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What You Have To Do If You Have Offended A Devotee Of The Lord.
Sacinandana Swami: If one has drunk the poison of offending a devotee, one should, with that same mouth, drink the life-giving nectar of sincerely praising (and serving) that devotee. Har…

Rama Navami in Canberra, Australia (Album of photos)
The dynasty of Maharaja Raghu is glorified because Lord Ramacandra appeared in that family. Lord Ramacandra appeared in the Iksvaku, or Raghu dynasty. He became King during Treta-yuga, but because of…

Why We Tithe
by Sukhada devi dasi and Puskara das.
As I drive up to the Alachua Temple, I take in the beautiful grounds with newly planted trees, fresh flowers, and a well-maintained temple. I enter the Temple, pay my obeisances, gaze at the beautifu…

ISKCON Sri Lanka’s New Temple Construction in progress (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We must strictly follow the principle of offering our respects to the Panca-Tattva: sri- krishna caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasad…

One on One with Mahatma Prabhu (23 min. video)
In this One on One interview, Tilak Prabhu speaks with His Grace Mahatma Prabhu…Read More…(This post has been viewed 399 times so far)

Krishna prasad prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! (7 maha big books in one shot)
Krishna prasad prabhu: As soon as I started setting up the book table today I met this nice couple from California. They were very relaxed compared to most…

Lord Krishna’s devotee and Bollywood celebrity Shilpa Shetty, accompanied by her family, visited recently Iskcon Juhu temple. They all worshipped Lord Krishna at the temple and sought His blessings showing thus a wonderful example to her follower…

When Dharmaraja Yudhishthira was ruling over Indraprastha, one day a brahmana came to meet him. He met Dharmaraja and then returned home.
As the brahmana was going out of the main gate, Bhimasena saw him. He saw the brahmana while going in also, but…

Sri Rama Navami celebration at Salem in Tamilnadu, India (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Worship of the Lord, whose name …Read More…

Sri Ram Navami Abhishek on 14/04/2019 in Mayapur (video)
Srila Prabhupada: If one offenselessly utters the holy name even imp…Read More…

Photos of ISKCON-London’s Ramanavami 2019 celebrations.
Please find below the link for photos from Lord Rama’s Appearance Day at ISKCON-London.
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HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu – Interview (12 min. video)
We had an opportunity to sit down with His Grace Deena Bandhu Prabhu as a part of ISKCON Sydney’s One on One Interviews where we speak with senior visiting Vaishnavas to the temple. This session…

Inauguration Ceremony of ISKCON Rajkot 2019 (video)
7am – 2pm – Nyasadi Homa, Maha Abhisheka, Prana Pratishtha, Deities Shring…Read More…

One on One with Nrsimha Kavaca Prabhu (19 min. video)
In this One on One interview, we speak with ISKCON Deity Worship Ministe…Read More…(This post has been viewed 489 times so far)

Kathy from Brooklyn.
Gopal Champu prabhu: She was looking at the harinam and chanting the Maha Mantra. I approached her and asked, “how do you know that?” She replied, “I’m a yoga teacher at Jiva Mukti and I did my Yoga teacher …

Ramanavami-Pastimes of Lord Sri Rama (video)
Gauranga Prabhu Lecture on Ramanavami Lecture Pastimes of Lord Sri Rama ISKCON Chowpatty, Mumbai.Read More…

Iskcon Trivandrum: Sri Kummanam Rajasekaran ( Ex Governor of Mizoram and MP Candidate ) visited Sri Sri Krishna Balaram temple ISKC…Read More…

Am I Ready for Marriage?
BY UTTAMA DEVI DASI
Checklist:
I know why I want to marry.
I am ready to give up being single and to commit to another person for life.
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Do the math!
Mahotsaha prabhu recalls: (NY) This nice gentleman was standing and watching the Harinam and really liking the kirtan. I approached him and right away showed him the set which I was carrying with me. I explained a little about each book an…

Light Hearts and Bridges,
Ananda Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi: The building of the bridge to Lanka is a favorite part of the Ramayana. Not only because it was done mainly by an army of monkeys and other animals, but it was built around one central idea -…

Ram Navami (video)
Lecture by HH Radhanath Swami On the Occasion of Ram Navami Festival given in Mumbai.
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The Sannyasa Initiation Ceremony of HH Radha Govinda Swami Maharaja’s disciple HG Vrindavan Chandra Prabhu who is now HH Vrindavan Chandra Das Goswami Maharaja. (Album of photos)
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Shri L.K. Advani (Former Deputy Prime of India) along with his daughter Smt. Pratibha Advani & Family visited ISKCON Delhi Temple, performed an Aarti to Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi, offered prayers to Srila Prabhupada and took darshan of the &#8216…

Iskcon devotees relishing Rama-katha, bhajan, and prasadam in Pakistan (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. (Srima…

Gopal Champu prabhu recalls:
Nehal from India.
I stopped her with “Hare Krishna!, are you from India?” She replied, “yes, originally from Delhi.” I said “amazing! I love your country. I hope to be visiting again at the e…

The core management team from the Akshardham Temple Delhi visit the “Under-construction Sri Krishna Arjuna Temple.” (Album of photos)Read More…

Those who are not humble often help us to become humble (Based on Gita 13.08)
Chaitanya Charan Das: Dealing with arrogant people can be annoying and draining. To view such people positively, we can see interactions with them as opportunities to become…

The transcendental book distribution of sets and sets of Srila Prabhupada’s books in the subway stations of New York City by the empowered SKP devotees of the Yuga Dharma ashrama is the greatest display of Srila Prabhupada’s mercy on the fa…

Projects Completed in New Raman Reti, Alachua.
Mukhya devi dasi: At long last, we have started our lighting improvement projec…Read More…

A beautiful photoreportage about Sri Hampi Dhama Yatra ~ Kishkinda Ksetra.
Hampi is a village in northern Karnataka state, and is identified with the historical Kishkinda, the Vanara (monkey) kingdom mentioned in the Ramayana. At Hampi there are many …

2019 International Vaisnavi Retreat – VIHE (Album with photos)
This year’s International Vaisnavi Retreat, held between Mar 28 and April 2, was wonderful. Over 110 vaishnavis attended this extraordinary sadhvi sanga in the land of Vrindav…

Book Distribution week ending April 7, 2019 (Album of photos)
Mohanasini Devi Dasi: Super sweet people I met this weekend! I a…Read More…

Daily readings of Srila Prabhupada’s Books.
Bhagavat Ashraya Das: Congratulations on this significant milestone. As Maharaja says, he has dedicated himself to this project every day for the rest of his life. Let us all pray that there are many, …

Harinaam Monday – ISKCON Chowpatty (4 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: Pure devotees chant the Hare Krishna mantra, and simply by…Read More…

Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019, Kurukshetra (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: When there is large-scale congregational chanting o…Read More…

West Sydney Temple Project.
Ramai Swami: I attended another fundraising dinner for the new temple project in Vineyard, West Sy…Read More…

ENTHUSIASM POINTS TO GROWTH OF JALGAON WALKS
April 9, 2019
By Caitanya Jivan dasa, President ISKCON JalgaonRead More…

Jenni Adopts A Cow (3 min. video)
Cow protection often appeals to people who ordinarily would not become interested in Krsna Consciousness. Due to their attraction to the cow, they learn about the philosophy behind cow protection, Krishna Consciousne…

Sri Lakshmiji manifests in the TOVP! (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Here is the murti of the Goddess Lakshmi. This sculpture,…Read More…

New building for the Iskcon School in Houston, Texas (Album of photos)
Goswami Academy: We are super excited to share that we …Read More…