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HH Guruprasad Swami || Srila Prabhupada-lilamrita Vol. 2
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Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta tells the story of a remarkable individual and a remarkable achievement. The individual is A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: philosopher, scholar, religious leader, saint. The achievement is the revolutionary tra…

Mantra Retreat
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Friday, October 2nd, 2026
Moundsville, West Virginia

HH Bhaktimarga Swami: It was my idea to have Yadubara, a seasoned film maker, come to be a presenter at the MANTRA retreat held in the Yogashala for our 9th Annual. He kick started this year’s gathe…

Bhagavatam Class 5.9 12-20 | Kalakantha Prabhu
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Bhagavatam Class 5.9 12-20 | Kalakantha Prabhu

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Bhagavatam Class 3.29 6–16 |

In this class from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.27.6–16, Shyamala Kishori Dasi explains how the developmen…

HH Mukunda Swami visits the temple after months of recovery
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Mukunda Maharaja visited the temple for Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day! Sunday 6 September 2026.
Everyone was very happy to see Maharaja, after months of temple absence due to recovery.

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Special Class on Srila Prabhupada Arrival in USA | HH Mahadyuti Swami | ISKCON Thane
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Special Class on Srila Prabhupada Arrival in USA | HH Mahadyuti Swami | ISKCON Thane

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Sheffield Ratha Yatra
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By Kirti Vyas das.

Recently, after almost 10-15 years, we had the opportunity to organise Ratha Yatra in Sheffield. The mercy we experienced through this festival has truly melted our hearts.

The seed of this dream was planted on Radhastami 2025, during a house programme, when HG Tribhangananda Prabhuji inspired us to organise Ratha Yatra in Sheffield. Within just a few minutes, he gave us so much confidence and encouragement that we began to believe that this dream could become a reality.

We are only a handful of devotees in Sheffield. We did not have a large congregation, enough manpower or the finances required to organise an event of this scale. Yet we decided to take the first step and simply see where Krishna would take us.

As we started reaching out to devotees, we were blessed to connect with HG Parashuram Prabhuji and Moksha Lakshmi Mataji. They have truly been mercy personified for us.

I still remember sending Prabhuji a very long list of things we needed—chariot deities, prasadam plates, spoons and many other items. I wasn’t sure what his response would be.

He simply replied with three magical words:

“Yes to all.”

Those three words meant so much to us. Through his generosity and kindness, we felt Srila Prabhupada’s mercy.

We also did not have enough donations to cover the sound system. HG Tribhangananda Prabhuji was very happy to help. He brought the children’s chariot and deities, along with his mobile sound system, which he calls the Nama Chariot, inspired by Namacharya. He also provided the sound system for the stage.

And then, in the final week, another challenge came. The kirtaniyas who were scheduled to perform on stage had to cancel for various reasons.

Once again, Krishna made His arrangement.

HG Tribhangananda Prabhuji and HG Parashuram Prabhuji stepped forward and managed the programme themselves. They performed the aarti and rituals, led the kirtan during the procession, and continued singing afterwards. They simply saw what was needed and served.

For us, this was one of the most beautiful aspects of the entire festival—not just the Ratha Yatra itself, but witnessing devotees coming forward whenever there was a need.

And then came the delicious prasadam.

We were able to distribute 350+ plates of prasadam, and the queue just seemed never-ending. People kept coming, and somehow the prasadam continued to be served.

At the end, not a single grain was left. Nothing was wasted.

For us, even this felt like Krishna’s perfect arrangement.

Looking back, we feel that we were never alone in this service. What began as a small dream among a handful of devotees became a beautiful festival filled with the mercy of Jagannath, Srila Prabhupada and the entire devotee community.

We are deeply grateful to our parampara and to every devotee who contributed—through time, resources, service, encouragement, cooking, kirtan, volunteering, travelling or simply being there.

A very special heartfelt thank you to HG Tribhangananda Prabhuji, HG Parashuram Prabhuji and Moksha Lakshmi Mataji for their incredible support and generosity.

We will always cherish the experience of seeing Jagannath’s mercy unfold before our eyes in Sheffield.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra Maharani. All glories to all the assembled devotees!

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HH Jayapataka Swami’s first class after his recovery
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Health Update of
HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja

Bengaluru | 3rd October 2026 | 6:00 PM IST

Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers
of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja,

Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda

By the mercy of Śrī Śrī Guru-Gaurāṅga, and through the prayers and blessings of devotees worldwide, we are happy to share that Gurumahārāja continues to make encouraging progress in his recovery.

Gurumahārāja remains fever-free, and his oxygen requirement has significantly decreased, from approximately 10 litres to around 2 litres, while maintaining satisfactory oxygen levels. He is also now essentially off ventilator support, with the ventilator being used only for brief periods of approximately one to two hours a day for rest.

