By Sara Adams for ISKCON News on 25 Feb 2011The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commenced on February 20th in the Society’s world headquarters, Mayapur, West Bengal. The 2011 Governing Body Commission (GBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Society for Krishna […]

By BBC NewsEditor’s note:Our ISKCON temple was severely damaged and the Deities were broken, also some devotees received injuries but we don’t know how serious those are at the moment. Read more…

A few hundred members of ISCKON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), protested Saturday 19th February 2011 against the opening of a McDonalds shop at Phoenix, next to the place where they’ll build a temple soon. Read more…

“It will be one of the biggest ISKCON projects in the US since Srila Prabhupada passed away… One of the classrooms will be converted into an elegant temple room with a marble floor and chandeliers, capable of comfortably housing fifty to sixty people for worship during regular morning and evening programs… There will also be […]

By Vinod-bihari dasOn 18 February 2011, the day after Sri Nityananda Prabhu´s appearance day the long awaited decision pertaining the appointment of land for a new temple in The Hague, The Netherlands, was made by the local Dutch governing authorities in favour of ISKCON and other religious organizations. On 18 February 2011, the day after […]

“When will that day come when a temple will be established in every house in every corner of the world?” – A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad At the beginning of 2011 the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, announced a potential major expansion of Krishna Consciousness in Utah.   Our Temple has gone under […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 12 Feb 2011As huge temples such as Mayapur’s Temple of the Vedic Planetarium climb to the sky with much celebration, what could be one of ISKCON’s most important efforts has quietly arrived in Melkote, Karnataka, South India. As huge temples such as Mayapur’s Temple of the Vedic Planetarium […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 4 Feb 2011ISKCON Hungary’s Bhaktivedanta College for Religious Science (BCRS), the first fully accredited Vaishnava Theology College in Europe, is set to move from its old rented location into its own brand new building this February 9th. ISKCON Hungary’s Bhaktivedanta College for Religious Science (BCRS), the first fully […]

“I’ve always looked at Salt Lake County as a way to help more people in search and adrift.  When you plan a new church, you want to help.  I think there are deeper, more pressing needs in Salt Lake County.” -Read the Daily Herald Article-

By Radha Mohan Das for ISKCON News on 3 Feb 2010Recently, a groundbreaking academic book edited by Graham Dwyer and Richard J. Cole had been published by I.B. Taurus in the UK. The book focuses for the first time on what is currently taking place inside the Hare Krishna Movement, and examines the changes and […]