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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…

“We were just seeing the prasada distribution. Today we sent five vehicles. Tomorrow sevan. And some disciples said that their relatives from Krishnanagar phoned them up and said to nearby district headquarters said that we heard how ISKCON is in…

Since March 22nd India has been under lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. While this has affected the entire country, but millions of low-income families, daily wager laborers, migrant workers, in particular, have been hit hard due to the closure of bus…

ISKCON Mayapur has started distributing prasad to rural villagers as a part of covid-19 relief program in the region. Very much appreciated and indeed, as few villagers mentioned that they were waiting for this prasad, came in large numbers and accepte…

On 4th April, disciples and well wishers of HH Jayapataka Swami will celebrate 71st Vyasapuja of HH Jayapataka Swami. This year , the Vyasapuja will be an Online Vyasapuja due to the current pandemic situation and lock down in India.Please follow the s…

Save ISKCON Mayapur. Emergency fund Campaign. Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We pray this letter meets you in good health during these challenging times. In the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 5.19.24,…

This message is to update you on the situation in Mayapur due to COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lock down for 14 days until April 14th (which may also be extended) as per Government advisory rules. In response to appeal by devotes to continue the …

Dear Devotees,   Please accept my best wishes! All glories to Srila Prabhup€da!   As you all know, due to the Corona virus pandemic many countries in the world have imposed a  lock-down. The Indian government has also imposed a nation-wide lo…

Advisory on Government restrictions on public places: In line with the restrictions imposed by the government regarding West Bengal lock down, Sri Sri Radha Madhav temple, Srila Prabhupada samadhi, Bhajan Kutir and Lord Jagannath Temple in Rajapur will…

Dear Beloved Devotees of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, This is to inform that following the government advisory rules on COVID-19, ISKCON Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir is closed for both devotees and pilgrims till 27th March as of now. The deity services wil…

Visitor Restriction: 1. Starting from 19 March 2020 the darshan time in the temple for visitors will be restricted to 10:00am to 1:00pm and 5:00pm to 7:30pm. The line will be arranged in such a way that they will enter the campus, have darshan and exit…