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An enthusiastic crowd in Gasparilla Pirate parade, in Tampa, Florida, encounters Lord Jagganath and His devotees
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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…

Monkey seva
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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…

ISKCON AHMEDABAD HOLDS 2019’S FIRST ONE-DAY WALK
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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:…
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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!
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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!
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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…

Interview with Mandali-Kishori Devi Dasi
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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
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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…

Cooking with Dasa Goswami (8 min.video)
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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…
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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…

“Don’t take me to the hospital”
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“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…

The Cows of Iskcon Mayapur! (15 min.video)
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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…

A visit to the ISKCON Sochi Temple, Russia (Album of…
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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…

Book distribution in New York, NY, United States. Super…
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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…

After mother Sita entered the earth (video)
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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!
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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…

Her Grace Labangalatika Devi Dasi
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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…

Adelaide Ratha Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
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Adelaide Ratha Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
ISCKON Adelaide celebrated its 6th Annual Rath Yatra on the 26th of January, 2019 as part of the Australia Day Parade. After years of trying to have its own ratha, they finally procured a decrepit one from I…