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Industrial revolution in Krishna Valley - threshing Amaranth by oxen (4 min. video)
Antardhi Prabhu and his team, from New Vr...

A Lifetime in Preparation (From Free Write Journal #31)
The printer suggested that Prabhupada not go on printing Back to Godhead, since he couldn’t pay for it. But Prabhupada insisted on producing the magazine. The man said he remembered Prabhupada coming to his printing shop early in the morning, wearing a worn chadar and not having eaten breakfast. The man would share a breakfast with Prabhupada, and they would go over the galleys of the latest Back to Godhead. It was a long walk for Prabhupada to get to the printer’s, but he did it because he couldn’t afford to take public transportation. And it was cold in the early mornings, and Prabhupada was not warmly dressed. The printer protested that he couldn’t go on printing the magazine because he wasn’t getting paid for it, but Prabhupada heavied him out and said he would get his money eventually, but he should go on printing.
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By the mercy of Guru and Gauranga, on March 8-10 the ISKCON Nandurbar centre devotees successfully completed their first three-day padayatra, walking from Nandurbar, in the northwest corner of Maharashtra, to Vikharan village, a distance of about 60km.

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A regional festival for the celebration of the appearance day of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! Lectures were given by special guests HH Giriraj Maharaj and HG Vaisesika Prabhu. There was also Song and Play performed by Sunday School children, Maha- Harinam to the beach - Arati Kirtan at the temple and more Continue reading "Maha Gaura Purnima at ISKCON Laguna Beach
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This week as we head to the start of the #Giving TOVP 10 Day Worldwide Matching Fundraiser from May 7th (Akshaya Tritiya) until May 17th (Nrsimha Caturdasi), His Holiness Sivarama Swami speaks briefly about the importance of the TOVP and participating in this brief 10 day opportunity to make a donation to the project.

The #Giving TOVP 10 Day Worldwide Matching Fundraiser will be an incredible, never before done online event to raise funds, large or small, from every devotee, whether they have already given to the TOVP or not. Ambarisa prabhu will match all donations up to $125,000, thus doubling the income to the TOVP during this fundraising event to help complete the TOVP by 2022.

For more information, go to the TOVP #Giving TOVP Fundraiser page. You can also become a TOVP Ambassador by downloading the flyer from the website page and posting it on the internet, emailing it to your devotee friends and relatives, and posting at your local temple. We want the participation of every ISKCON devotee and congregation member worldwide.

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The devotees at Southport on the Gold Coast celebrated Gaura Purnima on the weekend after the actual day. This, of course, was to enable those who work during the week to attend the function fully.

Attendance started off a little slowly, but by the end there were about one hundred and fifty devotees and guests there. I spoke on the appearance and pastimes of Lord Caitanya, and there was kirtan, abhiseka and wonderful feast.

Spiritual life is an invitation to opposites. It’s the acceptance of both matter and spirit, it’s the notion that less is more, it’s the experience of being in control and not.

11 year-old Mayuri's rendition of Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Arunodaya Kirtan "Jiva Jago" in a new melody she composed as an offering for Gaura-Purnima.

Our "Paramahamster" comic strip follows an enthusiastic devotee as he navigates a 9 - 5 work day in the corporate world. Please check back weekly for new episodes!

Goloka Vrndavana ~ Namrock (7 min. video)
Namrock band performing the song “Goloka Vrndavana” at the 2019 Gaurapurnima festival in Mayapur India. Bass guitar: Gopinatha, Drums: Eivind Morland, Sax and Flute: Steve Torrence, Guitar and Ld vocal: Titiksava Karunika.

On 21st March 2019 Gaura Purinam day at the ISKCON New Delhi Temple hall, on behalf of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja I received a certificate from the World Book Record London UK from Dr.Sonia Rawat President WBR New Delhi.

[Bhagavatam class on Jagannatha Mishra Festival Day at ISKCON, Sydney, Australia]

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[Gaur Purnima talk at ISKCON, Sydney, Australia]

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The Shantipur festival was first celebrated in the 15th century by the great saint Sri Advaita Acharya. The festival took place at his home in Shantipur on the occasion of the disappearance day of his spiritual master, Madhavendra Puri. On that day he fed all the devotees who came to his home prasadam, or sanctified […]

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Photos of ISKCON-London’s Gaura Purnima 2019 celebrations.
Please find below photos from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Appearance Day at ISKCON-London.
The Radha Krishna Temple was joined by devotees from Bhaktivedanta Manor for maha harinama sankirtan along London’s famous Oxford Street.

Radha Sakhi Dasi: Who is a hero? In simple words, a person of distinguished courage or ability admired for his/her deeds and noble qualities. Then who is a legend? A Legend is a person who is extremely famous in his/her field whose glories and valour are celebrated through traditional stories coming down through time. Touchstone Media’s ‘Pauranic Caritavali’ celebrates the glories of the true legendary heroes from the Puranas.

Mayapur Communication Office: The Shantipur festival was first celebrated in the 15th century by the great saint Sri Advaita Acharya. The festival took place at his home in Shantipur on the occasion of the disappearance day of his spiritual master, Madhavendra Puri. On that day he fed all the devotees who came to his home prasadam, or sanctified food offered to the Lord.

