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Date: October 6th, 2024, Location: Ilford, East London Sunday, 6th October was a very special day as the East London Hare Krishna Community got an opportunity to organize the 11th Jagannath Rathyatra Chariot festival in Ilford. This was the annual Char…

By Chandan Yatra Das Nestled in the heart of Uttar Pradesh, a 2-hour drive from Lucknow, the vibrant city of Kanpur has etched its name in the annals of history as a centre of industrial eminence. Yet its true glory is the highly significant Vaisnava …

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By Vijaya Dasa The situation in Ukraine is inconceivable-ten temples reported book scores! That’s more now than before the war. Many devotees are out of work, freeing them to focus on their true mission, our family business of distributing Prabhupada’…

  Click below to start the player   To read the complete article please click here: https://iskconnews.org/seva-care-creating-a-culture-of-conscious-caring-in-alachua/ Summary The ISKCON News article focuses on the Seva Care initiative in Ala…

About Bhakti and Independent Thinking   Click below to start the player   About Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu   Click below to start the player     Summary of “Bhakti and Independent Thinking” The author, Madhavanand…

  Click the arrow below to start the player   https://krishnamonk.blogspot.com/2024/10/travel-journal2018-upstate-new-york-and.html Krishna-kripa Das, a Krishna monk, documents his travels in Upstate New York and Philadelphia in this journal …

By Nartaka Gopala dasi Srimati Gandharvika devi (Sonia Lerner) passed away Saturday September 21, 2024 in Miami Florida from complications of the liver. She was 80 years old and had joined the International Society for Krsna Consciousness in 1988 in Mi…

Annamrita Foundation Honored with Prestigious Maharashtra Ratna Award | ISKCON News Afternoon Voice, a renowned media organization, conferred the esteemed Maharashtra Ratna Award upon Annamrita Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to pr…

Rare photo of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada along with the Chief Mahant of Sri Veni Madhav TempleRead More…

By Madhavananda Das Most people, including the religionists in this world, are blind formulaic followers. They want to join and identify with a group by adopting a particular style of dress, language, and social and religious rituals. Blind followers a…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gourangi Gandharvika Devi Dasi (@gourangi_mayapurini) Download Hare Krishna, Wonderful Bhakti Kids Family!    We hope this newsletter brings a smile to your face! Bhakti Kids has had an incredibly …

Excerpt from: “St. Theodora’s Journey Through the Aerial Toll-Houses”: http://orthodoxinfo.com/death/theodora.aspx The Separation of Soul and Body Theodora describes the moment of death as excruciating, comparing it to the agony of be…

Yogeshvar das Today, 22nd September 2024 was a very special day as the East London & Essex Congregation got an opportunity to organise the very first ever Chariot festival at Southend-on-Sea. This was a new spiritual beginning as the Lord of the U…

Loka Saranga das “On arrival, just cooking Prasad for desperate people, army and helpers, its a big yajna but l feel from the heart that it right thing to do, serving Krishna  in unity with people who would never come so close to devotion se…

We are delighted to announce the release of a profound new work on the sacred art of kirtana, titled “Proper-kirtan” by Rasananda das. This insightful book delves deep into the essence of kirtana as envisioned by the great acharyas and pres…

Click the arrow below to listen to a related podcast excerpted from the class about what are the challenges to understanding Krishna’s personal nature.     Yogesvara Prabhu is describing the life and writings of Jiva Goswami, a 16th-cen…

A podcast commenting Srila Prabhupada’s book Beyond Birth and Death An excerpt from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s book Beyond Birth and Death, explores the concept of the soul’s eternal nature, the illusory nature of material …

Karunamayi Dasi: Friday September 3rd, a few of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples were called for a meeting in HDGs room in the lotus building These beautiful gifts were lovingly presented to the assembled direct disciples of HDG, and the details were expla…

By Vijaya Dasa Mayapur was way ahead of everyone in July with 204,130 book points. There used to be a big competition between New Delhi and Mayapur. I know it’s difficult for the disciples of Gopal Krsna Maharaja and many more devotees now that his va…

Post 5th May, year 2024 has been a very cruel year not only for the disciples of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj but also for everyone who knew him; now, they may be his godbrothers, GBC members, management people or people outside ISKCON. Maharaj was…

EATLES/KRISHNAS: THE UNTOLD STORY!” ZOOM TALK GIVEN BY SHYAMASUNDAR DAS AT AUGUST 2024 “BEATLESFEST” CONVENTION IN CHICAGO ——————————————————&#8…

By Krsnanandan das, Bhagavati Kripa dd, Bhaktin Samhita NICE (Narasimha Institute for Children Education) – an education of ISKCON Mira Road has got 50+ teachers who conduct Gita classes every week in their residences. Apart from this they conduct valu…

By Madhavananda das The observance of Janmastami is accepted as a regulative principle in three ways: 1) the Supreme Lord becomes pleased when one observes it; 2) there are special sastric injunctions requiring its observance; and 3) it is a fault to n…

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A lady came near my table. She seemed shy at first, but when I was done speaking with someone else, she walked up and took three Russian books. Her name was Camilla, she was from Russia, and although she spoke perfect English, she naturally preferred h…

By Dr. Baladeva Dasa I am glad to announce the release of Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s commentary on the Gopala-tapani Upanisad. Having been published only once, in 1943, this important commentary has been out of print for many decades ever since. The “…

We are thrilled to share with you the wonderful achievements and activities of ISKCON Russian speaking Yatra in London for the month of July: • Snana Yatra & Wedding Anniversary: This month many Yatra members gathered in Bhaktivedanta Manor for Sn…

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By Praghosa dasa From 11:30am to 2pm the glorious 40ft Rath cart hosting Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva and Lady Subhadra were centre stage on the streets of Dublin With all the ongoing turmoil on the streets of the British Isles in the last while, our …

By Padsevan Bhakta Das Residents of Gurugram, the IT capital of India, got a unique opportunity to experience and immerse in devotional culture recently. From 6th July till 15th a total of 11 Rath Yatras were organized in different parts of Gurugram. S…

Dear Devotees We are delighted to announce this year’s “Books Are The Basis” week! This global celebration will be held from September 18th to 24th to commemorate the significance of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America. In the spring of 2020, t…

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“Marco Ferreri asked several devout members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to participate in his movie ”Liza”. The first scenes were shot at the famous Cafe de Flore in Paris, at the foot of the Saint-Germain-d…

Parasuram das There was 100% rain predicted for Edinburgh, that’s regular weather for Scotland. Did it rain? Not a drop until the festival was over. This year’s festival was organised by Ram Laksmana Prabhu, who booked us into the local car…

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By Sesa Das ACBSP Are We Ready to Take Over the World Yet? Reflections on Bhagavad Gita, As it is Chapter 1, Text 19 “Translation The blowing of these different conch shells became uproarious. Vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered th…

By Vijaya Das In the month of June, among the Large Temples, Moscow had the highest increase at 220% for 6,029 book points. To avoid being drafted into the army, many sankirtan devotees have left Russia, but some heroes have stayed, to fight the great…

It is our great pleasure to announce ISKCON MAYAPUR’s 12th annual six-day Kartik Navadwip Mandal Parikrama during the most auspicious month of Kartik (organized by the Mayapur Chandra’s). The Parikrama dates are 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th …