Official Statement
GBC Orders Every ISKCON Guru to Stop Initiating Until Gaura Purnima 2027
The Governing Body Commission has resolved that no ISKCON guru may give first, second or sannyasa initiation from 1 December 2026 until Gaura Purnima 2027, a date it says “could be extended”.…
Watch the GBC Decide the Future of Female Diksa Gurus: Eight Unreleased Committee Recordings, Published in Full
Akincana Gocara publishes the video recordings of eight meetings of the GBC’s Global Vaiṣṇavī Dīkṣā-Guru Committee, held between 14 July and 6 October 2026, together with the position papers that regional governing…
Exclusive: Inside the GBC’s Private VDG Committee Chat – 712 Messages on Female Diksha Gurus, Published in Full
For five weeks this summer, the representatives the GBC gathered to settle whether women may serve as initiating gurus in ISKCON argued the question in a WhatsApp group between their Tuesday meetings.…
ISKCON Nepal Crisis: GBC Official’s Suspension Rejected, Media Threatened With Legal Action
ISKCON Nepal has published two press releases on its official Facebook page concerning a suspension notice issued by Revati Raman Das against office bearers of the ISKCON Nepal Executive Committee and other…
ISKCON Bans AI Animation of Deity Images
The ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry (IDWM) has issued a letter, dated September 9, 2026, setting out its position on the use of artificial intelligence and other digital tools to alter or animate…
“I Will Reply Only to Essential Communications”: Hridayananda Dasa Goswami Withdraws to Finish Great Bharata
Hridayananda Dasa Goswami has announced that he is retiring from active programs in order to focus on finishing his essential books, including Great Bharata. He will continue to give diksa initiation, with…
Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru – GBC AGM 2026
Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru - GBC AGM 2026
GBC Resolutions 2025
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The 2025 GBC AGM Resolutions have been released at the below link:
ISKCON India Governing Council (Bureau) Letter on passing of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami
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…
