Trinity Church Hall Krishna Festival
The “Hare Krishna Festival” held at Trinity Church Hall in Sutton, UK, was full to the brim as the diverse local audience of over 200 experienced a package of culture, music, wisdom, dance and delicious sanctified food. Local ISKCON group members welcomed guests with a view to serving their spiritual inclinations with ongoing contact for those most interested.
Some of the Church leaders in attendance also appreciated the presentation as applicable to people of all faiths, and one of which expressed a...

Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Resident Sannyasi.
HH Bhakti Rasamrta Swami will be the official resident sannyasi at Bhaktivedanta Manor until this summer. This means he will be the spiritual head of the community, to provide guidance and inspiration and to attend devotional events. At the recent Manor Updates session attended by Manor residents and staff, Bhakti Rasamrta Swami unveiled the canvas adorned with this year’s theme “Living with Gratitude, Giving with Compassion.”
He preaches all over the world including India, Singapore,...

Watford Football Club.
Anand Jatania and Radha Mohan das attended an Equality Advisory Group meeting at Watford Football Club, which included an extensive tour of the grounds. The Club, which is currently within the top 10 of the English Premier League, is seeking to build closer relations with locals, and especially faith group members and ethnic minorities. They even wished Bhaktivedanta Manor a ‘Happy Gaura Purnima’ on their social media pages, which has hundreds of thousands of followers!

Srila Prabhupada’s book “The science of Self realization” featured on a recent Skoda India car ad (1 min. video) A new advert by Skoda features a woman reading the Science of Self Realization by HDG Srila Prabhupada ...

The Nectar Flows (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Kirtan Melas are meant for immersing ourselves in the nectar of chanting......

Harinama in London Extinction Rebellion protest (Album of photos)
Small harinama sankirtan parties and book distributors had b......

New Govardhana Weekly Newsletter for April 21, 2019.
San Diego Hare Krishna Temple.
Newsletter Sections: Upcoming Festiva......

Iskcon Indian Advisory Committee Meeting at Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple, ISKCON Juhu, Mumbai (Album of photos)
IIAC has ......

Hanuman Jayanti (video)
Balance ability with maturity.
Lecture by HG Chaitanya Charan Das.
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Peanut Harvest at the Mayapur Gurukula (4 min. video)
Gurukula students harvest peanuts at our farm in Mayapur.
Around 60% of the Mayapur Gurukula’s food needs are taken care of by our own farm, where students participate in managing 20 acres of fields to produce vegetables, rice, fruits, spices, and more. All of the agriculture at our Gurukula is completely organic.
Participating in the farm activities helps our students to learn a more natural way of life, to understand where food really comes from, and why traditional methods of ag...

Harinama in the heart of Copenhagen (2 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: If the surface of the globe is overflooded with the chant......

Sacred Sounds Kirtan Retreat in Australia (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The Sacred Sounds Kirtan Retreat in Australia started off today with a lineup of some of ISKCON’s most well known and loved kirtan singers. The holy names reverberated loudly throughout all the hills and valleys of this gorgeous community.
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The glories of the Madhuvan forest of Vrindavana (video)
Vraja Katha by HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu at the temple of ISKCON Sydney......

Pada Yatra by Iskcon Trinidad and Tobago 2019 (Album of photos)
Every year we have to good fortune of hosting a visit by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami. Maharaj is famously known as the “Walking Monk” and has walked across Canada several times takes time to walk as much as he can in countries he visits.
One festival celebrated by ISKCON worldwide is called Padayatra – The Walking Festival where devotees take deities of Gaura Nitai on procession accompanied with Kirtan and distribution of prasadam and transcendental literature.
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In Full Swing (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: ISKCON’s preeminent photographer, Ananta Vrindavan das, and myself walk around New Govardhan in Australia on the eve of the 4th annual Sacred Sounds Kirtan Retreat. Preparations are in full swing in the midst of the natural stunning beauty of the community’s surroundings.
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The two sides coin called Marriage by Ganga Prabhu (12 min. video)
Marriage is something you want to make it work…
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SHYAMANANDA DELIVERS THE PATHANS – A story from the medieval Bengali book Prema-vilasa, by Nityananda Das.
Also:
PERSONAL VS PLATFORM SPEAKING – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur explains there is more benefit in instructions shared with intimate groups than in speaking to large crowds.
OFFER RESPECT TO ALL – Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja explains that we should think, “Everyone is a vaishnava except me.
and more…
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Harinama in Taiwan (7 min. video)
Niranjana Swami and Maha Vishnu Swami are leading the chanting party while the pubblic dance......

New Govardhana’s New Goshala (5 min. video)
On the 18-th of March 2019 New Govardhana Farm community in Australia was celebrating Grand Opening of the new modern Goshala.
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Sri Rama Navami Report from ISKCON Plainfield NJ (Album of photos)
Hema Jagannatha Dasa: ISKCON of Central NJ (ICNJ), Plainfield celebrated Sri Rama-Navami on Saturday 4/13/2019. Lord Jagannath was adorned with Ramachandra Vesha of breaking the Shiva Dhanu, inspired from other ISKCON temples. The main altar area was decorated nicely to provide a devotional vibe about the festival. Devotees performed abhishek of Sri-Sri-Rama-Parivar. Everyone got fruits, flowers and nuts for the pleasure of the Lordships. During Abhishek, ICNJ devotees sang “Rama...

Rama Navami in Canberra, Australia (Album of photos)
The dynasty of Maharaja Raghu is glorified because Lord Ramacandra appeared in that family. Lord Ramacandra appeared in the Iksvaku, or Raghu dynasty. He became King during Treta-yuga, but because of His good government, the age was like Satya-yuga.
Lord Ramacandra exemplifies an incarnation of Godhead who descends for the mission of paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam – protecting the devotees and destroying the miscreants.
This year, the devotees from Canberra invited me to att...

ISKCON Sri Lanka’s New Temple Construction in progress (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We must strictly follow the principle of offering our respects to the Panca-Tattva: sri- krishna caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda. At the beginning of every function in preaching, especially before chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, we must chant the Panca-tattva’s names and offer our respects to them. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 8.4 Purport)
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Krishna prasad prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set! (7 maha big books in one shot)
Krishna prasad prabhu: As soon as I started setting up the book table today I met this nice couple from California. They were very relaxed compared to most New Yorkers we meet out here at Penn station. I said: “Here’s a gift for you! These books will guide you into deeper spiritual understanding. We’re monks and we just want people to help us with a donation for the printing and shipping cost.”
They were so happy to take the set ...

Lord Krishna’s devotee and Bollywood celebrity Shilpa Shetty, accompanied by her family, visited recently Iskcon Juhu temple. They all worshipped Lord Krishna at the temple and sought His blessings showing thus a wonderful example to her followers and fans.
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