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An International party from ISKCON Mayapur went on TV two times in less than 1 month. Their presentation shacked the whole West Bengal and the other states of India as well as the outside countries. The Zee Bangla TV, is part of the Zee Entertainment Enterprises that owns 46 different channels in 169 countries. The […]
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We are streamlining the schedule at Atma Yoga cancelling the 6:15 pm classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. These classes will be reinstated in January 2016. If you have any questions or comments contact our staff on 0458108008 or write info@atmayo…
The afternoon and evening classes will be cancelled in observance of the Ekka Public Holiday. The Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa Mysore class will be held at the scheduled time 6:30 – 8:00 am. The normal schedule will resume from 13 August. Enjoy your d…
The water level has risen about 1 ft since yesterday, there have been reports of a further increase in water level to be expected later today. Our food relief program is going along and we are assisting many villagers in this time of need. The time frame that this flood will last is still […]
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Over night the Ganga has risen quite a lot. Many areas cannot be reached without a boat now. Water level is increasing every hour, in front of Gada building the water is around 4.5 feet, and in the Mayapur temple hall the water is around the waist line. Bengali news channels are informing that in […]
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On behalf of Mayapur Management I share the first update on the Flood situation in Mayapur. With the heavy rainfall for the past one week and the following release of water from Farakka dam, flood waters have started to enter into Mayapur and surrounding areas. Since yesterday, Ganges water has been overflowing off Bhakti Siddhanta road, […]
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Sriksetra Parikrama Team invites devotees from around the world to perform the most auspicious Sri Ksetra Parikrama 2105. This year the parikrama day falls on 30th November. On this day, devotees will circumambulate the entire Sri Ksetra dhama, a distance of around 21 Km. This parikrama has been performed since the time Vidyapati visited Sri […]
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A new phase in the temple construction has began and some very important events have taken place. Production of GRC (glass-fiber reinforced concrete) After a lot of work and research, the production of the GRC has finally started in our temporary workshop. As the new workshop is almost ready, we will be able to make
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After four months of fund raising for TOVP in America, HG Jananivasa prabhu returned home to Mayapur with the padukas of Lord Nityananda on 12th July. Hundreds of jubilant devotees flocked at Temple’s main gate for receiving them. It was truly a grand reception with multifarious items like garlands, rangolis, flowers and many ghee […]
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For the pleasure of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Pancatattva, Nrisimha Dev and His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, Mayapur Local Preaching (MLP) held a ‘Summer camp’ on 13-14th June. More than 200 Bhakti Vriksha devotees participated in this program. On 13th morning, devotees arrived from different places like Krishnanagar, Dhubulia, Bhaluka, Srirampur etc. at […]
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22 Jun Bhakti Vedanta Youth Trust, Mayapur organized a Summer Camp for Mayapur community’s children on 20th and 21st, June. The camp gave the children an opportunity to come together and engage in spiritual practices like chanting, hearing, Harinaam, aratis and of course, honoring wonderful prasadam feasts. The children were enlightened with spiritual knowledge through […]
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Dear Devotees, Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. 2015 is a very special year as it marks 50 years since Srila Prabhupada embarked on his historic journey from India to the US. Srila Prabhupada travelled very simply on a freight ship with just 40 rupees, a little cereal and […]
Hare Krishna Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada. You might already be aware of Purusottama month and its occurrence this year. To put it briefly, when the full moon occurs twice in a month, i.e. in less than 29 solar days, then the month is divided into 2 and a […]
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Brahmananda Das, one of Srila Prabhupada’s very first disciples, passed away at his residence in the holy land of Vrindavana, India, at 3:31pm local time on June 7th, the auspicious day of Vakresvara Pandit’s disappearance. He was 71 years old. Devotees all over the world are mourning the loss of the ISKCON legend, while at […]
On 9th June morning, devotees at ISKCON Mayapur celebrated disappearance day of HH Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj. The celebration took place at Maharaj’s samadhi. The event started off with glorification of Maharaj by his disciples and other senior devotees. Around 12 noon, Maharaj was offered many varieties of bhoga such and puspanjali. Next, Maharaj was offered […]
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Hare Krsna Dear devotees and well-wishers, Please accept our humble obeisances. Mayapur Tourism, ISKCON Mayapur’s travels and tours division, is happy to announce the launch of its improved website ‘www.visitmayapur.com’. Sri Mayapur is the birth place of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu- the most merciful form of Lord Krsna who distributed Krsna prema to […]
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3rd June On 2nd June (Snana yatra day), devotees from all over Mayapur visited Rajapur Temple to participate in the annual abhishek of our most beloved Lordships Jagannath, Baladeva, and Subhadra. The festivities started early in the morning with a beautiful darshan of their Lordships, and a grand ceremony of bringing Them to Their snan vedi, […]
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Dear Devotees around the world, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. As you may know HH Jayapataka Maharaja’s health is not so good, indeed we have to unfortunately inform you that he is currently in a critical situation. He is in the ICU of the ILBS hospital in New […]
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11 May Mayapur Local Preaching (MLP) has decided to hold large scale Nagar Sankirtan programs in as many local areas as possible like Krishnanagar, Dharmada, Dhubulia and Nabadwip. Recently, on 28th April, MLP held one huge Nagar sankirtan at Dhubulia. Even Namhatta and School Preaching departments took part in this sankirtan program. The local people […]
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On the morning of Wednesday, April 21st, before departing from Saranagati, we stopped at their Govardhana Academy where Jananivas prabhu spoke about how he became a devotee and what he likes about being a devotee. Upon returning to Vancouver we went for lunch prasadam to the home of Tulsi das and Chaitanya Priya dasi. Chaitanya
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On Tuesday, April 21st we made a one-day excursion to Saranagati Dhama, a devotee farm community in Ashcroft, British Columbia (Canada) and Lord Nityananda arranged for us to meet a special disciple of Srila Prabhupada along the way. Adi Yajna owns and operates a Tour Bus company called Chaitanya Coachways out of Calgary, Canada. Due
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Hare Krsna devotees!! DevoteeMatch.com – a new marriage portal for ISKCON devotees to find a match and enter grihastha ashram has been launched. It’s an advanced platform for both devotees and matchmakers, under the close guidance of an expert Advisory Council. And it’s totally free to use! For more information, and to register, please visit: www.devoteematch.com Site […]
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Hare Krsna devotees!! This year we had a large number of devotees who came forward and donated generously for Nrsimha Caturdasi celebrations. We thank them all on behalf of ISKCON Mayapur. May Lord Nrsimhadev keep showering His mercy on all of you. Below is the list of sponsors along with sevas sponsored. Festival preparations […]
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Saturday June 6 – 10:30am Iris Six is teaching a Yoga class in Spanish on June 6 at 10:30am. This is a great opportunity to practice your Spanish, o si ya hables Español es una buena oportunidad practicar Yoga por primera vez! The class is a $10 contribution, and you can RSVP on Eventbrite.
