Vaikunthanath: The Montreal temple was going very well, but we always had a difficult time paying the monthly rent, and there was some danger that they would lose the temple at one point because they just didn’t have the rent money.
Prabhupada actually proposed the idea to me and Pradyumna that we should go out and meet people in the Indian community and explain to them that we are trying to establish this Radha-Krishna temple here and maintain this temple and that we would like their support and help.
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Ratha Yatra at Prague, Czech Republic (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Kr......

GOD ON TRIAL SHOWDOWN (27 min video)
Atheistic Scientists challenge God to show up in court or face charges of non-existence. (This video was shot in 1997 & 2000 on Standard Definition equipment.)
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“Can Lord Chaitanya wear a peacock feather?”
Jananivas: In 1973 we had just completed the lotus building in Mayapur. I went to Prabhupada’s room and asked him,
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My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains in his commentary that just as a legitimate son has to simply remain alive to gain an inheritance from his father, one who simply remains alive in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, following th...

When Stephen Colbert would “go to the Hare Krishnas and listen to the Bhagavad Gita in order to get the chickpeas-salad” (1 min video)
Stephen Colbert talks about when he used to go to a Hare Krishna temple to save money on food when he was a struggling Northwestern University acting student in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Michael Shannon is also in the clip.
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Pushpa Abhishek 2019 (Album of 86 HR photos)
New Govardhana San Diego, June 16, 2019
Srila Prabhupada: If with the arrow of chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Vishnu’s lotus feet, by dint of performing this heroic activity of devotional service on receives the benefit of returning home, back to Godhead. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.15.42 Purport)
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A rare view of Bhaktivedanta Manor completely deserted due to the Rathayatra festival in London (Album of photos)
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HG Kunti Devi Dasi, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and known Iskcon pioneer left this world.
Karnamrita Dasi (her daughter, shown in the little square photo with her mother): She left at 9:40am, she had said the evening before, just as we were ready to go to sleep, “The train is coming, I’m getting on” I thought there were no meanings to her words. And then the next morning my sweet friend Molly Ananga Manjari Martin who was helping with my mother’s needs, let me know that her loud death rattle had stopped and to come immediate...

The Festival of India (Ratha-yatra) in Connecticut (30 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: The devotee’s life’s mission is to please Krishna, and he can sacrifice everything for Krishna’s satisfaction, just as Arjuna did in the Battle of Kurukshetra. The process is very simple: one can devote himself in his occupation and engage at the same time in chanting Hare Krishna. Such transcendental chanting attracts the devotee to the Personality of Godhead. (Bhagavad-gita 12.6-7 Purport)
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Big Rathayatra in Florence, Italy (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is described as maha-vadanya, th......

When you have Kurma, the chef as your husband and it’s your birthday! (Album of photos)
Kurma: Birthday Prasadam. Here’s some up-close and personal darshan of (my wife) Dhira Lalita’s Birthday prasadam. It featured food from all the 5 major food groups - chocolate, sugar, cream, butter, and strawberries. Thank the Lord that birthdays come only once a year.
A big thanks to our neighbors Bhakta Terence and Bhaktin Niamh for hosting us. ...

Remembering Aindra Prabhu (video)
Braja Bihari das and his wife Ananda Vrndavanesvari share some memories of Aindra Prabhu fol......

Work on the Main Dome of the TOVP is almost complete! (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: In the photos you will see blue tiling h......

Fan The Spark (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Vaisesika prabhu at Bhakti Center of New York, June 12th, 2019.
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Devotees participating in NewYork Rathayatra (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: My Lord, the moving entities who have heard Y......

Srila Prabhupada Katha by HG Rukmini Mataji at ISKCON Chowpatty (video)
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Ratha-yatra Rijeka, Croatia 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: This Krishna consciousness movement insists that everyone......

Harinama and book distribution in Mayapur (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: A devotee always thinks of the Lord continuously. While chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, the words Krishna and Hare immediately remind him of all the Lord’s activities. Since his entire life is engaged n the service of the Lord, a devotee cannot forget the Lord at any time. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.1.6 Purport)
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New ‘Krishna - Your Eternal Friend’ album containing beautiful drawings by Anjali Bhattacharjee based on HG Vaisesika Dasa’s quotes. (Album of photos)
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Good karma veg. restaurant in Gulfport, Mississippi (Album of photos)
Kaivalya Sundari: I was in Gulfport today and was able to go visit Maharani’s Maharani Berg (Good Karma Medley) vegetarian restaurant today. I hadn’t been to this location before and I was happy to see lots of nice people getting prasadam! I am so proud of my God sister, Maharani! She is pleasing her Guru Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada in her endeavors. Many people who eat at Good Karma learn about our temple because Maharani is giving them a nice, personal, and satisfyin...

Vivid Sydney light festival 2019. Transcendental party time with the devotees doing Harinama (several brief videos)
The Govind......