ISKCON Calgary 25th Anniversary Celebration.
ISKCON Calgary is very happy to announce the Celebration of 25th Anniversary of our Beloved Sri Sri Radha Madhava & Srinathji Deities. MAHA ABHISHEK of the Big Deities will be performed with 12 Hour Kirtan throughout the Program…
10:00 AM TO 10:00PM - 12 HOUR KIRTAN
4:00PM - 5:30PM MAHA ABHISHEK
5:30PM - 6:00PM BHOGA OFFERING
6:00PM - 6:30PM SANDHYA AARTI
6:30PM - 7:30PM DRAMA & PLAY
7:30PM - 8:30PM LECTURE
8:30PM - 10:00PM PRASHADAM WILL BE SERVED WITH ESTATIC KIR...

2015 Krsna Kidz Camp & Youth Retreat (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: All glories to the chanting of Hare Krishna mantra or Krishna sankirtana movement. All glories. All victory. How it is victory, all victory? If you chant this Hare Krishna mantra, then the dirty things which have accumulated in your heart due to material contamination will be cleared off. (Purport to Siksastakam)
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UK devotees try to double their book distribution results during the December “Marathon”. Last year the British yatra distributed a little more than 50.000 pieces of Krishna conscious literature. This year they try to reach 100.000! As Sankirtan leader Sutapa Prabhu writes: “Sharing Krishna Consciousness and pushing beyond the comfort zone to reach out to others, qualifies one to see the miracles of Mahaprabhu.”
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TKG Academy: Wish Fulfilling.
In his Upadesamrta, Srila Rupa Goswami describes the six loving exchanges between devotees, two of which are offering and accepting gifts. As the holiday season is coming upon us, when we exchange gifts with our loved ones, we ask that you consider extending your gifts to our students as well.
“Kalpavrksa” is a wish-fulfilling tree, and the devotees are also known to be fulfilling desires. We are hoping for our wishes to come true, with your help. Big or small, every gift counts.
Thank you very much!...

December 1. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Srila Prabhupada taught of the importance of the spiritual master. No one can understand Krishna except through the spiritual master. However, he never said, “I am that pure devotee. I am the spiritual master.” If somebody asked him bluntly, he replied, “That you can judge for yourself.” Yet he preached that we must surrender to the spiritual master. When some met Prabhupada, they resisted, suspecting that he was just an exchange of material false egos. They thought, &...

ISKCON 50 Plans Ramp Up in the UK, Worldwide.
In the UK, an avalanche of major, inspirational events for ISKCON’s 50th anniversary are being planned throughout the year 2016, including some that will be tied into international efforts by all ISKCON temples. ISKCON 50 reps at the 13 temples across the UK and Ireland have already held several events in 2015 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the US on the steamship Jaladuta. They included a “Departing India” festival in which a book of Srila Prabhu...

Ratha Yatra in Guadalajara (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The true acarya presents Krishna to everyone by preaching the......

The book “Free To Preach” Is finally out!
Thanks to all the donations and contributions from many devotees who have so graciously assisted us in our service, “Free to Preach” is finally off the printing press and ready to be delivered to your homes.
This book, by Prema Padmini devi dasi, is a touching and personal account of a grihastha couple spreading Krishna consciousness in a Muslim country in the Middle East. It is destined to both fascinate minds and touch the hearts of hundreds.
“If all can lend their might t...

Vrajamandala Parikrama 2015, Vrndavan to Mathura, to Mahavan (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: When loud chanting of the H......

Vrinda Devi’s Sacred Kunda (7 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Our parikrama party spent almost an entire day at the famous lake of Vrinda Devi, who helps Purnamasi plan Radha and Krsna’s pastimes in Vrindavan each day. ISKCON has developed the area in a very tasteful way, keeping the rural setting and spiritual ambience intact. Hearing and chanting the glories of Vrinda Devi helped us to all become spiritually enriched.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/ezFBMr

November 30. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
God consciousness is the goal of human life. If a person is born of a mother or father who can give the child love, as well as a God-conscious education, then he or she is very blessed. According to Bhagavad-gita, if one is born into a family of transcendentalists, that is the result of good karma. “It is certainly very fortunate to take birth in such families. Fortunately, both our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, and our humble se...

