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...
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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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Sri Mayapur ISKCON celebrates His Holiness Jayapataka Swami’s 68th appearance day

ISKCON's Sri Mayapur center saw an unprecedented crowd in the temple on the 68th appearance day, called Vyas puja, celebration of His Holiness Jayapataka...

Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 5

Recently a friend disturbed my firmly rooted illusion. He asked some group members to reveal what attracts them the most about Sri Mayapur. A...

Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 6

One particular sloka, or verse, touched the innermost corner of my heart as I began my journey into the interiors of Mayapur's mystical nature...

Viewing Assam floods from a higher perspective

As the rain god continues to flood Assam, almost two million people from 23 districts are affected with death toll reported 26.  Floods are...

Surprisingly long, 50 ft, dragon-like skeleton unearthed in China

Whenever there is a new discovery of an archaeological evidence of a large skeleton, it invariably accompanies a good number of assumptions as to...