There has also been encouraging progress in speech and communication. After initially producing only faint sounds and later individual words, Gurumahārāja is now able to speak groups of words at a time, allowing him to communicate more effectively.

However, there has not yet been significant improvement in his swallowing ability. Speech and swallowing rehabilitation continues, and the tracheostomy remains in place until he regains sufficient swallowing ability for it to be safely removed. We remain hopeful that continued rehabilitation will bring further improvement.

We are grateful to Śrī Śrī Guru-Gaurāṅga and Śrīla Prabhupāda for these encouraging developments. We humbly request everyone to continue praying for Gurumahārāja’s breathing, swallowing, speech, strength, and complete recovery, and that he may gradually become independent of the tracheostomy.

“My dear Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava, Śrī Pañca-tattva, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, and Śrīla Prabhupāda, if You so desire, please bless Guru Mahārāja to remain free from infection, regain his strength, recover his ability to speak and swallow, become increasingly independent in his breathing, and steadily progress toward stable health and complete recovery.”

On behalf of the JPS Health Team & JPS Seva Committee,
Mahā Varāhā Dāsa

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Mother Ganga (FULL MOVIE)
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Mother Ganga (FULL MOVIE)
Synopsis: ‘‘Mother Ganga‘‘ is a unique documentary about the Ganges river based on ‘‘Our merciful Mother Ganga,‘‘ a book by Jay Vijay Das. The film portrays a pilgrimage, starti…

Reparenting the inner child
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Reparenting the inner child.
Gauri Das: A young person called on the phone: ‘I feel awful because I haven’t read many Hare Krishna books, and others have read so many. It makes me feel really bad. What should I do?’ There are many wa…

The Inner Life of a Yogi (video)
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Sacinandana Swami Interview – The Inner Life of a Yogi (video)
How to embody joy / rewiring oneself / dead practice vs living practice / aligning body, mind & emotions / Western yoga’s need to go deeper / the sadhu in the storm / trave…

KRSNA SWALLOWS A FOREST FIRE
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As the cows and cowherd boys stared at the forest fire attacking them on all sides, they became fearful. The boys then approached Krsna and Balarama for shelter and said, “O Krsna! Krsna! Most powerful one! O Rama! You whose prowess never fails! Please…

The Power of Prayer
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The Power of Prayer.
By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami.
Atheists think that a prayer to God is sheer imagination. But for centuries, thousands of sincere practitioners have accumulated definite evidence of the positive results of prayer. The serious doubt r…

Can the Sankirtana movement be stopped by material calamities?
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Can the Sankirtana movement be stopped by material calamities?
Srila Prabhupada: “You have asked about whether nuclear devastation on this planet would effect the Sankirtana Movement. No, there is nothing that can stop the Sankirtana Movement be…

Schwarzenegger and Hare Krishna.
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Schwarzenegger and Hare Krishna.Sabhapati das ACBSP: I​ met with​ Arnie in Melbourne in​ 1974. ​I​ was​ standing as a devotee for​ the​ Australian​ Federal​ elections. (Inspired by​ Balavanta’s program in​ the​ USA)​
I​ received a lot​ of​ TV​ cover…

HG Rukmini Mataji: Advice for women for being a devotee, a wife, a mother and Krishna lover
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In the sixth episode of Vartalap, we were blessed with the opportunity to interview one of the very first disciples of Srila Prabhupada, HG Rukmini mataji. She has been practicing Krishna Consciousness for more than half a century and is an activist i…

HDG Srila Prabhupada: So you should always remember that you have taken on a very, very difficult task!
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HDG Srila Prabhupada: “ I WENT TO YOUR COUNTRY [USA] NOT TO BE SUCCESSFUL ’‘and ’’I CROSSED MANY OCEANS”–
So you should always remember that you have taken on a very, very difficult task. Not very easy task. But one…

HDG Srila Prabhupada: So you should always remember that you have taken on a very, very difficult task!
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HDG Srila Prabhupada: “ I WENT TO YOUR COUNTRY [USA] NOT TO BE SUCCESSFUL ’‘and ’’I CROSSED MANY OCEANS”–
So you should always remember that you have taken on a very, very difficult task. Not very easy task. But one…

“In order to remember, you must hear and chant”
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“In order to remember, you must hear and chant.”
Yamuna: At the beginning of the Vrindavan project, I was the only woman in the party. All of us had important roles.
My role was Deity department and Prabhupada’s rooms.
When we buil…

The actual press in Delhi where Srila Prabhupada printed the first three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam
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The books Srila Prabhupada brought with him from India were the first three volumes of the Srimad Bhagavatam he had printed in Delhi between 1960 and 1965.Read More…

The actual press in Delhi where Srila Prabhupada printed the first three volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam
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The books Srila Prabhupada brought with him from India were the first three volumes of the Srimad Bhagavatam he had printed in Delhi between 1960 and 1965.Read More…