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Why Panihati chida-dahi festival is known as the festival of punishment
Panihati is the name of a village located in the state of West Bengal, on the banks of River Ganges (10 miles north of Kolkata)....
Mayapur Kirtan Mela 2019 – Devotees from over 60 countries chant together
In 2019, kirtan is readily available anywhere in the world. Kirtan is daily performed in temples and on the streets across the globe. Every...
Maha Abhishek 2019 and what the viewers said about it
It is said in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 7.20-22 that the Characteristics of Krishna are understood to be a storehouse of transcendental love. "Although that...
It’s Springtime! Celebrating Vasanta Panchami in Sridham Mayapur
The spring season is considered to be the best of all seasons, for its attractive qualities are especially pleasing to Lord Krishna. Krishna Himself...
Sri Mayapur celebrates Sri Krishna Pushya Abhishek
In November 1973, the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada said - “So we...
“O Ganga Devi, your waters are the ambrosia of love of Godhead”
"The waters of the Ganges are always carrying the flavor of tulasi offered at the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, and as such the...
Uttisthata Jagrata Chatra Samaj – A Spiritual Awakening
The Uttisthata Jagrata Chatra Samaj is a Spiritual Academy for Formation and Education (SAFE). This is a preaching effort specifically aimed at students from...
The Primary Citizens – A glimpse into Sri Mayapur Goshala
In Srimad Bhagavatam 10.8.16 purport, Srila Prabhupada says that Lord Krishna's first business is to give all comfort to the cows and the brahmanas. In...
Enter Sri Mayapur International School
In the midst of the lush, green Grihastha Para, the housing area of ISKCON Mayapur, the Sri Mayapur International School is situated. The school...
ISKCON Tribal Care – An Initiative of Love and Care
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu predicted: pṛthivi te achhe yata nagaradi grama
sarvatra prachara haibe mora nama.. “In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be...
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