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Srila Prabhupada’s Departure for America
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According to the lunar calendar, today is the most auspicious 52nd anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s departure for the United States of America. On the 13th of August, 1965, just a few days before Janmastami and a few days before his sixty-ninth birthday, Srila Prabhupada boarded the cargo ship Jaladuta with only a small suitcase, an […]

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Mayapur Institute launches Online Bhakti-sastri Course
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Now, study Bhakti-sastri from the comfort of your home. Mayapur Institute offers a dynamic, convenient way to study Srila Prabhupada’s books through this online program. Enrol Now :- http://mayapurinstitute.org/course/online-bhakti-sastri-course/ This course comprises an in-depth study of Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Īśopanisad, Nectar of Devotion and Nectar of Instruction. It has been designed for devotees who have been seriously […]

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The Bhakti Vedanta Gita Academy, ISKCON Mayapur
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… intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn.” Lord Sri Krishna says that the Bhagavad-gita is raja-guhyam, the King of Knowledge. The Bhaktivedanta Academy helps to equip those eager to learn with the knowledge of the Absolute. Those who have successfully completed their studies in the Academy are able to […]

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Srila Rupa Goswami Disappearance
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In 1517, Shri Rupa Goswami and Shri Sanatana Goswami, his elder brother, came to Vrindavana to fulfill four orders of Lord Chaitanya’s: (1) Uncover Shri Krishna’s lost pastime places. (2) Install Deities, start puja. (3) Write bhakti-shastras. (4) Propagate the rules of bhakti-yoga. Wearing only kaupina (loincloth) and kantha (patchwork quilt), Shri Rupa Goswami lived […]

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Jhulan Yatra 2017 begins: Day 1 photo gallery
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Jhulan Yatra is one of most spectacular festival celebrated in Mayapur for the pleasure of Sri Radha-Madhava and Vaishnavas. Starting from  the Ekadasi day, the festival continues for 5 days till Balaram Purnima. Presence of HH Jayapataka Swami for festivals in Mayapur is always special for Mayapur devotees and we are very fortunate to have Maharaj […]

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A glimpse into Sri Radha-Madhava’s Kunja! (Jhulan Yatra-Mayapur2017)
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Jhulan Yatra takes place every year in the monsoon season over a period of five days, leading up to Balarama Purnima. This is the time when Srimati Radhika and Her Madhava enjoy swing pastimes in the spiritual world. Every year the youth of Mayapur come together and work to make the festival what it has […]

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Incorporation of ISKCON in New York
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This year on the 18th of July 21, 2017 was the day Srila Prabhupada incorporated ISKCON in New York. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was incorporated in 1966 in New York by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acarya. Srila Prabhupada’s teachings are based on a basic principle: simple […]

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Kartik Navadwip Parikrama
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“An Absolutely Pure, Unadulterated Spiritual Activity” Srila Sanatana Goswami in his Hari Bhakti Vilas quotes the Padma Purana, which states: “Kartik is the best, the purest of purifiers, and most glorious of all months. Kartik month is particularly dear to Lord Sri Krsna. This month is full of bhakta vatsalya. Any vrata, even the smallest, […]

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SRI KSETRA PURI PARIKRAMA 2017
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We would like to welcome you to our 13th anniversary celebration of Sri kñetra parikrama. This year the parikrama day falls on 9th November. On this day, devotees will circumambulate the entire Sri Ksetra dhama, a distance of around 19 Km. This parikrama has been performed since the time Vidyapati visited Sri Ksetra. ISKCON has […]

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Grand Inauguration of the Mayapur Institute Campus
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Since the time of Lord Chaitanya, Navadvip has been a place of scriptural learning. It is evident from Chaitanya-bhagavata (Adi 2.60-61), nana-desa haite loka navadvipe yaya navadvipe padile se ‘vidya-rasa’ paya “Many people came from various provinces to study in Navadvipa because by studying there one achieved a taste for education.” ataeva paduyara nahi samuccaya […]

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A Sweet recollection of Mayapur Ratha Yatra Celebrations
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Ever since his childhood, Srila Prabhupada was always very fond of Lord Jagannatha. At the young age of five, Srila Prabhupada, who at that time was known as Abhay Caran, wanted to hold his own Ratha-yatra festival in his birth home in Kolkata. Despite having some financial difficulties, Krsna arranged everything, and little Abhay held […]

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Russia Comes to Mayapur
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In the book The Seventh Goswami, a biography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura , it is stated that Thakura Bhaktivinoda prayerfully invoked the Lord, and expressed his heartfelt desire,  “When will that day come when the fair-skinned foreigners will come to Sri Mayapur-dhama and join with the Bengali Vaisnavas to chant ‘Jaya Sacinandana, Jaya Sacinandana!’ … […]

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