On October 3, 2025, devotees from around the world gathered online to honor Her Grace Hladini Devi Dasi, a beloved disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a dedicated servant in the African preaching effort of Bhakti Tirtha Swami, whose extraordinary devotion, humility, and final act of fearless sacrifice continue to inspire generations of devotees.
Hosted under the auspices of Hare Krishna Africa, the gathering brought together disciples of Srila Prabhupada, Bhakt
California has become the third U.S. state to recognize Diwali — a major festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism — as an official state holiday. The measure, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows government employees a day off on the festival and comes amid efforts to better reflect the religious diversity of the state. Supporters say the change helps validate and celebrate communities that have long advocated for broader recognition of their faiths.
The decision was met with both praise and
I am a lucky guy who gets to live in the residential quarters of where our guru, Prabhupada, stayed in June of 1976. I sleep where he slept, not on the same bed, of course. That wooden-based bedstand is preserved and on display in the next room which is set in his sitting quarters.
The well-renowned Bhaktivedanta Players continue their 40th anniversary celebrations with great enthusiasm. This year, they took a core team of devotees to the island of Mauritius, where devotees hosted five festivals to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s historic arrival there on 1st October 1975. On that occasion, the Prime Minister of Mauritius personally invited Srila Prabhupada for a state visit, honouring him as a spiritual ambassador.
More than 1500 people attended t
The School of Rupanugas continues its mission of offering spiritually enriching educational opportunities to devotees worldwide. This fall, three more online courses — Basics of Spirituality, Congregation Preaching Skills (for US & Canada), and the Online Turban Making Course — will be available to help deepen both practical and philosophical understanding within the devotee community.
Basics of Spirituality
From November 1st to 5th (7:30–8:30 PM IST), this five-day course invites participants
The blue jay bird makes itself known by sound and sight in the town or in the forest. The town is Huntsville, and the forest is along the town’s edge with the Trans-Canada Trail running through it. Nice! Autumn leaves. The odd pedestrian, often tourists. The streets are decorated with the harvest touch – large orange pumpkins, corn plants, and straw bales. You have to watch out. An apple may drop on you. It has served its time on its branch.
Since the vast majority of our readers are coming to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna Consciousness for the first time through Internet searches, and without access to devotee association or a nearby Hare Krishna temple, many people have inquired about how they can set up an altar in their homes and start practicing Krishna Consciousness at their own pace.
The first and foremost principle of Krishna Consciousness is chanting the Hare Krishna mantra:
An outreach program in Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Sarah Ditto in her tattoo shop, Broken Chains. Krishna Charan Das is in the front on the left, and his wife, Vrajabhumi Lila Dasi, is on the far right.
Two years ago, ISKCON News reported on the blossoming of Krishna consciousness in El Paso, Texas. What began as a small sangha has since grown into a network of devotional communities across the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. “Since the last time we spoke, we had been expanding Lord Chaitany
In a recent video, TOVP Chairman Ambarisa Das, his wife, and TOVP Creative Director Svaha Devi Dasi, along with TOVP Vice Chairman Braja Vilasa Das, express their gratitude to the entire worldwide ISKCON devotee congregation and well-wishers for their prayers, yajnas, and support over the last two months during Ambarisa prabhu’s health challenges.
They also speak about the TOVP and the new Prabhupada 50 Campaign, the final and most important campaign as we approach the Grand Opening of the TOV
My dear godbrother, Mahatma, 75, has been travelling through portions of Canada successfully presenting workshops on japa meditation. He was in Toronto giving helpful hints how to improve upon sound vibration from the tongue. Chanting mantras while sitting or while walking might appear to be easy, but it may not be as easy as one thinks.
By The Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies.
The ISKCON Governing Body Commission, together with the Ministries, SABHA, and GBC Executive Support Office (ESO), gathered at Villagio Hare Krishna, Milan, Italy, from 1–5 October 2025 for the Mid-Term General Meeting. This year’s meeting was themed “Institutional Protection of ISKCON,” and the GBC spent most of its meeting time discussing strategies and interventions for the better insulation and fortification of ISKCON.
