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Some nice words from Bhaktivedanta Manor volunteer Shaun Bailey (2 min. video)
Happy Janmastamii to all our Volunteers here at…Read More…

Harinama in Genoa, Italy (2 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: For a devotee, liberation is no problem at all. The impersonalists u…Read More…

Srila Prabhupada Vyasa-puja in Australia
(Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: Dear master, let my prayer prevail,
For much I long to tell your tale.
Moved by your guru’s words, you began
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Russel Brand – Janmashtami 2019 at Bhaktivedanta Manor (1 min. video)
We had a special guest join us here for Janmastami. Hope you had a wonderful time celebrating Janmastami here at Bhaktivedanta Manor with us Russel BRAND. We look forward to welcomi…

Southport Krsna Janmastami (Australia) (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the reserv…Read More…

Super Janmastami celebration in Bhaktivedanta Manor (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “O Lord, Your transcendental name and form are not ascertained by those who merely speculate on the path of imagination. Your name, form and attributes can b…

Full house for the Baltimore temple’s festivities (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: At every step there is danger. Therefore, because the Krishna consciousness movement provides the opportunity for the human being to get out of this material w…

Beautiful cake offered to Srila Prabhupada in Brisbane, Australia (Album of photos)
This year the Brisbane Yatra offered this cake to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa Puja. The theme was the 26 qualities of a pure devotee. The main cake was Prabhupada&#…

Wonderful celebration of Sri Krishna Janmastami festival at ISKCON Salem, Tamilnadu, India (Album of photos)
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Who was the first disciple of Srila Prabhupada in the West? (3 min. video)
Gargamuni Prabhu, the brother of the first discipl…Read More…

Janmastami celebration in Melbourne (Album of photos)
Aniruddha Dāsa: A few quick shots of the temple room, deity room decorations and the deities. I was also able to participate in the abhiṣeka of Rādhā Kṛṣṇa to…

Beautiful Janmastami Festival in Los Angeles (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: When loud chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra…Read More…

Devotees always ask me, “Yama Niyama Dasa Brahmachari, you are so bubbly and upbeat and positive! Is there anything at all that does not make you happy?” and of course the answer is, “Yes. Fasting.”
When I first came to temp…

Prayers required for Ram das ACBSP, famous artist, illustrator of Srila Prabhupada’s books.
Ram das, wonderful ISKCON artist (and musician), husband of Dhriti dd, is hospitalized in Livorna Italy.
Madhu Sevita Prabhu was able to speak with a devo…

Book distribution during the Independence Day event at New York City (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The secret of surrendering to Krishna is that such surrendered devotee sees that everything is part of Krishna’s plan. Whatever is meant to …

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur requested Srila Prabhupada to print books if he ever got money. Srila Prabhupada fulfilled his desire. In turn Srila Prabhupada requested his disciples to distribute the transcendental literature. He said when h…

LA Rathayatra 2019 (Album of HR, professional photos)
The 43rd Annual Festival of the Chariots was so sweet and fell of such a beautiful, breezy Southern California day. It’s always amazing to see how many people come out so see Their Lordship…

First Ukrainian Farmers’ Meeting (Album of photos)
From August 16th – 18th, 2019 devotees from all over Ukraine met at New Mayapur for the First Ukrainian Farmers Meeting, organized by the GBC Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture, along w…

Prayers required for Kripanidhi Prabhu ACBSP.
Karunamayi Dasi (his wife): My dear friends and vaishnavas, with folded hands I’m requesting your prayers for Kripanidhi as he undergoes surgery for a tumor that has taken up residence in his body.
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TOVP – A Personal Note from Ambarisa Prabhu – Chairman.
Cushman & Wakefield Pujari Floor Report – August 2019.
I am highly pleased and proud to provide the first progress report from our PMC (Project Management Consultancy), Cushman &…

NY Queens Ratha Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
Annual Sri Krishna Balarama Parade on the streets of Liberty Ave in Richmond Hill…Read More…

One of the first devotees of the Russian yatra and senior disciple of HH Radhanath Swami left her body.
She was a real “soldier” of the army of the Lord Chaitanya and completely devoted to the mission of Srila Prabhupada!
More photos: h…

Outstanding Results for Sri Mayapur International School in Cambridge International Examinations!
By Ganga Priya Dasi – SMIS Principal.
“For more than twenty years, Sri Mayapur International School has offered its students the opportunity to ha…

The Life History and Achievements of Srila Prabhupada.
By Hardik Kathuria.
Srila Prabhupada, a Transcendental Aristrocrat, Vaikuntha Man, Jagad Guru, An unparalleled scholar, A Bold Preacher, An Expert Manager and a Pure Devotee of Lord Krishna appea…

A visit to Bhaktivedanta National School in Mayapur (Album of photos)
After one year of a major liver and kidney transplant surgery and a recent surgery for mild skin cancer, HH Jayapataka Swami continues his service to Srila Prabhupada. In his own wo…

A Birmingham book distributor’s story:
Book distribution around the coastline of Bournemouth and Poole Harbour was something I’d been wanting to do for a long time. I appreciate the British coastline – it’s so beautiful and pea…

Magnificent Salt Lake City Temple Inauguration (Album of photos)
An amazing day! Our beautiful Valley has another beautiful Temple. One of the speakers today, a professor from BYU and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints summed-u…

New Vyasa-puja posters.
Dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
New Vyasa-puja posters, designed by H.H. Bhaktivaibhava Swami to facilitate organizers of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja around the …

Blissful celebration of Jhulan-Yatra in Iskcon Liev, Ukraine (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the material world, if one…Read More…

Kirtan Yoga program in Petah Tikva, Israel (Album of 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 …

A lovely letter to Srila Prabhupada by Sally Agarwal whom’s family first hosted Srila Prabhupada when he arrived in America.
When she left Swamiji at the bus depot, she cried thinking of him alone in NYC
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Tuesday, Nov. 9th1965
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Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day celebration in ISKCON Murmansk, northwestern Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Yesterday, on Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day, we had a wonderful abhishek bathing ceremony for Sri Sri Dayal Nitai…

By Gopal Krishna Goswami Srila Prabhupada had been in Vrindavan for every Janmastami during recent years, and it was unthinkable for most residents of Vrindavan to leave Vrindavan for any occasion, what to speak of Janmastami. Most elderly residents o…

Harinama in Budapest (3 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: Because you have given your life to Krishna, you are already perfect. Bu…Read More…

Preaching at Mt. Rushmore.
BIKERS, A BISHOP & A BOY APPRECIATE SRILA PRABHUPADA’S BOOKS. Danakeli Dasi: We secured another permit to do a book table at Mt. Rushmore & managed to distribute in twelve days over 1,900 books & 600 pamphl…

A Thousand Names of Lord Balarama.
The Balarama Pranams – From Garga-Samhita Canto 8 – Chapter Thirteen. Duryodhana said: O great sage Pradvipaka, please tell me the thousand names of Lord Balarama, names kept secret from even the demigods. Sri Pradvi…

Jhulan-yatra in Moscow, Russia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Krishna is not poor. Krishna has not come here, He is very …Read More…

Ratha yatra Zagreb, Croatia, 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krishn…Read More…

ISKCON youth from this year’s European bus tour giving a hand at La Nouvelle Mayapur, our farm in France (Album of photos)
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Jhulan Yatra 2019 in Mayapur (Album of photos)
Sri Sri Radha Madhava Jhulan Yatra Festival 2019
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