Devotees performing harinam in Schoelcher, Martinique, by a local mural. ISKCON devotees from France traveled to the Caribbean Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe this past winter to perform Harinam in the streets. For some of the small towns, …
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ISKCON Conducts Caribbean Harinam Pilgrimage
Unity and Diversity
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Image: ISKCON Dallas, 2019 (ISKCON News Archives) A letter was dispatched in 1973 Meant for leaders, the you and me Penned by our dear His Divine Grace Of the concept he willed us to embrace It was 50 years ago that his message came through Very…
Largest Holi Festival Ever in ISKCON Nepal
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ISKCON Nepal successfully organized the largest Vaisnava festival, Gaura Purnima, to celebrate the 537th birth anniversary of Lord Chaitanya. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna Himself who appeared in this age of Kali as a Golden Yuga avatar to teach th…
Zonal Secretary HG Devakinandan Prabhu Visits Jharikhand
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Jharikhand comes from the word Jhar + Khand, meaning the land of forest. This is the holy place where Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu made the tigers and deers dance together in Harinam Sankirtan ( Place: Charan pahadi, Kujju) where the footprints of the Lor…
Lord Chaitanya’s Lotus Feet Installed at ISKCON Mayapur
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Pada Pitham Inauguration in Iskcon Namahatta, Mayapur Anyone who has accepted the two lotus feet of Lord Caitanya can understand the true essence of devotional service. If one is captivated by the pleasing pastimes of Lord Ca…
A Global Wakeup Call on Child Abuse
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Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Sadly, Another Wakeup Call For Us All To Help Prevent Child Abuse HH Tamal Krishna Goswami once spoke at an ISKCON Communications Conference in Dallas. His advice: “ISKCON devotees need to stop thinking they’re …
Vasis Studio Music Concepts Presents The Definitive Harmonium
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Vasis Studio Music Concepts was born in Sri Mayapur Dham around 2 years ago with the proposal of offering a comprehensive, straightforward method for anyone to learn kirtan music with instruments from scratch. Initially, they were a kirtan band traveli…
Bhaktivedanta Research Center Gives An Endowment To Scottish Church College
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On February 28th, 2023 Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) and Scottish Church College entered into a collaborative agreement to serve society through their mutual interest in service learning and whole-person education. BRC instituted an endowment in …
Her Grace Madana-mohana-mohini Dasi Departs
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Our dear Madana-mohana-mohini dasi has left this world at 5:11 pm today evening, 12 March 2023. She left very peacefully while listening to her favorite kirtan in her room, and surrounded by devotees and her favorite maha paraphernalia. Please pray for…
Amazing 360° Panorama of the Completed TOVP Nrsimhadeva Wing
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The TOVP 3D Department has recently finished a 360° panorama view of the completed Nrsimhadeva Wing. Srisha das and Pavan Gopa das have rendered their collection of cgi images into an all-encompassing and awe-inspiring picture of the entire hall and al…
Film Restoration Project- Preserve Srila Prabhupada’s Legacy Today!
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Srila Prabhupada’s Film Restoration Project is an initiative from the team who brought us the film, ‘Hare Krishna- The Mantra, The Movement, and the Swami Who Started It All’. The mission of the project is to re-transfer the original ISKCON 16mm films …
HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Departs
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Dear Devotees On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami …
Richard L. Thompson Lecture Series Inaugural Event
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“The process of bhakti-yoga is regulated by a theory of knowledge that strictly rules out unjustifiable speculation and extrapolation, and in this respect bhakti-yoga is methodologically superior to modern science, and goes beyond modern science by pro…
ISKCON’s Vaishnavis Lead UN Panel on Spirituality and Sustainability
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ISKCON’s Vaishnavi Ministry has organized a virtual panel discussion entitled “Responsible Innovation for a Sustainable World: The Right Blend of Intent, Intuition, and the Feminine Heart with Information and Technology.” This panel will explore how we…
Conscious giving – Haribol Foods in perpetuity pledges profits to TOVP “BhaktiYoga in Business”
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Haribol Foods With Their Stall at the ILS With HH Niranjan Swami Maharaj and HG Gauranga Das At the ISKCON Leadership Sanga this year, Haribol Foods was showcased at the plenary session focused on conscious giving back. HARIBOL Foods in perpetuity pled…
COMING OF AGE #2 – What does Cooperation Really Mean?
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We all know that ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada strongly and repeatedly emphasized that, to demonstrate their love for him, his followers should cooperate together. (NOTE: Please refer to the first article in this regular series on this same t…
Blessing of the Fruits 2023 and Participation of Iskcon Argentina
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Every year, the festival of the blessing of fruits was held in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. This is a traditional Christian festival, which became part of the protocol of the provincial state and has been celebrated since 1938, in which God is t…
“My Sweet Lord” – Celebrating George Harrison’s 80th Birthday
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Devotees from across the UK descended on Liverpool, the city of George’s birthplace for a series of special events aptly titled ‘The Spiritual Beatle’, celebrating his spiritual journey. Gurudas, one of the ISKCON UK’s pioneers, who first met George Ha…
HH Bhakti Raghava Swami: Chief Guest at World Sanskrit Conference
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Feb 27th, 2023: Srinivas University, one of the leading private universities in Mangalore organized the WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE-2023 the first of its kind in the state. It was a 3-day event that included research paper presentations on different aspe…
149th Vyasa Puja of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur at ‘Bhaktivinoda Asan’.
