Please find below photos from Snana Yatra 2017 at the ISKCON-London Radha-Krishna Temple.
Slideshow (please turn on sound):
http://davidc.zenfolio.com/snana_yatra_2017/slideshow
Gallery:
http://davidc.zenfolio.com/snana_yatra_2017
With best wishes,
Hare Krishna,
David.
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Devananda Pandit
Devananda Pandita lived in Nabadwipa-dhama, in the section known as Kuliya, or Koladwipa (near where the present-day Sri Caitanya Saraswata Math of Srila Sridhara Maharaja is now located). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used him to manifest the glories of Srimad-Bhagavatam to the world. Devananda Pandita was highly renowned for his expertise in considering the sayings of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Many people used to go and study the Srimad-Bhagavatam under him.
One day Srivasa Pandita went to h
Gadadhara Pandit
From the time that he was a boy, Gadadhara Pandita was always in the association of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Gadadhara Pandita's father's name was Sri Madhava Misra; his mother's name was Sri Ratnavati Devi. They lived close to the house of Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Sri Ratnavati Devi looked upon Sacidevi as if Sacidevi were her big sister. The two of them were always spending time with each other. At the of his childhood pastimes, Gaurahari used to often play with Gadadh
On this full-moon day, sixteen days before Ratha- yatra, Lord Jagannatha is bathed. He becomes sick and is confined to rest for fourteen days. He is then offered special care until He comes out for Ratha-yatra. A special bath of Jagannath takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month (Devasnan Purnima), to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath.
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
From the time that he was a boy, Gadadhara Pandita was always in the association of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Gadadhara Pandita's father's name was Sri Madhava Misra; his mother's name was Sri Ratnavati Devi. They lived close to the house of Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Sri Ratnavati Devi looked upon Sacidevi as if Sacidevi were her big sister. The two of them were always spending time with each other. At the of hi
TEXT 23
yatra kale tv anavrttim
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha
SYNONYMS
yatra—in that; kale—time; tu—but; anavrttim—no return; avrttim—return; ca—also; eva—certainly; yoginah—of different kinds of mystics; prayatah—one who goes; yanti—departs; tam—that; kalam—time; vaksyami—describing; bharatarsabha—O best of the Bharatas.
TRANSLATION
O best of the Bharatas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away from this world, one does or does not c
Episode 19: The Return Parade - Back to Albert Street
“Perfect accounts means every information regarding financial and stock situation must be ready for immediate reference and not a single farthing should be wasted.” - Letter to: Rupanuga -- Gorakhpur 19 February, 1971
“Also I want that all centers follow the following procedure for handling the money. Whatever income is there, every cent must be given to the treasurer. Immediately he recorded it in the book. Then daily he deposited everythin
This Festival takes place in the month of Jyeshtha. It is popularly known as the Deba Snana Purnima. This is the first occasion in the course of an year when the deities; Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra along with Sudarshan and Madanmohan are brought out from the Temple and taken in procession to Snana Bedi located in the NorthEastern corner of the outer compound. The deities are bathed there with 108 pitchers of water from a well near the Northen Gate. Here, Jagannath and Balabhadra are dressed
Read more about Sri Sridhara Pandita on www.gaudiyahistory.com
Last week, I joined the temple president of ISKCON Mangalore, Sri Rama Dasa in visiting the region of Udupi in southern Karnataka which is also known as Dakshina Vrindavan. Lush tropical forests, rolling hills of the Western Ghats, and pristine beaches alongside the Arabian Sea richly adorn this countryside, which is dotted with countless coconut trees. This place is also for the Sri Krishna Temple and the Sringeri Matha, which make it a hub of spiritual activity for the Madhva Sampradaya.
