Thursday, June 8, 2023

ISKCON Kondaveedu performs Bhumi puja for a new temple

Kondavvedu is a historical place, where Rajas (Kings) of the then Reddy dynasty built a fort on a hill, located in the Guntur district of...

Malaysia gets a new temple of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna

ISKCON has added one more feather to its image of being a society of people from many different nations, cultures, religions, and languages, who come together and...

Ever well-wisher | ISKCON Book Distribution

We all know that Srila Prabhupada signed letters with 'Your ever well-wisher.' This morning in class I asked Vaisesika Prabhu a question: How not to...
Lord Shiva

Book Distribution with Lord Shiva’s Blessings

By: Nanda Priya Nivedita Dasi ISKCON News on Dec. 19, 2014 Click to see larger image When Lord Shiva opened his doors - chicken stalls turned...

South Africa’s Constitutional Court hears from Jayadvaita Swami

The 10th of December 2014 marked the 18th Anniversary of the signing of the South African Constitution. This day was also the commemoration of the disappearance...

The causeless mercy of the Srimad Bhagavatam

Whose home does Srimad-Bhagavatam choose? The home of one who's been raised through and through in the Bhagavata culture? Or one who outright rejects the Vedas'...

Overcoming dualities and turning a negative into a positive

When we distribute books, we really see the dualities of this world. I was distributing at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, probably the biggest...

Book distribution transforms a celebration into a perfect sankirtan party

Book distribution has always attracted those who want to attract Srila Prabhupada's mercy. Devotees at ISKCON know how Srila Prabhupada emphasized on this particular...

A Book distribution story

Today was the first day I went on Sankirtana in more than a month. I went from Australia, to Malaysia, to Taiwan, to L.A....

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Here they go again- Ghost of Big Bang haunts scientists

Last time they tried it and thought they made it. Then came controversies and debates. Some scientists said they got what they were looking...

Mayapur Meditation

I look outside my window and see the tall Kadamba tree blossoming with beautiful Kadamba flowers all over. This is the first in this...
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Are we so far removed from Vedic culture?

Recent events have partially confirmed a suspicion that I was having, that many of us are so far removed from Vedic ideals that we...
panihati chida-dahi festival

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)....

A tiny tribute to my childhood friends – The house sparrows

I vividly remember that chik, chik, chik, chik of those little lovely birds, during early mornings at our home, flying swiftly from one corner...