The statement from ISKCON Communications said, “September 28, 2025 – The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) extends heartfelt condolences to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the passing of their President and Prophet, Russell M. Nelson. His life was marked by exceptional service both in medicine and in sacred leadership. Before his full-time church ministry, he was a world-renowned heart surgeon and medical researcher, serving as director of
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Dr. Larry D. Shinn, a scholar of religion, educator, and interfaith voice, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the age of 83. For devotees of ISKCON, Dr. Shinn’s departure marks the loss of not only a thoughtful academic but also a longtime friend whose balanced research and nuanced understanding of Srila Prabhupada’s movement helped shape both the Society’s self-reflection over the decades.
Born in 1941 in Indiana, Shinn began his academic journey with a deep love for religion and cross-cultural
Rasa Lila Devi Dasi was a steadfast pillar of Lord Caitanya’s sankirtan movement in Venezuela, distributing books with great dedication in her earlier years to support temple programs. She later moved to Miami, where she served tirelessl
Riktananda Dasa (center in red sweater) helping to pull the cart with Srila Prabhupada at 1975 San Francisco Rathayatra.
Just before noon on April 3, 2025, Riktananda Dasa Adhikari (Richard W. Arthur), a most dear disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, departed this world for Goloka Vrindavan.
After breaking his spine and hospitalization, Riktananda Dasa decided for himself to forgo any rehab or treatment and leave his body. For over a month, he ate nothing but small
Ravi with his wife and daughter; Ravi with his wife and son.
It is with deep sorrow that we share the devastating news of the passing of Ravi Simkhara in the recent earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Ravi was in Mandalay for a business meeting when a collapsing wall tragically took his life. The news of this loss reached his family late in the evening. Because the airport was closed, his wife, Nistha Rani Radha Dasi, mother-in-law, and other family members embarked on a dangerous journey to Mand
Her Grace Krishna Priya Devi Dasi entered the spiritual realm of Goloka Vrindavana to serve her beloved Lordships on March 12, 2025, at 3:41 pm in North Carolina. Devotees present said, “She was very peaceful, pain-free, and looking effulgent during her departure as if she knew where she was heading to and what to do there. She was surrounded by loving devotees holding her while Srila Prabhupada’s chanting was going on. A perfectly glorious departure!!”
Glorifications from godsiblings and devote
My beloved husband, the British devotee His Grace Adwaita Acharya Das (Alan Hole), departed on July 9th.
My husband joined the movement in Cardiff at the beginning of 1970. Kulashekar Das had started a temple there. He joined together with a rather large group of men named “the Cardiff boys.” They were my husband, who was named Adwaita Acharya Das, Narahari, Vichitraveria, Smarahari, Bhajahari, Gunanava and a few more. After a while, the temple in Cardiff was closed, and they all moved to the B
