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  Today is the Lalita Sasti, the appearance day of Lalita Devi. In Mayapur, this festival is celebrated with glorification of Lalita Devi, offering lamps to Lailita Devi. There is also special decoration for Radha Madhava and asta sakhis and especially for Lalita Devi. Lalita Devi looked very beautiful with a flower Hallow behind her, […]

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Shri Sita Thakurani is to be worshiped just as much as Sachidevi herself, as the mother of the universe.  She is the eternal wife of Shri Advaita Acharya. She was the daughter of Shri Nrishinga Baduri. She was married to Shri Advaita Acharya in Phuliya Nagara. After their wedding, Advaita Acharya went to Nadiya, to […]

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Sri Radhashtami festival is coming up on 9th September. Srimati Radharani is the pleasure potency of Sri Krishna. One cannot ever attain Madhava without the mercy of Srimati Radharani. Srila Prabhupada says in His Radhashtami Lecture – “Krishna is difficult to approach directly, but He is bhakta-vatsala, always eager to please His devotees. Thus the […]

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Today is the auspicious appearance day of Srimati Tungavidya devi. She is born on the same day as Lord Madhava. In Mayapur Dham Srimati Tungavidya was adorned in garlands and chandan.   Tungavidya is the fifth of the varistha gopis. Her complexion is the color of kunkuma and the fragrance of her body is like […]

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Janmastami greetings from Mayapur! Janmastami is celebrated as a “Mahotsava” or a grand festival, as on Janmastami day, Lord Sri Krishna appeared to annihilate the miscreants and to establish dharma and very mercifully, Srila Prabhupada also appeared on the day next to Janmastami, Nandotsava, to annihilate the desire for sense gratification and establish Krishna Consciousness […]

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Due to the festivities at the temple next door, on August 25 the lounge will be open from 7:30pm till midnight. Kirtan will begin at 7:30pm and go at least till 9:30pm. Food will be served whole night, just outside of the building.

As an offering to Srila Prabhupada on the 50th Golden anniversary of ISKCON Sri Mayapur will be celebrating His appearance day for 1 week. The first celebration began with Bhakti Vedanta National School honoring our Founder Acharya’s appearance day. The program began with senior devotees glorifying Srila Prabhupada. The program was presided by HG. Vasu Ghosh […]

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For the pleasure of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Pancatattva, Prahlad Nrisimhadev, H. D.G. Srila Prabhupada and to all the readers, Mayapur Bhakti Vriksha informing  with great joy that on the 7th Aug, 2016, Sunday, in occasion of ‘World Harinam Week’ Mayapur Bhakti Vriksha hold a huge  colorful Nagar Sankirtan in ISKCON Mayapur Campus […]

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We are bringing you very special and happy new on behalf of Mayapur Bhakti Vriksha. On 29.07.16 Friday in occasion of ISKCON’s ‘Viswa Harinam Week’, a colorful harinam Sankirtan procession was organized on the street of Krishnanagar, from Jorashibbari barwari temple. Including foreign devotees from Mayapur, a total of around 200 devotees took part in that procession. […]

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ISKCON Mayapur is happy to announce the grand Vyasapuja festival (26 Aug 2016) planned, as a special offering to Srila Prabhupada on the golden jubilee year celebrations (ISKCON 50) of ISKCON. Srila Prabhupada’s greatest gift to the humanity is the congregational chanting of the holy names. It is apt that World Holy Name week is […]

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Thursday 25th August – Sri Krishna Janmastami

Dandavats. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON. We invite devotees worldwide to participate in the 31st annual Jhulan Yatra Festival at Sri Dham Mayapur. Jhulan is one of the eternal Astaka Lila pastimes that Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Their associates perform daily in Gokul Vrindavan. Each year the Senior Mayapur Vaisnava Youth […]

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It is our great pleasure to announce ISKCON MAYAPUR’s 4th annual six day Kartik Navadwip Mandal Parikrama during the most auspicious month of Kartik. The Parikram begins on October 28th, 2016 and will end on November 3rd, 2016. There will be a one day break for Goverdhan puja (on 31st October) so that devotees can […]

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Lord jagannath baladev and Subhadra devi left Mayapur Chandra daya mandir and went to sri rajapur mandir which is non different from sri mandir. The lord was brought dancing in a procession  called pahundi-vijaya. All the devotees pulled lord chariot and took them to rajapur mandir. Sri jagannath dev was dfecoreted in new garment and […]

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Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura, the father of Namhatta resided in the island of Godrumadvipa, one of the 9 islands of Navadvipa Dham. His residence was known as Svananda-Sukhada Kunja, the personal grove of Srimati Lalita Devi. His Bhajan Kutir is in Surabhi kunj, not far from his residence. In this place he wrote many books. He […]

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  Sri Gadhadhara Pandit is the incarnation of Radharani. Gadadhar’s parents Madhav Mishra and Ratnawati were natives of Chattagram district but later on moved to Navadwip. Gadadhar Pandit was born in Navadwip. The house of Gadadhara Pandit is near Srivas Angan adjacent to Advaita Bhavan. Here the Gaura Gadadhara deities are worshipped. Many pastimes took […]

