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The Most Sacred Lake (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: A few days ago our parikrama party visited Radha Kunda, the most sacred place in the universe. We approached Srimati Radharani’s kunda with all the humility we could muster and bathed in …

Srila Prabhupad’s Sankirtan Procession in Vrindavan (30 Oct 2019) (Album of photos)
Every year the day before Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance, we take his divine murti form on a Sankirtan Procession to the Saptadevalaya, seven Goswami tem…

The Forest Of Monkeys (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Our parikrama party visited Chamelivan, the forest of jasmine flowers, where Radha and Krsna meet often for Their pastimes. One time Mother Yasoda came there searching for Krsna. Hearing she w…

Govardhana puja celebration at ISKCON Dnipro Ukraine (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krishna by taking to Krishna consciousness and keeping always in touch with Him by chanting the Hare Krishna man…

Ecstatic Govardhan Puja celebration in ISKCON Vrindavan (2019) (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If with the arrow of chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Vishnu’s lotus feet, by dint of performing this heroic activity of devoti…

Thousands of vaishnavas gather in Vrindavana for Kartik (1 min. video)
This is the group of devotees that HH Radhanath Swami brings together yearly for the collective glorification of Lord Krishna in His holy land of Vrindavana during the sacred peri…

Avery old deity of Lord Caitanya donated to Iskcon (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today our parikrama party celebrated Govardhana Puja with an abhiseka of a large Govardhan-sila, as well as a very old deity of Lord Caitanya that was recently giv…

Harinama in Bangkok. 200 books distributed in one hour! (Album of photos)
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Iskcon New Govardhana – Govardhana Puja – 27 October 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna movement is present in every millennium of Lord Brahma’s life, and the holy name is chanted in all the higher planetary systems, inclu…

The Village of Champakalata and the Samadhi of Vrajranabh (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: A few days ago we visited Kharala, the village of Champakalata, one of Srimati Radharani’s 8 special girlfriends. Full of cows, buffaloes, peacocks an…

Kartik Yatra 2019 (video)
Thousands of bhaktas in Vrindavana with HH Radhanath Swami absorb themselves in Krishna-Katha during KarttikaRead More…(This post has been viewed 356 times so far)

Maha Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Lord’s holy name is called sravana-mangala. This means that one receives everything auspicious simply by hearing the holy name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.7.15 Purport)
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Govardhan Puja 2019 in Auckland (Album of photos)
We had such an amazing festival of Go puja and Govardhan puja at New Varshana today. Thank you to all the devotees and guests for helping make the sweet hill, cooks, sponsoring of the feast and dance b…

Kartik Parikrama 2019 Visit to Chir Ghat (10 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: GThe other day as part of our Kartika parikrama 2019 we visited Chir Ghat, where the playful pastime of Krsna stealing the clothes of the gopis took place. The nearby village …

THE QUEEN’S SECRET – Written and Directed by The Walking Monk – Bhaktimarga Swami (video)
A play written and directed by Bhaktimarga Swami. All music used with permission. No copyright infringement intended. For educational purposes only – sh…

During the month of Kartik breakfast and lunch Prasadam is free for everyone at Krishna Balarama Mandir. They feed from 4,000 to 10,000 daily. The cost for the month is about $75,000, about 50 lacs.Read More…(This post has been viewed 326 times so far)

Vrindavan Darshans (22-23 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Please take darshan of Sri Radharamanji, Sri Radha Damodar, Deities of Radha Gokulananda Mandir & Yamuna Arati in Keshi Ghat. Also take darshan of Mahaprabhu’s Charan Paduka (wooden shoe…

Taking Shelter of Lord Krishna’s Lotus Feet (audio)
“For those who have accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Murari, the enemy of the Mura demon, the ocean of the …

The Lord: A long-time passed and there was not a single sign that you would ever look in My direction!
HH Sacinandana Swami: Krishna is very eager for the company of each and every one of us.
As I sit here in Vrindavan, I sometimes ask myself, &#8220…

Visit to Bhaya Gaon – Prahlada Kunda (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we visited a village with a lake named Prahlada Kunda. The local villagers hold a festival in honor of Prahlada Maharaja there each year, appreciating his love and…

FIRE SAFETY POLICY
For the safety of children and devotees in general, the Child Protection Office recommends ISKCON temples implement a Fire Safety Policy, in particular during the month of Kartika.Read More…(This post has been viewed 345 times so …

News from the Iskcon farm in Sweden (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada wanted very much our farm communities to be self-sufficient by growing our own vegetables. Astasahki dasi, a gardener by profession has grown a lot of vegetables for our temple kit…

Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
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A Most Amazing Day! (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day our parikrama party visited Chiksauli, the village of Citradevi, one of Radharani’s 8 sakhis, or girlfriends. There we discussed in-depth Citradevi’s transcendental qual…

Krishna’s merciful hand is behind everything. HH Sacinandana Swami: Yesterday I experienced something extremely shocking at first. Maybe it was a wake-up call.
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Barsana Parikrama (22 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Come and join us on another day of Karttika parikrama when we enter the holy dham of Barsana. One can find the rainfall of mercy of Srimati Radharani in such a place. We went around the beautiful path…

Prasadam distribution by ISKCON Auckland, NZ (Album of photos)
Kalasamvara Das: Today was the 1st of many to come as we set about starting our new Food for life School programs.
Finlayson Park school warmly welcomed the devotees who came to distribut…

Akrura gat – Kartik Vrindavan Parikrama 2019 (10 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: Our Vrindavan parikrama group spent the first day of Kartika at Akrura Ghat, the border line between Vrindavan and Mathura. There we discussed in depth the pastime of Akru…

I forgot her but she did not forget me!
Shastrakrit Das: We call book distribution planting seeds. Even taking time to show the books is like planting seeds in the minds of people.
Here is an example: It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon, I was just c…

HH Kavicandra Swami: At least I look like a devotee. Bless me to become one.Read More…(This post has been viewed 324 times so far)

Damodara programs by ISKCON Malaysia (Album of photos)
Hare Krishna. All glories to Lord Damodara. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Read More…(This post has been viewed 317 times so far)

Vraja Mandal Parikrama – Day 10 (Album of photos)
Katha by – H.H Radha Raman Swami Maharaj
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Visit to Kamyavan (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Kamyavan signifies the forest th…Read More…

Govinda’s restaurant in Nuuanu, Hawaii.
Denby Fawcett: Stress Eating In the Time Of Trump.
In this period of increasing political unrest in Hawaii and daily rants from a panicked U.S. president facing impeachment, it is calming to know there ar…

Harinama in Mexico’s country-side (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We should not forget the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra under any circumstances. It will help us in the greatest danger, as we find in the life of Gajendra. (Srimad-Bhaga…

HH Sacinandana Swami: As I’m sitting here in Vrindavan, as the minutes, hours and days go by, I am more and more interested in the close God, not so much the distant God. I’m less interested in the God, Who is only thought about, but not …

MotelGita: San Diego MotelGita team distributing the timeless wisdom of Gita to moteliers nearby (Album of photos)
What is Transcendental Knowledge?
It is the spiritual knowledge of soul, of God & of their relationship which is both purifying and…

Third North American Farm Conference (Album of photos)
From October 4th-6th, the Third …Read More…

Candramauli Swami and his pera.
A Prabhupada pastime at the New Vrindavan farm community in West Virginia, July 1974.Read More…

Javat, Ter Kadamba, Vrinda Kund (20 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: This was our favorite Parikrama, going to Javat and then walking the dusty path to Ter Kadamba. In Javat we begged 150 rotis! Then we went to Vrinda Kunda for delicious…