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 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!

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.

PURPORT: The airplane

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

Live From Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: March 10th, 2011

Topic: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse: 4:12:34

Speaker: HG Jagajivan Prabhu

tatra tatra prasamsadbhih

pathi vaimanikaih suraih

avakiryamano dadrse

kusumaih kramaso grahan

TRANSLATION: While Dhruva Maharaja was passing through space, he gradually saw all the planets of the solar system, and on the path he saw all thedemigods in their airplanes showering flowers upon him like rain.

PURPORT: There is a Vedic version, yasmin vijnate