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By Atma Tattva Das,

More than a month after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake tore through Sarangani Province, a small team of Food for Life volunteers has spent recent weeks delivering prasadam directly into the province’s hardest-hit and least accessible villages, working out of a makeshift outdoor kitchen with no running water and irregular contact with the outside world. Their account, shared by team member Balaram Das, offers a rare first-person window into what sustained disaster relief looks lik

Jayapataka Swami with children at the Panihati Festival held at ISKCON Atlanta on June 7, 2026

For daily updates, please visit Jayapataka’s Facebook page, which will post the latest news from his health team. 

July 23rd Health Update

It was two o’clock in the morning. My airplane from Frankfurt had arrived in Delhi one hour late. Would my taxi still be waiting? Going through customs was quick, so I rushed out through the main gate and saw a man motioning toward me. He recognized Prabhupada’s white elephant! Within minutes, we were on our way to Sri Vrindavana Dhama.

Excerpt from a lecture by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

So in this age, Kali-yuga especially, demoniac, everything, demons, godless. Demon means godless. Indrari. Demons means Indra, or indrasya ari. Ari means enemy. Indra is demigod. And his enemy, that is demon. Indrari. Just like when you go to preach Krishna consciousness, you have got so many enemies. They do not act directly, but they are very much envious: “What these nonsense are chanting Hare Krishna?” You see? They want to di

In my travels I have noticed many devotees suffering from the effects of emotional dependency or attempting to free themselves from emotional dependency. I am impelled by my desire/need to help devotees to write about this subject.

Emotional dependency can affect GBCs, Presidents, Gurus, brahmacaries, householders, disciples, authorities, preachers, husbands, wives, gurukulis, sannyasis, vanaprasthas, children, women, and just about everyone else.

The symptoms of emotional dependency differ from

By Hrishikesh Gauranga Das 

This year’s Rathayatra was a joyful and encouraging occasion for devotees throughout Bangladesh. In cities and towns across the country, the sound of kirtan filled the streets as people gathered for the darshan of Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi.

A total of 128 Rathayatra festivals were organized nationwide. Celebrations took place at every district headquarters and at ISKCON temples and centers throughout Bangladesh. Although each festival reflected

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Central New Jersey (ICNJ) marked a significant milestone this week, continuing its 20-year tradition of celebrating the Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra on Ashada Shukla Dwitiya. This tradition continued even in 2020, during COVID, when the Ratha Yatra was halted at many temples due to social distancing. Despite the day falling on a Thursday, July 16, 2026, and facing air quality warnings due to Canadian wildfires, the event drew over 1,400 devoted

From Back to Godhead

Why we should surrender to Lord Krishna’s lotus feet.

At the junction of two ages, amidst two immense armies arrayed on the battlefield at Kurukshetra, Arjuna scans his foes and becomes confused. When Krishna expounds eternal dharma to enlighten him, Arjuna addresses Krishna as pavitram paramam: “the purest of the pure.” (Bhagavad-gita 10.12) Arjuna adds, “All the great sages . . . confirm this about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.”

Apart from the Bhagavad

Shyam Pandey: Dear Devotees,
His Holiness Bhakti Anugraha Janardan Swami Maharaj got a stroke in Montreal, 3 hours back. He is conscious but not able to talk. Please pray intensely for Maharaj’s full recovery. Hare Krishna
Just got this update:
Hare Krishna, I’m here with Maharaj at the CHUM hospital in Montreal. Maharaj had a stroke affecting the right side of his body, causing weakness, which is much improved after receiving treatment. He is alert and answering questions. His strength is much

By Radha Mohan Das

Over 300 guests gathered at the Sri Krishna Haveli for talks, storytelling, dinner and live music around the theme “All You Need Is Love.”

Bhaktivedanta Manor was pleased to welcome more than 300 guests to Sri Krishna Haveli on Saturday 18 July, as it hosted the first-ever TEDxWatford.

