Lesmahagow, a quiet village founded by monks in the 12th Century is again home to monks but of a different order. In 1987 Hare Krishna monks moved into a humble property in Lesmahagow not far from Glasgow. With the motto ‘simple living, high thinking’, they began to develop an ambitious program and turned the site into a state-of-the-art Eco Farm

Srimad-Bhagavata Vidyapitham, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust's Sanskrit school is now located in Sri Vrindavan after the departure of H.G Gopiparanadhana Prabhu. The school is still going strong under the guidance of senior devotees and is inviting applicants for joining its program at the start of its sixth year of operation on November 21, 2012

VIHE is heartily inviting all the serious students to our transformational Bhakti-sastri course. Bhakti-sastri course is a systematic study of Srila Prabhupada's books. Srila Prabhupada wanted all of us to deeply study his books, so that we could be better preachers, teachers and, very importantly, achieve a clear understanding and application of the beautiful science of devotional service

Situated in Kerala’s(India) scenic Vellani Mountain valley, a newly established Ayurvedic Wellness Center, Rayirath Heritage Ayurvedic Wellness also constructed a thatched shed beneath a walnut tree grove, an 80 seater with a stage, all fully lighted and finished to taste

On April 29th, ISKCON Philadelphia participated in the Philadelphia Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation, a walking dialogue between Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Wiccans and others. The walk is an opportunity to promote religious tolerance while acknowledging areas of difference. The walk typically stops at three different houses of worship, with various activities and presentations happening at each

We are unique in North America to have deities of Lord Narashingadeva at ISKCON of Silicon Valley. The Appearance day this year is on May 4

For now, the inauguration of the temple has been spread across an 11 day festival starting from April 24th, Akshaya Tritiya up to May 5th, Sri Narasimha Jayanti. We will have the events like Netraunmilana, Narasimha Homa, Prana Pratishtha and Maha Abhisheka during the first part of the celebration on 27th, 28th and 29th. On 4th, 5th (Sri Narasimha Chaturdashi) and 6th of May we will have the formal inaugural, a grand celebration, open to the general public.

The main goal of the first Kirtana Mela in Estonia is to provide a deep congregational chanting experience for the Estonia’s devotee community, with visitors from other neighboring countries like Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Russia being very much anticipated to join as well. It can become an international event – everyone from everywhere can attend

Dear followers of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here is our second reminder for you to submit your homages to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15

Now that our dear Godsister, Chandi, has brought the Yamuna back to Keshi Ghata, there is a beautiful lake in front of the palace. So again Keshi Ghata will be the venue of this year's Yamuna Boat Festival on Saturday afternoon March 17th. She worked tirelessly to bring the Yamuna back to the ghatas and it is so glorious, so now we will return our annual festival to this lovely place

We would like to invite you to be part of an exciting brand new handicrafts project that is opening up at the goshala in the coming week or so - the opening of the farm shop. We want to make products directly from the Manor's land and the fantastic things it offers, so most of what we are selling will be Manor produce. I want to hear your wonderful ideas

Soon the influx of many more devotees from around the world will converge in Sree Dham Mayapur to experience perhaps the most memorable kirtan event in ISKCON history, perhaps since the time of Narottama Das Thakur. Do you want to tell your grandchildren you were there? We think, yes!

As every week passes in Mayapur, the landscape changes: the TOVP's presence expands, dominating the grounds, embracing the entire community; suburbs and sub-divisions bloom and unfold; the village grows with every breath, closer than ever to being the city that Srila Prabhupada predicted it would become. For the thousands of people who wish to reside in this most beautiful holy dhama, more than ever it's now or never...

TKG Academy - the Dallas Elementary Day School - located in Kalachandji Dham right near the Dallas Temple, has been serving the community children since the 1980's. With a beautiful playground, nestled in a pecan grove, next to Kalachandji's Park and a block from Kalachandji's Palace, temple and Restaurant, it is an idyllic location for children to thrive

The ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), in Sridham Mayapur, is scheduled from February 10th to 17th. The ILS will provide an opportunity for GBC members to share with ISKCON's initiating gurus, sannyasis, temple presidents, project leaders, and congregational leaders the process of strategic planning they have undergone and the progress they have achieved. In turn, the GBC hope that those devotees who are attending will provide the GBC body with the invaluable feedback it needs. The hope is that it leads to a better strategic plan - one that everyone is enthusias...

The first one was just too good. How good? Here, in their own words, is what the Vaisnavis experienced during our first outing in Govardhana in 2011: authenticity, dedication, inspiration, open-heartedness, absence of competitiveness, a breath of fresh air, focus on Srila Prabhupada, safety, peacefulness, intimacy, affection and love, examples to look up to, friendship, caring, acceptance, Srila Prabhupada’s presence, “heart surgery,” courage to traverse life in Krsna consciousness, determination to serve Srila Prabhupada’s mission, the bliss of kirt...

As the Gaura Purnima Festivities are approaching, this means more and more devotees will be making Mayapur their destination. As we all know, the mode of transportation that many people prefer to take to reach Mayapur from Kolkata is a car. So devotees may be wondering where is the best place that they can book their transportation

The BBT would like to sincerely thank everyone who responded to our invitation to give us your thoughts on the proposed third edition of Teachings of Lord Caitanya. We received about thirty-five comments and some good advice on how to handle presenting the third edition. The majority of devotees who wrote support the third edition, while others offered some cautions

Next month will be 9 years since we opened our Vrinda Kunda Temple! To celebrate we will do special parikramas to the Holy Places of Braja. The program will culminate with our famous Kalash Yatra, an ecstatic Sankirtan procession with the ladies carrying water pots with coconuts on their heads. Programs will be going on from 4-19 Feb with the main parikrama days between 8 and 19

It is with deep regret that I wish to inform you that I have resigned from all positions of leadership within ISKCON, including GBC member, sannyas, and initiating guru. This is because in recent times I have not been able to maintain the required spiritual standards for those who hold such positions

This year, as always, we request you to submit your homages to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15. In addition, if you're a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada, please check out www.sptributes.com to learn about a Vyasa-puja book open to all his disciples. The deadline for submission to this book is also April 15

We invite devotees worldwide to take part in Gaura Purnima festival either physically being present in Sri dham Mayapur or virtually through our websites www.mayapur.com & www.mayapur.tv and by serving the vaisnavas in Mayapur dhama by sponsoring for various events, festivities and prasada seva