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The major surviving temples of the 64 Yoginis, commonly termed as the ‘Chausath Yogini” shrines are two in Orissa and two in Madhya Pradesh in India.

The term ‘Yogini’ called in par language as ‘Jogini’  is the feminine term for a yogi. As a part of the Yogic school of Hindu tradition, they were a part of the Nath Yoga tradition. Some texts refer to the sacred feminine force as incarnation of a particular aspect of Godess Parvati. They are worshipped in many places as “Gram D

The post-monsoon rains were at a peak in Pune and Mumbai this month. The sky remained dim with heavy clouds for days, roads were flooded with rainwater, and muddy rivulets became a common sight across the city. We (the Pune congregation) were wondering if this sordid weather would spoil our plans to witness the 11th Monthly Sankirtan Festival (MSF) event at Pune scheduled for 23rd Sep 17. The MSF program was inaugurated at Pune by His Grace

Vaisesika Prabhu in October 2016, and we eagerly await

By Madhava Smullen

Devotees in the main ISKCON communities in Puerto Rico are reportedly safe after Hurricane Maria struck on September 20th. However, according to pujari Madhava Priyah Dasi, the U.S. territory’s only temple, in mountainous Gurabo, has been “almost completely destroyed.”

“The roof over the pujari room, dining area and kitchen is gone,” she says. “The altar and temple room is flooded, and everything inside it – instruments, vyasasana, and other furniture – is waterlogged. All th

By Kevala-Bhakti Dasa (Keshav)

Krishna's Funskool at ISKCON Toronto is pleased to announce the Gita Contest 2017– Bhagavad Gita competitions for children.
                             
Event Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2017
Venue: The Hare Krishna Temple, 243 Avenue Road, Toronto

Category 1: Age 3-5 years - Recitation and Translation
Category 2: Age: 6-8 years - Recitation and Translation
Category 3: Age: 9-12 years - Recitation, Translation and application
Category 4: Age: 13-17 years - Cha

Reconnection, a multi-award winning film by ISKCON filmmakers Maxim Varfolomeev (Shyam Gopal Das) and Olga Avramenko (Vijay Radhika Dasi) has premiered online on Tuesday, September 26th.

Reconnection is a coming of age story of a Western young man, Sean, who ends up in the sacred town of Vrindavan and goes through a transformative experience.

The filmmakers themselves had moved to Vrindavan from Siberia, Russia, about ten years ago, and they noticed: "people go to Vrindavan and their lives chan

Opportunities to be part of history in the making, especially spiritual history related to the mission of the Lord, are rare in the material world. With the advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu we have been given the most rare chance to develop our love for Krishna and also return to Him. Rarer still is to be part of the building of the Lord’s “adbhuta mandir” in the Holy Dhama of Navadvipa from which the waves of Krishna prema will spread throughout the world.

The TOVP Fundraising Team announces

By Hema Gauri Dasi

Since almost a year or more, Vinod Vihari das has been involved in a program of “World Alliance of religious peace”, “WARP” an NGO based organization in South Korea.

Every month there was a Skype meeting among various religious leaders, like the Christians, Muslims and the Hindus.

Various interesting topics were discussed such as:

A) the importance of the sacred Scriptures, proof of their authenticity,

B) If there is a God and who is He and if we can see Him

C) extremism and

From Back to Godhead

By Sridhara Swami

Through bhakti-yoga we can finally reunite with the person we’ve wanted all along.

A lecture given on December 12, 2000, at 26 Second Avenue in New York City, ISKCON’s first temple.

WE’LL READ TONIGHT from the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, which 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,

WORLD HOLY NAME WEEK PADAYATRA IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

September 26, 2017
By Vraja Hari Dasa and Sadhana Sakti Dasi

On September 9th, the first day of ‘World Holy Name Week’ our pāda-yātrā team took to the streets of Lotus Park, a residential area located 20 kilometres south of the city of Durban. Our team consisted of the following devotees: Krishna Kesava Dasa, Dwarkadish Dasa, Radha Gopinath Dasa, Radha Prema Dasi, Krishna Balaram Dasa, Sadhana Sakti Dasi and Ayodhya Vasi Ram Dasa who joined us

Are we proud of being honest and straightforward? Do we have a take-it-or-leave-it attitude? Is there a my-way-or-the-highway streak within us? The Vedic world, according to us, can be a very small world indeed.

We might quote sastra and cite references with supreme authority. Because we are ‘authorised’, we must be right all of the time. After all, the teachings of the Vedas and of our acaryas can never be wrong, can they?

What if there is something wrong with us? If we are not pure devotees y

Many youths are playing a so called adventurous game-"The blue whale Challenge" and it is shocking that the final stage of this challenge is suicide.Media is confirming that by playing this game many youths have committed suicide all over the world.

The ones who are playing this game surely don't know that there is a much more adventurous,exciting and a life changing game called "Blue Boy (Krsna) Challenge"

What is this Blue Boy-Krsna Challenge?

There are 10 Stages in this challenge and the fin

Opportunities to be part of history in the making, especially spiritual history related to the mission of the Lord, are rare in the material world. With the advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu we have been given the most rare chance to develop our love for Krishna and also return to Him. Rarer still is to be part of the building of the Lord’s “adbhuta mandir” in the Holy Dhama of Navadvipa from which the waves of Krishna prema will spread throughout the world.

The TOVP Fundraising Team announces

Within ISKCON, the GBC has made significant strides in recent years to inform and train devotees—both leaders and general members—of the need to act ethically, ensure transparency and provide checks and balances at all levels of leadership. But more needs to be done. 
“Efforts like the ISKCON Disciple Course, the Spiritual Leadership Seminar [Guru Seminar], the GBC College, ISKCONResolve, and other projects all provide better training for ISKCON members, especially leaders, and to help ISKCON u