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Kolkata: Rath Yatra was today celebrated in various parts of the city with traditional religious fervour.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated ISKCON’s 44th Rath Yatra from its temple on Albert Road.

The colourful chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra, pulled by thousands of devotees from India and abroad, moved through the major city roads amid the joyous chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ and ‘Hare Krishna’.

The chariots moved through various roads of the city and reach th

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By Bhushaya Das ACBSP

Once on a hot Mississippi summer day, on a Friday afternoon, August 1st, 1975, the New Talavana farm received one of the most precious gifts of all, a visit by the pure devotee of Lord Krishna, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!

After departing from Sankirtan Puri (New Orleans), Srila Prabhupada’s arrival was met with lively kirtan and Guru Puja, in the original farm house / temple. After Srimad Bhagavatam class and a question and answer session with his disciples, Prabhu

The streets reverberated with chants of “Hare Krishna” as thousands of devotees from across the world pulled the decked-up chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra during the annual “Rath Yatra” (chariot festival) celebrated here on Saturday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid obeisance to Lord Jagannath at the start of the Rath Yatra at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple on Albert Road.

Banerjee flagged off the festival with a tug on th

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

If we were to get a male pig and teach him some martial arts, civilised combat, the use of weaponry, and verbal expression for human understanding, just these suggestions alone will cause people to suspect my sanity. These are ridiculous childish fare. But if Krishna does the ridiculous and insane? If Krishna features as Sri Varahadeva? Who is insane now? Who is being ridiculous?

Let us just imagine the scene: Each of us have the eyes to see a spectacular battle raging in o

By Mathura Lilesvari Devi Dasi

Devotees around the world took to various austerities in last month as an offering of love to our beloved Lord on the most auspicious Purusottama month.I must say that the power of social media surfaced in a positive way as more and more devotees share realisations and the many devotional services they performed in this month. It worked as a motivational tool. Meanwhile, some even vowed to stay away from facebook and other social media platforms for a month.

At Sr

By Seran Naresh

Annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra was Celebrated on 18th July 2015, here in Kathmandu organized by ISKCON NEPAL. There were about 1500+ devotees for the Festival of the Chariot of the Lord Of The Universe who were constantly pulling the Chariot, Singing Kirtan and dancing even though it was very hot and sunny.
The Proccession started from Kamaladi, Kathmandu which routed to Ghantaghar – SahidGate – Sundhara – Tripureswor – Thapathali – Kupondole – Pulchok – Jaulakhel – Patan – Lagank

By Bhakta Nikhil

Netrakona is
situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, near the Meghalaya border. The
population here is around 70% Hindus whilst the rest are Muslims. There are four main rivers here: Kangsha,
Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali.

For more photos
please go to the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/110438247584390173216/SriSriJagannathaRathaYatraISKCONNetrakonaBangladesh18thJuly2015

Today (18th July 2015) the 5th annual Ratha Yatra
was held with great pomp and full of ent

By Faiz Rahman Siddiqui for timesofindia

KANPUR: In contrast with communal flare-ups in several towns in western UP, a 45-year-old Muslim farmer in Kanpur Dehat’s Murra village has come out as a perfect example of communal harmony. Observing Ramzan religiously, the man has constructed a temple dedicated to Radha-Krishna which is attracting people in droves.

The villagers said that the construction of the temple by Raees Mohammad was an example of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood. Raees has also arrang

By Mathura Lilesvari Devi Dasi

“All the Vaisnavas came together like an assembly of clouds. As the devotees chanted the holy names in great ecstasy, tears fell from their eyes like rain. When the sankirtana resounded, it filled the three worlds. Indeed, no one could hear any sounds or musical instruments other than the sankirtana. Lord Jagannatha was garlanded, dressed with nice garments and adorned with beautiful ornaments. His face was glittering from the rays of sunshine, and the entire atmo

By Chaitanya Charana Dasa

Everything we experience as aspiring devotees is an opportunity to deepen our devotion to Krishna.

Sometimes devotees meet with fatal accidents, as it happened some time go when an air crash tragically killed eight dedicated members of the ISKCON Mumbai, Chowpatty, devotee congregation. As the community gathered to mourn the loss of their dear fellow devotees, one question arose repeatedly and insistently: “If Krishna is truly the protector of His devotees, then how ca

In her book Prabhupada Stories, Govinda Dasi recalls her spiritual master’s reaction when he first witnessed American boys sporting in the ocean in 1967:

Sometimes when sitting on the beach blanket in New Jersey, Srila Prabhupada would look out at the waves while chanting japa. He was very beautiful and serene, always absorbed in Krishna, yet also carefully scrutinizing

Lecture on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 03, Text 34, Krishna Consciousness is Tapasya and Penance for our Purification and Glories of Vijaya Ekadashi by HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu 

(HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu was born on 12th January 1979 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, He is Automobile Engineer was working with MRF Tyers until 2002. He is introduced to Krishna Consciousness in 2002 He is very much attracted to Krishna Consciousness so he decided to Join Coimbatore ISKCON )

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Lecture on Emotion Commotion Devotion by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu on Jun 2015

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Lecture on Liberation or Women by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 09 April 2007 

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. )

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Lecture on How thoughts of Krishna are Spiritual by HH Sivarama Swami on 13 Jul 2015 

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)

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For those devotees not familiar with the name Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson, PhD), he was one of Srila Prabhupada’s foremost preachers to the scientific community, one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, author of numerous science-based books presenting the Vedic view of reality, international lecturer, a respected Vaishnava, and a veritable transcendental genius. He is also responsible for much of the current design of the Vedic planetarium in Mayapur and many othe