Author Archives: Dandavats

By the performance of devotional service, all other tasks are accomplished easily!Read More…

Devaki Devi Dasi: For the first years of our devotional life we may not give much attention to the topic of the false ego. We may not even be aware of how it affects us every day, prompting us to say things which we should better not say, and do things…

By Giriraj Swami In the year 1433 Sakabda (A.D. 1511), when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was touring South India, He stayed for four months during the period of Caturmasya at the house of Venkata Bhatta, who then got the opportunity to serve the Lord to h…

By Parasuram dasa We started the first Scandinavian Rathayatra in Stockholm in 1996, as part of Srila Prabhupada’s Centennial celebration. And this year we see how it has expanded over the years attracting more and more devotees to joyfully come to ce…

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was born in the year 1503 AD on the 13th day of the dark moon in the month of Pausa. He lived within this world for 75 years. In the 1578 AD, on the sixth day of the dark moon, he left this world behind and entered into the …

By Hari Narayana Dasa This time it was the occasion for the celebration of the 8th annual Rath yatra festival in the capital city of Jakarta, on the occasion of Jakarnaval at the time of the 492nd anniversary of Jakarta. Devotees sang melodious harina…

By Dhira Gaura Das With unimaginable joy and enthusiasm, on the 4th July. 2019 the devotees in Ujjain took Their Lordships Shri Shri Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra and Sudharshan on a trip around the city to make sure all the citizens and visitors we…

TABLE OF CONTENTS Srila Prabhupada Uvaca Mahaprabhu’s Ecstasy and our Opportunity 40th Installation Anniversary Radha Govardhanadhari Eight-hour Kirtana Annual General Meeting: Australia’s National Council A Day at the Salon In Focus: Seona Moss Congre…

It is stated in the Nectar of Devotion that by following the regulative principles of Caturmasya, one can quickly be raised to the platform of devotional service. The observation of Caturmasya is meant to increase one’s devotion to Lord Krishna and to …

The Rathayatra in Netrakona is becoming bigger and bigger every year due to the tireless efforts of the devotees. By the mercy of the Lord, this year’s Rathayatra festival broke all the previous records. 20,000 plates of prasadam were distributed and m…

By Yugala Kishor Gour das History tells us that the album recordings took place in the famous EMI Studios at Abbey Road and Trident House Studios at Annes Court in July 1969 and January – March 1970. with the first single released in the second half of…

Parasuram dasa: The Glastonbury Festival is the Kumba Mela of music festivals. 250,000 young people come to experience something different and unique. Sandi Pani Krishna Prabhu teaches the fine art of Mantra Meditation. Enjoy the movieRead More…

In view of the recent passing of several senior Vaisnavas with more expected in coming years we thought it appropriate to post this text regarding how to properly observe Sraddha according to Gaudiya Vaisnava SiddhantaRead More…

By Bhakti-lata Dasi The inmates who assist the Chaplains really extend themselves to help us. They were very eager to put up the eighteen posters we had to advertise Yadubara and Visakha’s movie “Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami tha…

By Padmapani das Nikhilananada and I were arrested together. A bomb blew up one of the PLO offices near where we were distributing and a van full of heavily armed militiamen arrested all foreigners in the area by gunpoint. They took us to a dilapidate…

Krishna News: This is our second news broadcast! We want to entertain, uplift and support cooperation by creating awareness of what’s out there without too much of an agenda.Read More…

Today’s Bhog Arati from Mayapur Gundicha templeRead More…

A sweet mantra chanting in reggae style at our annual Ratha Yatra Budapest, Hungary.Read More…

Plainfield, NJ. Radha Krishna Temple and Cultural Center (ISKCON of Central NJ), Plainfield, NJ celebrated an electrifying Sri-Jagannath Rath Yatra with sincere devotion and active participation by more than One thousand devotees – on the actual day of…

On the evening of Tuesday, July 2nd, I was in our temple yoga class when the peacocks in our aviary started screaming. I heard popping sounds and thought early July Fourth revelers must be out. Then the sounds increased, loud shouts among them, and sud…

This year the festival caught the attention of entire nation and was widely covered in print and electronic media when Iskcon decided to invite Nusrat Jahan Ruhi Jain, a newly elected Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha, as one of the guests for Rath Yat…

This year, more than 1,00,000 cows have already been lost. The intolerably poignant sight of dead young cows and dried cow carcasses is becoming common in villages across this region. Our team comprised of Dr. Sree Kumar, a veterinary doctor and cow-ca…

Tamohara das: The New Raman Reti Management Board recently approved a new Anti-Harassment Policy for the Temple. This new version updates and expands the policy, and gives focus to procedures for dealing with any instance of sexual harassment. Sexual h…

At this point we do not have electricity, gas or hot water to the restaurant and temple building. We are working with local authorities, inspectors and our insurance to assess the damage and come up with a plan for reconstruction.Read More…

Escondido Farm Gig June 26, 2019Read More…

By David Crick On Saturday 29th June 2019 a charity walk was performed to raise funds for a new electric free food distribution van for the London Food For Life project. Starting and ending at the present ISKCON-London temple on Soho Street the planne…

By Gauranga Darshan Das Why should one surrender to someone? Can’t one be independent? It’s within everyone’s experience that there are problems in this world. One tries to solve them by one’s own efforts, and to some extent, one becomes successful too…

Purushottama Deva was an emperor of Orissa who ruled from 1467 to 1497 C.E. He was the second ruler of Gajapati Dynasty and was known for his military prowess. Once during his South India tour he went to the kingdom of Kanchi where he met the princess…

The Ox Training Seminar at New Vraja Dhama, Hungary held April 17-24, involved training oxen by voice commands. Before the seminar, there were a few young oxen who were in the early stages of being trained by voice commands at New Vraja Dhama. Shiva wa…

By Giriraj Swami Lord Chaitanya predicted, prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama, sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama: “In every town and village of every country of the world, My name [Krishna’s name] will be preached.” Although Lord Chaitanya made this pre…

Tulsi Gabbard: Namaste, Aloha and best wishes to you all! When I saw your conference theme “Love of Neighbor in the Catholic and Hindu Traditions, I smiled, because it reminded me of my upbringing as a child. For those of you who don’t know, I was rais…

By Iskcon Mayapur In this material world, relationships are short-lived. Growing up many people have said to each other that they will remain together forever, but due to providence such relationships hardly last for years. But such a scenario was un…

Some pictures from last Swan Boat Festival @ ISKCON New VrindabanRead More…

Shripad Yesso Naik, Indian Government Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) received the book “Easy journey to other plantes” from Sri Bhakti Das (Chile). Mrinal Kulkarni famous actress from Maharashtra a…

Finding Balance in Life from the Inside – London UK Corporate (video)Read More…

“Ryali” in local Telugu language means falling. According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam when the Demigods and Rakshas were quarreling over sharing of holy divine nectar, seeing this, Lord Krishna came in the guise of Mohini-Murti avatar to the rescue of de…

By Vijaya das Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé! Last week we went to a festival in Tours. It was encouraging to see one of our senior devotees, Janananda Goswami, running around distributing books like a twenty-year old (he’s …