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Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja asked of Lord Sri Krishna, “What is the name of that Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September “Hrishikesha mase”) ? Who is the worshippable Deity for this Ekad…

By The GBC Strategic Planning Team GBC SPT: Our team is pleased to invite you all to our bi-monthly series of interviews on the topic of Srila Prabhupada as ISKCON’s pre-eminent Siksha Guru. We are kicking off the series with one of Srila Prabhupada’…

Lecture by HG Narayani Devi Dasi at ISKCON AlachuaRead More…

Lecture by HG Daivi Shakti Mataji on Radha AshtamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Radhastami Celebration in Auckland NewZealand 2020Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Lecture by HH Badrinarayan Swami on Radha Ashtamiat ISKCON of San Diego, CARead More…(This post has been viewed 476 times so far)

HH Radhanatha Swami, HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, HG Vaisesika Prabhu and HG Bhima Prabhu.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

HH Radhanatha Swami, HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, HG Vaisesika Prabhu and HG Bhima Prabhu.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to HG Jananivas Das & HG Pankanjanghri Das on the ‘Early Mayapur with Srila Prabhupada’.Read More…(This post has been viewed 325 times so far)

Srila Prabhupada taught us that for cooking, clarified butter, known as Ghee is the only oil to use. At Henry Street Radha Govinda temple the cooks strictly followed that instruction. To make ghee you take unsalted butter–not vegan butter or margarine …

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was a spiritual master and a Governing Body Commissioner (GBC) in the International Society for Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – the Founder-Achary…

Conference by HG Vraj Vihari Prabhu, in ISKCON OttawaRead More…(This post has been viewed 775 times so far)

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Hansarupa Prabhu at Iskcon NYCRead More…

As many of you know he has been battling with Covid-19 pneumonia this past 2 weeks in ICU. We pray that Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Radhanath, Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra, Sri Sri Nitai Gaurahari bless him on his spiritual journey.Read More…(Thi…

When Lord Brahma ordered Drona, the best of the Vasus, and his wife Dhara to increase progeny, they said unto him, “Dear father, we seek your benediction. Please let us be born on earth so that after our appearance the Supreme Lord will appear as our s…

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HH Mukunda Goswami at ISKCON New Govardhana TempleRead More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

We learned early on that new cars and New York City did not go well together. Dents appeared almost daily and our sleep-deprived drivers did not help eitherRead More…

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Badrinarayan Swami Read More…

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to HG Malati Devi Dasi on the ‘The Early Pioneering Days’ of the ISKCON MovementRead More…

Vyasa Puja offerings for Srila Prabhupada from his disciples residing in the large community of Vaishnavas in Iskcon Alachua, Florida, USA Read More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

HH Bhakti Gauravani Goswami gives us the quality of Srila Prabhupada that is most significant in his eyesRead More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Just after raja bhog offering was done I went to chant my rounds and I was meditating how I have only 5 boxes of mogra left for Prabhupad Vyasa puja and I wanted to offer more.Read More…

Chanting and dancing all over Europe (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Krsna is withi…Read More…(This post has been viewed 323 times so far)

ISKCON Secunderabad – Janmastami CelebrationRead More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

We bid farewell to four of our senior students, in this Samavartana Samskara that concludes the studies of a brahmachari. Read More…(This post has been viewed 322 times so far)

Nanda Maharaja was naturally very magnanimous, and when Lord Sri Krsna appeared as his son, he was overwhelmed with jubilation. He first bathed and purified himself and dressed himself properly, and then he invited brahmanas who knew how to recite Vedi…

Ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva took his son from the prison. The night was very dark, but as soon as Vasudeva picked Krsna up and went out, he could see everything just as in the sunlight.Read More…(This post has been viewed …

The new kitchen for the Deities of Mayapur is ready! (Album of photos)
The Deities have…Read More…(This post has been viewed 2 times so far)

Please pray for HG Syamali dasi.
Indradyumna Swami: Dear devotees: My beloved disciple, Syamali dasi, departed this world a few hours ago in Alachua, Florida with her husband, Bhismadeva dasa, and family members by her side. By Krsna’s mercy, I …

How is life in Mayapur during the Moonsoon?
Wat…Read More…(This post has been viewed 327 times so far)

Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the current Home Secretary of India visits ISKCON DelhiRead More…(This post has been viewed 323 times so far)

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to Bob Cohen (HG Brahmatirtha Das) on the conversation Bob had with Srila Prabhupada which resulted in the world-renowned book ‘Perfect Questions Perfect Answers’.Read More…

The first Maha Sankirtan Party down WALL ST-NYC the center of Maya’s activities with four mridanga players-Brahmananda-right Rishi-Kumar-left behind Brahmananda -Bharadvaja-and Chandanacharya.
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Aniruddha Prabhu – 6 Aug 2020, ISKCON Melbourne.Read More…(This post has been viewed 312 times so far)

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HH Bhanu Swami at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple, August 7, 2020Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Srila Prabhupada: For a devotee, liberation is no problem at all. The impersonalists undergo severe penances and austerities to attain mukti, but the bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bhakti process, especially in chanting Hare Krishna, immedia…

The innovative ways in which devotees have been trying to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books during the lockdown.Read More…(This post has been viewed 325 times so far)

MARKANDEYA RSI TEMPTED BY CUPID AND HIS FOLLOWERS

Markandeya Rsi, a great devotional mystic, resided in a hermitage on the northern side of the Himalaya Mountains. Observing that the sage was becoming very powerful by performing severe penances and au…

A similar rasa-līlā was going on. You know that story? Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was magistrate, and one person in Orissa, he declared himself that “I am Viṣṇu,” and in the village he was enticing young women and girls to dance at night.Read More…

With his passport and sponsorship papers, Bhaktivedanta Swami went to Bombay, not to sell books or raise funds for printing; he wanted a ticket for America. Again he tried approaching Sumati Morarji. He showed his sponsorship papers to her secretary, M…