Preaching in South Korea (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: When a Vaisnava sees mismanagement in the government, he feels gr......

A visit to the beautiful Iskcon temple of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Caitanya Mahaprabhu says: “I have brought medicine to awaken very living being from perpetual sleep. Please receive the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and awaken. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.13.9 Purport)
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Mayapur faces severe tropical cyclone threat, prayers required.
Fani to be second severe April cyclone to make landfall in India in 118 years.
Cyclone Fani is only the second severe cyclone in the last 118 years to form in the Bay of Bengal (BOB) in the month of April and cross over to the Indian mainland, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “The last severe cyclone, Nargis, devastated Myanmar in 2008,” said M Rajeevan, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences on Twitter.
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Varuthini Ekadasi - Tulasi Jala Dan.
The Glories of Varuthini Ekadasi: Sri Yudhisthira Maharaj said, “Oh Vasudeva, I offer my most humble obeisances unto You. Please now describe to me the Ekadasi of the dark fortnight (krsna paksha) of the month of Vaisakha (April-May), including its specific merits and influence.”

Madhavas Rock Band at St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne Highlight (5 min. video)
Live sound: Krsnamrta Prabhu and Liam and Alex fr......

Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord K......

Devotee Engagement Celebration (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: Vedavyasapriya Maharaja and I were invited to Gokule and Natasha’s engagement celebration at Southport, Queensland. They are both from devotee families, one side from Fiji and the other side from India.
I have known them both since they were young children in school and watched them grow into wonderful devotee adults. Even from a young age, they participated in performing lila dramas, dance and leading kirtan.
The evening went well with everyone giving their blessing and best w...

Blissfull Festival at Rasamrita Kunj, Mayapur (6 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: This chanting of Hare Krishna is welfare work f......

JAGANNATH RATH YATRA Trivandrum (Album of photos)
Sri Radha Nila Madhava Satsang
ISKCON - Trivandrum
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New Gokula, another amazing and beautiful Iskcon farm in Australia, just two hours away from Sydney (Album of photos)
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Evening Hall Program at Kolkata, India (Album of photos)
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja delivered a lecture with necta......

Kirtan London.
Kirtan London, a volunteer outreach project supported by Bhaktivedanta Manor and ISKCON-London, hosted their first six-hour kirtan of the year. Following the success over New Year’s Eve, the recent event was hosted in collaboration with the yoga studio, Tripspace, in Haggerston and Humble Warrior’s Charlie, a popular Jivamukti yoga teacher. Charlie led yoga for the first hour of the event, infusing it with devotional wisdom and kirtan. 34 guests attended the yoga and a total of 110 guests attended kirtan. They hope to see gue...

Sri Krishna Haveli progress, April 2019 (1 min. video)
Construction of the Shree Krishna Haveli is progressing steadily, and though the project is slightly behind schedule, the construction company, Vascroft, have re-assured us that the handover of the building will take place in August this year, just in time for the Janmashtami
festival.
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Arjun Singh.
In 1989, I had just returned to Canada from a six-year term in New Delhi, serving there as the temple president. I would walk the halls of McGill University and distribute books to students. One Indian student named Arjun Singh was quite intrigued by my activities and eventually got a book from me.

50th Anniversary of UK’s first Hare Krishna Temple.
The Hare Krishna movement was built on a pioneering spirit. Srila Prabhupada was the original pioneer who then empowered three couples - Mukunda and Janaki, Shyamasundara and Malati (with their baby Sarasvati), and Gurudasa and Yamuna - with a dream to start a center in London and meet the biggest band in the world, the Beatles, to help spread Krishna Consciousness.
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Appointments Process Reception at Windsor Castle, UK.
A large delegation from Bhaktivedanta Manor attended the Faith and Public Appointments Process Reception, at Vicar’s Hall in Windsor Castle. It was organized by Krish Raval of the Faith in Leadership Team, and Oliver Dowden MP, the Cabinet Office minister with responsibility for public appointment policy. The purpose of the event was to encourage leading faith members to put themselves forward to become Public Appointees.
Public Appointees sit on the boards that steer and govern vital publ...

The Minister of tourism of Western Bengal, Mr. Gautam Deb, visited Mayapur (Album of photos)
He and his friends visited the temple of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, goshala, gurukula, Ganga gate, the Pushpa Samadhi of Srila Prabhupada and bhajan kutir, as well as on the excursions in the Temple of Vedic Planetarium.
He got acquainted with the projects on the development of Mayapura and noted in the guest book: “ I stayed here for two days with my friends. This is the achievement of a lifetime. The upcoming project is amazing and I wish thousands a...

Mother Ishvari recently peacefully passed away at the age of 77. Born in Uganda, she and her husband moved to England during the 1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda. These were difficult times for the Gujarati community because the then Uganda President Idi Amin had adopted a vigorous nationalist policy. Ishvari’s family moved to London and her parents and siblings moved to Leicester. Devotees used to visit her parents’ house, where they were affectionately fed to the brim! It was at that time that she was first attracted to ISKCON.
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The Denver Radha Krishna Temple: Some images from out kirtan festival this last 420rally in Denver
Kirtan was intended to be shared in every town and village. It’s amazing the type of reception the holy name receives where ever it’s chanted!
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UK Community Food Charity wins Hertsmere Award.
Hertsmere’s unsung heroes have been recognized for their efforts and longstanding service at the council’s annual Civic Awards in March.
From community champions and volunteers to youth leaders, the great and the good in the borough were rewarded in this year’s awards ceremony, held at Elstree Studios.
Mayor of Hertsmere, Cllr Brenda Batten, said: “I’d like to say thank you and well done to all of this year’s award winners. In their individual ways, each one has...

Sadhu Feast offered by Iskcon in Vrindavan (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: Every year in honor of the anniversary of Sri S......

Strictly RE (Religious Education)
ISKCON Educations Services were a vital ingredient at the Strictly RE Conference 2019, organized by the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE). There were just over 300 delegates in attendance at the Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow, UK. The conference was specifically for Teachers of RE and RE specialists, who had come from as far afield as the Channel Islands. Keli Chanchala dasi performed an Odissi dance within a pop-up temple and many teachers also sampled some prasad sweets.
“We had a go...

Om Times Magazine.
HH Sivarama Swami was the main feature of the March 2019 edition of the OMTimes magazine. He appeared on the front cover and was featured within the magazine in an extensive interview entitled “Modern Morality in Ancient Wisdom”. It included his personal spiritual journey, Hindu/Vedic beliefs and culture, ecology and the path to a peaceful life.
The OMTimes Magazine was created to raise awareness of individuals and organizations that are making a difference in the world.

Perth Namahatta (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: It’s always a pleasure visiting our Perth temple. Although a long way across to the west coast of Australia, the devotees are enthusiastic to receive visitors.
I was able to attend three or four Bhakti Vrksa and Namahatta programs where we had kirtan, Bhagavad-Gita study, more kirtan and prasadam.
Find them here: https://is.gd/gvlaDg