Saturday May 30 – 7pm
On Saturday May 30 from 7pm, join us for an evening of sacred song with Bribie-Island-based chant meisters Svaroopa.
The evening is a $10 donation at the door, and you can RSVP on Eventbrite.
Here’s a video of Svaroo…
Bhaktivedanta National School Ananda Bazar, Tripura ISKCON Tribal Care (ITC) Initiative By ITC Communications In the 40’s, missionaries introduced Christianity to villages in Assam and converted most of the people in the area. Along with churches and chapels, they opened Christian schools. Devotee children have been attending them due to lack of any other […]
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I along with other TOVP Exhibit members were in the Lotus Building attending TOVP exhibits conference on April 25th at 1.00 pm in Sridham Mayapur when the building began to shake. We quickly left our conference room and moved to Prabhupada’s park. While we were there, I was informed that a massive earth quake had […]
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Concreting for the Main and Nrshimha Dev domes has begun.
Layers of cement will be added to the now present stainless steel structure to reinforce the grand cupola.
With a total of 34 layers, each of 1.2 M tall, the concrete work should be completed by…
TEACHERS… Mayapur needs you. Few things in life infuse the heart with as much spiritual happiness as service to the devotees in the holy dham. That opportunity awaits you now. As the community in Mayapur expands at an unprecedented rate, so too does the needs of Sri Mayapur International School. This school, presently home to over […]
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If you’ve been to one of our monthly Latin nights, you’ll have seen Atma’s Director of Salsa Rico Andrade and his students on the dance floor. Rico teaches Beginners Salsa classes at Atma Yoga on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Classes are $10. Check Rico’s website for details on what to wear. Happy Lives are made of […]
Great to hear that more guys are getting into Yoga, in this article on New Zealand’s Stuff news website: Broga Yoga – more macho, less mantra. According to the article: “Because men typically have less flexibility than women in the hamstrings and hips, Broga eases them into the hip-openers and hamstring sequences required for postures.” […]
Debbie Steingesser writes over at Tabata Times “10 Reasons why Crossfitters should start practicing Yoga”. Great article, and here are the ten reasons (read the article for more details): Yoga improves your range of motion and general mobility Yoga helps you focus Yoga teaches you how to breathe more efficiently Yoga develops your ability to […]
For the pleasure of Their Lordships Sri Sri Pancatattva, Sri Sri Radha Madhav, Lord Nrsimhadev, HDG Srila Prabhupada and all devotees, Mayapur Local Preaching (MLP) organized a sankirtan at Dharmada village on 19th April. This place is located close to Dhubulia town, Belpukur and Rukunpur (one of the pastime places within Nabadwip dham area). Dharmada […]
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Work on the final ring, which is number 9, has commenced! Today the first of the 24 sections was put into place without any problem. We will be adding more pieces in few days. Within a months time, the 9th ring will be completed! With this, the main part of the temple dome structural frame
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On Monday, April 20th the TOVP Team and the Lord’s Padukas visited the home of Kalarupini dasi who, along with Bhaktin Katelin, prepared and served us prasadam. In the evening we were invited to the home of Virendra Sharma where many devotees came to hear Jananivas speak. The Padukas were worshiped along with kirtan and
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Departing from Calgary on the morning of Sunday, April 19th we flew to Vancouver, Canada, one of the country’s largest devotee congregations, and had lunch at the home of Harirani dasi. We quickly made our way to the temple, home of beautiful Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan, Gaur Nitai and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. We
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We departed from Edmonton on the morning of Saturday, April 18th, driving to Calgary for our TOVP presentation the same day. We arrived in Calgary for lunch at the home of Veda Vyasa das and Rasalila dasi and made our way to the temple, home of Sri Sri Radha Madhava of Canada. During the Gaura
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On the evening of Friday, April 17th we did our TOVP presentation along with kirtan and abhisheka of the Padukas during the Gaura arati. Bala Krishna prabhu, the temple president, introduced the TOVP Team and Radha Jivana spoke in Hindi to the large gathering of Indian guests and devotees. $60,000 in pledges was raised and
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On Wednesday, April 15th we departed from Montreal, flying into Edmonton on the Western side of Canada. We spent the next day, Thusday, April 16th resting and catching up on office and other backup work, and in the evening Jananivas prabhu spoke to a gathering of 15-20 devotees.
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