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Sita Swayamvar dance drama…….. (Album with photos)
This dance drama was performed for Ramnavami by Sri Venunad Kala kendra(odissi dance institute) as an offering for Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir’s 40 aniversary day.We all were blessed to serve the vaishnavas somehow trough our arts and talents.All Glories to Sri Ram!All Glories to Srila Prabhupad and our eternal spiritual family!!!
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40th Jubliee of Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohanas installation
Hare Krsna dear devotees and friends, We would like to cordially invite you to this historic festival to Goloka Dhama. It is a week-end festival with many high lights and many great souls have … Read more ›

Jaganath ratha yatra, Durban
This is probably the biggest Jagannath Festival outside of Bharat, more than 20 000 people, attending this 4 days festival with sannyasis from around the world.
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Preaching program and initiations in Cuba (Album with photos)
A major conference to an Anglican university, which is full of teachers and students.
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Documentary on the spectacular upsurge of visitors to Govardhan Hill
(3 min video)
This is a three-minute trailer to an upcoming feature-length documentary on the spectacular upsurge of visitors to Govardhan Hill, North India. For centuries, steady but modest numbers have kept to the practice of circumambulating the hill, which is regarded as the epicenter of Lord Krishna’s pastimes in ancient India? Today those numbers have suddenly soared to millions. Watching this in-depth presentation may find you joining a crowd of expectant pilgrims on the 21 KM trail around the hill. Be warned.
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Harinama in Prague (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Muci haya suci haya yadi krsna bhaje. It is said that even a cobbler or person born in the family of a cobbler can be elevated to the position of a brahmana (suci) if he takes to Krishna consciou… Read more ›

Died and Gone to Heaven (3 min video)
Why devotees should wear dhotis and saris.
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Ram Navami @ ISKCON, LUDHIANA
Appearance Day of Lord Rama (Ram Navami) was celebrated at ISKCON Temple, Ludhiana with great enthusiasm and devotions. The festival starts at 6PM with ecstatic sankirtan by temple devotees. Very beautiful Phool Bangla wa… Read more ›

Ram-Abhishek in Mayapur (Album with 75 HR photos)
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kalachandji Katha
kalachandji community weekly newsletter.
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Hare Krishna! An Evening With HH Devamrita Swami
An Evening With HH Devamrita Swami at Krishna Lounge Las Vegas, Nevada
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Hare Krishna! MSF Newsletter for the Gaura Purnima festival
The Newsletter of Sankirtana Festival from Iskcon Silicon Valley.
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The Conch – the Newsletter of the New Govardhana Community.
April Issue is published. Click here to read it: http://goo.gl/DkJv4g Read more ›

HG Sesa Das, ISKCON GBC and Minister of Education, speaks About the TOVP (3 min video)
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