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The ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) will return to Sri Dham Mayapur from February 25–28, 2027, bringing together ISKCON leaders from around the world for four days of association, reflection, and collaboration.

Hosted by the Governing Body Commission (GBC), the gathering provides leaders with opportunities to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and strengthen their collective service to Srila Prabhupada’s mission.

The theme for ILS 2027, “Building on Srila Prabhupada’s Vision, Shaping IS

By Atma Tattva Das, 

Across the world, ISKCON festivals continue to attract thousands of participants each year. Ratha-yatras, kirtan festivals, cultural celebrations, and public outreach events bring devotees and newcomers together in parks, city centers, university campuses, and other public spaces. Organizers often report attendance figures, volunteer participation, prasadam distribution, and book distribution totals as measures of success.

Yet as ISKCON marks its 60th anniversary, a broader

Many sacred events are taking place; the worship of param guru, Bhaktisiddhanta, the opening of a museum in honour of the Founder/Acharya, Prabhupada, and many more features of this year’s festival.  In the meantime, our cultural events keep going on, especially the drama.  The more unfortunate thing is some of these important features are clashing with each other.

Puja (worship) is consistent in the headquarters of ISKCON.  Every day I walk by the bhajan kutir, or the place where our guru, Sril