58 photos: Śrīla Prabhupāda – Initiation & lectures, Rādhā-Dāmodara Mandira, Kartika, 1972
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Photos of initiations and “Nectar of Devotion” lectures at Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Dāmodara Mandira, Śrī Vṛindāvana-dhāma during Kartika, 1972. Read more ›

Rhythm Tree – Pioneering preaching on the Isle of Wight
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It all started at the large Glastonbury Festival in June where we met the organisers of the Rhythm Tree Festival there. They were very encouraging us to attend the festival and bring our Hare Krishna Tent there too, we were interested, but we were so busy as after Glastonbury we went on the Scandinavian Ratha Yatra tour for two weeks straight after that Read more ›

32 photos: Anapa Krishnas in Novorossiysk harnessed to the chariot of the Vedic deity
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To the sounds of the ancient mantras and Indian dances Jagannath wants to visit Anapa Read more ›

How Elizabeth Taylor, John Forsythe and Burt Bacharach received Srila Prabhupada’s books!
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I walked right up to her and said, ” Here’s a gift for you. It’s a vegetarian gourmet cookbook. With a big beautiful smile (she appeared very touched) she let out a genuine, “Thank You!” Read more ›

41 photos: Ratha yatra at Nizhnyaya Salda (a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River)
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Nizhnyaya Salda is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River Read more ›

73 photos: The day of the fulfillment of Bhaktivode Takura’s desire has come!
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Alas! When will that day come when all greatly fortunate souls in countries such as England, France, Russia, Prussia and America will take up banners, kettle drums, mrdangas and karatalas and thus cause the ecstatic waves of Hari Nama kirtan and the singing of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s holy name to rise in the streets of their towns and cities? Read more ›

134 photos: New Panihati Dham during the North American Pandav Sena retreat in Atlanta
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A few clicks from our time spent in New Panihati Dham during the North American Pandav Sena retreat in Atlanta. Thank you for inviting us to participate in this wonderful retreat. Read more ›

50 photos: Mayur Kutir (where Radha and Krishna would dance as peacocks) – Jhulan Yatra, Kolkata
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Mayur Kutir: “On this hill behind us we find the place called Mayur kutir. So many beautiful lila took place here. It is the place where Radha and Krishna would dance as peacocks. Read more ›

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE testimonial. “Before and after” attidude toward a devotee
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In it he mentions seeing a Hare Krshna devotee on his college campus. I thought it worthwhile to copy and paste “before and after” sections of the piece to show his attidude toward that devotee prior to his NDE, and after it happened Read more ›

15 min vid: Humility & Holistic Approach to Education
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Pandit currently serves as the first-ever Hindu chaplain of Columbia University and New York University. Read more ›

76 photos: Matchless Gifts – Kirtan & Lecture @ London’s King’s Cross
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Basu Ghosh Das: Last night, Friday, August 16, 2013, Parashuram Das invited me to speak at his weekly program in the basement of the Matchless Gifts charity store that he runs in near East/almost Central London at Kings Cross. Pictures taken by myself and “Jenny”, who manages the charity store. Read more ›

Did you know there is every day Harinam in New York? Look at these 19 photos from Friday’s Sankirtan.
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Union Square Park Harinam. Read more ›

44 photos of transcendental book distribution during the Polish Tour Festivals of Indradyumna Swami
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Our books are being appreciated by learned circles, so we should take advantage. Whatever progress we have made, it is simply due to distributing these books Read more ›

55 pics: Jayapataka Swami’s European disciples retreat, August 13, 2013
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55 pics: Jayapataka Swami’s European disciples retreat, August 13, 2013 Read more ›

The Geocentric Design Of The Solar System
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This photo is of the Geocentric system of the Solar System where the Planets and Sun orbit the Earth. A similar technologically advanced diorama of this structure is presently being built at Mayapur West Bengal India that will house the Vedic Planetarium opening in 2016 Read more ›

2 min vid: Super fired up devotees in ISKCON-Vancouver Ratha-yatra (11Aug13)
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126 pics: Birmingham Ratha Yatra Festival 2013 by professional photographer Galina Walls
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66 pics: Preaching in Nizhniy Tagil (a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia) 15.08.2013
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ISKCON Austin Center Struck by Lightning
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The ISKCON center on Jonwood Way in Northeast Austin, Texas, USA was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on the night of Friday July 26th / morning of July 27th, and sustained major fire damage. No devotees were hurt, and the Deities were unharmed. Read more ›

