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Honouring Srila Prabhupada, the crest jewel of all Gurus

Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja celebration is one of the most important festivals for every ISKCON devotee, because it is only due to the mercy of...
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About Bhaktivedanta Gita Academy at Sri Mayapur

It is said that intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn. In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna speaks on raja-vidya raja...
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A glimpse into Radha-Madhava’s kunja – Jhulan Yatra 2017

Jhulan Yatra takes place every year in the monsoon season over a period of five days, leading up to Balarama Purnima. This is the...

Half-Lion Half-Man form appears! Devotees offer worship to Sri Narasimha

Reality does not change by negating it! What happened millions of years ago and what happens today in India and around the world has...

Knowing more about Sri Navadvipa Mandal Parikrama

It all started with Lord Nityananda Himself taking His dear devotee, Jiva Gosvami, on a tour to this mystical and most merciful land of Sri Chaitanya...

In Pics – ISKCON Leadership Sanga at Sri Mayapur

Continuing with the tradition of last few years, ISKCON Sri Mayapur is hosting an 8-day long meetings of the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) ending...

Bhaktivedanta National School gets Sir J.C.Bose Memorial Award

Bhaktivedanta National School, which is affiliated to the CBSE, was selected for an Institutional Award by Indian Science Monitor (ISM) for promoting education in...

Remembering the Kirtan at Kirtan Mela

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Today Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur’s Appearance day

Today is the most auspicious appearance day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti-siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura (1874–1936) was the spiritual...

Varnasrama Training courses – Part 2

Here is an announcement from ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry about their upcoming courses on organic farming and dharma shastri. Please contact Ram Laxman das,...

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Why ban on beef in two more Indian states is a great news

Finally India's new government has managed to ban beef in two states - Maharastra and Hariyana.  Noticeably, there are people who have expressed their...
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Aliens? What the ancient Vedas say about extraterrestrial life

In his famous book, “Chariots of the Gods?” Erich von Däniken raises the hypothesis that members of an advanced civilization had visited our planet...

Mysterious palace linked to King Arthur discovered in Cornwall, England

Ancient structures have always bewildered modern archaeologists, especially when they discard scriptural evidences as mythology. Scholars are well aware that governments across the world...

Bharat Mata ki Jai – The issue shows Indian politics has become sick

After some anti-India slogans were heard during an event at Delhi JN University, Mohan Bhagwat, the chief the Rashtriya Swayam-sevak Sangh had said that...

What can the Judiciary do when the Bosses are corrupt

If you noticed, during the last few years a good number of scandals have come to light in India. There have been several revelations...