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Vaishnavi Ministry North America is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October with a campaign to help devotees recognize abuse, support those affected, and make ISKCON communities safer. Produced through its Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention Program, the campaign’s educational graphics identify warning signs and emphasize that religious teachings cannot justify abusive behavior.

The materials reinforce the Governing Body Commission’s position that domestic abuse is indefensible and

Yesterday marked the joyful beginning of our Kartik parikrama! We walked together to the beautiful Padma Behari Temple, a pristine setting for a morning immersed in hearing and chanting. We opened with uplifting kirtan followed by a class on the mood with which we should approach the transcendental abode of Vrindavan. It was especially wonderful to reconnect with devotees who have gathered from around the world.

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There is no motorised vehicle traffic allowed at Govardhan Eco-Village. Everything and everyone is transported by electric buggy. Hence, the whole area is very quiet and peaceful with no pollution.

There are many lakes and forests with areas that replicate the forests of Vrindavan, such as, Shyamakunda and Radhakunda. There is a pool for swimming, two restaurants, Ayurvedic clinic and anyone who comes here will feel rejuvenated spiritually and materially.

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The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) has issued its 2026 Kartik appeal, calling on devotees worldwide to support preparations for a six-month grand opening celebration scheduled to begin November 1, 2027, marking the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance.

In their message, Ambarisa Dasa and Braja Vilasa Dasa outline plans to relocate Mayapur’s Sri Sri Radha Madhava and the Ashta Sakhis, Sri Pancha Tattva, and Lord Nrsimhadeva into the temple, where worship of fifteen new ach

By Hāḍāi Prāṇa Das  

No one has ever said New York City was an easy place for devotees. Of course, the entire material world is a struggle, but the material energy in New York City is certainly amongst the strongest on the planet. The circumstances that were present during Srila Prabhupada’s pastimes are well documented: the homeless and the hippies living in squalor on Skid Row amidst a culture that venerated drugs, sex, and personal pleasure above all else.

Srila Prabhupada’s success as a prea

ISKCON’s Kirtan Ministry has released its World Holy Name Festival 2026 Global Report, documenting chanting, outreach, and devotional service during ISKCON’s 60th anniversary year. Held September 17–23 under the theme “One World • One Holy Name • One Family,” the festival brought devotees together through public Harinama, temple and congregational kirtan, japa, home gatherings, and online programs.

According to the report, 458 submissions documented 629 programs involving 25,172 participants and

From Back to Godhead

After years searching and struggling, she finally found the right place to develop the natural connection she felt with God.

It was the third day in the hospital. The IV was still in my right arm. As I gazed through the window, a few leaves, colored yellow and red by the season, fell from a nearby tree. It was a beautiful fall day in Montreal, I was twenty, and I was trapped in here. How did it come to this?

I was raised in a middle-class, French Canadian, Catholic family

It’s still early morning, the sun is starting to rise over the horizon, and it’s reddish—it reminds me of Srimati Radharani’s tilak upon Her beautiful broad forehead. And the glowing of the sun, the rays that it casts everywhere, paint the village nearby and the field in front of me a golden color.

There are flowers everywhere, and those flowers are growing in tall grass, knee-high grass, which sways to one side and then another. It’s like the way the Brijbasi’s sway under the winds of their pr

HOUSTON, TX — On Saturday, October 3rd, 75 devotees gathered with joyful enthusiasm in Houston, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s historic arrival in the United States. Organized by the Houston Harinam Sankirtan group as part of their weekly street chanting program, the landmark occasion took to the local waters on a riverboat in League City, Texas echoing the momentous 1965 Jaladuta voyage that brought the teachings of Lord Chaitanya to

By Yogesvara Gopinath das

On Sunday, 4 October 2026, approximately 3,500 people gathered in Ilford, East London, to celebrate the Ratha Yatra of Their Lordships Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baladeva and Srimati Subhadra Maharani.

The festival began at Valentines Park, where the beautifully decorated Ratha cart set off towards Ilford High Street, passing through Ilford Station. As the chariot moved through the streets, devotees led the chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, followed by the beautiful rec

By Atma Tattva Das,

A screening of Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All drew approximately 250 people to Suncoast CineCentre in Durban, South Africa, in September. Hosted by ISKCON Durban as part of the movement’s 60th-anniversary commemorations, the in-person event attracted an audience largely new to ISKCON, according to project leader Smita Krsna Das, with responses indicating greater appreciation of Founder-Acharya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Recently, after almost 10-15 years, we had the opportunity to organise Ratha Yatra in Sheffield. The mercy we experienced through this festival has truly melted our hearts.

The seed of this dream was planted on Radhastami 2025, during a house programme, when HG Tribhangananda Prabhuji inspired us to organise Ratha Yatra in Sheffield. Within just a few minutes, he gave us so much confidence and encouragement that we began to believe that this dream could become a reality.

We are only a handful of

By Atma Tattva Das, 

Twenty-five devotees representing projects in nine countries gathered September 11–13 for the 15th European ISKCON Farm Conference at Goloka Ecofarm in Pontinvrea, Savona. The three-day, in-person meeting brought farmers, cow-protection practitioners and community representatives together around sustainable agriculture, self-sufficiency and practical cooperation. By the end, participants were developing plans to extend the annual gathering into a year-round network for train

In this inspiring session from the "Books are the Basis" festival, Dr. Mishra is joined by senior ISKCON leader and GBC, His Grace Dvarakananda Prabhu. Together, they discuss the vital role of Srila Prabhupada's books in securing the future of ISKCON, nurturing the younger generation, and grounding devotional service in deep philosophical understanding.

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Yudhistir Govinda Das, Trustee and Country Director of Communications for ISKCON India, was invited to address the ASSOCHAM’s National Tourism Conclave in New Delhi on September 30 to discuss the relationship between tradition, tourism, and technology.

Held at Hotel Shangri-La Eros, the conclave brought together government representatives, tourism boards, hospitality leaders, investors, and travel technology companies. Its theme, “Tourism as an Economic Engine: Technology, Policy, Investment & G

ISKCON India’s challenge to a Supreme Court ruling on ownership of the Bengaluru Hare Krishna temple remains before the court after it decided to hear a review petition, a development India’s Communications Director Yudhistir Govinda Dasa called a “significant milestone.”

LawBeat reports that the court issued notice in December 2025 on the petition challenging its May 16, 2025 judgment, which recognized the Bengaluru society as the temple’s lawful owner. On September 28, 2026, the court was aske

By Atma Tattva Das, 

On November 3, 2027, the fiftieth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance, copper plates micro-engraved with names will be carried to his Samadhi Mandir in Vrindavan, an offering, not a database entry, that organizers plan to repeat every year after. Each name belongs to someone who registered their ISKCON membership before that date.

The offering is part of the 60-50 observance marking ISKCON’s 60th anniversary alongside Srila Prabhupada’s 50th Tirobhava anniversary

Markine Bhagavata-dharma – Boro Kripa Koile Krishna – by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

Most of us glorify Srila Prabhupad daily by reciting ‘namaste Saraswate deve Gaura vani pracarine, nirvisesa suyawadi paschatya desh tarine’….paschatya desh tarine means deliverer of Western Countries.

Forty Six years ago, on Sep 17th 1965, Srila Prabhupad arrived in USA to preach the timeless message of Krsna Consciousness to Western World. He wanted to start with USA. He stepp