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Prabhupada’s Palace Tops Off Restoration With New Roof and Domes
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Prabhupada’s Palace at New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s preeminent smriti samadhi, or memorial shrine, in the West – is getting a brand new roof and beautiful new domes as part of its ongoing restoration. Devotees began building the Palace themselves back in 1973 as a residence for Srila Prabhupada, when he expressed a […]

Prabhupada’s Palace Tops Off Restoration With New Roof and Domes
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Prabhupada’s Palace at New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s preeminent smriti samadhi, or memorial shrine, in the West – is getting a brand new roof and beautiful new domes as part of its ongoing restoration. Devotees began building the Palace themselves back in 1973 as a residence for Srila Prabhupada, when he expressed a […]

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Monks Make Film About Defeating Depression
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Depression is indeed a menace to society, affecting 264 million+ people every year and claiming many lives. Despite a variety of treatments available, people still look for a lifestyle by which they can come out of it. To help people rise above this problem, the monks at ISKCON Gurugram have come up with a highly […]

Monks Make Film About Defeating Depression
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Depression is indeed a menace to society, affecting 264 million+ people every year and claiming many lives. Despite a variety of treatments available, people still look for a lifestyle by which they can come out of it. To help people rise above this problem, the monks at ISKCON Gurugram have come up with a highly […]

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Merry Krishnas Bring Holy Name to St. Augustine Christmas Parade
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                     Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi at St Augustine Christmas Parade with Surabhi Dasi With this holiday season upon us, devotees from Alachua as well as from Gainesville’s Krishna House, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine participated in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade in Florida on […]

Merry Krishnas Bring Holy Name to St. Augustine Christmas Parade
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                     Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi at St Augustine Christmas Parade with Surabhi Dasi With this holiday season upon us, devotees from Alachua as well as from Gainesville’s Krishna House, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine participated in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade in Florida on […]

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Mayapur Kids Go On Book Distribution!!
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This video shows the kids of Mayapur Dham participating in the book marathon this year. Their book scores were very inspiring! 65 small books 18 Bhagavad Gita’s 5 medium books 4 big books
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Mayapur Kids Go On Book Distribution!!
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This video shows the kids of Mayapur Dham participating in the book marathon this year. Their book scores were very inspiring! 65 small books 18 Bhagavad Gita’s 5 medium books 4 big books
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Remembering Yamuna Devi Dasi
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Yamuna Devi Dasi was a pioneer and a true inspiration in ISKCON. Dedicating 45 years of her life in the service of Guru, Krishna,  and Vaishnavas. She was known for a number of services such as leading kirtanas in India in front of thousands and publishing vegetarian Indian cookbooks, which won many awards. Born Joan […]

Remembering Yamuna Devi Dasi
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Yamuna Devi Dasi was a pioneer and a true inspiration in ISKCON. Dedicating 45 years of her life in the service of Guru, Krishna,  and Vaishnavas. She was known for a number of services such as leading kirtanas in India in front of thousands and publis…

Remembering Yamuna Devi Dasi
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Yamuna Devi Dasi was a pioneer and a true inspiration in ISKCON. Dedicating 45 years of her life in the service of Guru, Krishna,  and Vaishnavas. She was known for a number of services such as leading kirtanas in India in front of thousands and publis…

Attractive and Easy Idea for the Christmas Marathon
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Here is a great and easy idea for the Christmas Marathon. One of the brahmacaryas here in San Diego, Govardhana prabhu, came up with it. He puts together three soft-bound books (Gita, Science of Self-realization, and Chant and Be Happy), and puts a Chr…

Attractive and Easy Idea for the Christmas Marathon
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Here is a great and easy idea for the Christmas Marathon. One of the brahmacaryas here in San Diego, Govardhana prabhu, came up with it. He puts together three soft-bound books (Gita, Science of Self-realization, and Chant and Be Happy), and puts a Chr…

New Crossways Hare Krishna Restaurant Opens in the Heart of Melbourne
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                                                 Manager Ramesh Das in the new Crossways restaurant on opening day A brand new Crossways Hare Krishna Restaurant has opened in the heart of the busiest part of Melbourne, Australia, serving […]
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New Crossways Hare Krishna Restaurant Opens in the Heart of Melbourne
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                                                 Manager Ramesh Das in the new Crossways restaurant on opening day A brand new Crossways Hare Krishna Restaurant has opened in the heart of the busiest part of Melbourne, Australia, serving […]
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Staff Writer Madhava Smullen Moves On From ISKCON News After 14 Years of Service
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Photo Credits: Madhava Smullen’s Facebook page                                                                Madhava Smullen with his family in Alachua, Florida. Madhava Smullen is synonymous with ISKCON News. For the last […]
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Staff Writer Madhava Smullen Moves On From ISKCON News After 14 Years of Service
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Photo Credits: Madhava Smullen’s Facebook page                                                                Madhava Smullen with his family in Alachua, Florida. Madhava Smullen is synonymous with ISKCON News. For the last […]
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Mahotsaha Das Breaks Book Distributing Record
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Mahotsaha Das distributing books “I want that you all my students shall very vigorously try for this book distribution.” Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Kirtiraja — Vrindaban 27 November 1971 Mahotsaha Das has proven that the words of our…

