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Congressman Was Inside Aurora Hindu Temple With His Parents on the Day an Alleged Neo-Nazi Gunman’s Rifle Jammed, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors say a 19-year-old self-described neo-Nazi drove to the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois, on the first…

3 days 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 days ago

Reader traces the “expert at rape” wording of SB 4.25.41 to Visvanatha Cakravarti’s commentary and the Kama-sutra

A reader answers Akincana Gocara’s call for comment on the removed paragraph with a short philological note: the wording may…

6 days ago

Drutakarma Dasa, author of “Forbidden Archeology”, passes away in Los Angeles at 78

The co-author of “Forbidden Archeology” and a disciple of Srila Prabhupada since the 1970s spent his last years and months,…

6 days ago

ISKCON among religious bodies heard by parliamentary panel on India’s foreign-funding bill

Representatives of ISKCON were among the religious bodies heard by the parliamentary panel examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill,…

6 days ago

The book meant to bust the “Jahnava myth” about women gurus may have confirmed it, IISB scholar argues

Four months after Prāṇadā devī dāsī published a book arguing that women have long served as initiating gurus in the…

6 days 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…

6 days ago

Who Owns Bengaluru’s Hare Krishna Temple? Supreme Court Review Delayed Again as Judge Steps Aside and Former Auditor Retracts Affidavit

ISKCON Mumbai’s bid to overturn the May 2025 ruling that gave the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru to ISKCON Bangalore…

1 week ago

Odisha officials inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal over child-labour complaint, find no evidence

A viral video led Odisha’s Child Helpline and Labour Department to inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal on 4 October over claims that…

2 weeks ago

“ISKCON’s role is not providing mid-day meals; they build palaces”: Bengal CM promises ISKCON kitchens for 245,000 Nandigram children

West Bengal’s chief minister told a Nandigram election rally that ISKCON will run the mid-day meal scheme for the whole…

2 weeks ago