Day 1 began with welcomes, introductions, and an overview of e
Sri Gaur Karuna Devi Dasi with her husband and Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami.
Sri Gaur Karuna Devi Dasi, an AIIMS Delhi graduate, has achieved a historic milestone by securing first place in two of the world’s most competitive orthopedic board examinations. The Mumbai-based devotee topped the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery exam this summer, surpassing over 80,000 candidates, and later received confirmation of her success in the European Orthopedic Board exam, where she excelled among more
Recently, in Śrīdhāma Mayapur joyfully we celebrated the auspicious festival of Śrī Rāmacandra Vijayotsava — commemorating Lord Rāmacandra’s glorious victory over Rāvaṇa, symbolizing the eternal triumph of dharma over adharma, and light over darkness.
As part of the celebration, the Mayapur community children presented a heart-touching drama depicting the divine pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra. With adorable costumes and sweet devotion, they beautifully enacted scenes from the Rāmāyaṇa — from Lord
I’M 73
What does it mean to me?
Another day –
What then to others?
People are sending messages
All kinds of kindness
They are – every day – kind to me
And I feel unworthy
Many gifts are coming
I have at least one to offer
To those well wishers
It is a drama revealing the very special
Narration of Krishna
Which unpacks the real strength of a person
Urging the individual to forge ahead
With no detour, straight ahead
The following information applies only to the United States. Residents of other countries should consult their local laws and guidelines.
As more U.S. states and local governments begin officially recognizing holidays like Diwali, many Hare Krishna devotees are exploring how to take time off work to celebrate our sacred festivals during this holy season.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, most employers (those with 15 or more employees) are legally required to provide reasonable accommodat
As the sacred month of Kartik approaches, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami has released a video message where he urges devotees to intensify their spiritual resolve. He describes Kartik as uniquely charged with divine energy, a time when Śrimātṛṇī (the original energy of the Lord) is especially receptive to devotional offerings. When she is pleased, Krishna is pleased—so practitioners undertake vows, increase their rounds of chanting, and observe stricter dietary disciplines to align with the heightened s
Step into the sacred land of Mahaprabhu’s Sannyas
Akai Hata – Kala Krishna Das Samadhi
Nupur Kund – Raghunandan Das Thakur Lila Sthan
Madhai Tala – Jagadananda & Madhavananda (Jagai-Madhai) Bhajan Kutir
Jajigram – Sripat of Srinivas Acharya, Narottam Das Thakur & Ram Chandra Kaviraj
Breakfast and lunch prasad.
15th October 2025 – Saints’ Abodes
Receive the mercy of great Vaishnava acharyas
Shantipur – Advaita Acharya Residence
Phulia – Haridas Thakur Bhajan Kutir
Birnagar – Bhaktivinod Thak
SRI MURARI GUPTA’S HOUSE
AT “SRI ANTARDVIPA” ISLAND OF SRI NAVADVIPA-MAYAPUR DHAM
"Murari Gupta, the twenty-first branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. was a storehouse of love of Godhead. His great humility and meekness melted the heart of Lord Caitanya." - Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi Lila 10.49
INTIMATE ASSOCIATE, INTIMATE PASTIMES
Sri Murari Gupta was a very intimate associate whose pastimes with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were steeped in the loving bond of their eternal relations
Sri Murari Gupta Thakur
“An expert physician by the name Murari Gupta could cure people of their disease of material existence. Along with so many other Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya, Sen Sivananda, Jagannath Misra, Nilambar Cakravarti, he also appeared in Sylhet. [C. B. Adi 2.35] Srivas Pandit, Candrasekhara Acarya and Sri Murari Gupta Thakur were all from Srihatta. Murari Gupta came from there to live in Navadwip, near the home of Jagannath Misra. He was a few years older than Caitanya Mahaprabh
