Bhaktivedanta Manor’s first major event to take place in the Sri Krishna Haveli! (Album of photos)
‘Bhagavad Gita Maha Yajna’ - the reciting of the entire Bhagavad Gita… in 5 hours!
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Maha Aarti Ludhiana 2019 (Album of photos)
Glimpses of Maha Aarti Programme held yesterday at Maharaja Grand, Ludhiana, Punjab....

Sivarama Swami was at the annual Sivarama Swami was at the annual Christmas Food for Life event over the holidays, spending time with those in need and distributing hot meals and supplies to them!...

Bhagavad Gita for Better Nepal | A Must Read Life Manual (3 min. video)
A must read life manual - Srimad Bhagavad Gita for Better Nepal, for better world. If you have not got the copy of Bhagavad Gita then get it now. Help others get the book....

Chandra: I used to write an inmate in the Louisiana prison system. I forget her former name but she was initiated Sarva Laksmi dasi. On a Hari-nama in New Orleans, she approached a visiting sadhu and said, “I am the happiest woman on earth and I’ll tell you why…In the 60’s I committed a horrible crime and was sentenced to 90 years in jail…but several years ago devotees started a bhakti yoga program in the federal penitentiary where I was incarcerated. I began attending the programs and soon took up Krsna consciousness in earn...

Anniversary festival of the installation of Sri Sri Laksmi Nrsinga in Mazeikiai in Lithuania....

Saturday Sankirtan Program in St.Petersburg, Russia (Album of photos)
We were blessed to have an association of such wonderful guests(despite the fact that it was online, everyone was so inspired and felt that vaishnavas are really here):

HG Vaikuntha Murti Dasi, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada passed away.
The few days at her home was filled with many well-wishers and video chats with a couple of her very dear friends. So, she left knowing that she was loved and appreciated.
Although she suffered physically for many years her passing was quick and peaceful....

Sundara Bala Dance by of Sri Mayapur Bhaktivedanta National School students ...

Jagannath Ratha Yatra, Batam, Indonesia 2019. This year marked the7th of annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Batam Island. Along with the annual event Batam International Culture Carnival 2019, Batam devotees organized the Batam Jagannath Ratha Yatra festival on Sunday, 8th December 2019. The festival was conducted in the central tourist area Nuvansa Bay - Nongsa Resort Batam.

IS SANTA REAL? Carl Herzig (Kalachandji das ) HH Tamal Krishna Goswami’s younger brother, & Stella (Shradhanjali dd) his wife, shared this article. Carl is a professor of English literature and Stella is a librarian and they are parents to 3 adult children. They are initiated by HH Giriraja Swami and live in Davenport, Iowa, USA. They do not live anywhere near an ISKCON temple. Carl has helped edit many ISKCON books including Aindra Prabhu’s book and Miracle on 26 Second Avenue by HH Mukunda Goswami.

Disappearance day of Sri Uddharana Datta Thakur (Album of photos)
Today is the disappearance of Sri Uddharana Datta Thakur, who was an ancestor of our dear Srila Prabhupada. This is a photo of his Deities in Saptagram.
Adi Saptagram is one of the glorious places of Bengal. It is located in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. In ancient and medieval times, it was a major port and a chief city. The place has mentions in the scriptures where seven sages performed austerities. As ‘sapt...

A Muslim from Algeria receives the mercy!
NYC Subway Sankirtan Book Distribution reaches new heights in swimming in the ecstatic Sankirtan Yajna Transcendental Book Distribution Marathon!
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Radha Gopinath Temple – Bahar (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: The land at Bahar, Bali, was the first property that was bought in Indonesia. The BBT, Australia, gave a grant to purchase it nearly 40 years ago.

Met Chance by Chance Today!
Danakeli Dasi: Krishna has blessed us with a good spot for our book table in downtown San Antonio, TX, for the days leading up to Christmas—right outside a three-story mall on a busy walkway. We had just 10 minutes remaining to our day when a nice young man happily approached our table, saying, “I was hoping I’d find you guys out here.” His name is Chance, & he has an interesting story.

The Vaisnava Appreciation Festival in Berlin (Album of photos)
“A family that prays together, stays together. A family that sings together, clings together. A family that dines together, shines together. A family that dances together, advances together.” (HH Radhanath Swami)
On Saturday it was time for one of the best celebrations of the year: The Vaisnava Appreciation Festival!
Many of us had been looking forward to this glorious occasion - and no one of the more than 40 guests went home di...

Dharma in action! (4 min. video)
Devotees and volunteers are bailing hay as a group in Krishna Valley, Hungary, with the aweso......

Reincarnation (video)
Scientific, Logical and Relational perspectives - by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu.
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HH Indradyumna Swami’s health update.
Indradyumna Swami: Last week here in Durban, South Africa, I visited my dermatologist – a skin specialist. Unfortunately, he found a Malignant Melanoma skin cancer on my face. The tumor was very near to the first one I had five years ago. It is called recurrence cancer. I had a PET/CT scan to see if this second tumor had metastasized (spread) throughout my body. The result came back clear. It had not spread. Nevertheless, as a precaution, my oncologist (cancer doc...

History made in British Parliament (1 min. video)
History made in British Parliament – With Bhagavad Gita As It Is!
Radha Mohan Das: The reelected Member of the British Parliament for Harrow East, Mr Bob Blackman made history this week.
During the traditional swearing-in ceremony within Parliament’s main debating Chamber, in his right hand, he took a copy of Bhagavad Gita As It Is, along with the traditional King James Bible.
Bob Blackman MP is a Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Group C...

Srila Prabhupada’s books in Arabic now distributed in sets!
Arabic book sets going out in NYC! We hope to make these stacks larger soon with the addition of the Arabic SSR and Sri Isopanisad!

Indian origin lawmakers take oath on Bhagavad Gita in UK’s House of Commons.
Two UK lawmakers Alok Sharma and Rishi Sunak took oath on the Bhagavad Gita while swearing-in as members of the parliament in the new House of Commons on Tuesday. Alok Sharma is a minister in the British cabinet, Rishi Sunak is the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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