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Mayapur Institute Bhakti Sastri Courses announces new Online Bhakti Sastri Courses for the year 2021 from 23rd January. Details are as follows: Batch 1: *Jan 23, from 7 AM IST* Batch 2: *Feb 27 , from 10 AM IST* Batch 3: *Mar 20, from 12 Noon IST* Batc…

January 6th, 2021, marked the start of the All-India Padayatra’s (pilgrimage) seventh grand march around India, including the char dham yatra.  Beginning in Dwarka on Radhastami, September 2, 1984, the padayatra has continued nonstop for thi…

Ambarisa Das, Chairman of the under-construction Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur, India, has released the following 2020 review and 2021 message regarding the TOVP: Dear TOVP Supporters, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prab…

Hare Krishna, We are happy to inform you of the first ever visit of the Public Accounts Committee of the Indian Parliament to Sridham Mayapur on January 10. The Public Accounts Committee is the oldest among all committees and is considered the most inf…

Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person, is in the mode of goodness. (Bhagavad Gita 17:20) Those who give such charity without the slightest inclination for any reciprocal return ar…

Lord Krishna explains in the sacred text, Bhagavad-Gita, “Whatever action a great man performs, others will follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”  Yesterday in Washington, D.C., we saw the tr…

Devotees in the Czech Republic read the entireity of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is online during a nonstop 27-hour live broadcast on the sacred occasion of Gita Jayanti, December 25th. The idea was originated by Loka Saranga Das and m…

Registrations for the Online VIHE Govardhana Retreat 2021 are now open! Register here: http://www.bit.ly/govardhanaretreat  More info: https://vihe.org/retreats/index.html  The schedule will be announced shortly. The retreat is free…

Thirty-four MEPs are accusing the European Commission of double standards for pouring €3.6 million into a campaign to promote beef consumption while simultaneously proposing Green Deal goals to reduce emissions and promote more plant-based diets….

In 1976, Srila Prabhupada instructed the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute “to build a model of the universe that could later be built full size at the future Mayapur Temple and Planetarium complex.” To help broadly facilitate…

  Religious restrictions around the world often target women, who in many countries face censure because their clothing is considered too religious – or not religious enough. These restrictions frequently take the form of social harassment by individua…

  The third annual MAN-tra Retreat was held online November 20th to 21st. Due to Covid-pandemic restrictions,  the planned 2020 New Vrindaban in person retreat was cancelled but then, bad became good. With 210 registered participants from Can…

  In today’s world, scientific temper, or temperament occupies the center stage in deciphering the nature of reality.  Scientific temper refers to an individual and social process of thinking and acting, including questioning, observing…

The Bhaktivedanta Players of UK have made their Bhagavad-gita audio drama available for everyone to hear during the this most auspicious month of Marga when Bhagavad-gita was spoken, and when whole of ISKCON focuses on the Gita. The nearly hour-long pl…

With folded hands, we thank all the Vaishnavas for participation in this year’s Kshetra Parikrama.  Irrespective of the pandemic and the bridge in physical association it has caused, in great numbers from all around the world, has tuned in daily to par…

(Photos by Ananta Vrindavan) Kartik Navadwip Mandal Parikrama 2020 organized by the Mayapur Chandra’s, is a virtual medium by which devotees are taken on parikrama to the nine-islands and various holy places in and around Mayapur, India. They participa…

  “Christians and Hindus: Rekindling Positivity and Hope during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond  MESSAGE FOR THE FEAST OF DEEPAVALI 2020  Vatican City  Dear Hindu Friends,  The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialo…

“Dear Hindu partners, I offer you greetings and good wishes on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) as you celebrate the festival of Diwali. On this auspicious occasion as affirm the importance of peace and prosperity as the foundations …

  Around forty-five women from Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Chile, and across the U.S. and Canada attended the fourth annual Urban Devi Retreat on October 17th, entitled “Welcoming Transformation” and held virtually on Zoom. Co-hosted by Urban Devi and…

ROME — Pope Francis will elevate Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington to cardinal next month, making him the first African American to hold the title. Gregory is one of 13 cardinals in the new class Francis announced Sunday, a promotion that c…

The third annual MAN-tra men’s retreat, and the first to go virtual, will feature international speakers and sanga live on Zoom, with the theme “Unlocking A Man’s Dharma in a Locked Down World.” The retreat will take a look at c…

  The most auspicious month of Kartika month starts on Nov 1st. For years, devotees in ISKCON Malaysia have been bringing the opportunity of offering ghee lamps to Lord Damodara during Kartika to masses of people. This year, due to the pandemic, t…

 Since past few years ISKCON has had a small temple in the heart of Varanasi, in Bhelupur and now the temple is expanding and evolving into the impressive ‘Sri Sri Radha Gopal Mandir Vedic Indian Cultural Center’ (VICC). The talented y…

The following official statement has been released by Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Chairman Ambarisa Das and Director of Development Braja Vilasa Das:   Dear ISKCON Leaders and Devotees Worldwide: Please accept our humble obeisances. All g…

For congregation members and families in ISKCON, deity worship at home has long been a major part of their spiritual practice, as well as a way to bond in service to the Lord. During the COVID-19 pandemic, with people encouraged to stay at home, such w…

The Sacred Ecology Forum – which facilitates environmental activism and spiritual growth rooted in the Krishna Bhakti tradition – is presenting a special Eco-Bhakti weekend from October 23rd to 25th on Zoom. The weekend is presented in…

School of Bhakti, United Kingdom, will hold a virtual 30-day walkthrough of the mystical village of Vrindavan – the playground of God, where every step is a dance, and every word a song! There will be daily morning videos, in which Sutapa das and…

Registrations are filling up fast! If you have not registered, do not miss the opportunity to perform Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama from your home! Join the group of over 8000 registered devotees in Parikrama- a big zoom Vaishnava Sanga! Register at maya…

As part of its online Bhakti Wisdom offerings, designed for people who want to dive deeper into their practice, the Bhakti Center in New York City is offering Pathways to Perfection, a 10-part series on the nine processes of devotion. These key pathway…

National Hare Krishna Festival  | Labour Day Weekend 23rd-25th Oct Exciting news! On the Labour Day weekend of 23rd, 24th, and 25th of October, the first Hare Krishna National Festival has been […]

Gopal’s Glorious Gang (GGG) is a children’s club in Brisbane, Australia with about 80 children, from 4 to 16 years old. Our goal in forming this club is to help each child become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, personal and…

An Opportunity to Worship Supremely Merciful Lord Gauranga in Supremely Merciful Abode Navadvipa Dhama, in the Supremely Powerful Purusottama Month by performing the Supreme Spiritual activity- Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama! Registration is free! Register …

Every year, NICE (Narasimha’s Institute for Children Education), the education wing of ISKCON Mira Road, organizes Spiritual  Science Exhibition during the summer vacations, where around 200 children in and around Miraroad, Mumbai, participa…

After over six months of halted construction on account of the India lockdown, work on the TOVP has successfully resumed. Under the direction of Ambarisa Das, a special yajna (fire sacrifice) was performed on August 29th, the Appearance Day of Lord Vam…

By NYC Harinam Hare Krishna! Dear devotees and friends, Dandavats! After a long separation Harinam Sankirtan is back in NYC! Maha Saturday Harinam in Union Square Park (video)
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