Category Archives: News

  The Janmashtami festival held at Bhaktivedanta Manor was unsurprisingly not the usual with more than 30,000 attendance with tents, shows, exhibitions and plenty of free prasad. The temple did the best they could within the parameters of present …

This morning at 3:30 am, on the auspicious occasion of appearance day of Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur, HG Rama Devi Mataji , a disciple of Srila Prabhupada left her body in Mayapur Dham.  She is a dear servant of Sri Sri Radha Madhava. She has served as s…

Bhakti Retreat Virtual, a live online gathering for Spanish-speaking devotees during the pandemic, celebrated its tenth installment with a special edition on Saturday August 22nd, featuring talks by Jayapataka Swami and other senior devotees. Husband a…

  The School of Bhakti at the Bhaktivedanta Manor UK, offers a variety of courses and workshops by qualified, respected teachers, to help “everyone come closer to Krishna”. Over 10 new online courses will be run from Sep to Dec 2020 an…

With devotees around the world isolated in their homes due to COVID-19, visiting the sacred holy places of Mayapur or Vrindavan is not currently possible. But an innovative new project promises to bring Mayapur to you – straight into your living …

The COVID situation around the world has not settled and we have an issue in Mayapur over the last week and more, where it is suspected that many will be infected. We are worried about all devotees in the Dham, but more so about 38 Srila Prabhupada dis…

Hare Krishna! ISKCON Mayapur invites you to Sri Dham Mayapur on the auspicious occasion of Sri Radhashtami. With the help of Virtual Reality Headsets, we are making all attempts to transport you right here with all of us in Mayapur! You will be able to…

By Lindsay Peyton Drive-thru movies are making a comeback — and even concerts are getting on board to adhere to social-distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic. So as members of ISKCON — International Society for Krishna Consciousness — p…

By Sankarsana Rama Das It was a great honor to meet New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Arden today. I gave her the gift of the most valuable transcendental knowledge Bhagavad Gita. She mentioned that she has heard Mahatma Gandhi talked about Bhagavad …

  The glorious advent of Lord Krishna or Janmastami is celebrated with charming grandeur and magnificent pomp worldwide by millions of exuberant Vaishnavas. Due to the outbreak of a global pandemic, the entire devotee community has been urged to c…

With ISKCON Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja, or Appearance Day, coming up soon on August 12th, his society’s Governing Body Commission Strategic Planning Team (GBC SPT) is organizing a special Vyasa-puja online event entit…

A little over a year ago, Lacey Scott was at her local pet store buying supplies when a sad face caught her eye. There, lying listless at the bottom of a gloomy fish tank, was the saddest goldfish Scott had ever seen. “He seemed to be stressed,&#…

Don’t miss this most unique opportunity. Register now and celebrate Radhashtami with Mayapur devotees. Log on to www.mayapurvrfestivals.com and register fast to receive your personal VR headset well in advance. Radhastami, the divine appearance of Srim…

  ISKCON News is inviting talented designers from around the world to help redesign ISKCONnews.org and the site’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ISKCONnews/. Please send us a mock-up of a homepage and Facebook designs for ISKCON News…

Ratha Yatra is usually a summer staple for ISKCON devotees, a chance to pull Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra on Their chariot through the streets, share Krishna consciousness, see old friends and connect. With the COVID-19 pandemic, o…

Every year devotees make a pilgrimage to Mayapur to celebrate Jhulan yatra. This year, due to covid pandemic although devotees could not visit Mayapur but Their Lord Sri Sri Radha Madhava being very merciful will be visiting each of the devotees reside…

Join us for your weekly dose of inspiration directly from Prabhupada disciples where you can relish the nectar, personal past times, instructions and so much more. Do not miss this opportunity to come closer to Srila Prabhupada and his disciples. Join …

Starting in 1973, residents of New Vrindaban, West Virginia, held their own small rural Rathayatra festival on the farm, a sweet event with Lord Jagannath riding a succession of different charmingly rustic makeshift carts. In the early 2000s, Malati De…

Students of Bhakti Vedanta National School topped at the CBSE 10th Board exams. Congratulations to Students and Staff of the school on this achievement. Bow, admissions are going on for the academic year 2020-2021. Please visit School website for more …

  Lithuania’s Holy Name Monastery brahmacaris were on a traveling preaching tour, doing 1-2 public Harinama Sankirtana Yajnas per day in different cities across the Baltic countries.  They returned to the monastery late on Sunday (…

This year we won’t get the chance to pull Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva and Subhadra Devi’s chariots through the streets but don’t let that dampen your spirits. Get ready to welcome Them into your hearts this weekend!  ISKCON Be…

The hallmarks of ISKCON, its seven purposes were reaffirmed through a series of interviews and dialogues by the exemplary leaders of ISKCON who personify these seven purposes in their own exquisite ways. COVID-19, a global pandemic might be a menace bu…

  Fifty-four years after Founder-Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada incorporated the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York City on July 13th, 1966, the society’s GBC Strategic Planning Team is set to host …

ISKCON Mayapur requests disciples, devotees and well wishers of  HH Bhakti Charu Maharaja to refrain from making travel plans to  visit Mayapur for the Samadhi ceremony. Kindly watch this announcement video from ISKCON Mayapur regarding HH Bhakti Charu…

By Kanchan Chaudhari ISKCON authorities had moved the HC, seeking a permanent injunction against Iskcon Apparel Private Limited, a private enterprise, for infringing on its registered trademark. The Bombay high court (HC) on Friday declared that the I…

When devotees at the ISKCON temple in Sydney, Australia, couldn’t organize their regular full-fledged outdoor Rathayatra festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, they decided to bring the whole city of Puri and a new custom-built chariot into their…

Nearly two dozen African nations are now committed to build and maintain the “Great Green Wall,” a chain of forests and woodlands spreading across the entire continent at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, in the region known as the Sa…

The Vice Principal of an ISKCON school in Dallas, Texas, is offering online bhakti courses for teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching them The Nectar of Instruction using Srila Prabhupada’s purports and Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of …

Two months of the Coronavirus lockdown have done what successive governments could not do in 25 years with over Rs 5,000 crore at their disposal-clean up the Yamuna river. As industrial activity halted and other commercial activities slowed during the …

Today ISKCON Mayapur’s Covid-19 Relief team distributed prasad to  Kulipara (vanderkola ) ,Sarupganj Bhagirathi vidyapith pata, Sukanya palli, swarupganj palpara, Akterpur ,Bishnupur, Sdo Krishannagor (Vagadanga) Our relief workers are provided w…

HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami distributed today Prasada to villagers. Around 10,000 plates distributed to nearby villages. Akshaya Tritiya Food for Life Program HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami distributing Prasad today for villagers Video Posted by Mayapur.c…

This Video shows a glimpse of ISKCON Mayapur’s Food for Life Program in the villages as a part of Covid-19 relief works. We thank all the donors for their support and kindness! Spread this good word to all your contacts and let everyone receive t…

Akshaya Tritiya in essence is the day of Receiving – the day to receive unlimited spiritual benefit by giving, expecially offering charity on Akshaya Tritiya is considered very virtuous . Scriptures proclaim that offering oblations to forefathers…

What is the use of a temple if there is no prasadam distribution?” Prasadam distribution on a large scale must be resumed. Such a temple where there is no such distribution has no value, I agree. Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Tamala Krsna — Los…