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The Deity Of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thkur At the ‘Bhaktivinoda Asan’ This year, on 11th February, 149th Vyasa puja of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur was celebrated At The ‘Bhaktivinoda Asan’ at Ultadanga, Kolkata. In 1924, when Srila B…
“Svalikhita Jivani” – Autobiography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, published after a century by Bhaktivedanta Research Center
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HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj and HH Guruprasad Swami Maharaj launching the book, Svalikhita Jivani at ISKCON Leadership Sanga in Sridham Mayapur on 15th February 2023 Svalikhita Jivani, the autobiography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura published by the Bh…
Live To Give Campaign Distributes 3.5 Million Bhagavad-gitas Worldwide; Smashes Goal
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The Live to Give campaign, also known as the Prabhupada Marathon, is an annual effort to “cover the earth” with Bhagavad-gitas. This global operation, which launches the day after Bhadra Purnima and runs until January, is coordinated by the BBT MCI tea…
Health Update: HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
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By: Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Swami As expected, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami’s health situation is gradually declining. Every day, however, there are encouraging reports of the kirtans, readings and beautiful interactions he has with devotees in Vrinda…
Mahimamrita Dashakam – New Song Glorifies ISKCON Melbourne
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Like a surprise pot of chipped-rice and yogurt won at a panihati festival auction, Mahimamrita Dashakam, a song released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the installation of Shri Shri Radha-Vallabha at ISKCON Melbourne, is packed with many delectab…
6000 Plates Served to Victims of the Earthquake in Turkey
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One week has passed since the Turkish yatra and members of the Hungarian Food for Life team started their food distribution in Turkey for those most affected by the severe damage caused by the earthquake in February 2023. The Hare Krishna Food for Life…
Understanding Prabhupada’s Vision (in his own words)
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Herein is a compilation of Srila Prabhupada quotes according to various topics of how Srila Prabhupada envisioned ISKCON to move forward. I am sure there are many other relevant quotes. The reader will see patterns emerge throughout these topics which…
Mantra America, Hare Krishna on the Red carpet
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Grammy-nominated Mantra America chants Hare Krishna on the Hollywood red carpet. After several years of effort, 2023 marked the first time the Grammys officially included chant as a music category. This year the album “Mantra Americana,” by…
Hare Krishna Devotees Provide Aid to Survivors in Turkey
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Turkish and Hungarian devotees meet in Istanbul Devotees from Turkey and Hungary met in Istanbul so that they jointly distribute cooked food for the survivors in the most heavily damaged earthquake-stricken area in Turkey. With permission from t…
250K Students Participated in Value Education Olympiad by ISKCON
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New Delhi, January 29th, 2023 – The fourth annual Value Education Olympiad (VEO) , organized by ISKCON in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Directorate of Delhi, UN-Environment Progr…
Rise of the Bhakti Recovery Group
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There is a quiet yet powerful revolution occurring within the safe and confidential walls of the Bhakti Recovery Group (BRG). With hundreds attending meetings happening daily worldwide, ISKCON members, leaders, and many of the BRG participants agree th…
Moving Forward: The Grand Opening of the TOVP
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Recently Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa prabhus wrote about the final stages of the TOVP which will be finished within the next two years: “This project belongs to all of us, and the sense of unity that will be experienced by all devotees in this achievemen…
Prime Minister Remarks on Bhaktivedanta Manor’s 50th Anniversary
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You can read the British Prime Minister, Mr. Rishi Sunak’s message in honor of Bhaktivedanta Manor’s 50th anniversary. (1973 – 2023) PM-message-Bhaktivedanta-Manor-50
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Coming of Age
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Reflections on the relevancy of ISKCON in this world If there was a predominant message that Srila Prabhupada left all his followers at the end of his life, it would arguably be, “You will show your love for me by how much you cooperate together.” Our …
Hare Krishna’s Home
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from the magazine of La Repubblica (Venerdì) For five centuries, St. Peter’s Basilica was the largest religious building in the world. A primacy that will soon lose, at least on the surface. To overcome it, the new temple of the Hare Krishna reli…
News Brief – Indian BJP President Visits ISKCON Mayapur
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Indian BJP President JP Nadda offered prayers at the start of his tour of the state of West Bengal. He visited the temple complex on January 19th, 2023 along with other senior BJP party leaders. In a comment book at the temple, he wrote “Today I am ble…
News Brief – Indian BJP President Visits ISKCON Mayapur
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Indian BJP President JP Nadda offered prayers at the start of his tour of the state of West Bengal. He visited the temple complex on January 19th, 2023 along with other senior BJP party leaders. In a comment book at the temple, he wrote “Today I am ble…
Third Temple Vandalized in Australia
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video source: The Australia Today In the span of fifteen days, graffiti and vandalism have been daubed on three Hindu temples in Melbourne, Australia. The attacks have taken place at BAPS, Shri Shiva Vishnu, and ISKCON temples. The Hindu commun…
Third Temple Vandalized in Australia
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video source: The Australia Today In the span of fifteen days, graffiti and vandalism have been daubed on three Hindu temples in Melbourne, Australia. The attacks have taken place at BAPS, Shri Shiva Vishnu, and ISKCON temples. The Hindu commun…
ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) 2023 at the TOVP
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The TOVP management is pleased to announce that from February 12-16, 2023 the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) will have their annual seminars in the TOVP. Braja Vilasa, TOVP Co-Chairman and ILS Committee Member stresses the importance of these meetings f…
ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) 2023 at the TOVP
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The TOVP management is pleased to announce that from February 12-16, 2023 the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) will have their annual seminars in the TOVP. Braja Vilasa, TOVP Co-Chairman and ILS Committee Member stresses the importance of these meetings f…