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From September 5–7, 2025, over a hundred ISKCON leaders from across the United States and Canada gathered at ISKCON of Houston for the annual Leadership Conference. With the theme “Growing with Purpose,” the three-day event blended meaningf…

On June 27-29, 2025, Gita Nagari Farm in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, hosted a weekend-long 20th Tirobhava of His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Swami. The event drew many devotees from around the world for three days of ecstatic kirtan, absorbing classes, heartf…

For the first time in more than thirty years, ISKCON UK organized a youth bus tour, reviving a tradition that left a deep mark on earlier generations. Over three weeks this summer, thirty young devotees traveled across Britain, blending outreach, pilgr…

In 1972, Idi Amin expelled more than 60,000 Indians from Uganda overnight. These were not just residents. They were the backbone of the economy, running businesses, supplying goods, and sustaining entire sectors of trade. Their removal caused Uganda’s …

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has announced a landmark initiative: a new series dedicated to the foundational literature of the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. The series will feature meticulous translations enriched with the purports of previous Ācāry…

With a heavy heart, I want to share that Devananda, affectionately known as “Pita,” passed away in the early morning hours of Sept 22, 2025. He leaves behind his beloved sons, Dwarka Van Pelt, Dhanan Van Pelt, and Chris Van Pelt. He has 5 b…

Kavan Pandya (center) with Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON’s Global Minister of Communications, and Houston Temple President Saranga Thakur Dasa. When 15-year-old Kavan Pandya looked around his temple community at ISKCON Houston, he saw a challenge—and an …

Photo courtesy of DirkDaniel, AdobeStock. The Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) is set to host a special hybrid screening of Nature’s IQ, a visually striking documentary that blends science, philosophy, and art. The film is based on the…

Members of the Project Advisory Group at the recent conference (Krishnarupa Devi Dasi in the center in blue). ISKCON Australia’s Women’s Minister, Krishnarupa Devi Dasi (ACBSP), was recently invited to serve as a faith-based project advisor…

As part of  World Clean Up Day events around the world, the children of Gurukula – The Hare Krishna Primary School, located near Bhaktivedanta Manor, joined hands to care for their environment through a spirited community clean-up. Organised by the sch…

The School of Rupanugas is offering three upcoming online courses in Hindi this fall to help deepen devotees’ spiritual understanding and strengthen teaching capacity within the movement. The ISKCON Disciples Course, Teachers Training Course 1, and Tea…

To honor Srila Prabhupada’s historic arrival at Boston Harbor on September 17, 1965, Inner Voice Productions has created a 12-minute film featuring rare footage and dramatic recreations of his 1965 voyage aboard the Jaladuta and his first month in Butl…

A historic turn of events took place in France the day before Radhastami. For the first time since Srila Prabhupada inaugurated this beautiful community and installed his beloved Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama, both the ambassador of India at UNESCO and the …

Harilila Das presenting to leaders gathered at the NA-RGB Conference. The Sri Mayapur Community Hospital project received the blessings and encouragement from ISKCON leaders in North America after a presentation to them at the North American Regional G…

Some of the children participating in the competition honoring Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja in Mayapur. On August 14, 2025, the newly formed Srila Prabhupada Connection–Mayapur Team, coordinated by Janmastami Das, in collaboration with Bhaktivedanta N…

Image courtesy of India Rail Info. In a welcome move for pilgrims and devotees traveling to the holy dhama of Mayapur, Eastern Railway’s Sealdah Division has announced the launch of a new AC EMU train service connecting Krishnanagar and Sealdah, with k…

This weekend, September 12–14, 2025, ISKCON Boston is hosting a three-day festival marking the 60th anniversary of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s arrival in the United States, the historic event that began the Hare Krishna movement’s world…

Bhaktivedanta University has announced the launch of its second academic pillar, the Faculty of Vocational Education, aimed at revitalizing village life and traditional occupations in the face of rapid urbanization. With older generations of farmers ag…

This weekend, September 12–14, 2025, ISKCON Boston is hosting a three-day festival marking the 60th anniversary of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s arrival in the United States, the historic event that began the Hare Krishna movement’s world…

Members of the ISKCON community in St. Louis released a devotional film entitled Geetha Ganam, a project highlighting both the wisdom and beauty of the Bhagavad-gītā. The title, Geetha Ganam — which literally means “the singing of the Bhagavad-gītā”—re…

ISKCON has recently been invited to contribute to the prestigious Online Certificate Course on Global Interfaith Dialogue, organized by JIS University, Kolkata, in commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’s historic address at the Parliament of the World’s R…

In Alto Paraíso de Goiás, a tranquil region in central Brazil known for its crystal waterfalls and sattvic atmosphere, an ambitious project is taking shape. Eco Vrindavan aims to recreate the spiritual mood of Vraja, establishing a fully sustainable an…

In the sacred soil of Maharashtra, where saints once walked and bhakti still echoes through the hearts of devotees, a monumental spiritual endeavor is taking shape. The town of Ichalkaranji, nestled in Kolhapur district, is witnessing the birth of one …

Thousands gather at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple in Durban. South Africa’s ISKCON communities united this year in vibrant celebrations for Sri Radhastami, marking the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani with devotional enthusiasm, opulent deit…

This year’s European Farm Conference, organized by the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture, will be hosted in Hungary at New Vraja Dhama’s 300-hectare self-sufficient farm on September 25-27th, 2025. The conference will focus on farming, with a …

To answer this question, let’s look at the definition of truth. The word “truth” subdivides into two categories. There are finite “truths” in the material world, and there are absolute “truths” within all eternal spiritual energy. Finite truth ha…

Sri Radha Gopal in flowers. The sacred village of Aravade once again blossomed with transcendental joy as ISKCON Aravade hosted its grand three-day Janmāṣṭamī festival, drawing over 50,000 devotees from across Maharashtra and beyond. The celebrations, …

In Budapest, a grassroots initiative led by Ishvara Krishna Das and Bhakta Szabolcs Tárkányi is exploring one of the most unexpected tools for Krishna-conscious outreach: artificial intelligence. Their project, which blends AI-generated music with a vi…

A recent Pew Research Center post, drawing on a global Nature Communications study, maps out how religious engagement has diminished across generations in 111 countries between 2008 and 2023. The research identifies a consistent three-stage pattern—coi…

ISKCON New Goloka Dhām, home of Sri Sri Rādha Golokananda, is a spiritual oasis located at the intersection of North Carolina’s biggest cities. Over the summer, New Goloka Dhām hosted its inaugural Rasa-Cintāmani retreat: a three-day immersion in Hari …

Tapana Miśra Dāsa, Minister of ISKCON’s Ministry of Education, warmly invites devotees worldwide to unite in celebrating the foundational role of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books in our spiritual lives and the global mission of Krishna consciousness thro…

As ISKCON approached its second year since opening the first temple in Minnesota, the devotees celebrated their first annual Ratha-yatra on July 27, 2025. The temple was overflowing with activity in preparation for the historic event, which brought Lor…

This is my companion article, “Sharing Spiritual Knowledge Everywhere.” “This is the only movement for re-spiritualization of the whole world. And those who are intelligent, they should come forward and cooperate with this movement. We have…