London life is relentless, especially at the West End epicentre. So, where do you ideally go for a nice bit of respite? Well, anyone turning the sharp corner away from the high-end hustle of Covent Garden into a shaded alleyway leading to hidden, multi-hued Neal’s Yard is already making a very good move. If they are in no real rush to return to chaos, commerce, dust, and exhaust fumes, an unhurried guest to the colourful courtyard can completely decompress from the stresses and strains of Lo
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Channel: Travelling Sankirtan Party
How do you bring timeless spiritual wisdom into modern educational institutions? In this video, the Traveling Sankirtan Party (TSP) takes you behind the scenes of our mission to install complete sets of Srimad Bhagavatam in college libraries and campus lounges. …
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=118240
Vaishnavi Ministry North America recently hosted an online discussion titled “What is Devotee Care?” with SyamaMohini Devi Dasi from Vaishnavi Ministry-NA and Jai Nitai Das, the North American Devotee Care Representative.
Opening with Srila Prabhupada’s instruction that “your love for me will be shown by how much you cooperate with each other,” the conversation explored how devotee care is not simply another initiative but a core expression of Vaishnava culture.
Jai Nitai described devotee care
Phillips Square in Downtown Montreal has been the spot for Krishna monks to appear there with their music. After a leisurely walk with European Bhakti Prabhava Swami through the Botanical Gardens, our schedule called for a visit to the Square for more of what devotees have been doing for decades — kirtan. At least that’s the location for the ancient practice in this great city in the summer months. In winter time we get permission, as musicians, to sing and play music in the Metro, the undergro
Śrī Krishna Dhaam, Netherlands | Saturday, 30 May 2026
By Bala Govinda Dās
Celebrating 60 years of ISKCON, Sri Krishna Dhaam The Hague hosted the Nauka-vihara Festival and Bhagavad-gita Exhibition as part of this year-long worldwide commemoration, bringing together devotion, philosophical reflection, and cultural expression in an inspiring way.
Held during Purusottama Masa, the event had a reflective, devotional atmosphere. Throughout the day, congregational chanting, narrations, and acts of ser
By Rasa Devi Dasi,
The ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry in North America has announced its 2026 training schedule, featuring two in-person Temple Deity Worship courses in the United States and a global online Home Deity Worship course. The ministry is honored to welcome Nrsimha Kavaca Dasa, Global Deity Worship Minister, and Murli Manohar Dasa, IDWM Regional Minister for the United Kingdom, as facilitators for the programs assisted by Rasa Devi Dasi, Nama-ruci Dasa, Vraja Mohan Dasa, Krsna Dasi, a
By Atma Tattva Das,
The 2026 Sandton Ratha Yatra brought thousands of attendees to Sandown High School in Johannesburg across a two-day public festival that combined devotional processions, cultural programming, youth outreach, and community engagement.
Held from May 15–16, the annual Festival of Chariots featured large-scale prasadam distribution, live kirtan performances, public processions through Sandton, youth-focused educational program. Organizers estimated that approximately 10,000 peop
It was good to be back at our Radha Kunjabihari temple in the Klungkung area of Bali, especially during Purusottama month. The deities looked as beautiful as ever and I could see how nicely Their Lordships were being worshiped.
The evening started with kirtan followed by offering lamps and flowers to Radha Kunjabihari and Gaura Nitai. Then there was class from Bhagavad Gita 15th chapter – Purusottama Yoga. Afterwards, I saw the new paraphernalia and kitchen building, along with the renovations
The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) continues to make significant progress toward its planned 2027 grand opening, with major work now underway in the main temple hall. In their latest construction update, TOVP Vice Chairman Braja Vilasa Dasa showcased the installation of the hall’s elaborate marble flooring, centered around a large lotus design crafted from marble sourced from Italy, Vietnam, India, and Spain. The lotus symbolizes the spiritual world and surrounds the three principal alt
Museum of Sacred Art The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Radhadesh recently welcomed diplomats, cultural leaders, artists, and distinguished guests for the opening of two exhibitions celebrating India’s rich artistic heritage: Bajjika Art: A Dialogue between Kanchan Prakash and Sanju Devi and Threaded Memories: Embroidery Traditions of India. Both exhibitions were curated by Sujata Prasad.
