Never a dull moment on Sankirtan!
Shastrakrit Das: For hours and a half I was trying and no one was stopping. I was just catching flies I started praying to Jiva Goswami & Vamanadev “I know I’m not qualified & a very fallen soul but if you so desire pls give me little mercy, use me as an instrument of your compassion.” Then this fine gentleman and his son walk up to me and start telling me how much they are enjoying The Gita mp3 ( made by Kamalesh Patel Prabhu of Laguna) they got from me in the past. The father spontaneously...

Money, Illusion, & Deep Happiness (video)
Srila Prabhupada: “In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Visnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting the holy name.” (Narayana-samhita)
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BHAKTI SANGAMA 2018 - Annual Ukrainian Festival of the Holy Name (8 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: “Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare—these sixteen names composed of thirty-two syllables are the only means to counteract the evil effects of Kali-yuga. In all the Vedas it is seen that to cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name.” (Kali-santarana Upanisad)
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Radhasthami Festival in Iskcon Silicon Valley - Sep 16th 2018 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “The essence of all Vedic knowledge—comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity, the Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods—is included in the eight syllables Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. This is the reality of all Vedanta. The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience.” (Narada-pancharatra)
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Photos from Radhastami 2018 at ISKCON-London
Please find below photos from Radhastami 2018 at the ISKCON-London Radha-Krishna ......

Holy Name Festival in Slovenia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who accepts God as the Supreme can take to the process of chanting Hare Krishna and become a lover of God. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 4.41 Purport)
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Interview with Ravi M.Gupta on Bhagavata Purana (35 min video)
Krishna Ksetra Swami: Here is an interview I did last year with my good friend Prof. Ravi M. Gupta, on the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. The recording and editing was done by Ms. Inci Mutlu. This is part of a larger project, the production of a docu-film on the Bh. Purana, ‘The Time of the Sages’.
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Tennessee Here We Come! (4 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Here is our performance at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennes......

Magical incidents and 1 million books distributed during the Warped Tour!
After 24 years, it’s the end of an era for the longest-running North American festival concert tour; and the biggest venue for distribution of Prabhupada’s books on the continent. Every year since 1995, The Vans Warped Tour saw 70 metal, punk and ska bands playing in about 50 cities for some 750,000 young people. The heavy music was an outlet for many frustrated, emotionally dissatisfied youth – often of high school age – to express themselves.
How...

Dance Divine With A Deva Das
Mohini Murti dasi: For more than a decade, ISKCON New Govardhana has regularly supported the highest level of professional exponents of the Indian classical dance community in an effort to provide progressive reputable tuition in the art form. This platform has been celebrated as a prominent part of the Vaishnava tradition over eons.
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Bhaktivedanta Manor: Exquisite cakes for our Srimati Radharani (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Decorate the Deity as nice......

Prestigious Vanderbilt University (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we performed our show at Vanderbilt Univ......

Maha harinam Ljubljana, Slovenia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “Even while engaged in various activities, devotees whose minds are completely absorbed at Your lotus feet, and who constantly hear, chant, contemplate and cause others to remember Your transcendental names and forms, are always on the transcendental platform, and thus they can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.37).
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Radhastami 2018 - ISKCON of Alachua (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Persons suffering from jaundice cannot taste the swee......

Radhastami Celebration, Dallas, Sep, 2018 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “O Lord,” the demigods say, “the impersonalists, who are nondevotees, cannot understand that Your name is identical with Your form.” Since the Lord is absolute, there is no difference between His name and His actual form. In the material world there is a difference between form and name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.36 Purport).
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Cow Protection in New Govardhan, Australia
Karunamayi dasi: The Cow Protection Program is always an exciting team to be a part of as there is always something happening. Recently we received a beautiful new member of the family, Vallabhi. Vallabhi is a 12-year-old, full Gir cow bought from the same farm as our beloved Aja the bull.
This gentle cow was generously sponsored by Ranganath dasa from Brisbane in celebration of his son Vamana dasa’s marriage to Hitashi devi. The cow was named after Braja Vallabhi dasi, Hitashi’s first cousin, ...

Jagannath Ratha Yatra 2018 - Manchester, UK (Album of photos)
A wonderful community event featuring music, dance, a chariot pa......

ISKCON’s Padayatra Worldwide (Album of photos)
16/9/2018
Motegaon, Maharashtra.
Today padayatra reached a village called Motegaon by traveling a distance of 8km. It is the native place of old padayatri H.G.Suryavanshi Dasa (an ayurvedic doctor). He arranged for us a warm welcome with flower garlands, our accommodation and other supplies. We are staying at a Hanuman mandir, a nearby mandir and a sabhagriha in the village. Tomorrow also we will stay here and celebrate Radhashtami. Initially we planned to celebrate Radhashtami in Latur, but...

In Focus: Giridhari-Priya Dasa & Shamala Gopa Kishori Devi Dasi.
Interviewed by Kisori devi dasi
Q: Please tell us what brings you here to New Govardhana?
A: New Govardhana has been almost like our second home for a number of years. We would visit from Melbourne for the major festivals. We love the community here. We have two sons, Sridhar Krsna (four years) and Haridas Thakur (one year). In our hearts, we knew that raising our children in this environment would provide a great Krishna conscious upbringing for them. So we finally made the ...

BHAKTI SASTRI
Tim Sawyer: The Bhakti Sastri course here at New Govardhana, taught by senior devotee Shanti Parayan dasa, started in November 2017 and is still going strong with an average of 8–10 students per class.
With all the residents of Krishna Pad attending each class and ladies from the brahmacharini ashrama, it is a very interactive and educational class.
After studying the Bhagavad-gita, we have now started on The Nectar of Instruction. The Bhagavad-gita was very thoroughly examined, with students learning about the three modes o...

COOL BANANAS!
By Suvarna Rupa dasi
Banana harvesting is an arduous affair and one that New Govardhana (Australia) reside......

Krsna In The Deep South (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday evening we held our festival in a small hall just outside Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas is the deep south, a very conservative area. Nevertheless, after much advertising over several weeks and a short street performance before our event, 500 people came to our show and everyone loved it. The fact that a number of people went home with Bhagavad Gitas under their arms demonstrated that Lord Caitanya’s movement is indeed meant for every town and village.
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In Focus: Bhaktine Hyesun (New Govardhan, Australia)
By Jhulan dasi
J: Please tell us about yourself and what brought you to Krishna consciousness?
H: I was born in Korea and my mother was a Buddhist. I often went to a Buddhist temple with her, so I was familiar with a temple atmosphere. My mother was a singer in traditional Korean music, so I was trained in singing from an early age. I decided to continue studying music at university, but I became disappointed with the music industry. I was frustrated to see that connections and money were mor...

A FAMILY THAT EATS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER
By Radha Priya devi dasi
The Sunday feasts at New Govardhana are pretty epic, and like many events here they are a family affair. Our feasts are cooked by families and friends and shared by families and friends from the surrounding community.
Sunday feasts – in the early days called ‘Sunday Love Feasts’ – were a very important and successful element in Srila Prabhupada’s strategy to present Krishna consciousness to the greater public.
Last month we celebrated the 39th...