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Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We offer our sincere condolences and prayers to the disciples and well-wishers of HH Dhirasanta dasa Goswami upon Maharaj’s departure from this world. Our prayers are particularly with his beloved son, Govinda Kishore Das.

Maharaj began his spiritual journey in his youth, hearing the Mahamantra chanted by devotees on British television. Years later, that seed fructified into a life of surrender and service at th

Hare Krsna Dear Devotees,
Pls accept our prostrated obeisances at your holy feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Guru, and Sri Gauranga.
On the auspicious holy occasion of Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi, an app has been launched which is a facility replete with many features to hear Srila Prabhupada’s lectures. Pls kindly go through the below msg and install the app, if you would like to.

 Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

“He lives forever by his divine instructions, and the devotee lives with him.”
— Sr

The ISKCON Ministry of Education (MOE) will host its annual virtual educational gathering, the PAN America Mini-Symposium 2026, on Friday, July 10, 2026. The two-hour online event will bring together educators, leaders, and education advocates from across North, Central, and South America to discuss educational initiatives and opportunities within Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Speakers include Hanumatpreshak Swami, Karunanidhi Das, Param-padam Das, Suniti Devi Dasi, Tapan-Mishra Das, and host Bali

The School for Rupanugas continues its mission of offering spiritually enriching educational opportunities to devotees worldwide. As part of the ongoing observances marking 50 years since the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada and 60 years of ISKCON, we are pleased to introduce our upcoming Srila Prabhupada Introductory Course, a thoughtfully designed program aimed at helping devotees understand and appreciate the life, mood, mission, and teachings of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

This cours

By Param-dhamananda Das 

The path of a seeker may look like a winding spiral of returns, where each arrival gently peels back a new layer of the soul’s memory. Ten years ago, I first stepped into the sanctuary of Gokuldham, an eco-village cradled by the whispering, emerald forests of Karnataka. My initial attraction was the beautiful promise of a life unburdened by the modern grid—a place where days are measured solely by the golden arc of the sun and the silver rise of the moon, and the spirit

The Snana 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 Prabhupada 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 ap

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We offer our sincere condolences and prayers to the disciples and well-wishers of HH Dhirasanta dasa Goswami upon Maharaj’s departure from this world. Our prayers are particularly with his beloved son, Govinda Kishore Das.

Maharaj began his spiritual journey in his youth, hearing the Mahamantra chanted by devotees on British television. Years later, that seed fructified into a life of surrender and service at th

Four young devotees from different parts of India recently joined the first-ever experiential learning course organized by the All India Padayatra, offering participants an immersive introduction to one of ISKCON’s longest-running preaching initiatives. For more than four decades, the traveling Padayatra has carried Sri Sri Nitai-Gaurasundara from village to village across India, bringing harinama sankirtana, book distribution, and devotional association to countless communities. The documentary

On the occasion of Snana Yatra, Bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath, Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra are bathed with milk, Ganga water, Coconut water by hundreds of devotees and residents at Rajapur, in Mayapur, in the midst of ecstatic kirtan.

Read more about Snana Yatra - https://mayapurinstituteblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/snana-yatra-bathing-ceremony-of-lord-jagannath/

Snana Yatra is one of the most sacred and visually delightful festivals of Lord Jagannatha, celebrated on Purnima (full moon) of the month of Jyestha. On this day, Lord Jagannatha, along with Lord Baladeva and Subhadra Devi, receive a grand ceremonial bathing (abhisheka).

Lord Jagannatha is non-different from Krishna, and His appearance in the wooden form is a divine mystery. The bathing ceremony is not merely symbolic—it’s an act of divine love, purification, and public mercy.

After Snana Yatra

A very special and sacred festival of Lord Jagannath held in the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha. This festival is known as 'Devasnan Purnima' or 'Snana Yatra' (Bathing Festival). There is a general belief that the devotee washes away all his sins if he gets a vision of the Lord on this day, therefore, it attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. According to Skanda Purana when King Indradyumna installed the wooden deities he arranged this bathing ceremony.

On the previous

Among the many transcendental pastimes of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, the Panihati Cida-Dadhi Mahotsava stands as one of the most celebrated manifestations of divine mercy in the Gaudiya Vaiṣṇava tradition. Observed annually on the bright fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha, this festival commemorates the extraordinary mercy bestowed by Lord Nityānanda Prabhu upon Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who would later become one of the illustrious Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. The pastime is described in detail

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami is one of the Six Gosvamis of Vrindavana. The Six Gosvamis of Vrindavana represent a class of highly perfected personalities, who threw away all prospects of the most attractive pleasures like pebbles in the street. By hearing about their lives and teachings, a seeker gets insight into the possibilities awaiting him if he simply continues sincerely on this path. They have painstakingly constructed aesthetically pleasing temples for the pleasure of the Lord and the

Panihati Chida-Dahi Festival and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami

By Sacinandana Swami

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami is one of the Six Gosvamis of Vrindavana. The Six Gosvamis of Vrindavana represent a class of highly perfected personalities, who threw away all prospects of the most attractive pleasures like pebbles in the street. By hearing about their lives and teachings, a seeker gets insight into the possibilities awaiting him if he simply continues sincerely on this path. They have painsta

“Lord Nityananda was by nature very merciful and funny. Being merciful, He spoke to Raghunatha dasa as follows. ‘You are just like a thief, for instead of coming near, you stay away at a distant place. Now that I have captured you, I shall punish you. Make a festival and feed all My associates yogurt and chipped rice.’ Hearing this, Raghunatha dasa was greatly pleased.” —Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya 6.49–51

06.16.18 IDS  PanihatiLaguna (Right click to download)

06.16.18 GRS Panihati Laguna 

By Giriraj Swami

We have gathered at the lotus feet of the Panca-tattva on this most auspicious occasion of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s cida-dadhi festival. The background to this incident can be found in the early life of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. His uncle and father, Hiranya and Govardhana Majumadara, were wealthy landlords in Bengal—almost like kings—and had a huge, opulent riverside palace, with boats that plied the river. Hiranya and Govardhana were generous and devoted to brahminical