Bhakti Charu Swami Samadhi - Construction Update
The completion and a soft-opening is scheduled for Nrsimha Caturdasi, May 25th, 2021.
ISKCON Leader to Offer Prayer at Official US Presidential Inauguration
Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON’s Minister of Communications, will join with Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, Native Americans, and representatives of other faith traditions in a Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service that includes prayers, readings, hymns and blessings.
Padayatra Embarks on 7th Pan-India Tour from Dwarka
January 6th, 2021, marked the start of the All-India Padayatra’s (pilgrimage) seventh grand march around India, including the char dham yatra.
Ambarisa Das Releases 2020 Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Report
We had to reschedule the Grand Opening to 2023 and postpone the installation of the new Prabhupada murti to October, 2021. We pray there will be no further delays, and leave everything in the hands of Lord Sri Krishna.
Grand opening of ‘Hare Krsna Books’ Shop at Mumbai Central Station
The permanent book store is strategically placed at the Mumbai Central Railway Station on Platform No. 1 and 2 which is largely reserved for trains with high priority preference.
London's Food for Life & Govinda’s Restaurant Launches UK’s First 100% Electric Food Van
Food for Life London marked a milestone this Christmas by introducing the UK's first fully electric food distribution van to serve Londoners. The van started out its service by bringing treats to Londoners this Christmas.
Chaos and Crisis in Washington DC
Lord Krishna explains in the sacred text, Bhagavad-Gita, “Whatever action a great man performs, others will follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.” Yesterday in Washington, D.C., we saw the truth of this statement, and the terrible impact of the misguided thoughts, words, and actions of an influential and powerful man.
Czech Devotees Livestream Reading of Entire Bhagavad-gita For Gita Jayanti
Devotees in the Czech Republic read the entirety of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is online during a nonstop 27-hour live broadcast on the sacred occasion of Gita Jayanti, December 25th.
Registrations Open for Online VIHE Govardhana Retreat 2021
Registrations for the Online VIHE Govardhana Retreat 2021 are now open!
Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies Holds Virtual Cosmography Workshop
The cosmography workshop entitled as “Models and memes and maps: A modern journey through ancient cosmography” attracted participants online from around the world over the weekend of November 21-22, 2020.
Virtual MAN-tra Men's Retreat Draws Global Participation
Partakers appreciated the frank and open dialogues and creative, entertaining formats.
Devotee Scholars Organize E-summit on Scientific Inquiry
The event is entitled as “Jijnasa: Vedantic Theology For the Advancement of Scientific Temper”, and will be held on 19th and 20th of December, 2020.
UK's Bhaktivedanta Players Release Bhagavad-Gita Audio Drama to Celebrate Gita-jayanti
The nearly hour-long play consisting uses carefully chosen music and dramatic sound effects to make listening to the most important conversation in humankind a memorable experience for the audience.
Virtual Kartik Nabadwip Mandal Parikrama 2020
Kartik Navadwip Mandal Parikrama 2020 organized by the Mayapur Chandra’s, is a virtual medium by which devotees are taken on parikrama to the nine-islands and various holy places in and around Mayapur, India.
MANtra Retreat for Men Goes Virtual This Weekend
Topics include "Vaishnava Masculinity," "Men, Marriage and Myth," "Fatherhood," "Pornography, Pernicious and Prevalent," "Empowerment," "Brahmacari Ashrama—The Spirit Still Matters, and So Does the Form," and more.
Women Welcome Transformation at Urban Devi Autumn Retreat
Around forty-five women from Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Chile, and across the U.S. and Canada attended the fourth annual Urban Devi Retreat on October 17th, entitled “Welcoming Transformation” and held virtually on Zoom.
Deepavali Virtual Celebration Achieves Malaysia Book of Records Feat
Over 6,500 participated in ISKCON Malaysia’s virtual deepavali.
MAN-tra Retreat to Unlock “A Man’s Dharma in a Locked Down World”
The retreat will take a look at challenges and opportunities through different stages of life from a Krishna conscious perspective, covering topics like fatherhood, marriage, brahmachari life, examples of healthy masculinity, and many other topics.
New ISKCON Parsipanny Temple Celebrates Important Milestone
On October 24th, they celebrated the commencement of the construction of the first walls marking a visible rise in the soon-to-be temple structure.
ISKCON Malaysia Holds the Largest Virtual Lamp Offering on the First Day of Kartika
ISKCON Malaysia aims to set a record of virtual lamp offering on the first day of Kartika.
GBC-SPT Invites Devotees to Celebrate and Honor Kartika Together
The GBC’s Strategic Planning Team (SPT) will bring an Online Kartika Celebration that will take devotees on a trip to Sri Vrindavan Dham with some of ISKCON's most engaging speakers.
ISKCON Cultural Center to Open in Varanasi
The modest ISKCON temple in Bhelupur, the heart of Varanasi, is now expanding and evolving into the impressive ‘Sri Sri Radha Gopal Mandir Vedic Indian Cultural Center’ (VICC).
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Opening Date Deferred
Ambarisa Das and Braja Vilasa Das have released an important statement announcing that the TOVP opening date has been deferred.
ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry to Teach How to Worship at Home
For congregation members and families in ISKCON, deity worship at home has long been a major part of their spiritual practice, as well as a way to bond in service to the Lord.
Eco-Bhakti Program to Explore Intersection of Ecology and Bhakti Path
The Sacred Ecology Forum – which facilitates environmental activism and spiritual growth rooted in the Krishna Bhakti tradition – is presenting a special Eco-Bhakti weekend from October 23rd to 25th on Zoom.