What Technically Happens During Initiation?
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  In his purport to Caitanya Caritamrta (Madhya 24.256), he writes, “This is the process of initiation. The disciple must vow that he will no longer commit sinful activity — namely illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling, and intoxication. He promises …

ISKCON India Youth Girls Camp
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The first-ever online youth girls camp for unmarried girls of India will be held on December  18th- 16th, 2021. This virtual event was originally to take place earlier in 2020 when the pandemic hit the world.  This event is an excellent opportunity for…

Christmas Drama Has Audience Enthralled
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                                                       The Bhaktivedanta Players performing A Christmas Carol During this holiday season, the Bhaktivedanta Players performed their first pantomime drama in Bhaktivedanta Manor’s new Shree Krishna H…

#WorldGitaDay 2021 is Here
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Live to Give 2021 and World Gita Day Official Press Release Information World Gita Day is a new initiative that aims to unite our communities worldwide and celebrate the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita. In its second year in 2021, World Gita Day will be…

Gita Jayanti
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It was 5000 years ago that Lord Krishna revealed the most confidential and topmost knowledge of devotional service in the form of the Bhagavad-gita to His dear most devotee Arjuna, and to humanity at large so that everyone can realize that the ultimate…

Jijnasa-2021 International Conference on Matter, Mind and Consciousness
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What is this conference all about? Consciousness has been the most elusive object in all scientific explorations of reality. With gradual advances in modern science, it is increasingly receiving the singular focus simply because all our perception of r…

Moksada Ekadasi, Gita Jayanti, Radha Madhava and the TOVP
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Moksada Ekadasi, observed on the 11th day of Shukla Paksha (the waxing phase of the moon) during the lunar month of Margashirsha, is a very special Ekadasi in two regards: it is the all-auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad…

Gita Jayanti Mahotsava 2021
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?⚡? Gita Jayanti Mahotsava Seva 2021 ?⚡? It was Srila Prabhupada’s deep desire to build a marvellous Krishna – Arjuna Temple in Kurukshetra to teach Gita and showcase its practicality to the world. ???⭐ Let’s come together to support …

ISKCON NEWS – NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH
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So many new and exciting things are coming to ISKCON News and we are happy to share them with you. Starting with our new website launch, Dec 15th, 2021.
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Russian Hare Krishnas Win Case in European Court of Human Rights
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                                                                               Devotees dancing in the streets of Russia The Hare Krishna devotees in Russia are growing in […]
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ISKCON Thrives in Tampa, Florida’s Third-Most Populous City
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                                                   ISKCON Tampa’s first Rathayatra organized by the congregation In the past three to four years, ISKCON in Tampa, Florida has seen considerable growth in both the devotee congregation and in [&#823…

Dwarka Vasini Devi Dasi: Called to Serve
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                     Dwarka Vasini Devi Dasi delivers Prabhupada’s books to Kamiti maximum security prison, Nairobi, 2014 One of the biggest book distributors in East Africa, Dwarka Vasini Devi Dasi, along with her teams Vaishnavi Sanga and Krsna…

My Return to the TOVP
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Dear Friends, Yesterday, after more than four months of absence, I finally returned to Sridham Mayapur. Burning with impatience this morning I went to the construction site of the TOVP, accompanied by our Construction Manager, His Grace Premavatar Gaur…

Khargone Temple Inauguration
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With Immense pleasure, we cordially invite you, your family, and friends for the Grand Inauguration of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir in Khargone, Madya Pradesh (Central India) February 19-20th, 2022. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, we are celebrating…

Walking the Memory Lane of Bali Maharaja Dasa
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                                                                                           Bali Maharaja Dasa, (1965-2021) I don’t know how long it […]
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George Harrison 20th Anniversary held at Bhaktivedanta Manor
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“Everybody is looking for Krishna. Some don`t realize that they are, but they are. Krishna is GOD, the Source of all that exists, the Cause of all that is, was or ever will be. As God is unlimited, He has many names, Allah, Buddha, Jehovah, Rama: all a…