Archive | December, 2020
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ISKCON Celebrates New Year in Its Signature Style

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Auspiciousness is the most sought-after element of human society today given the fact that we are compelled to carry a large baggage of the pandemic. Though the beginning of the end is in sight now . What better way to repose our faith into Spirituality than dedicating our time, energy and emotions in chanting the […]

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ToVP 2021 New Year’s Message!

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The year 2020 was a most difficult year for all of us due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. With TOVP construction halted for almost eight months and a significant loss to our regular income stream, we had to make the difficult decision to push back the Grand Opening to 2023, and reschedule the installation of […]

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Gita Jayanti Utsav Begins!

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Silver Jubilee year festival of Gita Jayanti inaugurated in grandeur at ISKCON Mayapur on 23rd December. After a long silence following the lockdown, it is a pleasure to welcome over 2000 guests who have arrived at Mayapur to take part in Gita Jayanti festival. Inaugurating the session, HG Bhakti Bijoy Bhagavat Swami informed that around […]

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Mokshada Ekadasi -25 Dec 2020

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Coming up-  25th Dec is the day of Advent of Bhagavad Gita. Celebrated as Mokshada Ekadasi , in Brahmanda Purana, we find glories of observing this Ekadasi and its spiritual merits. The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana: Yudhishthira Maharaj said, “O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three worlds, O […]

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Laxmipriya and Bishnupriya- Our Elephants!

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Laxmipriya and Bishnupriya never fails to catch the attention of any visitor to Mayapur. They majestically take their evening walk around the campus & you can see the children and adults, calling out ,’Hati, Hati’. In the winter, for 4 months, every saturdays, Sri Sri Radha- Madhava procession is also popularly known to devotees as […]

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Remembering Sri Saranga Thakura – Sri Saranga Thakura Disappearance

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Shri Saranga Thakura (Saranga Murari) lived in Mamagacchi, Modadrumadwipa (Navadwipa). Staying under a Bakula tree, Saranga Thakura served throughout the day to please his worshipable Deity. Single handedly, he would collect fruits, vegetables and firewood. He would also beg rice, cook, bathe, dress, and feed his Lord. After a full day of Deity service ,Saranga […]

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Kaliya Krsna dasa- Disappearance

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Kaliya Krishna dasa, also known as Kala Krishnadasa, was a devotee of Nityananda Prabhu. His birthplace is in the Bardhaman (Burdwan) district of West Bengal within a short distance from the Railway station at Katwa, at the village called Akai Hatta. This village is situated on the old king’s road between Nabadwipa and Katwa. Akai […]

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Srila Narahari Sarkar- Disappearance

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Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura , who is Madhumati Sakhi in Vraja pastimes, was born at Sri Khanda. Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes that the residents of Sri Khanda formed a branch of the desire tree of love of God. “Sri Khan davasi (the residents of Sri Khanda) Mukunda and his son Raghu nandan were the […]

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Sri Kshetra Parikrama Team thanks you!

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With folded hands, we thank all the Vaishnavas for participation in this year’s Kshetra Parikrama.  Irrespective of the pandemic and the bridge in physical association it has caused, in great numbers from all around the world, has tuned in daily to participate in the parikrama engaging our minds fully in Puri Dham. This has proved […]

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Sri Kshetra Parikrama today!

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Today is the day! We shall perform the parikrama of the wonderful Shankha Ksetra Puri Dham which is in the shape of the Panchajanya conch on this tithi which is prescribed. By doing this parikrama one attains the benefit of following catur masya vrata, bhishma panchaka vrata and kartika vrata. One will also please Lord […]

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