TEDxWatford is an independently organised TEDx event, held under licence from TED. Across five hours, the Manor hosted a thoughtful evening of short talks, storytelling, dinner, live music and c

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi, 

Mayapur Community Hospital has taken a significant step toward establishing full maternal and neonatal care services, acquiring a baby warmer, a phototherapy machine, and a cardiotocography (CTG) machine in the months following its first cesarean section. The additions address critical gaps in newborn and labor monitoring, positioning the hospital to offer a level of maternal care previously unavailable in the Mayapur area.

Background

Dr. Juhi Dhanawat (MBBS,

The following statement was released by ISKCON Venezuela:

With deep sorrow,

The ISKCON Venezuela community regrets to inform you that, after several days of intensive search and rescue efforts, the body of Acintya Līlā Devī Dāsī was recovered today from the rubble of her apartment in La Guaira following the devastating earthquake that struck our country.

The departure of Acintya Līlā Devī Dāsī leaves a profound void in the hearts of her family, friends, and the entire Vaiṣṇava community.

In

After Snana-yatra, when Lord Jagannatha falls sick, He spends two weeks in His private apartments in the company of His wife, Laksmidevi, the goddess of fortune. At that time, He develops an intense desire to go to Vrindavan. So, on the pretext of participating in the Ratha-yatra festival, the Supreme Enjoyer leaves Nilacala (Jagannatha Puri) on His cart and journeys to Sundaracala, which is full of beautiful flower gardens that look just like Vrindavan. There, He takes up residence at the Gundi

The Hera-panchami festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yatra festival. Lord Jagannatha has left His wife, the goddess of fortune, and gone to Vrindavana, which is the Gundica temple.

Due to separation from the Lord, the goddess of fortune decides to come to see the Lord at Gundica. The coming of the goddess of fortune to Gundica is celebrated by Hera-panchami. Sometimes this is misspelled as Hara-pancami the section known as ativadi.

The word hera means “to see” and refers to the godde

Satyanarayana Dasa: Total Books Distributed to Arabs and Iranians coming from Nine (9) Middle Eastern Nations

4280 Small Arabic/Farsi books!
864 MahaBig Arabic/Farsi books!

Every one of these books will be shared with countless friends, family members, and others as they are taken back home throughout the Middle East.

Now that the World Cup has concluded, the greatest victory has already been achieved—not on the playing field, but in the hearts of thousands of people. Over the course of the tour

Southend-on-Sea Jagannath Ratha-yatra Festival 2026

Date: July 12, 2026
Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Sunday, July 12 was a very special day as the Southend Hare Krishna Community had the opportunity to organize the 3rd Jagannath Ratha-yatra Chariot Festival in Southend-on-Sea.

This annual Chariot Festival is the sacred occasion when the Lord of the Universe, Lord Jagannatha, bestows His mercy upon everyone. More than three weeks of careful planning and dedicated teamwork went into making th

Dear ISKCON educators and leaders,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On behalf of the ISKCON Ministry of Education and the Viplavah 2026 organizing team, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in Viplavah 2026 via Zoom or online platform.

We would especially like to offer our sincere appreciation to our esteemed presenters for their enlightening presentations and dedicated service:

His Holiness Hanumatpreshak Maharaj

His Grace Tapan Mis

By Yogeshwar Krishna Das,

ISKCON Patna celebrated the historic Jagannath Rath Yatra 2026 with immense spiritual enthusiasm and grandeur, attracting more than 200,000 devotees from across Bihar. Marked as one of the largest and most historic Rath Yatras ever held in Patna, the festival transformed the city’s streets into a vibrant ocean of devotion. Thousands of devotees joyfully accompanied the magnificent chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, and Srimati Subhadra Devi, continuously chantin

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,

The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) in Kolkata will open admissions this year (AY2026-27) for two new postgraduate degrees, an M.A. in Bhagavad-gita and an M.A. in Srimad Bhagavatam, both affiliated with Central Sanskrit University (CSU), Delhi, a central university functioning under India’s Ministry of Education. 

A Decades-Old Instruction

In a letter dated November 9, 1975, Srila Prabhupada wrote to Tusta Krishna Swami: “Your idea for the scholastic inst