Author Archives: Dandavats

By Vibhava Krsna Das This article is not to glorify the material relationship I shared with my father or how he struggled in his life for his family or for that matter even his service to Srila Prabhupada (he would have never liked that) but I wrote t…

By Yugala Kishor Gour das In the MetaVision period Mohan filmed many Krishna Conscious events, seminars and festivals. He even went on an European Tour, recording different temples and their local activities. All these were recorded on a semi professio…

Chatigram (as mentioned in C.C.M.) or present Chattogram was blessed by the divine appearances of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s eternal associates Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi Thakur, Sri Basudev Dutta Thakur, Sri Mukunda Dutta Thakur, Sri Dhananjaya Pandit, …

His Holiness Lokanath Maharaja Speaks About the #Giving TOVP Worldwide FundraiserRead More…

The London College of Vedic Studies serves as the educational department of ISKCON-London, offering a wide range of educational, spiritual and practical courses, seminars and workshops aimed at developing character, personal fulfillment and spiritual p…

Giriraj Swami: April Fools’ Day is celebrated yearly on April 1, and today I thought of Srila Prabhupada’s instruction that we remain fools before the spiritual master.Read More…(This post has been viewed 752 times so far)

By Kelsey Watlington On Saturday March 23, 2019, ISKCON of Richmond received an inspiring visit from National Convenor for National Ganga Mission, Dr. Snehal Donde, who gave a talk entitled “The Agony of Rivers”. Dr. Donde is the research officer at B…

Sri Harinaam Das: One of the highlights of this year’s festivities in Mayapur during the month of March was the annual program of the Institute for Spiritual Culture. This year the overall theme was “The Glories of Our Mothers”, bringing attention to t…

Every day is a festival in Sri Dham Mayapur. How they do it is beyond me. This was celebrated with all the pomp and ceremony you could imagine and on the day before Gaura Purnima Festival. All glories to the management and to all the devotees for their…

“The so-called administrators are now bewildered by the influence of this age of Kali, and thus they have put all state affairs into disorder. Are you now lamenting this disorder? Now the general populace does not follow the rules and regulations for e…

By Santosh Das “Sanskrit words were not just arbitrary labels assigned to phenomena; they were the sound forms of objects, actions, and attributes, related to the corresponding reality in the same way as visual forms, and different only in being percei…

By Visakha Dasi We have personally seen Srila Prabhupada’s eagerness to preach to even one person. It is our honor, privilege and great happiness to continue to serve his desire in distributing HARE KRISHNA! to all parts of the world thus giving access…

By Vijaya das The Sydney temple has struggled in its book distribution for a few years because the government cracked down on people with religious visas, so many temple members had to leave the county, and some were book distributors. Now Sydney has m…

ISKCON Mayapur: One of the highlights of the Mayapur Gaura-purnima festival every year is, for some, the theatrical drama directed by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami. Every year, Bhaktimarga Swami works with a diverse cast and crew, many of them second …

Nrsimhananda das: “Prabhupada’s Cooks” is this year’s theme. It’s a historic gathering of great souls who took it upon themselves to learn and satisfy SP in a most intimate and demanding way. We owe a great debt to those who nourished SP with Prasadam …

ISKCON of Central New Jersey, Plainfield celebrated Gaura Purnima and Holi on Wednesday 3/20/2019. Gaura Nitai were adorned with a brand new outfit. The altar was decorated with a theme representing Navadwip Dham (nine islands of Navadwip) which signif…

By Kaisori Devi DasiWith the full text in English, Russian, and German, with more languages being prepared. The text is fully – and quickly! – searchable in each language. Easy-to-read with many customizable features, including the ability to bookmark…

By Jambavati Devi Dasi Yesterday in Dunedin New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was visiting a local Mosque ..to comfort and reassure the Local Muslim Community after the recent terror attack in Christchurch where 50 Muslim worshippers were br…

