Brisbane Rathayatra (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: This year’s Rathayatra in Brisbane was held downtown again with the beginning and end point being King George Square.
The parade went through the city streets for about an hour and Their Lordships, Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra Devi rode majestically while the devotees chanted and danced in ecstasy.
Once back at the Square, there were many performances on the main stage and, of course, lots of tents with prasadam, books, paraphernalia and so on. It was a beautiful sunny day an...

Birmingham 24hr Kirtan 2019 (Album of photos)
This year for the first time in the new ISKCON building. When you lose your voi......

News photo of the lion gate in Puri. The lion, as well as the deity of Jaya (of Jaya and Vijaya) standing at the gate, were broken.
Madhavananda das: When the storm hit all electricity, water, internet, phones, trains, as well as all land vehicles going in and out of Puri completely stopped. It was a bit of a drama. At one point we actually weren’t sure if we were going to survive or not. The storm ripped off (note: more like exploded, destroyed), the upstairs front aluminum window frame/wall of our ashram. Which let inside the 250 kmh winds and...

Goloka Dham Iskcon Nairobi Grhastha Ashrama (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat: even a little devotional service can save one from the greatest danger. Devotional service, which begins with chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is so powerful that even if one falls down, he can be saved from all calamities if he somehow or other chants the holy name of the Lord. This is the extraordinary power of the Lord’s holy name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.1.63 Purport)
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I.C.C meetings started in Mayapur (Album of photos)
(ISKCON continental committee)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Bhagavad-Gita......

ISKCON Rajkot: Sudarshan Chakra Installation & Pran Pratishtha (Album of photos)
On the auspicious day of Ramanaumi in the presence of the many assembled Vaishnavas and others, the auspicious installation ceremony took place, which started with a worship given to Guru, Gauranga, Krishna and the Deities with various articles of worship like flowers, sandalwood paste, incense, ghee lamp and bhoga offerings. Thereafter, the fire sacrifice was performed, which sanctified the entire atmosphere around there and gave delight to the hearts of all the Vais...

Canterbury Festival, UK - 8th May 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Others, who are not devotees, may think, “How can people devote so much time simply to talks of God?” The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is simply the repetition of three words, Hare, Krishna, Rama, but still devotees can go on chanting this Hare Krishna mantra twenty-four hours a day without feeling fatigued. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.13.1Purport)
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Victory for Radhadesh, Iskcon Belgium!
After 4 years of plenty of back and forth with the town-hall municipality of Durbuy, the members of our Petite Somme village, the province of Luxembourg, and the Walloon region - 4 different levels of authority in Belgium, we finally got the minister’s signature & stamp of approval giving us exceptional green light to build a few projects on our Radhadesh grounds.
This means that we can officially start planning for our Kirtan Hall which could become as a big as 600m², or more than 4 times the ...

Back to The Motherland - Sochi (9 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: The city of Sochi is situated on the Back Sea in southern Russia. The region is very beautiful with snow-capped mountains on one side of the city and beautiful beaches on the other. The city and it’s many attractions serve as an attractive resort with nice weather all year long. ISKCON has had a temple in Sochi for a number of years. Devotees preach mainly through Nama Hatta groups as well as regularly inviting people to the temple for special functions. We enjoyed 3 days in the as...

ISKCON Scarborough, Canada - Dasavatar- children’s program (video)
Srila Prabhupada: Devotional service begins with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra and side by side trying to understand Krishna in truth. Unfortunately those who are simply official students of the Vedas become more interested in offering sacrifices to the different demigods, like Indra and Candra. (Bhagavad-gita, 9.20 Purport)
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Real happiness is the pleasure of the soul (video)
HG Ramesvara Prabhu, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.11 at New York.
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Bhaktivedanta Academy Mayapur: Today seven boys received upanayam here at Gurukula. Upanayanam is a kind of initiation in the Vedic system, where students receive the Brahma-gāyatrī and are then allowed to learn pūjā and yajña. We request all the devotees to please bestow their blessings on these boys for their advancement in Krishna consciousness.

Ox Training Seminar, New Vraja Dhama Hungary, April 17-24 (Album of photos)
Most of the attendees of the Ox Training Seminar. ......

A Visit to Southern Russia (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The city of Sochi is situated in southern Russia. With its beaches, as well as nearby snow-capped mountains, it serves as a resort for the wealthy people of the country. ISKCON has had a successful temple there for a number of years. We spent 3 happy days with the devotees relishing the spring weather and the chanting of Lord Krsna’s holy names.
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Famous UK TV’s actress and crew visit Mayapur.
Cruising with Jane McDonald-Series 5 - Episode 4
India - Part Two.
The voyage concludes with the second part of Jane’s journey across India, which sees her fully immersed in her cruise on the sacred Ganges river. After visiting the home of the Hare Krishna movement, she is invited to join the masses making the pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mayapur, where she takes in the spectacular shrines and ceremonies. After the cruise reaches its final stop, Jane continues on land to the famo...

Iskcon Puri’s situation.
Prior to hitting Puri, cyclone Fani, since 2nd of May 2019, all the city got disconnected from electricity, water, telephone & internet connection till today. While Fani cyclone gradually made landfall, the whole city got dis-mantled along with Iskcon Bhakti kutir (Bhaktivinode Thakur’s Bhajan kutir), damaged it’s building, broke down doors & windows and filled the whole building with sand.
During this unexpected and frightening storm (by sand) the devotees were crying & praying to Lord Jaganna...

Former President of Croatia receives Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita during Harinama(Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Vedic scriptures say: “Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuma for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to the brahmanas, he does not earn one hundredth part of the merit derived from chanting Hare Krishna.” (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 3.79 Purport)
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San Diego Ratha Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
Ratha-yatra at Balboa Park on April 28, 2019, during the EarthFair.
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Highlights From The Sacred Sound Kirtan Retreat 2019 in Australia.
Syamala Gopa Kishori devi dasi: This year’s Sacred Sound Kirtan retreat was a great success and we are very grateful to the many kirtaneers, devotees and guests who made it possible. The annual event, which was held during the Easter weekend, drew a crowd of almost 1000 guests, all enthusiastic to share in the nectar of the holy names.
One of the highlights of the retreat was the uplifting kirtanas led by some of ISKCON’s most prominent kirtaneers, including Indradyumna ...

KRISHNA VILLAGE UPDATE: NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WAY! (Located in Eungella, a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia)
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Young kirtaniya in action (3 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: If one hears a person say even once the word “Krishna” that person should be accepted as the best man out of the common group. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 15, 106)
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64 round day Japa Retreat in Siberia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Some photos from our wonderful japa retreat in ......

Sadhu-sanga in the Pyramid house, Santa Monica, LA , CA (Album of photos and videos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Lord’s holy name is called sravana-mangala. This means that one receives everything auspicious simply by hearing the holy name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.7.15 Purport)
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Back to The Motherland - Yekaterinburg (13 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: Our first stop on our preaching tour in Russia this year was Yekaterinburg in the Urals. As everywhere is Russia we found hundreds and hundreds of devotees eager to chant, dance, hear Krsna conscious philosophy and relish prasadam. It’s the universal process given by Lord Caitanya 500 years ago and delivered around the world by our beloved Srila Prabhupada. Sri Prabhupada came to Russia in the early 1970s and planted a seed that has sprouted into a veritable tree of devoti...