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Deity Worship

Festivals and Holy Days

Please Take Me Out!

By Amrta Madhava Dasa as told to Gautam Saha Although born in Odisha, the land of Lord Jagannatha, I had never understood the science behind the worship of Jagannatha. I got married…

Amrta Madhava Dasa · 27 Oct 2020
Holy Places and Pilgrimage

The Holy Land of Dakor!

Above the entrances and elsewhere around the temple are closed-circuit TVs showing the Deity, but the pilgrims are not much interestedPeople bring boxes of sweets, open them, hold them above their heads,…

Gauranga Das · 25 Oct 2020
Temples and Projects

ISKCON to Open Largest Pujari Seva

Telegraph India|By Subhasish Chaudhuri in Mayapur|Published 11.02.20, 1:38 AM|Updated 11.02.20, 1:38 AM: First Step Towards Vedic Planetarium’s Inauguration The Iskcon will throw open on Thursday the world’s largest pujari seva on a single-floor facility spread over…

The Telegraph India · 12 Feb 2020
Life and Memories

Who is stronger, Krishna or Balarama?

Brahmananda das: Prabhupada designed the Krishna and Balarama Deities, the mudra. He made a drawing and gave it to Baradraj to have it made in Jaipur. There is no Krishna Balarama Deity…

Brahmananda Dasa · 4 Oct 2019