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Saturday Sankirtan Program in St.Petersburg, Russia (Album of photos)
We were blessed to have an association of such wonderful guests(despite the fact that it was online, everyone was so inspired and felt that vaishnavas are really here):Read More…(…

HG Vaikuntha Murti Dasi, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada passed away.
The few days at her home was filled with many well-wishers and video chats with a couple of her very dear friends. So, she left knowing that she was loved and appreciated.
Although …

Sundara Bala Dance by of Sri Mayapur Bhaktivedanta National School students Read More…(This post has been viewed 335 times so far)

Jagannath Ratha Yatra, Batam, Indonesia 2019. This year marked the7th of annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Batam Island. Along with the annual event Batam International Culture Carnival 2019, Batam devotees organized the Batam Jagannath Ratha Yatra festi…

A little Christmas thought…
Krsnanandini Dasi: Most people know that Lord Jesus Christ did not appear on December 25. Because intelligent, thoughtful people have researched and given historical evidence to that fact. Most people know there is no…

IS SANTA REAL? Carl Herzig (Kalachandji das ) HH Tamal Krishna Goswami’s younger brother, & Stella (Shradhanjali dd) his wife, shared this article. Carl is a professor of English literature and Stella is a librarian and they are parents to 3 …

Disappearance day of Sri Uddharana Datta Thakur (Album of photos)
Today is the disappearance of Sri Uddharana Datta Thakur, who was an ancestor of our dear Srila Prabhupada. This is a photo of his Deities in Saptagram.
Adi Saptagram is one of the glo…

A Muslim from Algeria receives the mercy!
NYC Subway Sankirtan Book Distribution reaches new heights in swimming in the ecstatic Sankirtan Yajna Transcendental Book Distribution Marathon!Read More…(This post has been viewed 324 times so far)

Radha Gopinath Temple – Bahar (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: The land at Bahar, Bali, was the first property that was bought in Indonesia. The BBT, Australia, gave a grant to purchase it nearly 40 years ago.Read More…(This post has been viewed…

Met Chance by Chance Today!
Danakeli Dasi: Krishna has blessed us with a good spot for our book table in downtown San Antonio, TX, for the days leading up to Christmas—right outside a three-story mall on a busy walkway. We had just 10 minutes re…

The Vaisnava Appreciation Festival in Berlin (Album of photos)
“A family that prays together, stays together. A family that sings together, clings together. A family that dines together, shines together. A family that dances together, advances t…

HH Indradyumna Swami’s health update.
Indradyumna Swami: Last week here in Durban, South Africa, I visited my dermatologist – a skin specialist. Unfortunately, he found a Malignant Melanoma skin cancer on my face. The tumor was very near t…

“From his front room at 6 Sita Kanta Banerjee, Abhay conceived, wrote, edited, and typed the manuscript for a magazine. He designed a logo, a long rectangle across the top of the page. In the upper left-hand corner was a figure of Lord Chaitany…

Back to Godhead!
Srila Prabhupada once wrote of Back to Godhead magazine, “This paper is the beginning of my spiritual life.”
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krish…

Lecture given on July 16, 1969, in Los Angeles. A talk given on the occasion of the installation of the deities Sri Sri Rukmini Dvarakanatha.Read More…

History made in British Parliament (1 min. video)
History made in British Parliament – With Bhagavad Gita As It Is!
Radha Mohan Das: The reelected Member of the British Parliament for Harrow East, Mr Bob Blackman made history this week.
During…

Srila Prabhupada’s books in Arabic now distributed in sets!
Arabic book sets going out in NYC! We hope to make these stacks larger soon with the addition of the Arabic SSR and Sri Isopanisad!Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Indian origin lawmakers take oath on Bhagavad Gita in UK’s House of Commons.
Two UK lawmakers Alok Sharma and Rishi Sunak took oath on the Bhagavad Gita while swearing-in as members of the parliament in the new House of Commons on Tuesday. Alok …

Backyard Bhakti.
Backyard Bhakti, a group that emerged from the Community Development Initiative (CDI), is committed to assisting people begin and maintain a small home garden. For the cost of materials and some pay-it-forward participation, the Backya…

