Diwali celebration at the European Parliament (Album with photos)
9th November 2016 we celebrated Diwali at the European Parlia......

Harinam en Málaga, Spain (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: …the hundreds and thousands of stars and the great planets such as the sun, the moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter are not clustered together because of the law of gravity or any similar idea of the modern scientists. These planets and stars are all servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda or Krsna, and according to His order they sit in their chariots and travel in their respective orbits. The orbits in which they move are compared to machines given by mater...

The Lake Of Love (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The lake Prema-sarovara consists of the tears of Radha and Krsna, form......

Prabhupada said: “You failed to present me with a superior description of God. I have His picture right here. You have not even a word to say. So you please accept Him as God right now.” Caru das: In a letter to all temple presidents Karandhar wrote, “The etiquette is to invite the guru to your temple. It’s not likely that he’ll come, but invite him.” ...

The perfection of life: Jagannatha maha-prasadam!
Srila Prabhupada: The yogis are trying to control the senses by force. “I shall go to the Himalayas. I shall not see any more beautiful woman. I shall close down my eyes.” These are forceful. You cannot control your senses. There are many instances. You don’t require to go to Himalaya. You just remain in Los Angeles city and engage your eyes to see Krsna, you are more than a person who has gone to Himalayas. You’ll forget all other thing. This is our process. You don’t requi...

Devotees to Hold First Kirtan in Antarctica. Two intrepid devotee explorers are set to travel to the last frontier, and bring kirtan and Srila Prabhupadas books to Antarctica the southernmost and coldest continent in the world. The continent is largely uninhabited and 98 per cent of it is covered by ice, but it does have a tourist season and many international research stations to reach out to. One things for sure venturing there is a unique offering to Prabhupada for ISKCONs 50th anniversary. To read the entire article click here: https://goo.gl/zWjLdJ...

HH.Jayapataka Swami meets HH. Sri Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swami. (Album with photos)
In his recent visit to Udupi, Jayapataka Swami met with Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of the Pejawara Adhokshaja Mutt. Sri Vishwesha Tirtharu is the current Svamiji of the Pejavara Adokshaja Matha, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Born in 1931, Sri Vishwesha Swami took Sanyas at a very young of 8.
The Krishna deity in Udupi was personally worshiped by Lord Krishna’s queens. Vishwesha Swami is now under a two year term, during which he worships Udupi Krishna.In the two year ...

Srila Prabhupada’s books in Chinese (Album with photos)
And here are the latest blissful photos of Chinese book distribution to university students and tourists from mainland China. In this case, all of them insisted on getting an assortment English books after being delighted, and even shocked, to receive books in their own language!
** Make this bliss happen every single day at the universities and tourist spots in your own area! It’s not only easy and ecstatic to do, but it increases your local language book sales at the same time! L...

Good morning Vrindavana! (Album with photos)
Vrindavana wakes up. The time of sunrise in Vrindavana is an amazing experience, d......

Srimati Radha Padma Devi Dasi is giving an amazing, for her age, class during Kartika (8 min video)
Bhagavad Gita as it is, Ch......

Vaishnava Marriage Counselors Give First Seminars in Russia.
Vaishnava marriage counselors Partha Das and Uttama Dasi were recently invited, under the recommendation of GBC Bhakti Vijnana Swami, to offer marital and premarital education to devotees in Moscow, Russia, for the first time. The effort was an important service to the vast and fast-growing 10,000 member ISKCON Moscow community, who were grateful to learn practical advice and new paradigms. Initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1973, husband and wife Partha and Uttama have an incredible amo...

Kirtan @ Dallas City Council meeting - Janmastami Eve 8/24/2016 (5 min video)
Nityananda Chandra das: The mayor gave a stellar ......

Poet, singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed away at 82. Mr. Cohen visited the Festival of India in Montreal in 2006. Viswambhara das wrote:
“On the occasion of this year’s Rathayatra festival in Montreal however, this tender and gentle man of considerable fame and influence seemed content and at ease as he wandered through the various exhibits and activities organized in the framework of the Festival of India. Later, he sat discreetly with friends on the grass at some distance from the tent where Lord Jagannatha, Balarama and Lady S...

