Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita – “Among the birds, I am Garuda.” Garuda carries Lord Vishnu on his back always and therefore he is considered as the transcendental prince of all carriers. In the Vedic literature, it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda, are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brihat and rathantara. When Garuda flaps his wings, one can hear the chanting of the hymns from Sama Veda. Garuda is engaged in eternal service to Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha. Every temple of Lord Vishnu has a Deity...

Manor devotee brings ISKCON to Ethiopia!
Mahaprasad das has translated a number of Srila Prabhupada’s books from English to Amharic, the official working language of Ethiopia. 10,000 copies of Introduction to Bhagavad Gita and On the Way to Krishna are currently in the UK and will soon be shipped to Ethiopia. Easy Journey to Other Planets, The Teachings of Prahlad Maharaj and Sri Isopanisad will follow. This is a major accomplishment because at present none of Srila Prabhupada’s books are available in Amharic and ISKCON has no presence in t...

UK Prime Minister’s Faith Advisor Jonathan Hellewell LVO, Special Adviser on Faith to the Prime Minister, made a special visit to the ISKCON-London Temple, where he met Jai Nitai das and Srutidharma das. Mr. Hellewell has been appointed to Downing Street to help the build connections among community groups across the country, understanding the needs of faiths across the UK.

NOHO TV film company were hosted at Bhaktivedanta Manor.
NOHO TV film company were hosted at Bhaktivedanta Manor whilst they filmed scenes for the spoof “The Windsors” in Letchmore Heath village. Famous comedian and actor Harry Enfield plays Prince Charles in the series. “There were quite a few vegetarians and vegans amongst the group” explained Radha Mohan das who took members of the cast and crew on a tour of the Manor, “Harry Enfield had some intelligent questions, and reminisced on the times he had spent time with Georg...

How The Deity Reciprocates With His Devotee.
Raghunandan’s work is to serve Krishna. He has no interest in anything other than serving Krishna. (Chaitanya Charitamrita 2.15.131)
From his early childhood, Raghunandan Thakur would feed the family’s Gopinath Deity laddus.
Uddhava Das has written a song in which this lila is described: Mukunda Das lived in the village of Shrikhanda, where his household Deity was named Gopinath. One day he had to go somewhere for work and he called Raghunandan to do the service. He said, “In th...

Kirtan Mela 2017 in Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: It is not that one must chant at a certain time. No. At any time one may chant. Furthermore, Krishna’s name is identical with Krishna Himself. Therefore the holy name of Krishna is Krishna. (Teachings of Queen Kunti, 8, Purport)
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Huge Sunday Program in Kyiv, Ukraine (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: It is not that one must chant at a certain time. No. At any time one may chant. Furthermore, Krishna’s name is identical with Krishna Himself. Therefore the holy name of Krishna is Krishna. (Teachings of Queen Kunti, 8, Purport)
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A Look Inside (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: A brief look at the performances at our summer festival tour in Poland. We’ve reached the half-way mark now. Tomorrow we pack up and head off to prepare for the great Woodstock Festival. We’ll be back on the beaches in 12 days!
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Today’s mangala artik darshan in Vrindavan’s Sri Krsna Balaram mandir, 25th July 2017
Jaya Krsna Balarama!!!!!!