The event was attended by His Excellency Pranai Verma, Ambassador of India (designate) to the European Union
The boys and I went for an outing. A combined group of Montreal and Toronto monks took to the residential sidewalks. Monks move, or at least some do. Some are hermits, very stationary, others amble along with the itchy feet syndrome. Either way, they have God on their mind.
Our boys are on the move. Our promenade took us to the Olympic Stadium, the Bio Dome, the Planetarium, all located in a space together. We definitely took advantage of walking and were not compelled to go inside any of the
Success in spiritual life requires control of the mind, and bhakti-yoga give us the ideal way to do it.
Our mind, an aspect of Krishna’s material energy, can be a helpful ally or a hindering foe.
Some five hundred and ten years ago, after Sri Chaitanya had taken sannyasa and was intending to travel by foot from Bengal to Vrindavan, Sri Nrisimhananda Brahmacari decided to serve Sri Chaitanya by creating a broad road for Him to walk on. What Sri Nrisimhananda created was by no means an ordinar
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in July 1975 on an early-morning walk in Chicago.
Srila Prabhupada: Where does Darwin begin?
Disciple: He begins in the ocean. He says that some fishlike animal climbed out of the ocean and began to breathe the air.
Srila Prabhupada: Then where did the ocean come from?
Disciple: He doesn’t say.
Srila Prabhupada: Then his theory is not perfect.
Disciple: Scientists say th
Channel: Wisdom in Bhakti
Journey to a revolutionary eco village in India which integrates sustainable living and spiritual growth. Govardhan Ecovillage strives to inspire a way of life that respects the environment, uplifts communities, and preserves spiritual and cultural heritage.
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=118212
By Hari Kirtan das
A song recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic has been released as a tribute to the late Agnideva Das, preserving one of the beloved kirtaniya’s final collaborative recordings and offering devotees an opportunity to reflect on his legacy.
On May 29, Hari Kirtan Kaufmann released “Merciful to Me (Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya Prabhu),” an eight-minute musical meditation based on the prayer of Narottama Dasa Thakura. Recorded in Mayapur, the song remained unfinished for several years befor
There are few places as full of darkness and despair as prisons. There, inmates are isolated from the world, surrounded by bad association, with deplorable food, an almost constant threat of danger, without true guidance and with few opportunities for growth. It’s a life in survival mode. Prisons are filled with criminals; in other words, prisons are filled with ideal candidates for the mercy of Lord Caitanya, who came especially to save the most fallen. Prabhupada spread this mercy all over the
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
At this moment of separation from the physical association of His Grace Kratu Prabhu, we express our heartfelt sadness and deep gratitude for a beloved Vaisnava and friend, stalwart ISKCON leader, and a dedicated disciple of Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Kratu Prabhu was an ideal Vaisnava from birth, having been raised in a devotional atmosphere and carrying those spiritual values to the west when
I send this message from the heart
Since hearing you did depart
I just want to express the farewell
Since I’ve known you quite well
I believe you can possibly hear me
Since we are not the body
And the senses are quite limited
Heart vibrations are for the privileged
On that strength we can relate
Humbly, let’s look at our fate
We are born, grow, produce, dwindle, die
In all cases this does apply
It is the in-between that does count
We are tallied, then get the amount
May I say, you’ve done it wel
By Gaurangi Priti Devi Dasi
Approximately forty devotees from around fifteen countries gathered at Villa Vrindavana, Italy, from May 9-12, 2026, for the annual ISKCON Communications Europe (ICE) Conference. Held under the theme of “Engaged Vaishnavism,” the four-day gathering brought together leaders and representatives involved in media, government relations, interfaith dialogue, and outreach to share regional updates, explore pressing challenges, and strengthen the global network of those wor
His Grace Kratu Das Adhikari (Manaharbhai Patel), a senior disciple of ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada and an initiating spiritual master in ISKCON, departed on June 1, 2026 at 1:43 pm, in Sri Vrindavan Dham, surrounded by loving disciples chanting the Holy Name. Kratu Das dedicated more than five decades of his life to spreading Krishna consciousness in Canada, India, and around the world. Widely respected for his humility, personal warmth, a
