Sacred Sound (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today was the first day of the Sacred Sound festival at New Govardhan in A......

Sweet Harinam Sankirtan Party in Manila, Philippines (Album with photos)
Prabhupada gave his disciples credit for chanting kirtans with heart and soul as he did. One evening we had a small, informal kirtana in Prabhupada’s hotel room in Hawaii. Since there was no official program at the temple, Prabhupada was spending a quiet evening working, and his servants were also busy with their tasks. However, Prabhupada called us together and asked us to chant. I came from my editorial desk, Pradyumna came from his Sanskrit work, and Bali Mardana and Suda...

Care for cows in Vrindavana (Album with photos)
Care For Cows was blessed with a visit from H.G Chaitanya Chandra Charan Das w......

TOVP: Cast iron fences for the Prabhupada bridge (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: We just completed the designs in 3D for the ......

Giriraj Swami: This morning while chanting japa in front of my deities, I perceived some lingering impersonalism within me, and to purify myself, I thought of presenting Srila Prabhupada’s strong refutation of impersonalism from his morning walk on Juhu Beach on January 12, 1976, which I had heard just the night before.
“Impersonal philosophers are more dangerous than atheists,” Prabhupada began.
“That you think,” Dr. Patel retorted.
“No, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu says. Veda na maniya bauddha haila nastika. Vedasra...

Famous Celebrity ‘Michael Emerson’ Gets Rare Books (Album with photos)
Drumila Dasa: Famous Tv Personality 'Michael Emerson’ from the Mega Hit CBS TV Show 'Person of Interest’, and formerly of 'Lost’ and 'The Practice’ gets books by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is an 'Emmy’ award-winning actor with many accolades. And I can attest, he has not let it gone to his head. One of the most down to earth and unassuming persons I have ever met. He even commented before we parted ways that he ...

TOVP: See the walls covered with marble (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: On the outside entrance, just before you go into the temple room, you can see the walls covered with marble.
Now we are placing the sandstone decoration around the walls and building up to do the windows a little bit above them as well.
You can see the artwork on the sandstone and what it will look like when it’s completed.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/o8D5tl

Villa Vrindavan Academy opening (Album with photos)
Yesterday, the Mayapur Academy and Villa Vrindavan had the official opening......

Goodbye Party to the Herd.
Govardhana Farms from Canada (the whole family: cows and humans) is relocating to the ISKCON New Vri......

Sunday afternoon at the King Fahad Mosque in Culver City for an interfaith program on non-violence. Mahomed Khan, Director of Interf......

Making of Deity Outfit (4 min video)
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.27.16 says, In worshiping the temple Deity, my dear Uddhava, bathing, and decoration are the most pleasing offerings.
According to this sloka and Srila Prabhupada’s instructions, the deities in ISKCON temples all over the world are dressed gorgeously which is appreciated by one and all.
This video highlights how the gorgeous outfits are made and now one can get quality, customized outfits from one stop shop at ISKCON Mayapur.
Watch it here: https:...

A difficult phase in bhakti.
Question: Thank you prabhu for sharing the wonderful verse 11.20.27-28 from the SB.
I have a doubt here. I do have some faith in the narrations of HIS glories but yet the stage of being disgusted with material activities has not come about. Here it is being spoken of such people who feel disgusted and then try to leave them although there maybe some relapses. My position is worse prabhu. I am yet not disgusted with material activities. How can i change from here?
Mahatma Das: Open your eyes to what is going on in thi...

Bhima meets Hanuman.
As the Pandavas made their way from one holy tīrtha to another, they finally came to Badrikashrama in the Himalayan Mountains. It was a very scenic spot that could hardly be described in words. The flowers that bloomed there could not be found anywhere else in the world. One day, as Draupadi was gazing on the beautiful scenery, a strong wind arose and blew a thousand-petaled lotus flower into her lap. The flower had a celestial effulgence, a captivating aroma, and its beauty was unearthly. She took the flower to Bhima and reque...

Festival of Colors Alachua 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: For the benefit of Lord Krsna. “Activity in Krsna consciousness, or acting for the benefit of Krsna without expectation of sense gratification, is the highest transcendental quality of work.” (Bhagavad-gita 2.40, purport)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/jV3Bik

Many devotees from a far away oriental country perform parikrama in Vrindavana for the first time in complete happiness (Album with photos)
In Srila Prabhupada’s Krsna book he writes: “The art of focusing one’s attention on the Supreme and giving one’s love to Him is called Krsna consciousness.” (Krsna book, Preface)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/fhTiMW

Meeting with Mr. Amit Shah, BJP National President.
HH Gopal Krisha Swami met Amit Shah and presented SP books. He praised ISKCON's activities for the society.
More photos: https://goo.gl/Mrt7zE

Distributing SP’s books in Japanese (Album with photos)
From the famous Meiji Shrine… to their super-efficient train stations and busy streets… the Japanese “Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers”, “Perfection of Yoga” and “Beyond Birth and Death” are blissfully going out all over Tokyo and Osaka…!
Find them here: https://goo.gl/uvFznI

Initiation Ceremony of Sachiko and Nobuko in Osaka, Japan (video)
Srila Prabhupada: SB 2.5.9 purport: It is usual for the devo......

New Sannyasa Initiation.
On the eve of Sri Ramnavami(5th April), Advaitacharya Das took Sannyasa from H.H.Bhakti Gaurav Naraya......

Have you seen a cook’s heaven? Iskcon’s most professional kitchen. Melbourne, Australia (Album with photos)
Aniruddha Dasa: A few perspectives of kitchen readiness on Saturday. I took these for presentation at the thankyou dinner. We raised another $100,000 on the night. Thanks to all those who helped us raise $1,400,000 thus far on top of the $500,000 provided by the Victorian Government.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/BF9zo6

A devotee in the South Asian Dance Final.
A mighty congratulation to the BBC South Asian dance winner, Shyam Dattani. Shyam has spent much of his life at Iskcon’s Bhaktivedanta Manor in UK.
The finalists in this category showcase two of the most popular classical Indian dance styles - Kathak and Bhatanatyam. Judging them is a panel of three of the UK’s top dance experts: the choreographer, performer and academic, Chitra Sundaram; performer, teacher and leading exponent of Kathak dance, Kajal Sharma; and general adjudicator - judging ac...

Radha Kunda Seva: March 2017 Photos and Updates (Album with photos)
7000 buildings around the parikrama path had been marked for demolition and demolished they were. March was a traumatic month for many Govardhan residents …and for us as well when we saw a giant red X painted on the pillar of our temple freshly built at the front end of our property. So far, by Radha and Krishna’s mercy, the government has spared our temple, instead only knocking down the front gate and some of the wall encircling our land. We will put up a temporary fence...

Ecstatic Harinama at Leicester Square, UK (4 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: That there have been no newly initiated devotees from Japan is all right. It doesn’t matter whether they are initiated or not. If they are coming in large number, that is the success of our mission. We are not after making initiated members very many but our concern is that people understand this philosophy in wider circles. Initiated members are for managing the temples and preaching work, but our program is to invite people to our feasts, let them hear our philosophy and...

The passing of Joan Fielder, also known as Yamuna.
Ramai Swami:
Joan Fielder, also known as “Jamuna” by the devotees, had been visiting New Gokula farm on and off for around twenty years.
In the last few years she was a regular at the Bhakti tree in Newcastle where she loved to talk to the devotees, listen to kirtan and have nice prasadam.
At a recent Friday evening program, after listening to the kirtan and sitting to take her meal, she had an attack and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Unfortunately, Jamuna, who was 87,...