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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…

Haribol Foods With Their Stall at the ILS With HH Niranjan Swami Maharaj and HG Gauranga Das At the ISKCON Leadership Sanga this year, Haribol Foods was showcased at the plenary session focused on conscious giving back. HARIBOL Foods in perpetuity pled…

Every year, the festival of the blessing of fruits was held in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. This is a traditional Christian festival, which became part of the protocol of the provincial state and has been celebrated since 1938, in which God is t…

Devotees from across the UK descended on Liverpool, the city of George’s birthplace for a series of special events aptly titled ‘The Spiritual Beatle’, celebrating his spiritual journey. Gurudas, one of the ISKCON UK’s pioneers, who first met George Ha…

Feb 27th, 2023: Srinivas University, one of the leading private universities in Mangalore organized the WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE-2023 the first of its kind in the state. It was a 3-day event that included research paper presentations on different aspe…

After a long seven days of total assumption, it still feels like it wasn’t enough. The separation is avid as the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama comes to an end. Sri Navadvipa dhama’s mood is full of personalism and love exchange between the Lord and His be…

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj and HH Guruprasad Swami Maharaj launching the book, Svalikhita Jivani at ISKCON Leadership Sanga in Sridham Mayapur on 15th February 2023 Svalikhita Jivani, the autobiography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura published by the Bh…

The Live to Give campaign, also known as the Prabhupada Marathon, is an annual effort to “cover the earth” with Bhagavad-gitas. This global operation, which launches the day after Bhadra Purnima and runs until January, is coordinated by the BBT MCI tea…

By: Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Swami As expected, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami’s health situation is gradually declining. Every day, however, there are encouraging reports of the kirtans, readings and beautiful interactions he has with devotees in Vrinda…

“Wandering in Navadvipa is the best of all opulence, the best of all religious principles, the best of all kinds of worship, the best of all perfections, the best of all glories, and the best of all oceans of sweetness.”Parikrama begins tod…

Dear Godbrothers and Godsisters please accept my humble obeisance all glories to Gurumaharaj, all glories to Shantipur festival. This is to inform all of you of the coming Shantipur festival on 4th March 2023. We humbly request you to donate any amount…

One week has passed since the Turkish yatra and members of the Hungarian Food for Life team started their food distribution in Turkey for those most affected by the severe damage caused by the earthquake in February 2023. The Hare Krishna Food for Life…

Mayapur.com welcomes all the devotees who have arrived here for Gaura Purnima 2023 festivities. Yesterday was the 8th Annual Sravna Utsava since it started in 2014. There would be lectures from 13th to 16th February on Spiritual Master, Advent of Lord …

Grammy-nominated Mantra America chants Hare Krishna on the Hollywood red carpet. After several years of effort, 2023 marked the first time the Grammys officially included chant as a music category. This year the album “Mantra Americana,” by…

Turkish and Hungarian devotees meet in Istanbul Devotees from Turkey and Hungary met in Istanbul so that they jointly distribute cooked food for the survivors in the most heavily damaged earthquake-stricken area in Turkey.   With permission from t…

New Delhi, January 29th, 2023 – The fourth annual Value Education Olympiad (VEO) , organized by ISKCON in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Directorate of Delhi, UN-Environment Progr…

There is a quiet yet powerful revolution occurring within the safe and confidential walls of the Bhakti Recovery Group (BRG). With hundreds attending meetings happening daily worldwide, ISKCON members, leaders, and many of the BRG participants agree th…

  “Vaisnava philosophy leads us to be activists,” Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON GBC member, and Global Communications Director, said, citing Isopanisad Mantra 1, which states that everything within the universe is owned by the Lord and therefo…

  “Vaisnava philosophy leads us to be activists,” Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON GBC member, and Global Communications Director, said, citing Isopanisad Mantra 1, which states that everything within the universe is owned by the Lord and therefo…

You can read the British Prime Minister, Mr. Rishi Sunak’s message in honor of Bhaktivedanta Manor’s 50th anniversary. (1973 – 2023) PM-message-Bhaktivedanta-Manor-50
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from the magazine of La Repubblica (Venerdì) For five centuries, St. Peter’s Basilica was the largest religious building in the world. A primacy that will soon lose, at least on the surface. To overcome it, the new temple of the Hare Krishna reli…

jaya jaya sundara nanda-kumārasaurabha-sańkaṭa-vṛndāvana-vihita-vasanta-vihāra“O handsome son of Nanda, O Lord who enjoys springtime pastimes in the fragrant forest of Vrndavana, all glories to You! All glories to You!”. – Srila Rupa GoswamiVasanta Pan…

Indian BJP President JP Nadda offered prayers at the start of his tour of the state of West Bengal. He visited the temple complex on January 19th, 2023 along with other senior BJP party leaders. In a comment book at the temple, he wrote “Today I am ble…

Indian BJP President JP Nadda offered prayers at the start of his tour of the state of West Bengal. He visited the temple complex on January 19th, 2023 along with other senior BJP party leaders. In a comment book at the temple, he wrote “Today I am ble…

“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 prov…

The lieutenant governor of Maryland, Aruna Miller, swore her oath to serve as the lieutenant governor by placing her hand on Srila Prabhupada‘s Bhagavad-gita as it is -Likely the first lieutenant governor to do so. Aruna Miller took the oath of office …

(photo credit: Ashwani Diwedi) Selfless service by devotees at ISKCON Ayodhya   ISKCON Ayodhya distributes prasadam to over a hundred thousand people. Vinay Bhushan Chaitanya Das, the director of ‘Food for Life,’ cited Srila Prabhupada’s words tha…