H.G. Jaga Jivan Prabhu served the ISKCON institution and Srila Prabhupada for 45 + years! At the age of 67 he left his body on 10th ......

Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu latest issue: With some fresh translations on the art and science of traditional Vaishnava poetic ornamentation.
Excerpt: The Ornament of Sequential Connections Poetry in Sanskrit is considered most relishable if decorated with poetic ornaments. Scholars of the Sanskrit language broadly classify poetic ornaments into two major categories, sabda-alankara , ornaments based on the sounds of the words (such as alliteration and puns), and artha-alankara , ornaments based on the meanings of the words (such as simile, metaphor and ...

Sacred Land (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day our parikrama party visited Kusum Sarovara and Radha Kunda, two of Vrindavan’s most sacred sites. Once again, a big thank you to Ananta Vrindavan das for capturing the mood for all of you who aren’t here in Vrindavan this Kartika.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/AomY4Q

“The Most Valuable Thing” Puppet show (18 min video)
Jagattarini Dasi (ACBSP): Puppetry was a big part of my life a long, long time ago… it’s a powerful form of artistic expression, and a great way to share a message or a story. Recently, much to the delight of some of my very dear friends (both young and old) who were attending our recent Kartik festivities here at The Sacred India Gallery, I spontaneously revived the puppetry spirit! Here’s a video capturing some more of the fun called “The Most Valuable Thing&rdq...

Sastra Dana, Anna Dana & Damodara school programs in Malaysia (Album with photos)
Simheswara Dasa: Scriptures state that the Damodara Kartika month is beneficial for performing devotional services to Lord Sri Krishna. And this is why our ISKCON Sastra Dana Anna Dana & Damodara programme at schools is done this month and which is getting bigger every year. *Since 21 October we have already visited 12 national type Tamil schools and distributed 5,240 plates of vegetarian meals, handed 1,012 free Bhagavad Gitas and 3,682 smaller literatures to 4,41...

Bhisma Pancaka (video-class by Giriraj Swami)
The last five days of Kartika month, Thursday - Monday, November 10 -14, 2016, are known as Bhisma-Pancaka. Grandfather Bhisma fasted for these five days, preparing to give up his life. However one observes Kartika-vrata, one should intensify it for the last five days. Bhisma-pancaka refers to a special vow (vrata) that can be taken up by Vaisnavas during the last five days of the Damodara month. Here are some ways to amp up your Kartika vrata:
Read from Srila Prabhupada’s books
Attend ...

Gopastami celebrations @ ISKCON Kanpur on 50th Anniversary occasion (Album with photos)
Gopastami is one of the very celebrated occasion. On this most auspicious occasion ISKCON Kanpur went on to celebrate a very big event with many awareness programs about cow protection & also launching Sri Surabhi campaign & seminars for farmers​....

Beautiful Gopastami Darshan of Sri Sri Radha Govinda at ISKCON Tirupati.
When Srila Prabhupada was visiting Detroit in 1976, he met with two clergymen. First he asked them if they believed that God is a person. “Yes,” they agreed. Then he asked, “Aren’t we also eternal persons meant to love God?” They agreed again. “And isn’t the only thing separating us from enjoying ecstatic life with God sin?” Once again they agreed. Like a pouncing lion, Srila Prabhupada challenged, “Then why don’t you teac...

Bhakta Priya devi dasi: URGENT! Dear devotees, I need your continued prayers for my husband Jagajivan Das, who is right now in very ......

Gopinath! (5 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: The beautiful deity of Gopinath was discovered at Vamsivat in Vrindavan 500 years ago by Madhu Pandit and Paramananda Bhattacarya. Madhu Pandit served Gopinath with great love and devotion for many years. Centuries later Gopinath was moved to Jaipur where He has been worshiped along with Srimati Radharani ever since. The temple is popular with the people of Jaipur, who come together daily to chant Radha Gopinath’s glories. Our parikrama party eagerly visits the temple each Kartika.
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A Weekend In Taipei (Album with photos)
Giridhari Swami: We visited Taiwan from Oct. 27 to Nov. 8. The first weekend we went o......