
Meeting Boris Johnson.
Anand Jatania, who serves in a communications role at Bhaktivedanta Manor, met Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a Hindu Temple in Uxbridge. Boris recalled the many times he had eaten vegetarian meals at the ISKCON London temple and looked forward to visiting Bhaktivedanta Manor and Avanti Schools one day. As a token, Anand presented the Prime Minister with a copy of ‘In Essence’.
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- 8 Oct 2019

Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Shree Krishna Haveli project update: We are very pleased to say that construction is moving forward with great momentum. Any time lost due to unforeseeable conditions is being made up by working late and over the weekends. Works now completed include - kitchens and bakery, prasadam seva hall, ramps and stairwell to temple and paving. Gas and water utilities have been connected just leaving the new electric power station to be connected. Works are in progress on the landscaping, chakra garden, painting and finishing, light fittin...
- 8 Oct 2019

Vaishnavi Retreat 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Just as a student in a law class is to be understood to have alread......
- 8 Oct 2019

Kedarnath - The Abode Of Lord Siva (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Kedarnath was the third stop of our pilgrimage to the ......
- 8 Oct 2019

Bovine Training Hints includes hints for training cows to voice commands as well as bulls and oxen. Cows (like Lila and Devi in this video) can be trained to simple voice commands that help to increase the ease of handling them in all situations. Oxen can be trained to complete farm chores, and bulls (like Bala in this video) can be trained depending on their temperament....
- 8 Oct 2019

TOVP progress report (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Here is a further progress report of what has been going on here at the T......
- 7 Oct 2019

Gathering of sadhus in Ireland (video)
Kurma Dasa: Yesterday’s Pre-Kartik Sadhu Sanga in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland. It was a blast!
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- 6 Oct 2019

FUN WITH FIBRE
By Krishnarupa devi dasi: Recently, the Conch team visited Gita Govinda devi dasi in her wonderful spinning studio, a hive of activity which houses multiple handlooms and a beautiful selection of delicately woven products. Here is Gita Govinda at one of her beloved looms.
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- 6 Oct 2019

Of Mountains I Am The Himalayas (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Our small group of devotees visited the Char Dhamas; the ......
- 6 Oct 2019

Chanting on Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who accepts God as the Supreme can take to the process of chanting Hare Krishna and become a lover of God. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 4.41 Purport)
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- 6 Oct 2019

Mexico City Subway Harinama (video)
Only in Mexico you can chant and dance *inside the train*, with an amplified sound system ......
- 5 Oct 2019

In Focus: Tulasi Manjari Dasi.
By Anasuya Dasi
Q: Please tell us a little bit about yourself....
- 5 Oct 2019

Blessings For The Hsc Graduates!
By Krishnarupa devi dasi.
For the second time in its history, students from the Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula here on New Govardhana will be sitting for their HSC (Higher School Certificate) 2019 exams. The HSC is a credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies in New South Wales, Australia. It is an objective highly sought after and its success requires hard, consistent work.
- 5 Oct 2019

Extensive improvements have been made to the cows’ pasture land at New Govardhana.
Karunamayi dasi: There are many different attributes to cow protection. It covers so much more than the hands-on care for cows. A large part is managing the environment that the cows are in to make sure they are safe and healthy.
- 5 Oct 2019

Meet Bhaktin Elsa, a young artist at ISKCON Sweeden (9 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Krishna stresses the importance of remembering Him. One‘s memory of Krishna is revived by chanting the maha-mantra, Hare Krishna. By this practice of chanting and hearing the sound vibration of the Supreme Lord, one’s ear, tongue and mind are engaged. This mystic meditation is very easy to practice, and it helps one attain the Supreme Lord. (Bhagavad-Gita 8.8 Purport)
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- 5 Oct 2019

Karel Gott chants Hare Krishna (2 min video)
Karel Gott is considered the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia ......
- 4 Oct 2019

Michael Cremo Princeton lecture.
Lavanya-mangala-devi dasi: Michael Cremo (aka Drutakarma dasa) spoke on Human Origins and Antiquity: A Vedic Perspective at a meeting of the International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL) at the Princeton University D&R Johnson Education Center on September 28. The work of Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research pioneers Robert Jahn and Brenda Dunne is featured in Cremo's Human Devolution book. Members of the Gainesville Bhaktivedanta Institute and area devotee scholars, including Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja of the Princeton Bhakti Vedanta Institute, and Krishna Ksetra ...
- 4 Oct 2019

Krishna fulfills all desires!
Shastrakrit Das: I wanted to distribute one set of Bhagavatam on the occasion of my Gurudev’s Vyasa-puja but I got a call from 2 individuals asking for Bhagavatam sets. This really nice older gentleman, took a Krishna book the other day and I casually left him my card and told him we have the full Bhagavatam available in Hindi. This afternoon he called me and asking me to bring the Hindi set to my book table. He showed up on time with some much enthusiasm to get the books. He told me how his son said he will take h...
- 4 Oct 2019

Srila Prabhupada: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu proved devotional service from the Qur'an. Yes. So, it requires a devotee who can explain God from any godly literature. (Morning walk. Geneva, 6/06/74)
We had our annual bhakti camp in Turkey for the 5th time. Here are some pics for your pleasure. Srila Prabhupada ki Jaya! ...
- 3 Oct 2019

Parasuram das: The weather forecast predicted 100% rain, as we cooked torrential rain fell, as we travelled to East London the skies continued to down load rain as forecasted. But then as Lord Jagannath arrived to the sound of Kirtan, everything changed, and Lord Indra gave us a break....
- 3 Oct 2019
Uma Devi Dasi recently departed due to blood cancer....
- 3 Oct 2019

A visit to Locana Das’s workshop in Hillsborough.
He is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada famous for his devotional art, especially for the making the murtis of His Divine Grace which are now present in every Iskcon temple.
Mitra das: He’s now making a statue of Prabhupada for the TOVP Mayapur temple.
- 3 Oct 2019

TOVP will answer “Who am I?” and “Where am I?” according to Srila Prabhupada’s teachings.
...- 2 Oct 2019

Rare photos from Puri. The album is having rare pictures inside Gambhira and rare darshan of the Deities like Nilamadhava, Ananta V......
- 2 Oct 2019