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A Four-day Spiritual Tour 16th -19th November Dear Maharajas, prabhus and matajis Jaya Jagannatha! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to welcome you to our 12th anniversary celebration of Sri ksetra parikrama which will be celebrated from the 16th to 19th of November 2016. Throughout the year various […]

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Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of The Incorporation of ISKCON The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was incorporated by His Divine Grace Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in New York on the 13th of July 1966. We will be celebrating the 50th anniversary at the Auckland Hare Krishna Temple between the 15th and 17th […]

Chatris are elevated dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture. They are commonly used to depict the elements of dignity and honor in architecture. The word chatri means “canopy” or “umbrella.” The word chatri is also used to refer to the small pavilions that mark the corners and roof of entrance of a

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Sri Vakreshwar Pandit was present with Sriman Mahaprabhu during His pastimes in Navadwipa and after his acceptance of Sannyasa he also accompanied Him to Jagannath Puri. During the time of the Lord’s residence in Puri he continued to live with Him there as well. Sri Vakreshwar Pandit took birth in the village of Guptipara near […]

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Devasnana Purnima or Snana Yatra is a festival of Lord Jagannath and is said to be one of the oldest. According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna installed the deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. This day is considered to be the birth-day of Lord Jagannath. Held in the full-moon day of the month of […]

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The Chida-dadhi Mahotsav, also known as the Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati, is a yearly celebration of the pastimes of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. This astonishing pastime took place on the banks of the Ganges at Panihati, which is just north of Calcutta. Chida-dadhi Mahotsav remembers how the Lord mercifully reciprocated […]

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Deepen Your Devotional Roots With MI “Bhakti-sastri, Bhakti-vaibhava, Bhaktivedanta, and Bhakti-sarvabhauma. All our brahmanas and anyone wanting to become brahmana, will have to sit for examination once a year at Mayapur. They will be expected to know Bhagavad-gita, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction, Sri Isopanisad, a book soon to be published on Deity worship, […]

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Ganga Dusshera is a famous festival celebrated on the occasion of her merciful descent to earth.  A grand Ganga Puja was offered at Prabhupad ghat, highlight being the spectacular Ganga Arthi with big, bright lamps.  Srimati Ganga Devi, seated on her carrier crocodile, decorated in a new Sari and many flower garlands, accepted the puja […]

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The school’s Panihati festival which marks the end of Sri Mayapur International School academic year, took place on Thursday June 9. This festival is particularly dedicated to His holiness Jayapataka swami who brought and made this wonderful pastime of the Lord known all over the world. Inspired and re-enacting the glorious passage of Caitanya Caritamrita […]

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Here are some concepts for the main temple room floor design and outdoor fences, designed by our Russian architect Rangavati Dasi. Temple Room Floor Design Concepts   Outdoor Fence Concepts          

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Here are some pictures of what the ‘ribs’ on the outside of the (small) dome will look like. We’ve used gold paint as a ‘mock-up’ on the sides, but in the final stage it will be a lot more golden as it will be made in Titanium Nitrade. Gauranga!!

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Some exciting new artwork has been happening. The first picture below shows you a real ‘mock-up’ of a coffered ceiling piece in GRC, painted by one of our Russian artists. From this we took a photo which we copied and pasted to see the effect on a bigger scale. Although the colors may slightly change,

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With great pleasure, we invite you to join us in celebrating Snana Purnima festival at Sri Rajapur Jagannath Mandir, Simantadvipa.  This year the festival falls on 20th June. Snana yatra is the auspicious appearance day of Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra Maharani. On this day Jagannath Deva, Balabhadra and Subhadra Devi will accept abhishek […]

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Vrindavan das Thakur is the incarnation of Srila Vyasadev in Chaitanya Lila. He appeared as the son of Narayani who is the niece of Srivas Thakura. Narayani received immense mercy from Mahaprabhu when she lived in Srivas Thakur’s house as a small girl. Narayani got wedded in Mamgachi and became a widow. She then served […]

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The New Zealand Kirtan Festival 2016 is here!! Venue details are below: Inauguration Ceremony & Festival starts 11th June 2016 – from 2 pm to 7.30 pm New Lynn Community Centre 45, Totara Ave, New Lynn New Lynn Harinam from 1 pm to 2 pm Contact: 021 146 4511 12th June 2016 – from 4 […]

Small Madhava dressed as a bumble bee enjoys Srimati Radharani the most nectarine flower. Small Madhava had a chandan of black and yellow strips with golden wings, while Srimati Radharani wore a flower dress. Sri Madhava had full chandan on His body being the last day of Chandana Yatra. For Daily Darshan please Click Here […]

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The gopis responded wholeheartedly to Krishna’s singing and dancing with joined palms. They said “o Lord! Keeping up with your dancing has made us thirsty but the Yamuna is so far away. Your duty is to protect us. So, please fetch us some drinking water. Otherwise how can we continue?” Krishna smiled at their request. […]

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Directly beneath Govardhana, they saw Krishna standing in a threefold bending pose, left arm upraised, nonchalantly holding the Hill aloft. Krishna executed His plan and gently, as if picking up a baby calf, began to lift Govardhana Hill. The Vraja-vasis watched in awe as the Mountain rose into the air. To see the photos of […]

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