In ISKCON Mayapura the devotees assemble for the preparation of Jhulan Yatra and Balaram Jayanti
[Translation from Hindi] By Lokanath Tiwari | Publish Date: 8/7/2019 3:07:53 PM: Republic Hindi: Between 11th and 15th August, ISKCON Mayapura devotees will be observing Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Jhulan Yatra Festival. Preparations for observing the festival are in full swing. The Jhulan Yatra festival begins from Putrada Ekadasi in the month ofContinue Reading
ISKCON Mumbai to organize bhajan evening on Meerabai birth centenary on 11th August
[translation from Hindi] Mahendra Kumar Sahoo, 06 Aug , 2019 01:16 PM: Rayapur: on the occasion of the birth centenary of Meerabai, ISKCON Mumbai Kalakshetra has organized a Bhajan Sandhya based on her devotion dedicated to Lord Krishna on 11 August in the ISKCON auditorium Hare Krishna Mandir of Bhaktikala areaContinue Reading
Brazilian ISKCON Authorities’ Response on Gay Marriage Disingenuous
ISKCON’s Gay Marriage Controversy is something like a movie franchise. It keeps coming back, and it gets promoted with great fanfare. Part I debuted in 2009, and the initial announcement of this year’s ISKCON gay marriage made sure to mention that and the brouhaha that surrounded it. The present debut ofContinue Reading
Gwalior News – MP News Lord Krishna did kill Bhaumasura
[translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network, Jul 30, 2019, 07:20 AM IST: Gwalior: In Balvant Nagar, at the permanent ISKCON branch, head of ISKCON Mumbai Praneshvar Das gave a lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam. He recited the pastime of the killing of Bhaumasura by Lord Sri Krishna. On 24th August at the ChamberContinue Reading
Ramleela will be on Golden Jubilee of Adarsh Leela Committee
[translation from Hindi] Gaya, Bihar: Bhaskar News Network, Jul 29, 2019, 07:20 AM IST: A meeting of the Aadarsh Leela Committee chaired by General Secretary Kumar Gaurav was held on Sunday at the Prem Paramashvar Bhavan, situated on a new city road. In the meeting, there was discussion on preparationsContinue Reading
Bhagalpur: Radha-Krishna temple will be built from 12 crores in Mayaganj
[translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network, Jul 21, 2019, 07:00 AM IST: At Girija Mukteshvar Colony of Mayaganj, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness will construct a four-story Radha-Krishna temple with a 12 Crore (Rupees) [US $1.74 million] outlay. The temple is going to be built on 9 kaṭṭhā 10 dhurContinue Reading
Brazilian ISKCON authorities respond to our post on gay marriage ceremony
Response from Rama Putra Das Rama Putra Das: Dear editors, Hare Krishna. The excerpt which was insered in your publication “Akincana Gocara”, regarding the gay marriage as being an official act of ISKCON is fake news. My name is Rama Putra Das, I’m an active member of ISKCON since 1984Continue Reading
Hridayananda Dasa Goswami “appreciated my willingness”, says the ISKCON brahmana who performed a gay marriage ceremony
The letter below, written by Rama Putra Das, has been first published by the Gay And Lesbian Vaishnava Association (GALVA-108) , on its Facebook page. For more information, please read our previous post on this subject. Dear vaishnavas and vaishnavis my sincere obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krsna! An electronicContinue Reading
God-realization is pure and without self-interest
21 July: 2019: Shamli, JNN: In the Bhagavat-saptaha knowledge sacrifice, head of ISKCON Kurukshetra Sakshi Gopal Das enraptures the faithul with many topics. He said that God-realization depends on our mood. By performing austerity, performing arati at the temple, etc., one cannot attain God. If our mood is pure andContinue Reading
ISKCON performs the first Hare Krishna gay marriage ceremony in Brazil
The excerpt below was translated from its original source, a news website in Brazilian Portuguese called Razões para Acreditar. Verônica Monteiro, 23 years old, and Tatiane Alves, 25 years old, performed a beautiful wedding ceremony inside the Hare Krishna Movement in Taubaté (SP), one of the strands of Hinduism. Besides theContinue Reading