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Srila Prabhupada’s glories (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Swami Avdheshanand is the leader of one million renunciates called Naga Babas. The Naga Babas are given the privilege of being the first to bath in the Ganges at Kumbha Mela. But be…

School program in Bali (Album of photos and video)
Dina Dharini: Blissful moment for these children today. Food for life and c…Read More…

Harinama in Auckland NewZealand (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: O my Lord! Persons who chant the holy names of your Lordsh…Read More…

Just because we have drunk a sip of poison doesn’t mean we have to drink the whole cup (Based on Gita 09.30)
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An enthusiastic crowd in Gasparilla Pirate parade, in Tampa, Florida, encounters Lord Jagganath and His devotees (17 min.video)
Krishna-kripa Das: I have never seen a crowd so enthusiastic to encounter a Ratha-yatra procession as that watching the Gas…

ISKCON-London Community Newsletter: Latest Edition out!
This edition, we take a glimpse behind the scenes of our 49th Annivers…Read More…

Govardhana is enchanting… and simultaneously educational. At every turn there is a lesson to learn. While pacing the peaceful perimeter path yesterday, a street vendor suddenly announced: “Monkey seva! Monkey seva!” It was an invit…

How to surrender to Krishna (video)
Bhagavad Gita Discourse by HG Vaisesika Dasa in ISKCON of Silicon Valley, USA.Read More…

Interview with HH Giriraj Swami by Prasannatma Das, Houston (video)
Published on Jan 29, 2019
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ISKCON AHMEDABAD HOLDS 2019’S FIRST ONE-DAY WALK
Muralimohan dasa: Continuing the successful model of doing a one-day padayatra every month, the ISKCON Ahmedabad devotees celebrated this year’s first padayatra on January 13. Padayatra bega…

Networking At Kumbha Mela (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Upon arriving at the Kumbha Mela in Prayag Raj I was invited to stay in the area where most of the prominent sadhus are staying. I took it as an opportunity to network and share the mission…

Celebrating Our Volunteers!
Aindavi Devi Dasi: Most visitors to New Govardhana remark what a vibrant and beautiful place it is. They are impressed with the many happy, engaged visitors from Krishna Village dotted all over the farm. Well, quite frankl…

The New Govardhana goshalla team is expanding!
Karunamayi dasi: Over recent years the team has been stretching itself, but with new enthusiastic devotees gaining interest and taking on different services within the program, it is certainly an excitin…

Mukunda Goswami at Gurukula’s End Of The Year Ceremony (5 min.video)
End of the Year Gurukula Assembly New Govardhana (Australia) 18 Dec 2018.
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Interview with Mandali-Kishori Devi Dasi.
Q: How did you first come into contact with ISKCON?
MK: I met a book distributer three years ago in Cape Town while on a family holiday. When I returned to New Zealand, I started university in Wellington wher…

Krishna’s Fascination.
By Sacinandana Swami: Krishna is fascinated with the land and people of Vrindavan.
The Bhagavatam says (10.1.28): “The city and district of Mathura,” Vrindavan is part of that, “are very intimately conne…

Kirtan standards in Iskcon (video)
A Vaishnava Sanga festival in ISKCON Ottawa. Seminar by Bhaktimarga Swami.
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Cooking with Dasa Goswami (8 min.video)
The first video of series “Cooking with Dasa Goswami” is here! Please see it together with the comments of Maharaj below.
Dhirasanta Dasa Goswami: There is an endless number of Vedic recipes which a…

Vaishnava Seva pleases guru.
This story from the life of Srila Ramanujacharya illustrates the importance of serving the devotees.
* UNCONVENTIONAL GUIDANCE – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur offers some startling comments regarding the abo…

The Original Personality of Godhead (video)
ISKCON SanDiego: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Badrinarayan Swami.Read More…

Temple New Purushottama kshetra ISKCON Dnipro Ukraine (12 min.video)
Srila Prabhupada: These are the symptoms of one who chant…Read More…

“Don’t take me to the hospital”
Srila Prabhupada did not like to be experimented on by drug giving doctors and in one story it was Gargamuni and Brahmananda that he got to take him out of the hospital, prematurely, in the eyes of th…

Travel Adventures of a Krishna Monk.
Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka, Vol. 15, No. 1
By Krishna-kripa das.
Rama Raya P…Read More…

TOVP: Pillar Work Progress
The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium has 108 pillars within it, appropriately named the Pillars of D…Read More…

The Cows of Iskcon Mayapur! (15 min.video)
“namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca…
His first business is to give all comfort to the cows and the brahmanas. In fact, comfort for the brahmanas is secondary, and comfort for the cows is…

The amazing, colorful and tasty preparations made by the devotees of Iskcon Minsk, Belarus for the pleasure of Sri Guru and Sri Gau…Read More…

A visit to the ISKCON Sochi Temple, Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: We have been in our ISKCON Sochi temple for the last few days. It’s one of the best-organized temples in the country, with lots of very nice facilities.
Find the…

By chanting the holy name all anarthas will be removed. Then automatically rupa-guna-lila (the Lord’s form, qualities, and pastimes) will be revealed.
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The Opulences of the Absolute (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami at Iskcon Melbourne.Read More…

Radhadesh Mellows 2019 (Album of photos)
A group of Devotees from Slovenia visited one of the biggest festivals with more than…Read More…

Six Forms Are Present In Deity Form of the Lord (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam Class 11.16.31-32 by Jananivas Prabhu at ISKCON Chow…Read More…

Book distribution in New York, NY, United States.
Super ”MahaTattva” stack (14 Maha big books in one shot)! Beyond amazing!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “saptarishi” set and a “Prabhupada Lilamrita” set together!R…

Madanmohan Temple Opening 25th Jan 2019 | ISKCON GEV, Wada (video)
A historical event, the grand opening of Sri Sri Radha Mada…Read More…

After mother Sita entered the earth (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Subhag Swami in Mayapur, Jan 22, 2019.
HH Subhag Swami Maharaj on Srimad Bhagavatam 9.11.18-19 Text 18: After mother Sītā entered the earth, Lord Rāmacandra obse…

A Merciful Glance From Their Lordships Is Enough!
January 27, 2019. Acarya dasa: On January 10 the All-India Padayatra reached Chamorshi, a town in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra close to the banks of the Wainganga River. Parmeshwara dasa serv…

Ecstatic walking Harinam in Times Square, Sunday, January 27th (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the material world, if …Read More…

ISKCON SanDiego: SB Class by HG Dravida Prabhu on 1/23/2019 (video)
Srila Prabhupada: Devotional service begins with the chant…Read More…

Memory of Srila Prabhupada ISKCON Hawaii 50th (4 min.video)
A short memory from Balabhadra das of massaging Srila Prabhupada a…Read More…

Gasparilla Parade of Pirates 2019 – Festival of Chariots (Album of photos)
The Festival of Chariots team joined in this year f…Read More…

Her Grace Labangalatika Devi Dasi.
Pancha Tattva Dasa: Last week, at the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai, I had the good fortune to meet Mother Labangalatika, an early disciple of Srila Prabhupada, whose son Dwarkadish also had Srila Prabhupada&#8217…