Black Forest Cake – No Chocolate No Egg Recipe – Dessert – Iskcon Recipes (video)
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Srila Prabhupada’s quarters in Vrindavana prior to his coming to the West
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Been serving for so long but still… not even the aroma of Krishna?
BB Govinda Swami: Sometimes devotees say: “Oh, He has forgotten us. Oh, I’ve been chanting Hare Krishna for five years, so much sincere service I’m doing, but s…

The cow is integral to the economic, cultural and spiritual well being of Hindus (and all human beings)
HH Krishna Ksetra Swami: I presented a copy of my book ‘Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics’ to Dr. Nanditha Krishna, President of the C. …

HH Radhanath Swami offered the title deed of the Bhakti Center in Manhattan to Srila Prabhupada (4 min. video)
This happened yesterday (Dec 16, 2019). HH Radhanath Swami offered the title deed of the Bhakti Center in Manhattan, NYC, to Srila Prabhupad…

But why are the best things so hard to do?
Monday morning. It’s cold, wet and windy. It’s time to face the world. It’s another day on book distribution! I remember returning from my first day on book distribution and being advised t…

An actual pair of shoes worn by Srila Prabhupada that are kept in safe custody in Radha Govinda Mandir (NYC), benedicting HH Radhanath Swami. RGM’s temple President Hansarupa Prabhu is holding them.
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Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Disappearance Day (Album of photos)
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada, the spiritual master of Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, left this world in 1937 in Sri Gaudiya Math, Baghbazar, Kolkata….

Judging others? (15 min video) by HH Radhanath Swami.
Judgment shuts us down and keeps us from understanding the full situation. If we’re being honest, most judgments about people are based on incomplete information.
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Ananda Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi: A simple definition of meditation is to ‘think deeply about something’. A broader definition includes ‘to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of cha…

Hare Kṛṣṇa Food for Life Auckland NZ (Album of photos)
Celebrating the Xmas/end of the year with the community by serving plates of delicious plant-based food to a full house of appreciative guests at Massey Community Hub.
One of ma…

Chanting On The Shores Of Africa (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: This weekend we chanted on the Durban beachfront here in sunny South Africa. Spontaneously so many people joined in with us. Seeing this I realized once again how universal is our p…

Bhagavan: God the Person. The bhakti tradition acknowledges the personal and impersonal aspects of the Absolute Truth, but values one of them as the more desirable of the two.Read More…

Progress on Prabhupada’s Bridge (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Progress is being made on Prabhupada’s Bridge that connects the TOVP with Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi. This all-important bridge symbolically as well as practically conne…

Freedom from clutches of maya behind the bars of jail – Bhakta Adam met Wayne in Shepherds Bush the other day and he shared his life story how he ended up in prison and there he found in the prison library the classic ‘Veda’ book. He felt t…

ISKCON-London Community Newsletter.
We are delighted to share the latest edition of our ISKCON-London newsletter.Read More…(This post has been viewed 326 times so far)

Spiritual Mentorship System – Interview with Vamsivata Dasa. Here is an interview with Vamsivata dasa who is in Murli Manohara dasa’s mentee group. Recently, he took second initiation from HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami. He has also taken on the respon…

Bhaktivedanta Manor community Newsletter – October to December 2019.
Radha Mohan Das: Please note that the latest edition of the Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter is now available at the link below.Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

College for Vedic Studies, UK. Another successful year for Bhakti Shastri Course.
October marked another successful year for the Bhakti Shastri course run by the College for Vedic Studies. Eight students graduated with a Bhakti Shastri degree, and a f…

Devotee nominated as a UN advisor.
Gopal Lila das has been nominated co-chair of the UN Multi-faith Advisory Council on Religion and Development. He is Director of the Bhumi Project, an environmental effort of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He i…

University students enjoy retreat.
250 students from 30 UK universities came together for a retreat at the Bhaktivedanta Manor hosted by Krishna Consciousness Society (KCSOC). From Brunel to Bristol, Cambridge to Coventry, students arrived to particip…