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By Raghava Caitanya Dasa  

The 2025 Sri Lanka Sundara Kanda Yatra, held from October 12 to 23, brought together more than 500 devotees for a spiritually uplifting pilgrimage through sacred sites connected with the Ramayana. Alongside the yatra, devotees embraced a special book distribution sankalpa set by Romapada Swami to distribute Srimad-Bhagavatam sets and the Bhagavad-gita and to support ISKCON’s global Bhadra Purnima initiative.

V. V. Narasimha Swami also joined the pilgrimage at the invit

The word Diwali (or Deepavali) literally means “row of lights”. At dusk rows of deepas, small earthenware lamps filled with oil, decorate houses inside and out and are dotted along the parapets of temples. Devotees also set them adrift on rivers and streams.

It was on the evening of this day that Lord Rama returned to His kingdom, Koshala. With his huge army headed by Hanuman the Lord triumphantly entered Ayodhya, His capital, having rescued His beloved wife, Sita, from the demon-king Ravana.

Sri Haridas Thakur is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord. The associates of the Lord are worship-able wherever they make their appearance.

Just as Garuda appeared as a bird, and Hanuman as a monkey, Haridas Thakur appeared in a family of Yavanas. From his very birth he was very deeply devoted to the Holy Names of Sri Krsna and later became known as “Nama Acarya.”

When Lord Caitanya went to Jagannatha Puri, Haridas also went and took up residence there. Everyday, after attending Lord

By Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami 

The ISKCON Bhu Vaikuntha Project marks a significant step in establishing a dynamic center in Sri Pandharpur Dham, the spiritual hub of Maharashtra. This endeavor aims to cater to the needs of the hundreds of thous

Andy Fraenkel was born in Germany in 1947 and came to America with his parents at the age of five. He is a multicultural storyteller, author, and workshop leader. He is the author of Mahabharata: The Eternal Quest and Hanuman’s Quest.

Andy is a long-time resident of New Vrindaban Community in West Virginia. He was initiated by Swami Prabhupada in 1973 and given the name Sankirtana Das. He is a presenter of the Krishna-Bhakti tradition and offers Katha – a traditional Vedic format of dramatic st

By Damodarleela dasa and Arjuna Krishna dasa

Recently the Maharashtra Padayatra was at Koregaon in the Sangli district, a village enriched with devotees. Cintamani devi dasi, the daughter of a brother of Lokanath Maharaja, stays here and as part of a Vaishnava family she naturally follows the same spiritual path. Her son, Caitanya dasa, who studies in gurukul, was also at home to welcome padayatra and he sang and performed kirtan with us. They have a combined family, a rarity nowadays, and all

By Aseem Krishna Das

Sadhu Sanga 2019 with His Holiness Subhag Swami Maharaj was organised in Ayodhya Dham from 26th September to 1st October 2019. This Sadhu sanga event is organised every year at one of Lord’s pastime places with the purpose for the disciples and well wishers of His Holiness to come together to listen to and associate with their spiritual master and amongst themselves.

Devotee association is a very important aspect of devotional life. Devotees eagerly wait for the Sadhu Sang

By Caitanya Caran Das

The basic storyline of Ramayana is very similar to that of a typical movie.

Both feature a hero, a heroine and a villain; both depict the villain lusting for the heroine; both delineate an exciting confrontation between the hero and the villain, culminating in the destruction of the villain and re-union of the hero and the heroine. However, there is one vital difference in the movie, the hero, the heroine and the villain are all actually villains.

Many people think of a vi

By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)

While visiting Madurai and the surrounding area, it is easy to catch the early morning train for Ramesvaram. It is a relaxing ride (about six hours) as we head toward the coast. The first time I went there, it was a pleasant train ride all the way there, but the second time several years later everyone had to jump off and change trains about half-way there. Ramesvaram is a tropical island surrounded by coral reefs and sandy beaches with coconut palms and

By Kadamba Kanana Swami

Just now I came from South Africa and my spiritual master was also there and I met him. He was telling a nice story, which I’ll share with you. It was a story of the Ramayana. The Ramayana as we all know is an endless saga, there was great battle in Lanka to free Sita from captivity. Meanwhile Sita was kept in Lanka in this Asoka Grove and there were these raksasis who were constantly harassing her, torturing her in so many ways and just trying to convince her to surrend

Sri Ramacandra Vijayotsava, or Vijaya Dasami is a festival commemorating Lord Ramacandra’s victory over King Ravana.  When Ravana kidnapped Sita Devi, Ramacandra set out to Lanka to punish Ravana and rescue His beloved wife Sita, and this day marks the occasion of Ravana’s defeat.

In Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila, 15.32-35, it describes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mood during this festival:

“On the victory day celebrating the conquest of Lanka – a day known as Vijaya-dasami – Sri Caitanya Ma

Sri Haridas Thakur is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord. The associates of the Lord are worship-able wherever they make their appearance.

Just as Garuda appeared as a bird, and Hanuman as a monkey, Haridas Thakur appeared in a family of Yavanas. From his very birth he was very deeply devoted to the Holy Names of Sri Krsna and later became known as “Nama Acarya.”

When Lord Caitanya went to Jagannatha Puri, Haridas also went and took up residence there. Everyday, after attending Lord

Enthusiasm is the first qualification

The ever-active Mahavira unwittingly provided a bit of light relief this morning for Srila Prabhupada and Dr. Kapoor. They were talking together when Mahavira came into the darsana room on some errand. As he entered he swung the door and it banged. Then advancing forward, he offered his obeisances, banging his head on the ground. Somehow there was just a tad too much energy in everything, the want of a little finesse. As he looked up, face slightly red, Pr

SURAT: Thousands of devotees participated in the Lord Jagannath RathYatra organized in the city which turned out to be a joyful celebration with continuous rainfall till late evening. The Rath Yatra, organized by ISKCON temple, started near Surat railway station and ended at ISKCON temple in Jahangirpura in the evening.

Around 10,000 people participated in Lord Jagannath's yatra which remained peaceful throughout the route. Apart from the decked-up horses, no other animals were used in the yat

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

A beautiful conversation between three Vaishnavas on How to develop Sincere Service Attitude and How Lord Krishna Reveals the Answer………
 
Devotee 1 : How to develop Sincere Service Attitude like you?
 
Devotee 2 :  When I am not rendering any service at all, how can I answer your question?
 
Devotee 1 :  Doing Great Service and feeling that you are Not doing anything itself is a Great Attitude, which I want to develop.
 
Devotee 2 : Keeps himself Silent, without making any comment.
 
Devotee 3 : Comments