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On November 3, 2027, the fiftieth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance, copper plates micro-engraved with names will be carried to his Samadhi Mandir in Vrindavan, an offering, not a database entry, that organizers plan to repeat every…

The Indian Ambassador, Yadunanadana Swami, and Martin Gurvich (Mahaprabhu Dasa) light the lamps to inaugurate the Madrid exhibit. The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA), the Embassy of India in Madrid and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) prese…

Rejoice: by Srila Prabhupada’s mercy and the blessings of the Vaishnava community, ISKCON (Hare Krishna) has been formally recognized as a distinct faith tradition within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) chaplaincy of England and Wale…

Group runs, Pilates, cold plunges and matcha are finding their way into Gen Z’s social calendar. In a report on “wellness darties,” Mashable describes daytime gatherings that combine the energy of a party with activities more often associated with a fi…

Croatian devotees gather for outreach and fellowship. ISKCON Croatia is rebuilding congregational participation and extending public outreach during the movement’s 60th-anniversary year. In an interview with ISKCON News, communications representa…

Changing Bodies diorama. Śrīla Prabhupāda established the culture of theistic exhibitions in ISKCON with his foundational diorama museum, the First American Transcendental Exhibition (F.A.T.E.), also known as the Diorama Museum of Bhagavad-gītā or the …

This year, Śivarāma Swami, a spiritual leader of ISKCON Hungary and disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, undertook an extraordinary physical challenge together with his personal assistant, Śyāma-bihārī Dāsa: completing a full circuit of Lak…

Arati follows abhishek as attendees join in worship. Four ISKCON communities across Gautengi Province, South Africa, brought their Srila Prabhupada murtis together at The Glen Primary School in Menlyn on September 5 for a joint observance of Srila Prab…

Dignitaries from all parties with the MoU. On the auspicious occasion of the appearance day of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami at ISKCON Juhu, the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) entered into a strategic partnership with leadership consultancy V…

There is a saying, “Think globally, act locally.” And that’s what Srila Prabhupada did when he began his mission in 1966 on NYC’s Lower East Side.  In those days, the counterculture—young people dissatisfied with a war-driven, materia…

On July 11, 2026, the Yogapeeth Center, ISKCON Tri-Central Valley in Dublin, California, celebrated its second anniversary with a gathering of devotees, families, and guests. The event featured Vaisesika Dasa and Nirakula Devi Dasi, whose presence enri…

Registration remains open for the 2026 MAN-tra Retreat, which will bring devotee men together for a weekend of spiritual reflection, practical discussion, kirtan, and fellowship at ISKCON New Vrindaban in West Virginia. The retreat will begin on Friday…

Creating safe communities is a shared responsibility. For ISKCON communities to thrive, children and families need to feel protected, supported, and cared for. Building that kind of environment requires more than good intentions—it requires awareness, …

ISKCON Punjabi Bagh (India) altar decorated with Srila Prabhupada’s books. From September 26 to October 3, 2026, the ISKCON Ministry of Education invites devotees, temples, centers, families, and communities worldwide to participate in Books Are the Ba…

From September 25–29, 2026, the 10th annual GitaFest will bring devotees together at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, for a five-day retreat centered on the theme “Guru and Disciple.” Organized by the Bhagavad-gita Institute, this year’s festival will foc…

The following statement was released by ISKCON Juhu Communications on September 9, 2026: “ISKCON Juhu recently received a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Government of Maharashtra, following an inspection of our kitchen and fo…

The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will hold “Alone with Kṛṣṇa, Together with Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees,” a retreat at the Govardhana Retreat Center at Govardhana, from 4:00 p.m. on October 23 to 12:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026. Led by Bhurijana…

Seventy-five devotees from ISKCON Indonesia. A series of Bhakti Vriksha leadership training courses was held from June to August 2026 across four major yatras in India and Indonesia, training over 300 devotees to expand congregational preaching and sys…

In an installment of the Prabhupada Memories series, Locan Dasa recounts his spiritual search and early encounters with Srila Prabhupada. Inspired initially by St. Francis of Assisi and later by yoga philosophy, he discovered Krishna consciousness afte…

Devotees gathered at Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, ISKCON Vrindavan on September 5 to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the appearance of ISKCON Founder-Acharya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The five-hour Vyasa-puja program opened with a reco…

Marking a significant milestone in digital devotional media, Hare Krsna TV has officially completed 10 years of broadcasting spiritual wisdom, reaching its decade-long anniversary with this year’s Janmashtami celebrations. Launched on the auspicious oc…

Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress. Public domain. Personal items belonging to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International S…

Nepali hydropower foreman Sanjay Sah was rescued on September 4 after surviving nine days trapped inside a tunnel following the devastating floods and landslides along the Trishuli River. During the long ordeal, Sah told those who found him, “I w…

Rupanuga Dasa in a 2023 interview with Siddhanta Dasa for the Prabhupada Memories series. His Grace Rupanuga Dasa, one of Srila Prabhupada’s earliest disciples and a member of ISKCON’s original Governing Body Commission, has departed from this world. H…

Ahead of the Appearance Day of ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Vyasa-puja book team has released the 2026 edition, marking 57 consecutive years of annual tributes compiled in his honor. The new v…

San Diego devotees in the early 1980s. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be part of a Vaiṣṇava community in 2026. Not really in terms of rules or institutional policy or who is doing things right or wrong. I mean something deeper t…

Krishna Kids, an independent children’s education project led by Damodar-Priya Devi Dasi, released a 13-minute puppet biography of ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in English and Spanish in August 2026. …

Health Update of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja, Bengaluru | 1st September 2026 | 9:00 PM IST Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! By…

After more than five decades as a familiar part of life at the University of Florida, Krishna Lunch is introducing a new service model to continue providing prasadam to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the wider Gainesville community. The change f…