Category Archives: News

Participants of the Devotee Care Training held in New Vrindaban. All photos are courtesy of Bhaktin Beverly Fifteen members of the New Vrindaban community recently participated in an intensive four-day Devotee Care Education and Training Course led by …

Hanumatpresaka Swami gathered with Mexican officials and forum speakers in Parliament.  Photo courtesy of Govinda Pramodini Devi Dasi and NIOS On March 30th, the “Building Peace around Ancient Cultures” forum was held in the Legislative Palace of San L…

The following letter from two ISKCON legal experts explains the current effort to seek input from ISKCON devotees worldwide in formulating a Constitution for ISKCON.  ISKCON News encourages all devotees to open the link, review the draft, share their t…

Photos courtesy of Acyuta Gauranga Dasa via Facebook The Durban Festival of Chariots, one of the largest Ratha Yatra festivals outside of India, returned to the Durban North Beach Front this year for a second time after COVID restrictions in 2020. The …

Gopaswami Prabhu and devotees engaged in eco-house construction  New Mayapur in Central France is working to implement Srila Prabhupada’s vision for rural farm communities where devotees can live in harmony with nature, while addressing the climate cri…

The Law Department of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is pleased to announce its third annual Global Law Conference, which will be held from May 19 to May 22, 2023, at Bhaktivedanta Manor near London, UK. The Conference wil…

The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) is delighted to announce the upcoming courses for the year 2023. 1) On-site Bhakti-śāstrī course: 21 June – 11 November 2023 Special features of the course: The VIHE onsite Bhakti-śāstrī course …

With a fond farewell, the ISKCON News team says goodbye to our Managing Editor from 2020-2023, HG Kamala-Radha dasi. Kamala was an asset to the growth and development of ISKCON News, especially in the area of its social media and other internal process…

One of HDG Srila Prabhupada’s earliest disciples, HG Shyamasundar Das, 81, shows no signs of slowing down as he continues to narrate his personal experiences with ISKCON’s founder-ācārya.  His popular 3-volume series, “Chasing Rhinos with the Swami,” s…

HG Lokarama Dasa of ISKCON Ypsilanti receiving his GBC College certificate. All images are courtesy of the GBC College. An exceptional group of North American leaders gathered in New Vrindaban on March 18-26th for the concluding session of their year-l…

All images are courtesy of www.iskcondelhi.com ISKCON Delhi, Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, celebrated the completion of twenty-five glorious years of service with the Ram Navami festival on March 19th-30th.  The temple was inaugurated on April 5t…

Photo Courtesy of Jai Krishna Das It is famously said that “neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night” can stop the US Postal Service from delivering mail, but it’s also the devotional mood of devotee pioneers HG Caru Das and HG Vaibhavi Dev…

Today in Sri Dham Mayapur the tribal convention has just commenced with 2200 in participation and tomorrow there will be an initiation ceremony as well. Please join us if you are in Mayapur or watch live on Mayapur TV. Hare Krishna

Narsimhadev Monthly Abhishek Update For 2023 Today the 28th of Sep, Sri Dham Mayapur will be hosting Narasimhadev Abhishek, along with special prayers to the Lord. Please take advantage of this day to offer prayers on behalf of your forefathers as…

The TOVP 36-Day Matching Fundraiser is about to begin, offering devotees another opportunity to serve the historic Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, ISKCON’s flagship world project. This year is especially important and crucial to our overall success be…

The ISKCON Communications Europe Executive Committee (ICE EC) members met for the second time this year in Brussels to meet representatives of European Union Institutions and European faith communities. The meetings aimed to establish contacts, develop…

Stowe Lake courtesy of Daderot, Wikimedia Commons Tucked away in San Francisco’s expansive Golden Gate Park is a lovely lake with an island called Stowe Lake. It was a favorite spot for Srila Prabhupada to circumambulate during his daily morning walks….

The *2022* GBC Resolutions have finally been released. Unfortunately, due to the global pandemic, the GBC Body couldn’t conduct in-person meetings, and therefore the 2022 AGM (Annual General Meeting) was conducted online. Thankfully, the 2023 AGM…

HG Anuttama Dasa, Minister of ISKCON Communications, will hold a Communications Course at Bhaktivedanta College/Radhadesh on May 12-15th, 2023.  The four-day course is a rare opportunity to learn about approaches and techniques for communicating with k…

The ICE EC Team is preparing for the upcoming international ISKCON Communications Conference at Villa Vrindavana, Italy to be held May 27th – 30th, 2023.  About 60-70 ISKCON leaders, senior devotees, and devotees engaged in communications service from …

Sri Ram Navami celebrations! We wish you all a very auspicious filled Rama Navami 💥💥💥💥 Sri Rama Navami is always a bigger festival as it is just before the vyasapuja of HH Jayapataka Swami and thousands and thousands of devotees visiting Mayapur for Vy…

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, …

Springtime in New Vrindaban is like stepping into a colorfully painted landscape, and Mother’s Day weekend will unite its beauty with some of our movement’s most talented artists, musicians, writers, and creators in the second annual Vaishnava Arts Fes…

Dated: March 21, 1969 Location: Hawaii Letter to: Tamala Krsna My Dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. Your letter dated March 18th by special delivery is in hand and it is so gratifying that you have already saved $600 for the im…

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…

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…

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…

Papamochani Ekadashi destroys every type of sin and all sinful mentalities and awards piety to the one who sincerely observes this fast. One should chant the Holy Names as much as possible and lovingly offer a lamp and flowers at the Lotus Feet of The …

Today is the divine appearance of Srivas Pandita. All the devotees celebrated in a grand way in Sri Mayapur Dham. We had a maha-abhishek of our small Srivas Pandit deity, followed by Arati and Maha-prasadam distribution. The following is an account of …

Statement by the North American Regional Governing Body Additional Shocking Testimony Filed Against Anirdesya Vapu (former Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami) The North American Regional Governing Body (NA RGB) of ISKCON acknowledges the recent shocking and horr…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …

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 …

Whilst we lower the Gaura Purnima flag to bring the festivities to a close, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami departs from this world. Just as though he was waiting for this day to come. Dear DevoteesOn Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Girira…

~Mayapur Gaura Purnima Nectar~As we all know, Gaura Purnima festival is not a one-day celebration in Sri Dham Mayapur but a long, one-month celebration; hence, we are very grateful to all those that have participated in sponsoring several sevas during …

“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 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…