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In yet another in a spate of deadly earthquakes around the world, a gigantic 9.0 magnitude quake struck 81 miles off the coast of Japan, triggering 33 foot high tsunami waves that caused massive destruction along the country’s coastline.
The Japanese National Police Agency has officially confirmed 5,692 deaths, 2,409 injured, and 9,522 people missing across the country, with the coastal city of Sendai, Miyagi near the epicenter the worst affected.
The cities of Osaka and Tokyo, where ISKCON templ
An incredible 4,000 devotees—hailing from India, England, Uganda, and across Kenya—are expected to attend the opening of the New Dwarikadham complex in Mombasa, Kenya from April 9th to 13th this year.
During the five-day festival, the Deities of Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarikadhish will be moved from their old temple in the Ganjoni area of Mombasa, and new Deities of
Sri Sri Sita Rama Lakshman and Hanuman will be installed with them.
The new complex is named not only after its worshipable Lords, but also
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan spawned a ferocious tsunami that's caused massive destruction; flattening whole cities, starting raging fires, and killing hundreds. Nearly 88,000 people are reported missing, according to the official Kyodo news agency.
"The Tokyo ISKCON Center and Govinda`s Restaurant did not get impacted - says Sanjay Krishnacandra Das, Tokyo Krishna-devotee - apart from some cracks on the walls, there was no substantial damage."
The 30 temple residen
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jagur. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no Childern appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up a
Message from Radhikapati Prabhu, Please forward the same to all your contacts...
We would like to invite you to our biggest events on 26th March, 2011 where over 1,00,000 people will congregate for the Festival of Chariots at Shivaji Park, Dadar (west), Mumbai organized by young professionals of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). These professionals take three to four weeks off every year from work to organize this festival. ISKCON is proud of its young force which is happ
Sri Gaura Purnima festival, an appearance day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was celebrated by ISKCON, Ludhiana in open ground beautifully decorated with lights and flowers near the temple. A large number of people including political, religious enthusiastically participated in the festival. Deities Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baldeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai look very beautiful in their colorful dress.
Harinama sankirtan was recited by devotees of ISKCON,Kurukshetra and from local temple.HG Saks
Saturday March 26th marks the 3rd Annual Boat Festival in Yamuna organized by ISKCON Vrindavan! The annual boat festival in the temple courtyard will be on Monday 28th March. Every year thousands of devotees come to Mayapur for the Holy Appearance Day of the Golden Avatar of Krishna Prema Sri Krishna Caitany Mahaprabhu. Afterwards many of these devotees come for wonderful parikramas of Braja Dhama. Taking advantage of their auspicious presence, for many years we have been organizing the Boat Fe
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 12th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:36
Speaker: HH Bhakti Madhurya Swami
yad bhrajamanam sva-rucaiva sarvato
lokas trayo hy anu vibhrajanta ete
yan navrajan jantusu ye 'nanugraha
vrajanti bhadrani caranti ye 'nisam
TRANSLATION: The self-effulgent Vaikuntha planets, by whose illumination alone all the illuminating planets within this material world give off reflected light, cannot be reached by those who are not merciful t
i just come from the jaganath mishra feast prasadam ceremony.........
today is vaisnav new year day
hare krishna....
Mahanidhi Swami's small booklet "Radha Govind Meditation - Divine Form & Lotus feet"
Now in Urdu Language on auspicious day of Gaurpurnima 19-03-2011 Jaya Gauranga!Hare Krishna!
Yesterday 2nd march 2011,H.G Rohini Tanay pr, Brahmachari disciple of H.H Radhanath Maharaj left his Body . Aged 31, his body was ravaging with a terrible cancer. Around last year june-july he was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer.
In his Last days of painful condition, Rohini Tanaya pr's Krishna consciousness stood out more brightly.
some incidents i want to share.
Monday 28th feb he almost had left us,but he survived.Tuesday i got an opportunity to meet and say him Good bye. Even in his semi consci
GBC AGM- Final Day of 2011 AGM
Friday, March 3rd marked the final day of the 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Along with discussing sannyasa candidates, the day involved a presentation on the Midday Meal project in India and a special visit by the students of the Sri Mayapur International School.
Radha Krishna dasa traveled all of the way to Mayapur from the Radha-Gopinath temple in Mumbai to
Was Prophet Muhammad in the Vedas?
Starting With the Rig-Veda
In this article we will take a look at some of the verses in the Vedas that some people, such as Dr. Zakir Naik, say that Mohammed is mentioned or foretold in them. This is a summary based on the research by Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari and others, and shows that these verses in fact do not speak of Prophet Mohammed, but are used in a way that is based on mistranslations to justify that idea.
First of all, the Rig-Veda is globally rec
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 13th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:37
Speaker: HH Bhakti Marg Swami
santah sama-drsah suddhah
sarva-bhutanuranjanah
yanty anjasacyuta-padam
acyuta-priya-bandhavah
TRANSLATION: Persons who are peaceful, equipoised, cleansed and purified, and who know the art of pleasing all other living entities, keep friendship only with devotees of the Lord; they alone can very easily achieve the perfection of going back home, back to G
Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: March 11th, 2011
Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
Verse: 4:12:35
Speaker: HG Rajendranandana Prabhu
tri-lokim deva-yanena
so 'tivrajya munin api
parastad yad dhruva-gatir
visnoh padam athabhyagat
TRANSLATION: Dhruva Maharaja thus surpassed the seven planetary systems of the great sages who are known as saptarsi. Beyond that region, he achievedthe transcendental situation of permanent life in the planet where Lord Visnu lives.
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Sri Madhavendra Puri
During Nityananda Prabhu's tour of all the holy places of India for the purpose of purifying them, by the will of providence, he happened to meet Madhavendra Puripada somewhere in western India. When Nityananda Prabhu saw Madhavendra Puri Goswami he fainted away in a swoon of ecstatic love and His transcendental body became completely still. Similarly, when Madhavendra Puri gazed upon Nityananda Prabhu, he completely forgot himself and faintedto the ground.
Sri Gaurcandra us
