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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited ISKCON Mayapur on May 28, where he participated in Go Puja, offered prayers, and met with ISKCON leaders during his first visit to the headquarters since assuming office earlier this month.
The Chief Minister began his visit by taking part in a yajna and then performing Go Puja at the Mayapur goshala, where he fed the cows and affectionately interacted with them.
Following the ceremony, Adhikari proceeded to the temple, greeting devotees and vi
The Medical Care and Devotee Support Team for Kratu Das has released an update on his current health situation:
“By the mercy of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar and the prayers of devotees worldwide, His Grace Kratu Prabhuji continues to receive care amidst a very critical health condition.
As informed earlier, Maharaj has been suffering from advanced liver failure with multiple serious complications. In the recent days, his condition deteriorated further, and for consideration of liver transplant h
I am at a wedding
The decor in the setting
Is a lavish display
Adding to the flavour of the day
The hall is quite full
Seated, no push or pull
The pandit asks me to speak
I attempt something I hope they’ll keep
“Hare Krishna! Namaste!
What I want to say
Is blessings to our couple
Though one, they are double
Will learn to serve and share
In these times it is rare
To submit to another
It is Kali Yuga, my brother”
All took to the chants
I did not get them to dance
The groom was listening
Not presen
From Back to Godhead
Fulfilling our duty as parents requires taking care of our children’s spiritual needs.
As the mother of ten children, I am often asked, “How do you fulfill your family responsibilities and still make progress in spiritual life? When do you find the time to serve God?”
“It’s a matter of vision,” I reply. “I realize that I can serve God by caring for my children and husband with love and respect.”
Being a mother and wife is my duty, and I don’t distinguish it from my service
From Back to Godhead
Hare Krsna couples know from the start
that their life together has a spiritual purpose.
IN MY MOTHER’S wedding photo, she holds a thin bunch of flowers as if she wished to hide it somewhere. The Town Hall marriage chamber resembles a waiting room of an old-fashioned office. My parents, in their everyday attire of poor college students, look blissful but embarrassed, as if they cannot fully comprehend what is happening: Are we really married? What now? Get out and go back
Hearing Srila Prabhupada Solves All Our Problems
Srila Prabhupada once said that when devotees give up practicing Krishna consciousness it is ‘fifty percent their fault, and fifty percent ISKCON’s”. In this article I would like to explore what I perceive as a systemic problem contributing to our society’s fifty percent of the blame.
It is surely surprising that someone should get as far as seriously following the process of Krishna consciousness, only to give it up again. Most of us experienc
Prabhupada: “Prasadam is the most important thing to bring people out of darkness.”
Sravanananda: In Vrindavan, we would go every morning in the early days when it was just huts and a little bit of cement and steel going up.
We would take a mat and Prabhupada would sit on the side of the road, call over mayavadis and then get into a heated debate with them.
They were always respectful, however, but Prabhupada was showing us the fierceness of challenging mayavadi philosophy.
I once asked, “Srila
Channel: ANI News
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari paid visit to ISKCON Temple in Nadia district. He performed Aarti at the ISKCON temple, and paid tribute to Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The crowd cheered him up as soon as he entered in the Temple.
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=118155
The famous Rathayatra ‘Festival of Chariots’ returned to London on Sunday, 24 May 2026, infusing the city with a vibrant display of Indian culture and spirituality.
More than 10,000 participants—including festival goers, pilgrims, and religious leaders from across the globe—gathered along Park Lane in London to pull three impressive, 40-foot-tall chariots. These brightly decorated vehicles carried the revered deities Lord Jagannatha, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balarama all the way to Trafalgar Sq
By Yogeshwar Krishna Das,
In a historic spiritual celebration, ISKCON Patna organized the first-ever Sri Sri Radha Banke Bihari Nauka Vihar Festival in Bihar on Sunday, 24th May 2026. By the divine mercy of Sri Sri Radha Banke Bihari Ji and the blessings of Srila Prabhupada, the grand festival attracted an overwhelming participation of more than one lakh devotees from different parts of Bihar and nearby regions.
Grand Palki Yatra Filled Patna with Harinaam
The festival commenced with a magnif
The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) has announced its latest course (online and in-person) lineup for June–December 2026, continuing its longstanding commitment to supporting devotees in their lifelong journey of spiritual education and growth.
Rooted in Srila Prabhupada’s mission to establish an institute in Vrindavan dedicated to serious students of sastra and the training of qualified preachers, VIHE offers a structured progression of foundational, intermediate, and advanced c
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Sojourning through millions of lives to completeness
I awoke to such a sound of sweetness
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
I dismiss a nasty chat room
Filling in an empty hollow vacuum
Hare Rama Hare Rama
The warrior deep in me is telling you
To pursue a very successful coup
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Eliminate evil, install the good king and queen
Go for a restart, beginning a new routine
The name, the name
From the spirit world it came
Arching and releasing on that perfect aim
Question: Spiritual wisdom-traditions often glorify forgiveness as a virtue, but isn’t it impractical and foolish to forgive someone who repeatedly hurts us?
Answer:
When someone hurts us, forgiving that person is our best response. But often our indignant emotions make us overlook the subtle but vital line that differentiates forgiving a person from trusting a person: forgiveness is for the past; trust is for the future. We are urged to immediately forgive, but not immediately trust, the wron
Channel: Centro Studi Bhaktivedanta APS
Marco Ferrini, GLA University, Vedic philosophy, Vastu Shastra, sacred architecture, symbolic architecture, architecture and spirituality, architecture and meaning, Vedic architecture, sustainable architecture, civil engineering, built environment, architecture and human values, Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti Yoga, Srila Prabhupada, Indo-Vedic wisdom, traditional culture, space and symbol, Centro Studi Bhaktivedanta …
This lecture explores architecture as a profoun
More than 250 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on May 16 at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, for a large community day of service organized to support Vaibhavi Devi Dasi and honor the memory of her recently departed husband, Caru Das.
The effort brought together three local LDS Stakes and volunteers from across the community for a day dedicated to easing burdens at the temple and demonstrating solidarity during a difficult time. Monica Ri
Krsangi-Radhe Dasi, Vaishnavi Minister for ISKCON South Africa and a representative within the African Regional Governing Body (ARGB), continues to shape the development of Vaishnavi engagement across the continent through a leadership approach grounded in relationships, lived experience, and institutional responsibility.
A disciple of Indradyumna Swami, she also serves as Communications Director for ISKCON South Africa and has represented the movement internationally, including by participating
It was wonderful to visit the many temples in Bali during the month of Purusottama. It is said that this month has the special favour of the Lord and anyone who performs devotional activities gets special mercy.
Our Sri Sri Radha Madhava temple in the Gianyar area is nicely developed and grhasthas have built houses around the temple compound. We had nice kirtan and then offered lamps to Their Lordships, followed by class and prasadam.
Source: https://ramaiswami.com/radha-madhava-temple-bali/
I sometimes like to record or give an account of the brief encounters I had with people during the course of the day. I find it fun and fascinating. Today’s interactions occurred at Ramsden Park near our ashram temple although my legs carried me much further to Christie Pits Park.
I smelt the marijuana at the dog park. The hand holding the joint I could see from the other side of the fence. Then the free hand revealed itself gesturing, “Hello, it’s me.” Somewhat embarrass
Through bhakti-yoga we can finally reunite with the person we’ve wanted all along.
The Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, discusses dhyana-yoga, or meditative yoga. Texts 13-14 say: “One should hold one’s body, neck, and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life.”
Srila Prabhupada’s purport to these
