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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…

By HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj – HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu – HG Sruti Kirti Prabhu.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Take a look at ISKCON Mayapur in 2020. We walk around TOVP and Prabhupada SamadhiRead More…(This post has been viewed 335 times so far)

When His elder brother, fatigued from playing, would lie down with His head upon the lap of a cowherd boy, Lord Krsna would help Him relax by personally massaging His feet and offering other services. Sometimes, as the cowherd boys danced, sang, moved …

Krsna and His brother Balarama passed the childhood age known as kaumara and stepped into the age of pauganda, from the sixth year up to the tenth. At that time all the cowherd men conferred and agreed to give those boys who had passed their fifth-year…

Sacinandana Swami recalls a near-death experience he had at the sacred mountain of Govardhan, where he had been protected by the same deity whom he had turned towards.Read More…(This post has been viewed 1782 times so far)

All the gopi friends of Yasoda and Rohini enjoyed the naughty childish activities of Krsna and Balarama in Vrndavana. In order to enjoy further transcendental bliss, they all assembled and went to mother Yasoda to lodge complaints against the restless …

Samba, the darling son of Jambavati, kidnapped Duryodhana’s daughter Laksmana from her svayamvara assembly, in which she was to choose her husband. In response, the Kauravas joined forces to arrest him. After Samba resisted them single-handedly f…

Somehow or other we all depend on someone or something.
This material world is created for these who don’t love KRSNA.
Recent Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Jayapataka Swami in Mayapur.Read More…(This post has been viewed 327 times so far)

At the 1977 Mayapur GBC meeting, It was reported to Srila Prabhupada, that one million and half of BG AS IT IS copies [abridged] in English would be printed and distributed for that year by the BBT. How Many Cargo Train Cars would be Required to Transp…

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s Janmashtami message for ISKCONRead More…(This post has been viewed 327 times so far)

We have received the sad and joyous news that Ram Das Abhiram Prabhu, the pre-eminent artist has left this material world. He painted, together with his wife Dhriti, some of the most compelling paintings of Lord Krishna’s pastimes. Many of his pa…

Kriyashakti Dasi: On this most auspicious day of the disappearance of Rupa Goswami and Gauridas Pandita, our dear Godbrother Ram Das Abhiram Das has left this world as he lived it…with beauty and joy, hearing Srila Prabhupada chanting Hare Krsna …