Ratha-Yatra (Festival of Chariots) in Phoenix, Arizona December 16, 2017
1,500 plus festival goers in Chariot Parade in Phoenix......

The brahmachari and the grihastha.
Kadamba Kanana Swami: There is the story of a wrestler in South India who was very much impressed by a beautiful girl and he served her so nicely. He was opening doors and holding parasols and was doing whatever he could to please her! So, one day, Ramanuja Acharya saw that wrestler and said to him, “Why are you serving her in this way?” The boy then said, “She… is… so… beautiful!”
Then Ramanuja Acharya said, “You call that beautiful?” Now, if it had been an...

Harinama in Sydney, Australia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krishna b......

“Let Go of the Past” (7 min video)
Mahatma Prabhu’s realizations about past actions.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/JE1bfY

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Chowpatty (video)
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Closing the debate whether God is partial.
In principle, God can do anything and everything. He is not God if He cannot do som......

Astrological compatibility.
Kadamba Kanana Swami: If you do marry, then be careful that whoever you marry is a devotee. Whatever you do, do not marry a non-devotee. That would be the worst thing to do because then it will be goodbye to yourself! You can say goodbye to the self you were because that is surely a way to go down!
People spend hours and hours matching astrological charts and sometimes you get a ninety percent match! Anyway, that gives you ten percent opportunity to give each other hell; that is also there. But beyond that ninety percent ...

New Updates from the Bhaktivedanta Archives.
Published on the Auspicious Appearance Day of Jagadīśa Paṇḍita, December 30th, 2017.
The Bhaktivedanta Archives is pleased to offer two new releases:
1. The VedaBase™ 2017.2 update.
2. Original unedited audio for the year 1968.
The 2017.2 VedaBase™ Update Includes:
Prabhupāda Memories Chapter 61 – Siddhānta Dāsa
1968 Reverified Transcriptions Against Original Audio.
To read the entire article click here:

Gita Nagari Farm received a grant from the government and starts building a NEW barn worth $270K.

Sunday Pritivardhan Class by H.G. Vishaka Devi Dasi and H.G.Rukmini Devi Dasi on 3rd Dec 2017 (video)
Watch it here:

Jai Radhe Jai Krishna Jai ​​Vrindavan by Madhava’s Harinama Band (8 min video)
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Bondi Beach Christmas Harinama Sankirtan Party, Sydney Australia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The only sacrifice recomm......

Prayers for Venugopal Dasa.
Kurma Dasa: I received this Facebook Message from my dear Godbrother Venugopal Das this morning:
“I feel the time is nearing. To all my friends and loved ones, please do not lament. Be happy under Prabhupada’s shelter. Take the Holy Name with full faith and attention. Care for each other and try to serve the Vaisnavas in any way you can. Oh….and I have no intention of stopping off in heaven. My Home is elsewhere.”
Alarmed, I wrote to his devoted wife Nikunja Seva devi.
She confirmed the w...

Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: On Christmas day we passed through Moscow and took part in the installation ceremony for Patita Pavan Jagann......

Please pray for our one and only Deena Bandhu Prabhu!
PL pray for the safe operation and recovery of HG Deena Bandhu Maharaj wh......

Harmonious Coexistence: Religions and Philosophies (Album with photos)
Gaur Gopal das spoke alongside His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 28th Dec 2017, at the Ideas of Harmonious Coexistence: Religions and Philosophies of India Conference at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Dehli today to an audience of 400 people.
It was an interfaith conference to highlight the diverse religious backgrounds that exist in India and what can be done to increase appreciation, acceptance, and tolerance of them.
“My gratitude to His Holiness Syedna Taher Fakhrudd...

Modern facilities at Bhaktivedanta Research Centre, Iskcon’s Educational Research Center in Kolkata,

Adikarta Das: Fantastic Iraqi boys live in Utah not interested in Mormon church but love Hare Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G. Radhika Raman Prabhu at ISKCON Vrindavan (video)
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SRI SURABHI APP - Launching - MAKARA SANKRANTI-January 14-2018
RP Bhakti Raghava Swami, Minister - IDVM-India: IDVM-India is pl......

Two Muslim Students Win Bhagavad Gita Competitions in Rajasthan (2 min video)
Nadeem Khan and Zorabia Naqvi from Jaipur, Rajasthan, have broken all language barriers by winning the State Level Bhagavad Gita competitions for Essay Writing and Sloka Recitation respectively.

Iskcon Silicon Valley Harinaam in Palo Alto - December 22th, 2017 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Chanting is the medicine......

Rathayatra Makes Devotees!
Hello, my name is Ian Somerville. I am a devoted young man in search of true enlightenment. Throughout the course of my life, I have personally studied and practiced many world religions. But the one that ignited that withered flame was Krishna consciousness.
During my spiritual journey, I have read many religious texts, but none can compare to the Bhagavad Gita. This book is not a Shakespearean playwright or a book of dreamy poetry, but a book in which Krishna, the supreme being, god of all gods, truly shows us how we can...