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Over 10,000 plates of full meal Prasadam were distributed to flood victims in various places in Klang Valley (an urban conglomeration in Malaysia centered in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.) Kuala Lumpur, over 18000 residents have been evacuated from their homes following continuous rain since Friday 17/12. It made several roads impassable with many stranded […]

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This Christmas marks the one-year anniversary of the Hare Krishna Community Radio Station (HKCRS). We sat down with the visionary behind this initiative, Her Grace Sudharma devi dasi (ACBSP), to chat about this milestone, the journey thus far, and the road ahead.  What inspired you to start the radio project?  Sudharma devi dasi: The concept […]

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Last Sunday marked the return of the annual Krishna Balarama chariot festival (Rath Yatra) in Ludhiana – a thriving business city 250 km from India’s capital -New Delhi. One of the biggest Ratha Yatra festivals in the ISKCON world, the event attracted hundreds of thousands of devotees as they pulled the chariots amidst the prayerful […]

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Celebrating 5 Anniversaries in 1 Festival The TOVP Team is pleased to announce the upcoming, all-auspicious Radha Madhava Golden Jubilee Festival from March 2 – 5, 2022. This will be a festival to beat all festivals, commemorating the anniversary of five important years in the history of ISKCON. 50th Anniversary of Chota Radha Madhava’s Installation […]

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December 26, 2021 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) joins the world in mourning and paying tribute to a prolific religious leader and human rights icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We offer our condolences to the Tutu family and to the entire South African nation. In the year 1986 Archbishop Desmond Tutu became the first […]

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December 22, 2021—The Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON today passed a resolution amending a 2019 law affirming that qualified Vaisnavis, or women devotees, may under certain conditions, initiate disciples (give diksa) within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.  Of the 28 voting GBC members present for the tally, the vote was 18 in favor, […]

  His Early Life Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur was born February 6th, 1874, in Jagannath Puri and the name he was given was Bimala Pradas. His father, Bhaktivinode Thakur knew how important it was to keep the movement of Nama-sankirtana (the congregational chanting of the holy names of God) going, he prayed to Lord Caitanya to […]

  His Early Life Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur was born February 6th, 1874, in Jagannath Puri and the name he was given was Bimala Pradas. His father, Bhaktivinode Thakur knew how important it was to keep the movement of Nama-sankirtana (the congregational chanting of the holy names of God) going, he prayed to Lord Caitanya to […]

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In the summer of 2021, two cousins Kana (age 8) and Meera (age 14), got Vaisesika Prabhu’s inspiring book Our Family Business. Meera says, “Reading Our Family Business made me and my cousin Kana filled with excitement to distribute books.”  Kana said that after reading the book it made him realize that life isn’t just about maintaining our […]

In the summer of 2021, two cousins Kana (age 8) and Meera (age 14), got Vaisesika Prabhu’s inspiring book Our Family Business. Meera says, “Reading Our Family Business made me and my cousin Kana filled with excitement to distribute books.”  Kana said that after reading the book it made him realize that life isn’t just about maintaining our […]

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I was pleasantly surprised to see a  recent article on ISKCON News: “Christmas Drama Has Audience Enthralled.” I understood immediately that the Bhaktivedanta Players wanted to bring the sacred elements from the East and the West together in their performance: from the East The Bhagavad Gita, and A Christmas Carol from the West. I understood […]

I was pleasantly surprised to see a  recent article on ISKCON News: “Christmas Drama Has Audience Enthralled.” I understood immediately that the Bhaktivedanta Players wanted to bring the sacred elements from the East and the West together in their performance from the East The Bhagavad Gita,and A Christmas Carol from the West. I understood because […]

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Prabhupada’s Palace at New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s preeminent smriti samadhi, or memorial shrine, in the West – is getting a brand new roof and beautiful new domes as part of its ongoing restoration. Devotees began building the Palace themselves back in 1973 as a residence for Srila Prabhupada, when he expressed a […]

Prabhupada’s Palace at New Vrindaban, West Virginia – Srila Prabhupada’s preeminent smriti samadhi, or memorial shrine, in the West – is getting a brand new roof and beautiful new domes as part of its ongoing restoration. Devotees began building the Palace themselves back in 1973 as a residence for Srila Prabhupada, when he expressed a […]

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                     Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi at St Augustine Christmas Parade with Surabhi Dasi With this holiday season upon us, devotees from Alachua as well as from Gainesville’s Krishna House, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine participated in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade in Florida on […]

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                     Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi at St Augustine Christmas Parade with Surabhi Dasi With this holiday season upon us, devotees from Alachua as well as from Gainesville’s Krishna House, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine participated in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade in Florida on […]