We s
Radha Krishna das (UK) ACBSP has travelled to many farms since 1995 teaching and setting up what is now known as the Howard-Higgins Horticultural System, including Mayapur, Krsna Valley Radhadesh and Bhaktivedanta Manor to name but a few. It has been cited as ‘a Lost Veda’ Indeed Radha Krsna das believes it is one of the Lost Arts, in connection with cow protection, as mentioned in the tenth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. It fits right in with the Varnasrama programme where we hope to train people
TEXT 22
purusah sa parah partha
bhaktya labhyas tv ananyaya
yasyantah-sthani bhutani
yena sarvam idam tatam
bhaktya labhyas tv ananyaya
yasyantah-sthani bhutani
yena sarvam idam tatam
SYNONYMS
purusah—the Supreme Personality; sah—He; parah—the Supreme, than whom no one is greater; partha—O son of Prtha; bhaktya—by devotional service; labhyah—can be achieved; tu—but; ananyaya—unalloyed, undeviating devotion; yasya—His; antahsthani—within; bhutani—all this material manifestation; yena—by whom; sarvam—all; idam—whatever we can see; tatam—distributed.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Person
He used to say, “no gentlemen can live here.” So these things are not understood by the non-devotees, how much pinching this material world is. Unless one becomes detestful of this material world, it is to be understood that he has not yet entered in the spiritual understanding.
Morning class. Mayapur 2/22/76
Niranjana Swami: Everything becomes valuable when it is seen as helping us to increase our attachment to the most valuable object, Krishna. Anything that distracts our minds from Krishna
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who later became famous for his renunciation, was previously a householder and wanted to join the personal association and service of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. However, his father prevented Raghunatha dasa from doing so. After several failed attempts, Raghunatha dasa heard that Nityananda Prabhu had arrived at Panihati. In order to receive the Lord’s causeless mercy, Raghunatha dasa went to see Him.
When Nityananda Prabhu saw Raghunatha dasa, He ordered
Submitted by Amogha das
Sri Jagannath is the Lord of the Universe. His Kitchen is considered as the largest and the biggest Kitchen in the world. It is situated south-east direction of the outer compound of Srimandir. The length of the Kitchen is 150 feet, breadth is 100 feet and height is about 20 feet. It consists of 32 rooms with 250 earthen ovens within these. Around 600cooks(Suaras) and 400 assistants serve here everyday for preparing Lord’s food.
These are three types of hearths in the
Intricate sentiments symbolise the grand Rathayatra festivities connecting the event with the return of Lord Krshna to Vrindavan from His pompous life in Dwaraka to meet His heart throbs. The palace of Dwaraka represents the residence of Jagannatha, an enticing enactment of Lord Krshna’s scintillating pastime. At Puri, Krshna and His fraternal associates dwell as living Deities to wipe off the sufferings of His devotees in this mutilated age of kaliyuga. The Gundicha represents the Vrindavana,
On May 21-22nd, the Krishna Institute in New Raman Reti Florida along with the Bhaktivedanta Institute of Gainesville, organized a lively onsite and online workshop titled, “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sacred Universe, Level 1.” Bhakti Caru Swami, ISKCON’s GBC Chair, opened the workshop on both days with an inspiring talk sharing his realizations on the significance of Prabhupada’s outreach program engaging this subject. Brahmatirtha Das, the president of BI of Gainesville who in 1977 part
Life is like a game of chess – whether you’re the king, queen or pawn, at the end of the game everyone ends up in the box. Unless, of course, you get cremated. Morbid? Depressing? Dark? Though discussions on death are not usually number one on our conversation list, I was invited to the Southbank Centre a few weeks ago to speak on the topic “what happens next?” In an auditorium filled with coffins and sombre lighting, I shared some thoughts on the logic of life after death. Living in a communi
The beautiful New Vrajamandala temple
New Vrajamandala, a beautiful 300-hectare farm just outside the little town of Brihuega near Guadalajara, Spain, has flower and vegetable gardens, a goshala for cow and ox protection, and gorgeous Deities of Sri-Sri Radha-Govinda Chandra and Sri-Sri Gaura-Nitai.
But like many smaller ISKCON temples in Europe, community members were facing challenges in maintaining and developing their project. Families were considering moving away, and a change was need