The One Stop Solution for Bad Karma (5 min video)
How do you make up for wrong when you know you’ve done it and you feel bad for that?
Speaking from the wisdom of the yoga texts, that which is right is that which furthers your spiritual development and that which is wrong is that which interferes with your spiritual development. Who decides what is right and what is wrong? In terms of rectifying those wrongs we’ve done, it’s practically impossible to deal with all our ‘bad karma’ piece by piece. Rather the conclusion of...

Life Beyond Borders - Highlights | Veda London (3 min video)
We were honoured to host our keynote speaker Radhanath Swami, who explained that “there can be no darkness in the presence of light”, and “our true success is in how we sustain our values.”
We are grateful to Shyam and Krishna Dattani for their wonderful classical dance performance, and Ananda Monet for taking us on a journey with her incredible vocals.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/EosIAo

TOVP UK Tour.
Final House Programme - highest Pledge!
Our stars in the highest pledged category for home programmes pledging a total of £60,000 by the assembled devotees tonight. Our final house programme with the highest score! Majority of the devotees are silver patron pledgers pledging £7000 each! The TOVP team would like to thank the hosts Bhavesh Prabhu and Kundalata mataji for a very successful evening and a grande finale of the house programmes.

Tribhuvanatha Prabhu Appearance Day Harinam in London (28/11/15) (Album with photos)
In Memory of Tribhuvanatha Prabhu over 200 devotees turned out to chant Hare Krishna through the streets of London! We were extremely blessed to have with us Malati Devi Dasi, Gurudas and Shyamsundar - three of the original six pioneers who came to the UK on the instruction of Srila Prabhupada in 1968 to open the first ISKCON temple in London.
47 years later…. They made a special return!
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ISKCON Puri - Bhoomi Pujan Festival (Album with photos)
In the divine presence of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Lokannath Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Subhag Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Gaura Narayana Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Gauranga Prema Swami Maharaj, His Holiness Bhaktim Priyam Gadadhara Goswami Maharaj, Vasu Ghosh Prabhu, Devakinandan Prabhu, Braja Hari Prabhu and with auspicious vedic mantras recitation from Bhaktivedanta Vidyapita Gurukula students from Mayapur, with presenc...

November 29. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada knew the value of his own books. He said they were spoken by Krishna, not by himself. If someone reads one page, his life could become perfect. Prabhupada also said that history would prove that his books had saved the world from barbarism. Without receiving the message of Krishna, people are degraded to less than animals – eating, mating, sleeping and defending. Prabhupada’s books make the difference. Prabhupada understood by personal experience that his books were ne...

Yet an other Rathayatra festival by ISKCON Auckland in New Zealand (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Depend on Krishna, b......

ISKCON of Silicon Valley Gopastami (6 min video)
Team ISV Go puja for ISV Cow Surabhi at Live Earth Farm at Watsonville, CA
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A Most Sacred Place (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Our second and final parikrama around Govardhan Hill this Kartika yielded some wonderful photos showing the beauty and sanctity of one of Vrindavan’s most sacred places....

Books are still the basis on Padayatra India.
Our padayatra party travels to every nook and corner of India, to the most remot......

Tribhuvanatha Prabhu Appearance Day (27/11/15) (Album with photos)
Celebrating the birthday of the founder of the festival tea......

November 28. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
He walked up on the stage and introduced himself to the people and tried to get them to come forward. He said, “Come forward, come forward.” A few of them came up to the front. There were mixed couples, many Indians, male and female, mostly middle-aged and some college aged, a lot of professor-types and ladies were there. Then he began his speech. He dove right into it. He just started exclaiming, proclaiming, the greatness of the Creator and that the most important thing is to ...

Warming up for the December marathon of book distribution!
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Balavanta, 23rd November 1976 “I am very glad to hear how the book distribution is increasing more and more. This is our greatest weapon. The more the books are distributed, the more the ignorance of the age of Kali will be smashed. The world is feeling the weight of this Hare Krsna movement, especially in your country. We have to increase this book distribution work more and more to firmly establish this movement, which is the only hope for the suffering living...