Ritvik

The ritvik doctrine, IRM, the Bangalore vs Mumbai court case, Madhu Pandit Das/HKM.

4-2-3-7 or Seven Circles? ISKCON Youth Preacher Tells Ritviks to Delete Their Lamp-Offering Video

Hare Krishna Mandir Bhadaj taught its Instagram followers to wave the Kartik lamp seven times before each form on the…

12 hours ago

Madhu Pandit Dasa Accused of Offering ₹50 Crore to the Auditor Who Turned on Him, With the Phones Kept Away

An updated briefing note from the Mumbai side of the ISKCON Bengaluru dispute sets out what it says V.L. Varadarajan…

7 days ago

Basu Ghosh Das: GBC Moratorium Has Given ISKCON “a Bad Name and Good Ammunition” for the Ritviks

In his Srimad-Bhagavatam class at the Krishna-Balaram temple, he calls the ritvik movement a “power grab”, explains the 9 July…

7 days ago

Madhu Pandit Dasa Accused of Forgery on National TV: “A Different Typewriter, a Different Medium”

In a twelve-minute interview on News24, one of India’s largest Hindi news channels, ISKCON India’s communications director repeats the charge…

2 weeks ago

The Ritvik Debate Is a Smoke Screen: the Real Fight Is About Property

Two temple presidents and a former fundraiser who served at the Bangalore temple in the 1980s and 1990s say Madhu…

2 weeks ago

Hare Krishna Mandir Channel Answers Varada Krsna Dasa: “Stories Are Just Stories, Show Us the Documents”

A 34-minute Hindi video on the Hare Krishna Mandir channel calls Varada Krsna Dasa’s “Why I Left ISKCON Bangalore” interview…

2 weeks ago

Madhu Pandit Dasa Accused of “Betrayal of Trust” by Former ISKCON Bangalore Fundraiser Varada Krsna Dasa

A devotee who spent nearly ten years raising money for the Hare Krishna Hill temple says that none of its…

3 weeks ago

“This is ISKCON versus Madhu Pandit Dasa”: ISKCON India spokesman shows Bengaluru leader’s old court filings on national TV

On national Hindi television, ISKCON India’s communications director says the Bengaluru temple case is not a dispute between two ISKCON…

3 weeks ago

Two Societies, One Name: Briefing Note Accuses Madhu Pandit Dasa of ‘Double Fraud’ Over Bengaluru Temple

A six-page briefing note dated 8 October 2026 sets out the 1971 Mumbai Society’s case that Madhu Pandit Dasa revived…

3 weeks ago

Former auditor of ritvik temple says he was given ₹72 lakh in jewellery before signing affidavit against Madhu Pandit Dasa, New Delhi Post reports

A Delhi news site has published the first detailed account of what the former auditor of the ritvik-led ISKCON Bengaluru…

4 weeks ago