Category Archives: Festival

The ISKCON of Washington, D.C. temple came alive with lights, colors, and joyous devotion as over 7,000 devotees, families, and guests gathered to celebrate Dussehra 2025 — honoring the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and the timeless triumph of virtu…

California has become the third U.S. state to recognize Diwali — a major festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism — as an official state holiday. The measure, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows government employees a day off on the festival and com…

The grand Chappan Bhoga offering. On Saturday, 6 September, the auspicious disappearance day of Haridasa Thakura, the first-ever Nauka Vihar Utsava (Boat Festival), was joyfully celebrated in the Netherlands. 
Hosted by ISKCON The Hague Sri Krishna Dha…

Devoted crowds gather for the Chittagong Rathayatra. This summer, devotees and well-wishers across Bangladesh witnessed an extraordinary display of devotion and unity as 122 Rathayatras were held and more than half a million plates of prasadam were dis…

A lively tapestry of vibrant music, colors, and devotion unfolded at the ISKCON temple in Houston. On a warm evening, over 10,000 enthusiastic devotees gathered to celebrate Janmashtami, the divine appearance of the Supreme Lord, Krishna. “It was a rea…

The ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor released highlights from its Janmashtami event, the largest festival held at the Watford, UK community, with as many as 50,000 people attending over the course of two days. To view the video produced by Filmwork Studios, …

The 4th Annual Color Fest hosted by ISKCON Farmington Hills on July 26th was a vibrant celebration of culture, devotion, and unity, drawing an unprecedented 1,200 participants—the largest turnout in the festival’s history. Each year, attendance has ste…

In a remarkable display of collaboration and devotion, ISKCON Seattle devotees are creating a detailed 3D model of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) as a seva offering to Ambarish Dasa and to share the TOVP’s inspiring vision with the broader …

This summer, ISKCON Farmington Hills successfully organized four powerful Rathayatra festivals across Michigan—bringing the mercy of Lord Jagannath to the cities of Ann Arbor, Canton, Farmington Hills, and Lansing. Under the inspired spiritual leadersh…

Recently, ISKCON Kolkata marked the celebration of its 54th annual Rathayatra, recognized as the second largest Ratha Yatra in the world. Each year, the city of Kolkata is surrounded by an atmosphere of devotion as the grand chariot festival of Lord Ja…

On June 29, 2025, honoring the divine journey of Lord Jagannath, ISKCON Phoenix joyfully celebrated our Rathayatra festival, aligning the celebration with the same auspicious day as the Rathayatra in Puri, India. While our main Rathayatra celebration t…

The streets of Accra come alive with ecstatic kirtan and dancing during the Rathayatra. Each year, the streets of Accra come alive with vibrant kirtan, smiling devotees, and the majestic presence of Lord Jagannatha on His chariot. What began two decade…

Their Lordships Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi grace the streets of Gaborone from atop Their beautifully decorated chariot, offering darshan to hundreds of joyful onlookers. On June 15th, the streets of Gaborone vibrated with rhythm, color, and…

ISKCON St. Louis celebrated its annual Rathayatra festival at the popular Creve Coeur Park on June 8th. To attract a more diverse crowd, the chariot was called the “Festival of Joy.”  The atmosphere was vibrant and filled with a variety of engagi…

From April 25 to 27, 2025, 170 young devotees from across Australia and New Zealand came together for BhaktiFest 2K25. Organized by the Radha Govinda Youth team of ISKCON West Sydney, this event marked the first nationwide Krishna Conscious youth festi…

Devotees dance joyfully before the chariot as onlookers marvel at the vibrant spiritual spectacle. Over 10,000 people gathered to celebrate unity in diversity through devotion, culture, and color in Sandton, Africa’s richest square mile. On the first w…

Devotees gather under the majestic chariots, eagerly anticipating the start of the Durban Festival of Chariots 2025 procession. Since its humble beginnings on Durban’s beachfront in 1988, the Durban Festival of Chariots (DFOC) has become a cheris…

Devotees sing and dance in the streets of Richards Bay, South Africa, at the first-ever RYF held in the coastal city. For nearly two decades, Krishna consciousness in Richards Bay, South Africa, has been a story of persistence, resilience, and renewal….

​On March 23, 2025, representatives from the ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) met with His Majesty Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Dev, the revered King of Puri, and Shri Jagannath Temple’s Chief Administrator, Shri Arvind Padee, IAS, in Bhubanes…

New Navadvip Dham preparing the stage and altar to welcome the Deities at the Gaura Purnima Festival. On February 2, 2025 in New Navadvip Dham, the long-awaited arrival of Lord Sri Ram, Lakshman, Sita, and Hanuman Ji at New Navadvip Dham unfolded in a …

In a heartfelt message on the auspicious occasion of Gaura Purnima, Govardhan Das, the new Chair of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON, extended his blessings to devotees, friends, and well-wishers around the world. As communities around the…

Contrary to some erroneous reports in Indian media, ISKCON of Houston plans to hold its Festival of Bliss on Saturday, November 9th. The following is a statement from Saranga Thakur Dasa, President, ISKCON of Houston: “ISKCON Houston To Adapt Its Festi…

Mahaprabhu Dasa, Temple President of ISKCON Soweto with Bhakti Narasimha Swami. On September 28th, 2024, the vibrant streets of Soweto came alive with the joyous sounds of Hare Krishna chanting as devotees and members of the local community gathered to…

On Sunday, September 29th, Nottingham’s Market Square witnessed its first-ever Rathayatra festival. Around 1,500 people gathered to take part in this joyous celebration, during which Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra came to bless the c…

Majestic Lord Jagannath blessing Rose Belle. On September 21, 2024, the streets of Rose Belle, Mauritius, hosted the Rathayatra Festival, an important festival on the Vaishnava calendar. The event featured a procession involving the deities Lord Jagann…

In a recent press release, ISKCON of Houston, Texas, announced their first annual Festival of Bliss, the Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra, to be held on Saturday, November 9th, at 10:30 AM at the American Legion Park. The festival procession will begin at noo…

On a blissful day filled with devotion and joy, ISKCON Phoenix (Arizona, USA) enthusiastically celebrated the auspicious occasion of Radhashtami. The event drew over 300 devotees, all eager to take part in the celebrations. The temple was abuzz with ac…

Some of the 15,000 guests who attended the Janmashtami celebrations in the new ISKCON of DC Temple in Potomac, Maryland. From Mayapur to Melbourne, Brazil to Bangkok, New York to New Delhi, hundreds of thousands of Krishna devotees gathered at ISKCON t…

The 9th Annual India Day festival was recently held in Moscow, Russia at the “Dream Island” Landscape Park. This past weekend’s event (August 15-18th), which is the heart of the multi-day festival, welcomed more than 600,000 people. Over 2 …

As environmental challenges continue to escalate, integrating sustainable practices into every aspect of life has become crucial. Religious festivals, often marked by large gatherings and elaborate preparations, provide an opportunity to promote enviro…

Guests having a blast, along with devotees, at the colorful New Mayapur Holi Festival.  On June 23, 2024, ISKCON New Mayapur, situated in the serene countryside of Centre-Val de Loire, France, organized a Holi Festival mainly attended by locals from ne…