A Perfect Day In A Perfect Place (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: There was a myriad of activities on Gaura Purnima in May...

Gaura Purnima 2019 celebration at Jagannatha Temple Berlin Iskcon (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Age of Kali, there is no religious principle except chanting Krishna’s name. It has been ascertained from all the scriptures that Krishna’s holy name is the essence of all mantras. (Renunciation Through Wisdom, 5.1 Purport)

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Would you like to get TOVP News through the existing RSS Feed Reader on your browser? Or if you don’t have an RSS Feed Reader we’ll tell you how to get it and stay in touch with TOVP News in realtime.

An RSS Feed Reader is a technology that allows you to subscribe to your favorite websites and immediately receive articles that are posted there in realtime to read. It keeps you up-to-date with news that matters to you and is important in your life. And what could be more important than receiving regular updates about the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, ISKCON’s most important project.

Unless you already have an RSS Feed Reader on your browser, below are the links for downloading the addon for your computer’s browser for the four major worldwide browsing services. Or you can search your favorite browser for addons and extensions and find the RSS Feed Reader addon. Once you add the RSS Feed Reader, this link should be added to subscribe to the TOVP News Feed:

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On Saturday March 16^th, just a few days before Gaura Purnima (Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Appearance Day), around 250 people visited Manhattan’s Bhakti Center for the Roots of Kirtan festival – described as “dynamic, creative and overflowing with devotion.”

Previously, Rathayatra in Dallas was a small scale affair, with ISKCON Dallas devotees pulling Lord Jagannath’s chariot through their local neighborhood. But last Spring saw them partner with the Dallas Arts District to put on “Festival of Joy,” a major cultural event for the entire Dallas area.

Under the organization of Ministry of External Affairs Government of India and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Prayagraj  hosted at least one person from every country at the occasion of the sacred Kumbh festival.

Installation of Anantasesa at New ISKCON IVCC TEMPLE LAND (Album of photos)
Lokanath Swami: While constructing the temple, the foundation is laid and the Deity of Ananta Sesa is first installed. The idea of this ceremony, which is recommended in the Agama shastras (part of the Vedic literatures), is that the entire temple building of Lord Krishna will be resting on the hoods of Anantasesa. the auspicious day of “Gaura Purnima" 2019 was choosen to perform this important ceremony in Nagpur at the New ISKCON IVCC temple land.

Gaur Purnima at ISKCON Gaya (Album of photos and videos)
On 21st March afternoon ISKCON Gaya celebrated Lord Chaitanya Appearance day. Festival started with vaishnav bhajan and kirtan followed by abhishek. More than 108 bhogas offered to Lord Chaitanya. Jagdish Shyam Das (General Manager, ISKCON Gaya) addressed the audience about the past times of Lord Chaitanya and special gift of Lord Chaitanya to all the living entities. After gaur arati Prasadam distributed. On 24th March ISKCON Gaya will celebrate Flower holi…

The intelligent people of kali yuga will do devotional service to the Lord and how will they do this, by the process of yagnas and sankirtan. There are many kinds of yagnas but the most appropriate yagna for this kali yuga is Hari naam sankirtan, congregational chanting of the holy names. Lord Krishna’s leela in […]

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In his grand vision for New Vrindaban, Srila Prabhupada regularly described cow protection and local agriculture as the “main business” for its residents.

March 21st, 2019 – On the auspicious birthday of Lord Caitanya, Gaura Purnima, in the ISKCON Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir in Sridhama Mayapur, four qualified candidates accepted sannyasa from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami in order to further spread the mission of Mahaprabhu. Sannyasa is the renounced order of life accepted by many followers of the […]

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Nadia, originally from Argentina, happily accepted a set of books. I told her about the vegetarian recipes in Higher Taste and the ...

Can’t beat Hare Krishna FREE food! (Album of photos)
Organizers in Auckland NewZealand. invited our Food for life program to be part of tonight’s vigil, as thousands took the opportunity to farewell the 50 Muslims gun down in their Mosque while in prayer last Friday.

Sannyasa is the renounced order of life accepted by many followers of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted sannyasa in order to further the spread of the sankirtana movement.

Iskcon Mayapur: March 21st, 2019 - On the auspicious birthday of Lord Caitanya, Gaura Purnima, in the ISKCON Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir in Sridhama Mayapur, four qualified candidates accepted sannyasa from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami in order to further spread the mission of Mahaprabhu.

HG Sarvajaya Madhava Prabhu from Kalachandji’s Sankirtan Team distributes a Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Srila Prabhupada’s Japa Box and Radha Krishna key chain to Miss World 2017 - Manushi Chhillar.
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By Mayapur Sasi dasa

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of February 2019. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5 Continue reading "NASN February 2019 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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Celebrating Gaura Purnima in London (4 min. video)
Parasuram dasa: The greatest day of the year – Gaura Purnima
The greatest yajna in Kaliyuga – Sankirtan
The appearance day of the greatest Avatara – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Distributed by the greatest guru – Srila Prabhupada
Performed on the greatest street in the world – Oxford Street
During the busiest time of the day – 1pm

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