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 On the auspicious day of Jagannatha Ratha-yatra in Puri, two of Lord Chaitanya’s most confidential associates, Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Srila Sivananda Sena, left this world to return to the supreme abode.

The inner moods of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, especially in Puri, were not easy to understand, and they were unknown to most devotees. Only Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, who was the most intimate associate of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Puri, could really understand them, and by his gra

Today is Ratha-yatra day.

It is a great honor, privilege, and pleasure to be here on the auspicious occasion of Snana-yatra. The first deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra in ISKCON were discovered in San Francisco in 1967. One of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples, Malati dasi, saw a small figure in an import store, Cost Plus, and brought it to him. When Prabhupada saw the figure, his eyes opened wide. He folded his palms and bowed his head in respect. Then he said, “You have brought

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Sanatan Goswami

At the height of Indian summer, right at the beginning of the Monsoon, the Lord of Puri goes to his garden palace for the annual summer vacation. Originally the festival has its foundation in the residents of Vrindavan bringing back their Lords, Krishna, Balaram and Lady Subhadra from Kurukshetra.

Today in Puri He, the Lord of the Universe travels in some style from his temple in Puri, to his garden temple, located outside the town centre called Gundicha. Thousands of Hindus flock to see, and

HH JAYAPATAKA SWAMI,  MERCY ON WHEEL, SRI JAGANNATH E RATHA YATRA ADDRESS, SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA

Mukam karoti vacalam pangum langayate girim

Yat kripa tam aham vande sri gurum dina tarinamc

Paramananda Madhavam Sri Caitanya Isvaram

I offer my obeisances to His Divine Grace Abhay Caran Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada! Lord Jagannath is a very special deity in Rajapur. Radharani created the Navadvipa dhama for the pleasure of Lord Krsna. And Krsna gave the blessing that all the holy places will

“I request…that everything in the Temple should be kept nice and clean… We should always remember that Krishna is the purest & similarly only the pure can associate with Him. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”

–  Letter to: Nandarani, Krsna Devi, Subala and Uddhava, Delhi, 3 October, 1967

Srila Prabhupada always emphasised the importance of cleanliness, and said that cleanliness is essential for making advancement in spiritual life: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” In Sridhama Mayapur, the

The observance of Gundica-marjana, the washing and cleansing of the Gundica temple, takes place on the day before Ratha-yatra, in preparation for the arrival of the Lord.

The history of Ratha-yatra goes back thousands of years, to a previous age, but the specific significance of the Ratha-yatra and the cleaning of the Gundica temple for us was shown by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He was residing in Jagannatha Puri five hundred years ago. In the transcendental mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, t

A new Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program launching this fall seeks to help address what many see as a growing need for professionally trained Vaishnava and Hindu chaplains.

While chaplaincy has become an established profession in hospitals, hospices, universities, prisons, and military settings throughout North America, there remain relatively few Hindu chaplains serving in these environments. Within the Vaishnava community, the number of professionally credentialed chaplains is even smal

On July 13th, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is marking its 60th Anniversary. It was 60 years ago today that documents were filed in the city of New York, in the United States of America, by which His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) incorporated his fledgling society.

At the time of its original founding, ISKCON, what Prabhupada almost humorously named an “International Society,” consisted of one small storefront temple in New York City

Today we are observing the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Sri Gadadhara Pandita. I first learned of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura when I visited the Boston temple. At that time there were only two published books in ISKCON—the abridged edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, published by Macmillan, and Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, published by ISKCON. And at the front of Teachings of Lord Chaitanyawas a series of very dignified black-and-white photographs of Srila Prabhupada, Srila

Gadadhara Pandita – Submissive Form of Sri Radha by HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami

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Lecture given by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami on 11th July 1991 in Dallas.

Today is the disappearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura worshipped the deities of Gaura Gadadhara and chose to leave this world on the same day as his worshippable deity Gadadhara Pandit also left.

We cannot calculate the debt which we owe to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Practically this Krishna consciousness movement is based upon his design because it is he who revived

In the quiet corridors of a hospital, where the air is often thick with anxiety and the weight of finality, a profound lesson in love and spiritual protection recently unfolded. Bhakta Prabhu, a Hare Krishna chaplain, shared a moving account of a family’s journey through the “palliative care” of the soul, illustrating that the greatest joy in life is helping another soul turn toward the Divine.

The Call to Service
The story began with a phone call from Werribee Hospital. A woman, traveling all t

The golden anniversary of one of North America’s most beloved spiritual festivals is fast approaching as ISKCON New Dvaraka in Los Angeles prepares to host its 50th Annual Festival of Chariots, with several days of devotional programs culminating in the world-famous Ratha-yatra on Sunday, August 2.

The celebration will build throughout the week with daily morning classes, kirtans, and opportunities for devotees and guests to immerse themselves in the festival atmosphere before the main three-day

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,

MotelGita, an initiative dedicated to placing Bhagavad-gita As It Is in hotel and motel rooms across North America, recently marked its 16th consecutive year at AAHOA CON26, the annual trade show of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association. The team raised $4,730 in donations, secured orders for more than 1,000 Bhagavad-gitas, and distributed the Bhagavad-gita in five languages, along with Krishna Book, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and other titles by Srila Prabhupad

Devotees from the Seattle community, over the last few years, have leased a downtown facility to host programs for those interested in genuine spiritual advancement. It is called the Bhakti Studio and many come to chant, dance, discuss and partake of delicious prasadam.

In the summertime, when the weather is nice, everyone goes out to a nearby park that overlooks the beautiful Seattle harbour. There they have their normal program of chanting and dancing but outdoors instead of inside.

I was invi