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GBC Statement on the Health of HH Giriraja Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on October 7, 2024 at 5:52pm

Dear ISKCON Devotees,

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

We are deeply saddened to share the difficult news regarding the health of His Holiness Giriraja Swami. Maharaja has been diagnosed with Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD). This degenerative neurological disorder has been increasingly affecting him over the past three years, with more significant clinical symptoms emerging in the last year.

This cruel disease is characterized by the progre

GBC statement on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on January 20, 2024 at 5:51pm

The Governing Body Commission (GBC) hereby encourages and directs all ISKCON leaders, temples, and communities to arrange special celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the appearance of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja during the months of February and March 2024. This is an important celebration for ISKCON recognizing the very special and unique importance that His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja has for ISKCON, as the Guru Mah

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