Meeting between ISKCON India Scholars Board Representatives and the Sri Jagannath Temple Management Authorities By Tukaram Das, Vice President, ISKCON Bhubaneshwar, March A significant and insightful meeting took place yesterday, March 23, 2025, between His Majesty the Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Dev, the revered King of Puri, who was accompaniedContinue Reading
Dear devotees, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Gopal Krishna Maharaj ki jaya! The ISKCON India Governing Council (Bureau), is deeply saddened by the passing of our longtime Chairman, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami, earlier today at Dehradun in Devbhumi Uttarakhand. Words may not do justice to the lifetime of service to theContinue Reading
IISB members Basu Ghosh Das (ACBSP) and Krishna Kirti Das (Convenor, IISB) discuss Srila Prabhupada’s Law of Disciplic Succession.Continue Reading
Abstract In Kṛṣṇa’s Vedic civilization, upanayana — the investiture with the sacred thread and brahma-gāyatrī — is exclusively conferred upon qualified men, with women and śūdras being excluded. In the early days, Śrīla Prabhupāda, to pacify a few irate female disciples who had revolted because of not getting second initiation,Continue Reading
Hare Krishna Basu Ghosh Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. As you will recall I wrote to you earlier that my wife, Kesava Priya Dasi (she’s from Denmark, in Europe) and I (am from Canada) moved to Accra, the Capital City of the Republic ofContinue Reading
Dear devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada On the auspicious occasion of the Pran prathista ceremony of Lord Rama in Ayodhya, we at ISKCON Salem have inugrated the Rama Pattabhisheka carvings at our Sita Rama kalyana mandapam. Please see the latest update construction video whichContinue Reading
On January 7th, 2024, we celebrated Ratha Yatra during the Mango Strut Parade, which has been a local happening during the last 40 years. Devotees used to chant during the parade, but there was never a Ratha Yatra until last year. Even thousands of miles away from Jagannath Puri, CoconutContinue Reading
ISKCON Worldwide extends its heartfelt wishes for a joyous celebration of the historic inauguration of Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya! Sri Ramchandra Bhagwan ki Jai! Sri Ayodhya Dham ki Jai! Special Attractions: Venue – Next to Udasin Ashram, Ranopali, Ayodhya, UPContinue Reading