Naimisharanya Yatra - (Day-4) (Album of photos)
ISKCON Kurukshetra extends blessings & best wishes to all its viewers & supporters straight from the land of penance - Naimisharanya. Today we’re sharing pictures from that exact place from where Lord Krishna’s Shakta Vesha Avatar (Knowledge distributor) Srila Veda Vyasa started to preach. Srila Veda Vyasa compiled the entire Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads etc. in Badrinath, Uttrakhand, India As He completed compiling all the Vedic scriptures He came to this place in order to spread this t...

Why are we not fainting when we see the Deities?
Kadamba Kanana Swami: Another point that I find is very nice in the purport of Gajendra, the elephant, is how Srila Prabhupada speaks of when Gajendra assumed a spiritual body when his body was touched by the Lord. We see how Srila Prabhupada’s mind works as he describes, “Gajendra assumed a spiritual body when his body was touched by the Lord,” and immediately he writes, “Similarly, Dhruva Maharaj assumed his spiritual body in this way,” and then goes to the arcana-paddhati,...

Invitation to the VIHE International Vaishnavi Retreat.
Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE), is heartily inviting you to take part in the forthcoming 8th Annual International Vaishnavi Retreat, which will be held on March 20-25, 2018 at Govardhana.
Our beloved teachers for this year will be Her Grace Yasomati Devi Dasi, Her Grace Kisori Devi Dasi, Her Grace Damodara Priya Devi Dasi and Her Grace Prasanta Devi Dasi
The aim of the event is to facilitate spiritual association among women in bhakti. Focused on hearing and chanting, it o...

Creating Empowered Spiritual Leaders.
One of the most ambitious and universal purposes Srila Prabhupada set for ISKCON is the very first one “To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world”
How can this be realized?
Creating partnerships and alliances with emerging spiritual networks, government, corporate and non-governmental organizations, providing s...

ISKCON Juhu 40th Anniversary Celebration - Afternoon Session on 15th January 2018 (video)
Wonderful narrations about the rich h......

Today we met Ashwini Kumar Choubey ji. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha. He is an ......

ISKCON Dwarka New Delhi: A program organized by BAMS doctors society at Gaziyabad for fundraising for Temple.
108 Bhagavad Gita......

Harinam with HH Kavicandra Swami Guru Maharaj @ Sanur beach, Bali, 14.1.2018 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The holy nam......

Chanting And Dancing With Abandon (Album of photos)
Giridhari Swami: The third day of Kirtan 50 started just after Bada Haridas Prabhu’s kirtan on Dec. 30, ending at 11pm. The youth then cleaned the temple room and chanted enthusiastically until Mangala-arati. Many talented kirtaniyas continued to chant throughout the day. I was honored to be present during the kirtans of Gopi Gita Mataji and Bada Haridas Prabhu in the morning. After Gaura Arati, Niranjana Swami Maharaja, Geethika Dasi, Kirtan Premi Das, Akincana Krishna Dasa, and Kalindi Dasi ch...

“Bombay is my Office” Book Launched by Lokanath Swami on 14th January 2018 on the 40th Anniversary of ISKCON Juhu. (Album of photos)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/UdB456

Bhaktivedanta Manor: The present children’s playground at Bhaktivedanta Manor is being dismantled and closed. There will be no playground for the duration of the Haveli construction. With the completion of the project in July 2019, a new playground will be opened.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
To learn more about the Haveli project: https://goo.gl/RtM8bF

13.000 youth learn how to lead a meaningful life (Album with photos)
On 13th Jan 2018, Gaur Gopal Das addressed 13,000 youth in Nagpur on occasion of Yuva Divas. The event was organized by “Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav Samiti” which is headed by Shri Nitin Gadkari. Shri Nitin Gadkari is the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation in the Government of India.
Gaur Gopal Das inspired the youth by presenting the key principles for leading a successful and mea...

Blissful events in Iskcon Mumbai with many disciples of Srila Prabhupada present (Album with photos)
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HH Romapada Swami - The Loving Mood of Queen Kunti (video)
Srila Prabhupada: Spiritual enlightenment is possible by the mercy o......

Anniversary Maha Abhishek on 14th Jan 2018 At ISKCON Juhu (4 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra o......

Celebration ceremonies in Iskcon Sri Lanka (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The only sacrifice recommended in this age is ......

Rukmini Mataji on Attentive Hearing Is The Goal of Sadhaka at ISKCON Chowpatty on 12th January 2018 (video)
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Program in Ulan Ude, the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: On Friday ......

Watching TV and Movies.
Sivarama Swami: There are two main defects in this activity, whether they’re done regularly or even occasionally. The first is that this media always includes intoxication, graphic sex life, violence, and gambling. Therefore watching it means to break the regulative principles. What reason do we have that we should go out of our way to observe and watch these activities of Kali-yuga when it’s already difficult enough to stay away from them? So why would I want to bring these things into my own home, to give ideas to c...

With ancient flora, UP plans to revive Govardhan Parvat.
The CM, who is also the chairman of the parishad, has tasked it to fin......

The official Chakra Installation Schedule of Events.
The Schedule of Events for the Grand Chakra Installation Ceremony on Febru......

The All-india Padayatra’s December Book Marathon In Karnataka.
January 12, 2018 - By Acarya Dasa.
Every year all the ISKCON temples and centers worldwide hold a marathon during the month of December, which corresponds to the Christmas season in the Western world. During that time they profusely sell Srila Prabhupada’s books in order to spread the essence of Vedic wisdom. But on Padayatra India book distribution is a daily ongoing process, in fact it’s the heart of padayatra. Harinama sankirtana and book distribution go hand in han...

Here’s How ISKCON Juhu Will Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary On Sunday.
It’s Iskcon Juhu’s 40th anniversary on Sunday. The celebration will follow a full calendar of festivities starting from January 13-16.
Inaugurated on Makar Sankranti day, January 14, 1978, the Juhu Temple shrine is the national headquarters of the order.
A vast Jagannath Rathyatra will be carried out on Saturday at around 2:00 PM. The yatra will comprise of three chariots which will lead through Lokhandwala Complex and culminate at Jamnabai Narsee ground in J...

ISKCON Youth Spend Their Holidays Helping Puerto Rico Temple.
Three months after the category 4 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on September 20th, the U.S. territory’s infrastructure is still far from recovered. Only 20 per cent of traffic lights are powered; forty per cent of Puerto Ricans, especially in the countryside, are still without electricity, and many have barely any running water.
This includes the U.S. territory’s only ISKCON temple, which had its roof, veranda and porch ripped off in the storm. Devotees are still str...