The core crew of Kuva and Rasikananda assembled on Monday August 28th, having survived flat tires and cross country trekking. Without stopping to sleep we sketched up a new site plan to fit our equipment and went stright into building Lord Jagannatha's temple. We spent the first two days getting our tents and stage, sound system, and temple put together

As part of the Vraja Mandala Parikrama, Lokanatha Maharaja was going to participate in the Govardhana Parikrama. A tree had fallen down on the road. The driver tried his best to avoid the tree in the darkness, but the car started to skid and turned over. Maharaja’s left hand got stuck under the car.

Many water pumps for clean water were damaged or destroyed. Most wood work would need replacing and many personal items are lost. Check for lot more pics of after flood

In the Wednesday October 4th, 2006 issue of the Ojai Valley News, the big beaming smile of Lord Jagannatha appeared on the back page in full color! This was accomplished by taking advantage of the Halloween season and a 120 lb pumpkin that was grown in the computer controlled 700 Sq. Ft. Raised Bed Vegetable Garden at the American Vedic Association.

The moment you step into Kalachandji’s you sense the mood of the East-or maybe it’s just the lack of air conditioning. No, it’s more that that. It’s the diverse clientele, the unusual food and something else that you just can’t put your finger on. Ah, it’s the chance tp broaden you horizons through the exposure to vegetarian food. Hare Krishna and darn good tamarind cooler.

The flood water is finally left temple rooms today, 9-10-06 by mangala aroti time. Yesterday's video of offering Damodara lamps while devotees were still standing in the water is now posted to Mayapur Darsan forum and will appear on our website remembermayapur.com shortly.

It is my pleasure to inform all devotees that there is preaching going on in S. Korea. For the first time our devotees in Korea under the guidance of Patanjali prabhu performing street sankirtan in the street of Seoul, capital city of S. Korea.

I have just come back from attending the ISKCON UTSAV Program at Visakhapatnam and want to share with you all the grand sucess of the Program. It was Colourful Cultural Program at our ISKCON Land in Visakhapatnam which is beautifully situated on the banks of the Ocean.

The morning session started with Prahladananda Swami presenting his paper “Duties of GBC and Guru in ISKCON” This paper challenged the audience to reflect on whether the guru in ISKCON is properly situated under the authority of the GBC. And if there is not proper alignment on this point then how to rectify it and if it isn't rectified what is the fallout likely to be?

AC Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Param Gati Swami, Prahladananda swami, Sivarama Swami, Smita Krsna Swami, Ravindra Svarupa dasa, Mahadyuti dasa, Praghosa dasa, Kripamoya dasa, Madhu Sevita dasa, Matsya Avatara dasa, Gauri dasa, Hridaya Caitanya dasa...

Since the first Bali bombing 2002, "Kuta Carnival " is always held every year in Kuta Bali to invite visitors from all over the world to come to Bali again to visit this paradise island which famous as tourism object. And every year Hare Krishna join this carnival to introduce Maha Mantra to the local people and to everybody who comes to see this carnival.

She started to sing and after the song she again talked about Krsna. When she was a child she said she got prasadam from time to time and wanted to thank the devotees for feeding her. Many many persons at this concert got to hear about Krsna and the devotees in a very positive way!

In June, a Hare Krishna devotee was knifed. One blackspot is the town of Backa Palanka, where Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal churches have faced graffiti, arson and stone-throwing attacks and a Jehovah's Witness was assaulted.

We are still trapped by the water in Youth Forum bld, Gosala area. We could walk to the temple in water upto our chest, but both of our healths isn't good at all. We do get out a little only around Gosala area, as it is less time to spend in cold water than trying to go to the temple.

Mother Ganga touched the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava in the year 2000, but she has not come to greet the new Pancha-Tattva Deities, installed only 2 years ago. A rather dry rainy season was coming to an end . no one expected any flood in Sri Mayapur this year. Then the news came – the dams are too full and the Government has opened them up, in a few hours we will have a flood.

The court had barred the city from enforcing its ordinance pending the outcome of litigation. The principal challenger was the Society of Krishna Consciousness of California, one of the major solicitors of airport travelers.

Unable to resist the call of the Almighty, he left for ISKCON temple quite early as if he knew it was the last day of his life and before his departure his heart and soul was eager to get Brahmin Dikshya, the crest fallen widow recounted while consoling herself that her husband was finally able to fulfil his long cherished wish to get converted into a Brahmin.

Eleven year old Orissa Kelly, who attended Bhaktivedanta Manor’s nursery and gurukula, has won a myriad of gold, silver and bronze medals and cups in gymnastics.

Simultaneously, the assembled devotees making rows, circles, hoops, sways, mobiuses, and other intricate geometries danced with the seeming innocence of little children. It was both a sight and experience to behold. With bright smiles on their faces, the devotee photographers seemed to be having a field day, as they monitored their tripod mounted cameras.

The september 18, 2006 newsweek magazine, religion section. the article purports to describe the legacy of the baby boomers and re-examines some of the phenomenom described in 1969 as “the year of the guru”. one of the 15 related questions of the period asks, “which movement, popular in the 60’s and 70’s, was founded in new york by the indian monk Swami Prabhupada?”.