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A special bath of Jagannath takes place on the Purnima of Jyestha month (Devasnan Purnima), to commemorate the appearance day of Lord Jagannath.

According to Skanda Purana when Raja Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony. This day considered to be the birth-day of Lord jagannath. Held in the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha this festival is also simultaneously held in all other important Puri, it attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims from all over th

The Snan yatra bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath has become one of the most popular festivals on the Iskcon calendar over the years since His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad introduced it to the world outside of India. Traditionally this festival has been going on since the time of the carving of the 'Dharu-brahman' Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balaram, and Lady Subhadra in Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Jagannath Puri) thousands of years ago, commemorating Their sacred appea

In a class Srila Prabhupada explained what is required of us if we want to please Krishna and get His blessings. "We have to surrender. That will please Krishna. And without pleasing Him, You cannot see Krishna. You may have your eyes big, big eyes, but you cannot see Krishna. You have to please Him. That pleasing activity is bhakti.

"Without that bhakti, it means sitting down silently... 'No, no, I am chanting. I do not want to go out. I am busy.' This means excuse. What you will chant? You will

hare Krishna! So the news is out. Hold your breath. The world has on date, 1 crore millionaires( in USD), which is 0.016% of the world's population. Within USA approx 0.09% are millionaires and this means 99.01% are not! India has 0.0001% that is one in 10,000.. India also has officially 37% of its people living a Below Poverty Line life. The good news according to the press is that the number is growing rapidly - at what cost to the rest of the world is anybody's guess. Last year was a bad year

SPIRIT OF BHAGAVAD GITA

The spirit of Bhagavad-gita is mentioned in Bhagavad-gita itself. It is just like this: If we want to take a particular medicine, then we have to follow the directions written on the label. We cannot take the medicine according to our own whim or the direction of a friend. It must be taken according to the directions on the label or the directions given by a physician. Similarly, Bhagavad-gita should be taken or accepted as it is directed by the speaker Himself.

The speaker

Dear devotees Hare Krsna!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We are happy to inform you that our 20th year Annual Ratha Yatra festival in Siliguri(WB,INDIA) will be taking place on 13 - 21 July. The procession will proceed by the already established route: from Sri Sri Radha Madhava sundar Temple complex (on 13 July) by way of whole Siliguri town and going to the Gundicha Temple ( temporarily constructed in near Sevoke road) – to the location where we will have 7 d

The Chida-dadhi Mahotsav, also known as the Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati, is a yearly celebration of the pastimes of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. This astonishing pastime took place on the banks of the Ganges at Panihati, which is just north of Calcutta. Lord Caitanya and his associates enjoyed many transcendental pastimes here. Chida-dadhi Mahotsav remembers how the Lord mercifully reciprocated with His devotees by arranging, through Nityananda Prabhu and Raghu

Who is Srimati Radharani?






Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is most always seen with Lord Krishna. It is described that She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses. Her name means that She is the most excellent worshiper of Lord Krishna. However, She is also an expansion of the Lord's energy. Since She is also an extension of Krishna, She is the feminine aspect of God. Thus, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, God is both male and female. Th