Gadadhara Pandit Das: Another Spin on the Merry-Go-Round – The Elephant Journal
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Whether we act honestly, dishonestly, help or hurt others, it all gets recorded and manifests as a karmic reaction either in this life or a future life. Read more ›

The story of how Marlon Brando got Srila Prabhupada’s books
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Then I said enthusiastically, while handing him “The Higher Taste,” “Well, here, this is a vegetarian gourmet karma-free cookbook. Maybe your little Tahitian wife and daughter can whip you up some good recipes!!” They all laughed Read more ›

Sugam Sunday School Trip To The Hare Krishna Goshala At Janda Baik, Pahang, Malaysia
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A total of 80 kids of Sugam Karnatica’s Sugam Sunday School gathered excitedly at 8.00 a.m on 28th July 2013 at the Taman Jaya carpark to make our way to the Hare Krishna Goshala (cow-farm) located at Janda Baik, Pahang Read more ›

NASN July 2013 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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By Mayapur Sasi dasa: For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of July Read more ›

Yesterday’s (Aug. 15, 2013) SB class by Mahaduyti prabhu: The Goddess of “Misfortune” (Caution: Very graphic!)
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Stool factories, decorated bag of stool and more… 🙂 Read more ›

Another small step for ISKCON UK, another big step in following Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions
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Saci Premamayi Devi Dasi: On Tuesday the 13th of August 2013 another rather unspectacular but noteworthy event took place at Bhaktivedanta Manor, London. The signing of an affiliation and Licence agreement between the original ISKCON charity of 1969 and the new ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor charity. Read more ›

Messiah Complex!
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Russell Brand popped into our countryside temple last week. We strolled around the gardens, had a bite to eat and finished off with half-an-hour of chanting in the main shrine. According to sources, Russell had at one point seriously considered the idea of monasticism! Read more ›

171 pics: Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Ratha-Yatra 2013!
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The event was very traditional procession with the deities of Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baladeva and Srimati Subhadra, who left Square Seven, passed the Palace of Arts and entered the City Park, in addition to musical concerts, dance performance and yoga, food, Free lunch lacto-vegetarian and joy in the Park! Read more ›

96 pics: Crawley Rathayatra. Very enthusiastic devotees and supporters!
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Dharmatma das: Another great day cooking and Rathayatra in Crawley. Very enthusiastic devotees and supporters. A great example of what Parasuram and his dedicated crew is adoring all over the UK and Scandinavia. Read more ›

Birmingham Ratha Yatra – video
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Birmingham Rathayatra took place last Sunday 11th of August. This is one of the biggest Rathayatras in England, thousands of devotees from around England came together to glorify the Lord as he rode in His chariot. Read more ›

53 pics: Newly renovated altar & Deity room floor and new Deity dress at the Bhaktivedanta Manor
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Pictures of Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda in Their new dress, and on their newly renovated altars and new flooring in Their room Read more ›

142 pics: Every Day Is A Festival
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Indradyumna Swami: As the weeks and months go by on our festival tour it’s as if we’re in the spiritual world; where all walking is dancing, all talking is singing and there’s a festival every day. Thank you Srila Prabhupada! Read more ›

26 2nd Avenue Update and Appeal
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The renovation entails reconstructing the interior so that it looks the way it did in the 1960’s when Srila Prabhupada was physically present there. Read more ›

Bringing Krishna Consciousness To Local Schools
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Just as last year – for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada – we prepared a range of workshops and lunchtime activities. They showcased the rich culture of India and gave students a taste of what our local Hare Krishna temple has to offer. Read more ›

Videos and photos from the first Ratha Yatra in Volga’s Lenin square, Russia
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With enthusiasm citizens embraced the idea that if you pull the chariot of the rope, you can attract into your life the well-being and prosperity. Read more ›

252 pics: ISKCON Manila (Phillipines) weekend program
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Today, Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Mandir has become an extremely popular destination for Manilans, with over a thousand people filling the temple to bursting point on major festivals. Read more ›

12 min vid: Comedy skit at Kulimela Germany 2013!
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Damodar Hari Kansal’s hilarious gurukuli skit at the Kulimela this summer in Germany. It was a great way to represent the 2013 Euro bustour at the kulimela and it was a pretty hilarious show too. Read more ›

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123 pics: ISKCON Laguna (Philippines)
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