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Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the focus of a recent episode of Let’s Talk Religion, a popular educational YouTube channel with more than one million subscribers. The 55-minute presentation has already received nearly 200,000 views.

The channel is hosted by Filip Holm, a Swedish religious studies scholar with a master’s degree in comparative religion. Through Let’s Talk Religion, Holm examines major world religions and lesser-known philosophical and mystical traditions. His videos are known for making c

Over one weekend, the ISKCON London Sankirtan team had the opportunity to attend the World Yoga Festival, bringing Srila Prabhupada’s books to a large gathering of people interested in yoga, meditation, spirituality and personal development.

For us, it was a wonderful reminder of how much potential there is for book distribution outside traditional religious settings. Over the course of the weekend, more than 20 Srimad Bhagavatam sets were distributed, along with a large number of Bhagavad-gitas

Kirtiraj Das ACBSP: Hare Krishna.

I have been looking for this photo for years. Haripuja just found it.

This photo was taken on August 20, 1991, in Moscow, on the edge of Red Square and across from the Central Post and Telegraph Office. It was almost 35 years ago to the day.

Haripuja and I had traveled from Sweden to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) for the first Jagannatha Rathayatra in Leningrad, the cultural capital of the then Soviet Union. After a very ecstatic festival, we took a very comfor

Hare Krishna,

My name is Dvijamani Gaura dasa. I am a brahmachari in ISKCON, currently based in Lithuania.

For the past several years, I have felt a growing desire to help expand Krishna consciousness among Arabic- and Farsi-speaking people living throughout Europe. Millions of people from these language communities now live across the continent, yet very few devotees are engaged in regular outreach specifically for them.

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has made wonderful progress in printing

By Suddha Prem Das and Hari Kirtan Rasa Das 

The Hare Krishna Study Centre (ISKCON Guyana) hosted the Hare Krishna Legacy Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, from July 8–12, 2026, bringing together more than 60 visiting devotees from at least ten countries. The five-day celebration commemorated the 60th anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), 50 years of ISKCON in Guyana, the 10th anniversary of the Hare Krishna Study Centre, and the 20th annual Jagannatha Ratha-

August 8, 2026 Update:

Romapada Swami is continuing his recovery outside the hospital after suffering a stroke approximately one week ago, according to a health update released by his care team on August 8.

The update, signed by Prema Tarangini Dasi, Jaisachinandana Das, Nityananda Pran Das, and Nanda Suta Das, reported that Romapada Swami has made encouraging progress over the past week and is gradually regaining strength and energy.

Romapada Swami is able to speak and communicate, although the

Even though it was rainy season and it was coming down heavily every day I was there, nothing can take away from the beauty of our Vraja Eco Village centre, outside of Manila, Philippines.

The whole project with wonderful deities and temple, manicured gardens, guest houses, goshala, ashramas, conference halls, school and reception building is a joy to visit. I had that opportunity on my recent tour of the Philippines.

Source: https://ramaiswami.com/vraja-eco-village-laguna/

Origins sunset Kirtan Cruise 60 anniversary ISKCON
Kirtan, discussion, sunset, boat cruise!
Saturday August 1st 7-10pm. Celebrating the past and envision the future through meaningful reflections, inspiring conversations, and shared insights as we honor 60 years of ISKCON’s journey.
This interactive discussion explored our movement’s legacy, lessons learned, and the opportunities that lie ahead.

Read more: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=118840

By Sitalatma das

January 7 is the date of Orthodox Christmas but most of our devotees are not familiar with that tradition though there are quite a few useful things we can learn from it.

Srila Rupa Goswami wrote in both Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu and in Upadesamrita about importance of living in holy places like Vrindavana. Orthodox equivalent of it would be Mt. Athos, which is located at the tip of Mt. Athos peninsula in Northern Greece. They say that Virgin Mary took shelter there during a big

By Karuna Dharini Dasi 

ISKCON’s Los Angeles temple, New Dwaraka, celebrated its Golden Jubilee Fiftieth Anniversary Festival of Ratha-yatra with strong enthusiasm for the pleasure of Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra, and ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

The festival took place on August 2nd in Santa Monica and Venice and was very well attended by devotees from all over the world. In recognition of its 50th year, the California Stat

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a peaceful fraternal movement incorporated in 1966 in New York by its founder Acharya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and it is aimed at teaching a simple way of living in harmony with nature and to achieve the ultimate goal of human life. “We shall call our society ISKCON.” Prabhupada playfully coined first the acronym, although many alternative names were proposed by his close associates. The principal place

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness has potential as a peaceful extra-governmental force for this kind of change, nationally and internationally. In 1966, Srila Prabhupada included in ISKCON’s articles of incorporation a far-reaching statement of the movement’s purposes. Among them: “To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler, more natural way of life.”

Srila Prabhupada did not, however, recommend high-pressure lobbying. Instead, he emphasized the

from Back To Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980 - a brief history of the incorporation of ISKCON

by Satsvarupa Dasa Gosvami

July 11, 1966. 26 Second Avenue, New York City: A few sympathetic, interested people gather in a small downtown storefront to help an Indian swami’s mission by adding their signature to a legal document.

Today, ISKCON has branches all over the world. Millions of lives have been transformed by the Hare Krishna mantra and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-gita—thanks to the vision

With the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Natabara and the incredible generosity of our community we are overjoyed to share that together we raised $1.2 MILLION toward the ISKCON Columbus New Temple!  Our heartfelt gratitude to Dream Girl Hema Malini for gracing the evening with her presence and inspiring us all. Thanking every donor, volunteer, sponsor, performer, and guest who made this gala an unforgettable success. This is more than a fundraising milestone—it is the beginning of a spirit

Health update of Jayapataka Swami, 08:00 AM, 5th August 2026; Bengaluru, India.

Hare Kṛṣṇa,

Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Today, Guru Mahārāja continues to remain in a delicate and critical condition.

Following yesterday’s severe episode of sepsis, he has not yet shown meaningful signs of improvement in overcoming this infection. The medical team has escalated his antibiotic treatment, but his body has not yet re

The recent film The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a huge hit. People are even heading to the bookstores to purchase a copy of Homer’s book. I’m surprised to see, in this post-literate, soundbite generation of grunts and memes and curses, that people are still interested in classical literature. In an era when colleges are cutting humanities, language, and classics programs, there still seems to be a deep interest in The Odyssey and themessage it holds for us today.  And indeed, a st