By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 27 Aug 2010They were right. Inspired, Mahaprabhu launched himself into the campaign. He began to meet with people from different religious communities and interfaith organizations. Following the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ sophisticated bidding system—rather like that of the Olympics—they formed a steering committee for Brussels’ bid to […]

By Asian Image reporter for Asian Image on 24 Aug 2010Tens of thousands of pilgrims and guests will visit Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple later this week to celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna. The festival will include lively plays, traditional Indian dances, melodious singing, food stalls, multi-media shows, elaborate worship, meditation and chanting, […]

With great pleasure, ISKCON Mayapur invites devotees worldwide to celebrate the Gaura Purnima festival 2011 at Sri dham Mayapur. On 5th of March 2011, the festival inauguration will take place, followed by various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on 19th March. Please find below the detailed festival schedule. Gaura […]

by Norm Phelps“After more than two decades of waiting for you to bring your personal regime into line with your public pronouncements—and the clear teachings of the Lord Buddha Shakyamuni in the Mahayana Scriptures—I have reluctantly concluded that you do, in fact, speak in soothing platitudes to people like me while continuing to eat the […]

By Madhava Smullen on 20 Aug 2010 A group of ISKCON devotees and congregational members at the New Varshana Farm near Auckland, New Zealand—calling themselves the ISKCON Performing Arts Program—are taking the Krishna conscious performing arts to a new level of quality. And with shows at local community events and public festivals, they’re stepping out […]

Aug 17, 2010 — IMPHAL, MANIPUR (SANGAI EXPRESS) — 4 Yrs hence, gutsy girl exorcises past.The physical scars may still be there, but thankfully, the fear, the pangs of sorrow and the wounds inflicted on little Mritika’s mind after militants triggered a bloody bomb attack at Imphal Iskcon temple four years ago, no longer haunt […]

TV news Interview of Radhanath Swami in Seattle. TV news Interview of Radhanath Swami in Seattle.

By Hayley Bolton for The Sunday Times (Australia) Indian billionaires Pankaj and Rhadika Oswal have banned workers at their Peppermint Grove mansion from eating meat. Image: David Adams Indian billionaires Pankaj and Rhadika Oswal have banned workers at their Peppermint Grove mansion from eating meat. The Western Australian construction union has hit out at a […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 14 Aug 2010This July 23rd, 24th and 25th saw the fifteenth annual Krishna Valley Fair held at ISKCON Hungary’s 660-acre sustainable farm. This July 23rd, 24th and 25th saw the fifteenth annual Krishna Valley Fair held at ISKCON Hungary’s 660-acre sustainable farm. Five thousand people visited New Vraja […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 6 Aug 2010A second-generation ISKCON devotee who worked as a professional art restorer in Los Angeles is on a mission to bring the ancient temples of Rajasthan back to their full glory. Kuva at work A second-generation ISKCON devotee who worked as a professional art restorer in Los […]