New York Bhakti Center’s Year in Review.
A YEAR OF GROWTH, STRENGTHENING, AND TRANSFORMATION!
The Bhakti Center exists to provide a spiritual home for an ever-growing number of New Yorkers. Over this past year, our management, staff, and wider family applied themselves with increased determination to their spiritual practices (sadhana); invested in relationships with one another (sanga), and offered countless hours in heartfelt service (seva). The results are evident in the smiles that decorate the hundreds of faces that move up and down ou...

Teaching visitors at Balinese Vishnu temple on the mountain to chant the maha-mantra (Album of photos and videos
Srila Prabhupada: “Although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 12.3.51 Purport)
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HELP FROM KRISHNA!
Sacinandana Swami: On Sunday I took my bicycle and cycled to one of my favourite benches at the lake. I felt exhausted and brain tired after a whole week of intensive writing. Any inspiration was highly welcome. Two swans saw the lonely monk (me) on the bench and gave me company – but they could not help.
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From 6am to 9 am the devotees gathered at the Gopinath Hotel and from there went for darsana of Gambhira, Siddha Bakul, Sveta Ganga and Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya’s house. Puri is of the utmost importance for our sampradaya. Here Caitanya Mahaprabhu spent his last eighteen years and displayed His pastimes. At the back of the sea, He performed bathing of Haridas Thakur and declared that whoever takes bath here will be vanquished of all sins, because the water has touched the feet of Haridas Thakur. It is here where Bhaktivinoda Thakura prayed for a son...

Gita Mela in Mayapur (5 min video)
This a special festival held every year during the Christmas and New Year holidays here in Mayapur. We have been doing it now for the last 5 years. It is 11 days nonstop from 11 am till 9pm of dance, bhajan, talks by visiting swami ’ s from all around the world and of course a little rock n roll kirtan. As you can see from the video there is plenty of booths as well to keep all the visitors entertained while getting a healthy dose of knowledge from Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Srila Prabhupada has said that he wante...

Rathyatra Festival 2019 in Whangarei (Album of photos)
Giving out the mercy!!
Jai Jagannath, Baladev, Subhadra, ki Jai.
Today in the northernmost city in New Zealand’s Whangarei city with a population of around 60 thousand.
We had our annual Rathyatra.
Special guest was Mayor Sheryl Mai who swept Her way around the city to Her great delight enjoying every moment and enjoyed taking prasadam with the devotees at the end of the parade.
Whangarei has a very successful food for life program managed by Buddhimanta Prabhu, who also ...

New Govardhana Weekly Newsletter for January 13, 2019, San Diego Hare Krishna Temple.
Newsletter Sections: Upcoming Festivals ......

How I came to Krishna Consciousness (23 min video)
HG Gauranga Simha Das (poet and singer from Mayapur) narrates how he became devotee by reading Srila Prabhupada’s books.
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Travel Adventures of a Krishna Monk by Krishna-kripa Prabhu.
Krishna-kripa Das: I show and tell about chanting Hare Krishna wi......

The Passing of His Grace Parvata Muni Prabhu.
On Wednesday, January 9th, 2019, at 10:00am in Auckland, New Zealand, His Grace ......

Harinama in Los Angeles by the devotees of New Dwarka, 11 January 2019 (5 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: One can be free from al......

How to Develop Determination (video)
Lecture of HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu at ISKCON Noida.
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Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, h......

Food For Life Hungary Feeds Thousands During Holiday Season.
Although Food For Life Hungary operates all year round, the chari......

TOVP: A giant clay murti of Jaya&Vijay (1 min video)
Ambarisa Das: Please take a look at the work that the art department is developing with this giant clay murti of Jaya&Vijay at the temple entrance full-scale size. We shot this video with the artists in order for you to have an idea of the real dimension and hights, which is 6 meters, of the murti.
It’s shaping up very well given the size of it.
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Srila Prabhupada in Kolkata (video)
Sankarshan Prabhu talks about his memories of Srila Prabhupada in Kolkata.
Watch it h......

A photo from 1970.
Gauracandra Das: That’s Shymsundar in front and Guru Das (names misspelled in the photo blurb) behind him. They won awards for the very first Apple Records release: ‘Radha Krishna Temple Album London’. Their awards were Top Group- Britain and World, Best LP and Best single.
David Bowie is on the right with curly hair. He won for the most promising newcomer at this awards show. Cliff Richard is to the left of him; Cliff bought a property near me in Portugal in the 1960s and we eventually met in Estoril. Cilla Bl...

A devotee of Lord Krishna runs for the US presidency.
(CNN) Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Friday she will run for president in 2020.
“I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” the Hawaii Democrat told CNN’s Van Jones during an interview slated to air at 7 p.m. Saturday on CNN’s “The Van Jones Show.”
Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, currently serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. She is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of Congress.
To read the...

Harinama Sankirtana in a boat on the Ganga (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the material world, if one engages in chanti......

Ahimsa milk (milk produced by protected cows) weekly sale at the Kuala Lumpur temple in Malaysia. The milk sells like hot cakes!

A visit to the beautiful Iskcon Temple of Juhu Beach (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday, on my way to ISKCON’s Eco-Village, just north of Mumbai, I made a short stop at our temple near Juhu beach. I sought the blessings Sri Sri Radha Rasa Bihari to spend 3 months at the Eco-Village, starting today, to rest and recuperate from a long period of active preaching. I also plan to spend significant time reading and chanting. My first break in many years! While taking darshan of the deities I had the good fortune of meeting Gopal Krsna Mahar...

Preaching program in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Some photos from our visit to Kra......

Famous Indian actress and devotee of Krishna Srabanti Chatterjee visited ISKCON Mayapur temple (8 min video)
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The devotees are the greatest of the yogis (video)
ISKCON San Diego, USA: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Badrinarayan Swami.....