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Srimad Bhagavatam distribution and installation in Milford and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA, on Nov 17-18 (Album of photos)
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Harinama in Genova, Italy. November 2018 (Album of photos)
Gaura Vani – International Padayatra Party.
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All-India Padayatra enters Maharashtra’s Vidarbha Region.
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra Leader.
HOW DID THE LORD STEAL THE HEART OF AVINASH?
The last time we were in the village of Bori in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra’s Vi…

Being grateful to my first teacher.
Hari-kirtan das: I try to make gratitude a part of every day: the preamble to my morning meditation practice begins with a simple yogic breathing exercise followed by a four-part prayer that includes an expression o…

Find Your “Jaladuta-Mission”
Sacinandana Swami: Recently we celebrated Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance festival at the Bhaktivedanta Ashram, just by the side of Govardhan Hill. Several Prabhupada disciples were present and spoke abo…

TOVP: Inspection of the GRG factory (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Today we had a visit on the ToVP site from Ambarisa prabhu on his tour around the ToVP construction site. He’s inspecting the GRG factory (glass reinforced gypsum), which is goin…

HG Sukadeva Prabhu ACBSP, an extraordinary soldier in Srila Prabhupada’s army is leaving his body. Prayers required. (He is the one in the middle holding the japa)
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2018 Festival of the Holy Name, Alachua (video)
Srila Prabhupada: Chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is the easiest process o…Read More…

Harinama in Alto Palermo, Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Chanting is the medicine, and prasada is the diet. (Sr…Read More…

Iskcon devotees’ harinama in Puri completely captivated the people (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Yesterday we went on a big harinama around the Jagannatha temple. There were close to 200 devotees, and many thousands of other pilgrims…

Harrisburg Center Becomes Official ISKCON Temple.
The center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where a Namahatta group met for many…Read More…

Perfect explanation of the “summary of all scriptures” (1 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age, no one is expected to be highly educated in the Vedic ways of understanding because people are very slow, lazy and unfortunate. Therefore …

“The cult” of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a book distribution story.
Bhakta Pratham: “Queen Street is one of New Zealand’s busiest streets. On one of the not so busiest of days, around an hour in, I spotted a young adult who seemed …

Abhilasa das shares his unique story about joining the Hare Krishna movement and his time spent with and impressions of Srila Prabh…Read More…

Safe noise exposure levels during kirtan in the temple.
This text is about too loud musical instruments in the temple.
Sacinandana Swami once joked: “The scriptures predict that as Kali Yuga progresses, devotees will play musical instruments so l…

The amazing world of Khichari. 108 Khichari recipes!
Kurma Dasa: What would a vegetarian’s life be without khichari? I eat it practically every day. Khichari, a flavorsome juicy stew of mung beans, rice, and vegetables, is an ideal working-perso…

Melting The Steel Frame Heart (video)
HH Smita Krishna Swami Lecture on Melting The Steel Frame Heart at Iskcon Chowpatty, No…Read More…

Radha Kunda – Kusum Sarovar Parikrama in Karttika (2018) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: One day in Karttika, by Srimati Radharani’s mercy, we entered the most sacred place in all the universe, Sri Radha Kunda. We were able to take darshan o…

Kirtan at Surabhi Kunj (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: As part of our Mayapur Parikrama we visited the place where Srila…Read More…

*HISTORY IN THE MAKING – MARATHON 2018 IS HERE*
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhuapda.
We are delighted to invite you all for the launch of Marathon 2018 at Bhaktivedanta Manor on *Sunday 25th N…

Jagannath-in-a-box (1 min video)
Jagannatha Swami nayana patha gami, bhavatu me!
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.H.Bhakti Anugraha Janardana Swami in ISKCON Vrindavan, 20.11.2018 (video)Read More…

Srila Prabhupada wanted the devotees to purchase a property in order to install the press. Iskcon then didn’t have the means to do it. But then Giriraj Swami found the way to resolve it!
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G.Rukmini Mataji at ISKCON Vrindavan, 21.11.2018 (video)
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KCSoc hosted over 300 university students from 30 universities at Bhaktivedanta Manor for their annual day retreat! Check out the h…Read More…

Lord Caitanya Takes Sannyasa (13 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we visited Katwa, were Nimai Pandit took sannyasa…Read More…

Church wind on grand piano – Amazing Grace Krishna! (4 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: The holy name is so powerful that even by …Read More…

Radha’s Journey
By Sacinandana Swami
It is my great pleasure to share something with you today that is characteristic for Vrindavan: talk about Radha and Krishna. The topic is the journey of Radharani to meet Her beloved Krishna. It is very nec…

42th Ratha Yatra Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: When our eyes are anointed with love of …Read More…

Gopasthami Celebration in Mayapur (2018) (Album of photos)
Gopasthami is a very auspicious day in the holy month of Karttika. In Mayapur we got the most astounding darshan of Sri Sri Radha Madhav Asta-sakhi, Sri Pancha-Tattva, Sri Nrisimhadeva with t…

Harinam in Gold Coast, Australia, with schoolies dancing (5 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: If one chants once only, it is to be …Read More…

Preaching program in Cuenca (a city set in the mountains of east-central Spain) (Album of photos)
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Gunagrahi Das Goswami Maharaja’s Memorial Service, November 11, San Diego (audio)
Remembrances from Various Devotees
Remembrance from Vrajendranandana Das
Remembrance from Giriraj Swami
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Harinama by Iskcon devotees in Sri Rangam amazes the locals and the pilgrims (Album of photos)
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Srila Prabhupada: The materialist thinks that persons engaged in Krishna consciousness are crazy fellows wasting time by chanting Hare Krishna, but actually he does not know that he himself is in the darkest region of craziness because of accepting his…

Krishna House Harinama Highlights – 11/17/18 (5 min video)
Ecstatic Game Day Harinama in Gainesville, FL!
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A visit to Sri Krishna Arjuna Temple, Kurukshetra – Jyotisar (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Chaitanya, although Kris…Read More…

VIHE Students Kesi Ghat Outing 2018 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: First birth is from your parents, but real birth, rea…Read More…

3 ways of looking at our mistakes by Gaur Gopal Das (3 min video)
Mistakes we make in the zeal of youth. But life allows us to…Read More…

Awakening Feelings of Urgency
Sacinandana Swami: Bhakti takes two forms in this world. On the one hand the form of activities you perform with body, voice and mind, and on the other hand the form of feelings. These devotional feelings are the inclinat…