Author Archives: Dandavats

The video interview that Sidhanta prabhu made with Bahulasva on Wednesday. Bahu left his body today 17 September 2019, at PM!Read More…

By Ankit Sharma Presently, the young generation is disappointed from the increasing competitive life style, rapid technological advancement, and unending global problems. They are looking for change and hankering for stress free life style. They have …

By Guru Gauranga das According to ISKCON’s general counsel, Devakinandan Prabhu, the 2020 ISKCON Global Conference of Devotee Attorneys will offer devotee attorneys, jurists and law students from around the world the opportunity to meet in person for…

By Iskcon Harinam Sankirtan Ministry(This is a sticky, always updated post, with the latest news from the World Holy Name Festival). Srila Prabhupada’s greatest desire was to spread the chanting of the Holy Names all over the world. To fulfill this de…

Please find below photos from the 2019 Brighton Ratha YatraRead More…

Sadbhuja Das: Here is some relief panel work of Krishna and Balarama, along with all his cowherd boy friends who are jubilantly herding all the cows of Vrindavan. This is only one of the four relief panel works, which will be placed in the main dome ar…

A spectacular event organized in a picturesque valley in the Kumaon Himalayas, attracted a gathering of above 2500 people. It was Indeed a beautiful and serene place to organise Lord Jagannath’s chariot festival, that too with a typical ‘pahari’ flavou…

On Wednesday, September 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the holy town of Mathura to inaugurate and announce various projects related to animal/cattle healthcare, dairy development, cleanliness and tourism. The program was organized at Mathura’…

By Gauri das The appointment will begin in January 2020, which is a great conclusion to the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of ISKCON UK celebrations. Chairman of the temple trustees, Navina Krishna Das, said, “The initial proposal of Visakha Das…

Giriraj Swami: Today is Bhadra-purnima. Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.13.13) states, “If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination.”…

The Radha Madhava Community is a colorful community with ISKCON residents coming from many different parts of the world and India. Our residents accept His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as their ultimate authority and guide on all ma…

By His Divine Grace A.C.B. Swami Prabhupada In the beginning, when my Guru Maharaja ordered me, I thought it that ‘I shall first of all become very rich man; then I shall preach.’ (laughs) So I was doing very nice in business. In the business circle, …

By His Divine Grace A.C.B. Swami Prabhupada From this statement by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu we can clearly understand that the word yavana does not refer only to a particular class of men. Anyone who is against the behavior of the Vedic principles is ca…

By Chandan Yatra Das Sri Siddha-Bakula is located near Gambhira Temple on Bali Sahi road in Sri Jagannatha Puri Dhama. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally arranged for Srila Haridasa Thakura to reside at this place. This is the place where he performed …

Ratha-yatra parade and Mantra festival in Turin, Italy.Read More…

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada So, today is a very auspicious day, Thakura Bhaktivinoda’s birthday. Here is the picture of Thakura Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda. He was one of the acharyas of this disciplic succession from Krishna…

By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura “One who has unflinching devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods. But one who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This …

By Giriraj Swami “According to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, one should never consider one’s spiritual master to be mundane or on an equal level with one’s self. One should see the spiritual master as being always under the shelter of the lo…

By His Divine Grace A.C.B. Swami Prabhupada So when Vamanadeva appeared, Bali Maharaja was attracted by His beauty as a Dwarf Brahmin, and as he was charitably disposed, he wanted to give Him some charity. But Sukaracharya, being elevated in mystic yog…

By Bhakti Charu Swami When we say Krishna we mean God. When we say God it is not a Hindu God or Muslim God or Christian God and so forth or an Indian God or Russian god or Chinese God. God is God. He is the only one. He is the Supreme Personality. Alt…

By Ananda Tirtha Das The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 11, 2020. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by two GBC members, to be submitted b…

Jaya Sila das and Vimala Devi Dasi: There is a world of difference between guiding with love and controlling with force. The recipient can certainly feel the difference. A husband is expected to offer spiritual guidance to his wife. Parents need to g…

On Saturday 7th September, ISKCON Leicester hosted a grand celebration in the city in honor of the 50th anniversary of ISKCON UK and HDG Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in London.Read More…

For the month of October, we will be cooking and distributing 20,000 plates of delicious Prasad daily to the Eco Activists in London. These young people are passionate about seeking solutions to the problems of the world, just as in the sixties and sev…

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaSo today, this evening, we are talking about Radhastami. We are trying to understand the chief potency of Krsna. Radharani is the pleasure potency of Krsna. As we understand from Vedic literature, …

This Saturday, the Hare Krishnas will share the popular Hare Krishna mantra and distribute hundreds of cakes to shoppers and visitors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the UK.Read More…

Prananatha das: I had spent two weeks at Govardhan last October working on the film “Govardhan Seva” but during that time I didn’t get the opportunity to visit Varshana. So, on the morning I was leaving, my taxi was heading towards Delhi and I asked t…

Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: The Sadhu Sanga Festival in Russia opened last night. Many thousands of devotees have gathered right next to the Black Sea for a week of intense hearing and chanting in the association of some of the most advanced devotees in th…

Visakha Priya dasi: So each, everyone shall treat others as “My master.” This is the Vaisnava system. Read More…

Manjari Gauthie: Sweet, heavy smoke is pouring off the altar – the curtains are opening! Oh, so painfully slow they are opening. On my left, Tulsi Priya is sobbing. All the frankincense is now escaping, huge billows rolling over the crowd, so thick th…

Sastric Quotes: In fact, Radharani is the internal potency of Sri Krishna, and She eternally intensifies the pleasure of Sri Krishna. Impersonalists cannot understand this without the help of a maha-bhagavata devotee. The very name Radha suggests that …

By Anantacarya dasaSrimati Radharani, the tenderhearted, feminine counterpart of Godhead, is that one person in all of existence who knows best how to express love for Krsna. She is the supreme container of love for Him, and, as such, She is known as t…

His Grace Yama Niyama Dasa Brahmachari speaks on the importance of, and his involvement in, the 2019 MANtra Retreat at New Vrindavan.Read More…

Jaipur is known as gupta-Vrindavana, as the Lord Shri Govinda-devji, Shri Gopinath Ji and Shri Madan Mohan Ji (later went to Karoli) came from Shri Vrindavana Dham. Since then, Jaipur became the place of pilgrimage for Vaishnavas. In 1972, Srila Prabhu…

By Vamsuli Dasa In ancient times, farmers followed the moon cycles across the year to sow or harvest their crops, knowing well that their investments are protected by taking advantage of such opportune moments. Devotees similarly have the opportunity …

By TOVP team We launched our newest campaign to encourage donors to complete their pledges, the TOVP Live Your Pledge Campaign. This awareness campaign is simply a reminder to keep your commitment to Srila Prabhupada to fulfill your pledge by 2022 or s…

By Ukranian IMCPAUkraine held the first ISKCON Farm Organization meeting in New Mayapur, from the 16-18th of August. The event targeted on how to accomplish the recent GBC resolution that by Janmastami 2022, all ISKCON centers should have a plan on how…

When I was a new devotee, maybe less than two years in the movement, I approached Srila Prabhupada one day while he was getting his massage on the veranda of the Calcutta temple. “Srila Prabhupada,” I said, “I have been thinking about what pleases you …

The appearance day of Lord Balaram symbolizes to resemble the devotees to be prepared for greeting Lord Krishna. Lord Balaram is firstly and in conclusion defined as THE SERVITOR GOD TO LORD KRISHNA.Read More…

By Indradyumna Swami The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The seashore remains. The city of Jagannatha Puri remains. The holy names of Lord Krsna remain. Alas! Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord…