Category Archives: News

Dear ISKCON Educators of North America, We at the Ministry of Education NA know firsthand the amazing hard work you have been undertaking, serving the most delicate and most important members of our ISKCON society – the children and youth. Join 9…

Week 14, June 8th, 2022 ISKCON Relief – Figures Devotees from Europe, as well as other parts of the world, have tirelessly continued their sincere endeavour to help devotees from Ukraine to find shelter, care, and support. The following figures are for…

Jaya Chaitanya Das with BBT books   Jaya Chaitanya Das, the former number one book distributor in North America is back on the scene after two years, this time with his new hip hop album.  His first single is set to release on April 29, 2022, and …

The TOVP Communications Department has collected a large number of Srila Prabhupada’s known quotes relating to the Mayapur project and the TOVP taken from lectures, conversations, morning walks, his books, and other books. It covers a wide range of top…

Spring is upon us and that means it’s time for the Festival of Colors. The Festival of Colors is an annual celebration of the Holi Festival. Holi Festival is an ancient Hindu festival that commemorates Radha Krishna’s love as well as the tr…

On Ram Navami,  at ISKCON Juhu, His Grace Payonidhi Das suffered a tragic accident and left this world. Originally from Orissa, he was a loving servant of Lord Jagannatha.m and he was a full-time resident living as a Brahmachari (monk). He was currentl…

Portland Local News ISKCON Temple Attacker Convicted Of Bias Crime Apr 1, 2022 On March 30, 2022, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Brandon Thompson found Sean Lawrence Michel-White guilty of two counts of first-degree bias crime, second-degree bia…

On October 17, 2019, the BBT and GBC cooperatively appointed an Editorial Review Panel (ERP) to address devotees’ concerns about making changes to Çréla Prabhupäda’s books after his physical departure. Formed with the mandate to review all proposed and…

The winter retreats offered by the sacred village of New Vrindaban, West Virginia were a wonderful endeavor. The four-night mini-retreats ran every week from Thursday through Sunday, starting on January 5th until the end of March. It opened many avenue…

The London-based Food For All team has established a field kitchen for Ukrainian refugees and has since been providing 2500 hot meals per day. After an incredibly successful first impact, they are now looking to set up additional kitchens, so they can …

The presence of Srila Prabhupada in the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in his murti form offers another wonderful opportunity to serve His Divine Grace and simultaneously help finance TOVP construction. The TOVP Fundraising Team is very pleased to ann…

March 29–As the conflict in Ukraine enters its second month, Niranjana Swami, GBC representative for Ukraine, addressed the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON with a report on Ukraine, the devotees affected, and future planning. The following in…

ISKCON Mayapur is happy to inform you that the Government of India, through its National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) program, has approved the construction of Prabhupada Bathing Ghat in Mayapur, for which they have sanctioned nearly Rs 15.5 crores (…

The Melbourne ISKCON devotees living in the western suburbs of Melbourne Australia have for years participated in the annual local Hindu Holi festival in which they have incorporated a mini Ratha Yatra parade.   Many hundreds of people from the cu…

Ukrainian Refugees in Tiszabecs-Tas Balogh, Hungary   Russia’s invasion of Ukraine produced one of the world’s largest refugee crises in history. We are now one month into the conflict and more than 3.7 million Ukrainians have had to leave t…

A POWERFUL NARASIMHA PUJA to invoke blessings of the Divine Protector Join us on April 3, 2022 for 3 Pujas: Puja 1: Ahobhilam (India) 6:30pm IST Puja 2: Simhachalam (Germany) 8pm CET Puja 3: New Vrindaban (USA) 8pm EDT Pray for Ukraine and the world in…

ISKCON Law Department – Calling all law professionals If you are a budding lawyer, seasoned attorney, solicitor, barrister, or paralegal we invite you to join our community of devotee attorneys. The ISKCON Law Department has over 100 devotee attorneys …

On March 17, around 8 PM, 150 men tried to forcibly occupy a parcel of land owned by ISKCON Bangladesh. The property is a ten-minute walk from ISKCON’s main temple in Dhaka, the Swamibag Temple, and is adjacent to a smaller ISKCON temple on nearby Lalm…

Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Manager Premaniketana das, security man Lila Jagannath das, and now Congregational Care officer Kanhaiya das have traveled to Hungary to help the devotee community there to distribute vegetarian food (prasadam) as well as practica…

The following reports have been sent to ISKCON News by the Share Your Care Team   April 3rd, Update on Vamshi Madhava das and his Shooting Injury Vamshi Madhava das, his wife Vimala devi dasi, and their three children, Vrinda (15 years old), Radha…

  ACCOMMODATING REFUGEES in Hungary As far as accommodation is concerned, to date, 90 Ukrainian devotees have come to Hungary, including 32 children. Some devotees were in transit and just stayed overnight, others are staying longer term to rest a…

Bhaktivedanta Medical Association will launch on March 13th, 2022 with the mission to provide a digital resource that provides healthcare information from a holistic perspective. It shall offer advice in areas of healthcare and wellbeing. Devotees and …

We are pleased to share that the VIHE will be resuming onsite courses in Vrndavana in June 2022. We would like to welcome you to join the Bhakti-sadacara (a pre-bhakti sastri course) or the Bhakti-sastri course. Along with enhancing the knowledge of th…

WHEN: Saturday, March 19, 2022. The Parade begins at 10:30 AM at the Plaza and returns there by 12 PM. At 1 PM there will be a two-hour procession down St. George Street without the Chariot. Then at 3 PM, the cultural dance & music program begins. …

Under the guidance of Niranjana Swami, a new website has been launched so that the worldwide devotee community can help Ukraine. Shareyour.care will be a direct way for you to help Ukraine. Not only will you be able to financially donate, but you will …

March 9, 2022 Dear Devotees; My obeisances. Srila Prabhupada ki jai Due to the urgent, horrendous and tragic situation unfolding in Ukraine, I would like to make an appeal that has both the suppo11 of the local GBC for Ukraine, HH Niranjana Swami, as w…

This article will be regularly updated to keep you informed on the ever-changing situation in Ukraine. 1: Mariupol Evactuation Notice The following announcement has been sent to us from the European Crisis Team and reported by Sukanti Radha devi dasi. …

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Food distribution in Lviv, Ukraine ISKCON News Report Anuttama dasa 6 PM EST March 7, 2022 Events in Ukraine are changing daily, if not by the hour. Here are updates that ISKCON News has confirmed. Kyiv Temple Refills With Devotees It was previously re…

Russia volunteers distributed fruit to 7,500 Refugees from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. There are close to a hundred temporary accommodation centers for refugees in the Rostov region of Russia. In the last few days, Food for Life volunteers drove throu…

Chant for Peace, Mayapur, India The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a worldwide religious community and confederation of over 800 temples and cultural centers, conducted Chant for Peace events during the weekend of Saturday, M…

ISKCON Mariupol, 2019 ISKCON News Report Anuttama dasa 6 PM EST March 7, 2022 Events in Ukraine are changing daily, if not by the hour. Here are updates that ISKCON News has confirmed. Devotees Among Those Cut Off in Mariupol The direst situation faced…

The Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies Sponsors its Third Cosmology Workshop In 2019, the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) sponsored its initial cosmology workshop, “Taking the 5th… Canto!” This gathering explored the study of …

“Give Peace A Chance” and “Hare Krishna” go viral on European radio once again. John Lennon’s pacifist anthem again this Friday sounded throughout Europe on the airways. At the request of Berlin Public Radio, around 160 public radio stations from…

As we come closer to Gaura Purnima, the most auspicious appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we celebrate the ‘Be a Gardener Campaign’, as we sow and water the seeds of Bhakti. Now, we have an opportunity to do good for others, to nurture them a…

In his stunning paintings, Haridas Thakur das is able to capture life in his subjects in such a vivid way, they almost come across as photography. He captures realism in his paintings so true to life, one feels that they are in the presence of Srila Pr…

MELBOURNE, Australia –Approximately a dozen people have been reported dead from the flash flooding that battered northeastern Australia this week, with the wild weather forcing residents to evacuate and schools to close, while thousands of homes …

As of this morning, March 3rd, 2022, 8:30 AM EST it has been reported that some of the Kyiv devotees are traveling to ISKCON Farm(s), other cities, and other areas of the country for their safety. Some devotees are still staying at the temple, others a…

  Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 6 2022 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a worldwide religious community and confederation of over 500 temples and cultural centers, will conduct Chant for Peace events during the we…