On the 28th of March this year in the Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, a grand celebration will be held on the occasion of the appearance day of Srivasa Thakura. Srivasa Thakura is one of the most prominent devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and was pr…

By Muralimohan dasa On March 17 the ISKCON Ahmedabad temple devotees conducted their thirty-third monthly one-day padayatra. Called the Glories of Gaura-hari, a shorter walk this time of just 6km, the padayatra was held to promote the glories of Gaura…

By Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami Srila Prabhupada said that Narada Muni is a perfect brahmacari because his sole purpose is pure devotional service and to distribute pure devotional service. But Srila Narada Muni gave up his brahmacari life and he enter…

FOX4News.com Staff: The “Festival of Joy” is coming to Klyde Warren Park on Saturday. A group of dancers who will be part of the entertainment joined Good Day for a preview. The festival is said to be the world’s oldest street festival going back three…

Jagdish Shyam Das: On 24th evening ISKCON Gaya celebrated Flower holi festival. Festival started with harinaam.Read More…

By Srimati Dasi Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a personal relationship with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu? To talk with Him face-to-face, and have loving exchanges with Him? It’s not something we can speculate about or artificially in…

His Holiness Sivarama Swami speaks briefly about the importance of the TOVP and participating in this brief 10 day opportunity to make a donation to the projectRead More…

By the mercy of Guru and Gauranga, on March 8-10 the ISKCON Nandurbar centre devotees successfully completed their first three-day padayatra, walking from Nandurbar, in the northwest corner of Maharashtra, to Vikharan village, a distance of about 60km….

By ISKCON Laguna Beach A regional festival for the celebration of the appearance day of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! Lectures were given by special guests HH Giriraj Maharaj and HG Vaisesika Prabhu. There was also Song and Play performed by Sunday S…

On 21st March 2019 Gaura Purinam day at the ISKCON New Delhi Temple hall, on behalf of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja I received a certificate from the World Book Record London UK from Dr.Sonia Rawat President WBR New Delhi.Read More…

Radha Sakhi Dasi: Who is a hero? In simple words, a person of distinguished courage or ability admired for his/her deeds and noble qualities. Then who is a legend? A Legend is a person who is extremely famous in his/her field whose glories and valour a…

Mayapur Communication Office: The Shantipur festival was first celebrated in the 15th century by the great saint Sri Advaita Acharya. The festival took place at his home in Shantipur on the occasion of the disappearance day of his spiritual master, Mad…

Iskcon Mayapur: March 21st, 2019 – On the auspicious birthday of Lord Caitanya, Gaura Purnima, in the ISKCON Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir in Sridhama Mayapur, four qualified candidates accepted sannyasa from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami in order to f…

By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of February 2019. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100…

Parvati devi dasi: We’re about to regoldleaf the Samadhi Vyasasan which could cost around Rs.4.5 laks. This is a golden opportunity to donate whatever you can for this wonderful service.Read More…

By Govindananda das Under the organization of Ministry of External Affairs Government of India and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Prayagraj hosted at least one person from every country at the occasion of the sacred Kumbh festival. Kumbha Mel…

By His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila PrabhupadaThe philosophical sections of the Vedic hymns are meant to enable one to distinguish the Supreme Personality of Godhead from Maya. After indicating the position of Maya, the Supreme Personalit…

Madhavananda das: FAVORABLE SERVICE TO GAURANGA — His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks about the importance of serving Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as a devotee, not as Krishna.Read More…

By Hari Narayana das The month of March brings Nyepi – the day of silence throughout the whole of Bali. In the Balinese lunar calendar (Saka), Nyepi is New Year’s Day. It is a day wholly dedicated to rest, staying in, turning off the lights and keepi…

By Srutakirti das I was fortunate to be with Srila Prabhupada in 1975 when Prabhupada was here in Mayapur for Gaura-purnima in March. I am going to try to give just a little bit of an idea of being with Prabhupada and some of the things that Srila Prab…