On 26th February HH Jayapataka Maharaja gave harinam initiation to 27 devotees, brahmana initiation to 3 devotees and awarded sannyasa order to Vasudeva Swami, disciple of HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami.
I want to ask you a question. Do you think animals can feel things like pain or fear, or know what it means to be too hot or too cold? Unless you’re a complete drongo who’s just arrived from Mars, the answer’s got to be yes, hasn’t it?
The weekly Tuesday programs at ISKCON’s first ever center on New York’s 26 2nd Avenue have been opened up to a potential audience of up to three million people, via a public access TV station.
A group of prominent Indian scientists and engineers has issued an urgent appeal to stop the building of a hydro-electricity project on the Ganges.
As the festival is getting closer, we can see many happy faces blissfully walking in Mayapur. From 12 Feb onwards, annual GBC meetings begun in Sri dham Mayapur. GBC meetings will continue until 23rd of February. Many Sanyasis and GBC’s have arrived in Mayapur.
Gaura Purnima, will soon be upon us. The divine festival of the appearance of Lord Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is celebrated by Vaishnavas all over the world. Devotees fill temples to chant, sing and dance in celebration of the arrival of Lord Caitanya.
Aravade India—This small village of 5,000 residents, approximately 250 kilometers south of Pune, Maharashtra, is expected to increase its population 10 fold by the end of today, the last of a four day celebration opening the newest ISKCON temple in India.
40 years ago this June, Srila Prabhupada personally installed the beautiful deities of Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarakanatha with his own hands. He would often teach his disciples the process of Deity worship, by lovingly worshiping these small Radha Krishna deities himself.
From behind the black curtain the loud chime of brass karatals keeps time. The drums start off as a low rumble, but gradually they beat out a flowing rhythm, rising and falling in speed and tempo. A thousand hands clap together in time – and then, without warning, everything stops.
Applause. The kind that bursts out from the hearts of the audience after a moment of stunned silence. The kind that seems to last forever. The kind that no one wants to ever end. The kind that follows a moment that everyone wants to etch into their memories for all time to come. The kind that typically follows an awesome performance that touches the hearts of the audience very deeply. Today, I was part of one such applause.