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Beautiful Sri Narasimha Giridhari Mandir, Bangalore (Album of photos)
We visited one of the most beautiful ISKCON temples, Sri…Read More…

Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “For one who wants liberation from the fruitive reactions of material activities, the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, or glorification of the name, fame and pastimes of the Lord, is…

From sky-diving to distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.
Ragalekha Devi dasi: I had a difficult childhood. My twin sister and I were raised without a father, we never saw him. Mother died in early childhood, while we went to school. Since child…

Ratha Yatra in Zambia, southern Africa (Album of photos)
In the photo, the Government Minister with tilak is glorifying Lord J…Read More…

Rathayatra in Wroclaw, Poland (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Bhagavad-Gita it is advised that one not forget the …Read More…

Harinama in Milan, Italy (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The process of chanting the holy name of the Lord is always super…Read More…

TOVP: The tourist government department of Bengal releases a promo video for Iskcon Mayapur’s projects.
Sadbhuja Das: Hare Krishna everyone!
This is a very nice video which was shot for the tourist government department of Bengal. I believe is …

The joy of Narada muni’s agitating Kamsa (video)
A lecture by HH Devamrita Swami Maharaj at Journey of Self Discovery (JOSD) Wellington, New Zealand.
An insightful, thought-provoking and humorous session by HH Devamrita Swami Maharaj given at J…

Madhusudan Memories of Brahmananda prabhu. At 18 years old, around the time I met Brahmananda, the first president of an ISKCON temple in early 1967, I was still suffering from the effects of delusion resulting from so-called “consciousness-expan…

Harinama in Aachen (2 brief videos)
At the junction of three borders (Germany, Belgium and Holland) is located the city of Aachen. There were wonderful devotees here who have been invited to participate in the city’s multicult celebration, a cel…

Vraja-Katha program at the new up and coming Iskcon Cultural Centre in South Bangalore (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: We had a wonderful Vraja-Katha program at the new up and coming Iskcon Cultural Centre in South Bangalore. A huge gathering turn…

The Day King Kaṁsa Died (10 min. video)
Mini Govardhan Retreat at Hare Krishna Valley with HG Bhurijana Prabhu and HG Jagattarini Mataji – 8th June & 9th June 2019.
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Harinama in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic (Album of photos)
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24hr Kirtan New Vrindavan 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: A devotee always thinks of the Lord continuously. While chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, the words Krishna and Hare immediately remind him of all the Lord’s activities. Since hi…

The names of Srimati Radharani and Sri Krishna being chanted for the first time in the history of Indian parliament (1 min. video)
BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, Hema Malini took oath as a Member of Parliament at the Lok Sabha on Tuesday….

Sri Syamananda Disappearance.
Syamananda Prabhu, a disciple of Hrdaya Caitanya, established the temple of Sri Radha-Syamasundara in Vrndavana.Read More…

Ratha Yatra at Prague, Czech Republic (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Kr…Read More…

Pushpa Abhishek 2019 (Album of 86 HR photos)
New Govardhana San Diego, June 16, 2019
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 d…

A rare view of Bhaktivedanta Manor completely deserted due to the Rathayatra festival in London (Album of photos)
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HG Kunti Devi Dasi, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and known Iskcon pioneer left this world.
Karnamrita Dasi (her daughter, shown in the little square photo with her mother): She left at 9:40am, she had said the evening before, just as we were ready t…

The Festival of India (Ratha-yatra) in Connecticut (30 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: The devotee’s life’s mission is to please Krishna, and he can sacrifice everything for Krishna’s satisfaction, just as Arjuna did in the Battle of K…

Big Rathayatra in Florence, Italy (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is described as maha-vadanya, th…Read More…

When you have Kurma, the chef as your husband and it’s your birthday! (Album of photos)
Kurma: Birthday Prasadam. Here’s some up-close and personal darshan of (my wife) Dhira Lalita’s Birthday prasadam. It featured food from all the …

Remembering Aindra Prabhu (video)
Braja Bihari das and his wife Ananda Vrndavanesvari share some memories of Aindra Prabhu fol…Read More…

Work on the Main Dome of the TOVP is almost complete! (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: In the photos you will see blue tiling h…Read More…

Fan The Spark (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Vaisesika prabhu at Bhakti Center of New York, June 12th, 2019.
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Devotees participating in NewYork Rathayatra (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: My Lord, the moving entities who have heard Y…Read More…

Srila Prabhupada Katha by HG Rukmini Mataji at ISKCON Chowpatty (video)
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Ratha-yatra Rijeka, Croatia 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: This Krishna consciousness movement insists that everyone…Read More…

Harinama and book distribution in Mayapur (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: A devotee always thinks of the Lord continuously. While chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, the words Krishna and Hare immediately remind him of all the Lord’s activitie…

New ‘Krishna – Your Eternal Friend’ album containing beautiful drawings by Anjali Bhattacharjee based on HG Vaisesika Dasa’s quotes. (Album of photos)
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Good karma veg. restaurant in Gulfport, Mississippi (Album of photos)
Kaivalya Sundari: I was in Gulfport today and was able to go visit Maharani’s Maharani Berg (Good Karma Medley) vegetarian restaurant today. I hadn’t been to this locati…

Vivid Sydney light festival 2019. Transcendental party time with the devotees doing Harinama (several brief videos)
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Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini – Appearance.
She was the only daughter of King Naresanarayana of Puntiya in the district of Rajsahi (now in Bangladesh).Read More…

Scenes from New York Rathayatra 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna chant is called the maha-mantra, the…Read More…

Divine Foods service started by Veda Foundation under the direction of HH Bhakti Charu Swami (Album of photos)
A new food truc…Read More…

Is the concept of “Sustainable Development” a lie? (4 min. video)
Those committed to industrial-commercial development of natural areas see this development as inherently progressive. Those committed to the integrity of the natural world a…

Book Distribution in West Hartford (Album of photos)
Book Distribution and Henna during the Celebrate West Hartford festival i…Read More…

Coolangatta Rathayatra (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, is a tourist resort town that gets hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. In the middle of the year, the township puts on a parade of vintage cars that go bac…