A message from Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa Prabhhu: Celebrating 5 Anniversaries in 1 Festival Braja Vilasa prabhu announces the celebration of the Radha Madhava Golden Jubilee Festival, a 4-day festival from March 2-5, 2022 observing the anniversaries of…

Here is a great and easy idea for the Christmas Marathon. One of the brahmacaryas here in San Diego, Govardhana prabhu, came up with it. He puts together three soft-bound books (Gita, Science of Self-realization, and Chant and Be Happy), and puts a Chr…

Here is a great and easy idea for the Christmas Marathon. One of the brahmacaryas here in San Diego, Govardhana prabhu, came up with it. He puts together three soft-bound books (Gita, Science of Self-realization, and Chant and Be Happy), and puts a Chr…

Photo Credits: Madhava Smullen’s Facebook page                                                                Madhava Smullen with his family in Alachua, Florida. Madhava Smullen is synonymous with ISKCON News. For the last […]
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Photo Credits: Madhava Smullen’s Facebook page                                                                Madhava Smullen with his family in Alachua, Florida. Madhava Smullen is synonymous with ISKCON News. For the last […]
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                                                       The Bhaktivedanta Players performing A Christmas Carol During this holiday season, the Bhaktivedanta Players performed their first pantomime drama in Bhaktivedanta Manor’s new Shree Krishna H…

Live to Give 2021 and World Gita Day Official Press Release Information World Gita Day is a new initiative that aims to unite our communities worldwide and celebrate the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita. In its second year in 2021, World Gita Day will be…

It was 5000 years ago that Lord Krishna revealed the most confidential and topmost knowledge of devotional service in the form of the Bhagavad-gita to His dear most devotee Arjuna, and to humanity at large so that everyone can realize that the ultimate…

What is this conference all about? Consciousness has been the most elusive object in all scientific explorations of reality. With gradual advances in modern science, it is increasingly receiving the singular focus simply because all our perception of r…

Moksada Ekadasi, observed on the 11th day of Shukla Paksha (the waxing phase of the moon) during the lunar month of Margashirsha, is a very special Ekadasi in two regards: it is the all-auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad…

With Immense pleasure, we cordially invite you, your family, and friends for the Grand Inauguration of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir in Khargone, Madya Pradesh (Central India) February 19-20th, 2022. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, we are celebrating…

On Saturday, November 27th, over 50 leaders from across Canada got together for the annual Canadian leadership conference to present, strategize, and generate ideas for the future. Centers from the West Coast such as Sarangati to the East Coast such as…

Dear Devotees, Hare Krishna, Our dear head pujari, HG Jananivas Prabhu was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata, last night. On CT scan a small tumor(1.8cm) was found on his urinary bladder. The doctor’s advice was to have it operated on and sent for a bi…

In response to the success of its summertime Sunday Brunches at Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden, ISKCON New Vrindaban is set to offer a series of winter retreats that will give newcomers as well as devotees a chance to refresh and recharge in a spiritu…

On November 27th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about Jagattarini Dasi, who now runs an art gallery in the Swan Valley of Perth, on the 83rd edition of his monthly radio show, Mann Ki Baat. PM Modi said Jagattarini Dasi spent more than 13 years in…

ISKCON Youth Forum [IYF] Delhi celebrated its annual Youth Festival, ‘VIPLAVA- A Revolution in Consciousness’,  from October 22nd to 24th 2021, at Fogla Ashrama, Bhaktivedanta Marga, Srī Vrndāvana Dhāma, for 2000+ youth from across the nation. IYF is t…

Sunday, November 21, join us in welcoming Srimati Vrinda-devi as well as Srimati Tulsi-devi into her new room.  When Srimati Vrinda Devi entered into the material world she manifested herself as the sacred Tulsi plant.  Being very dear to Lor…

With the recent COP26 climate conference in Glasgow a current hot topic of discussion, ISKCON will be holding the Felication Ceremony for its biggest Value Education Olympiad yet on November 22nd. There it will recognize hundreds of thousands of school…

This year’s MAN-tra Retreat, held from November 12th to 14th, explored “The Hero’s Journey,” a common story template that involves a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a crisis, and comes home&#1…

Sri Nimbark Acharya comes in the line of the Kumara Sampradaya and is believed to have lived around the 11th and 12th centuries. He was born to a very pious brahman couple of the Tailanga order. He lived most of his devotional life at a place called Ni…

Today is the auspicious disappearance of Kāśīśvara Paṇḍita. He was a disciple of Īśvara Purī and son of Vāsudeva Bhaṭṭācārya, who belonged to the dynasty of Kāñjilāla Kānu, was sent to Jagannatha Puri by his spiritual master to humbly serve Lord Chaita…

The app Hornet, which caters to the gay male community, has seen a 30-percent increase in social feed engagement since social distancing measures began in mid-March, according to CEO Christof Wittig. And the dating app Tinder reported that it saw more …