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Rama Navami 2015 Celebrations

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On 28th March, ISKCON Mayapur celebrated Rama Navami (the appearance day of Lord Rama) with great zeal. The celebration had a very sweet flavor. The deities of Sri Sri Sita Ram Laksman Hanuman were set in front of the altar of Sri Pancha-Tattva and They were beautifully decorated with different ornaments, jewels and fragrant flowers. The […]

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Puri Tour by Mayapur Local Preaching

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Hare Krishna, For the pleasure of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhav, Pancatattva, Sri Nrisimha Dev, Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra Maharani and Srila Prabhupada, Mayapur Local Preaching (MLP) went to Sri Jagannath Puri for a six day tour from 10th to 15th March. 70 Bhakti Vriksha members went for the trip and by the mercy of […]

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Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama 2015 Retrospective

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  Hare Krsna! In this post, we look back at this year’s Navadvipa Mandal parikrama. Today, In ISKCON we have so many activities and engagements to choose from. But which one can give us the full results and mercy that we require? Those engagements which are directly emphasized or requested by the acharyas. Such engagements […]

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VIP Visits Mayapur

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Mr. Cesare Bieller, Consul General of Italy at Kolkata, visited ISKCON Mayapur. Around 40 different nationals live peacefully as a community in Mayapur. We have few devotees from Italy residing at Mayapur and they came together to welcome and meet the Italian Consul General. Ganga Das (an Italian National), our Deputy Director had invited Mr. […]

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Govinda Ghosh Disappearance day- Agradwip Mela

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On  Papamocani ekadasi day, Govinda ghosh, an eternal associate of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu disappeared. Gopinath jiu (Govinda Ghosh’s beloved deity) held Kusa grass in His fingers to perform Shraddha ceremony of Govinda ghosh. This was as per His promise to Govinda Ghosh and this practice is continued till today. Shri Govinda Ghosh was known for […]

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Jananivasa Prabhu in America

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  In early morning hours on Tuesday (March 10th) in Mayapur, Jananivas prabhu and myself (Vraja Vilas), to the nectarine sound of Krishna Kirtan, departed for the U.S. in a grand procession carrying with us the divine Padukas of Lord Nityananda and Sitari of Lord Nrsinghadeva. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in […]

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Initiation in Mayapur on Gaura Purnima day

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  An initiation ceremony took place on auspicious Gaura Purnima day (5th Mar, 2015) in auspicious Mayapur dham. Around 300 devotees got initiated from HH Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj .There were several others who became Maharaj’s aspiring disciples. Many devotees also took His shelter on the occasion. The ceremony took place in Namhatta prasadam hall […]

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Lecture by HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami on CC 220.119

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On 4th March, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami gave the lecture on CC 220.119. Below is the transcript of the lecture. I’ll tell one verse from Caitanya Caritamrta but this verse is quoted from Srimad Bhagavatam.  As all of you know Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu He has not written any books upon His teachings except Siksastakam.  So but […]

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Mayapur 2015: Strategic Planning Network (SPN)

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MARCH 5, 2015 The GBC’s Strategic Planning Network (SPN)  concluded its five-day bi-annual meeting in Mayapur. Facilitated by the GBC’s Strategic Planning Team,  numerous SPN committees, made up of GBC members,  ISKCON leaders and thinkers from across the globe, continued to explore new ideas and initiatives with a view to provide documents and other published […]

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International book distribution award ceremony

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    An international book distribution award ceremony was held on 3rd March during the Morning lecture.  HG Vijaya Prabhu and HG Pragosh Prabhu facilitated the award distribution ceremony. HH Jaya Pataka Maharaj was the guest of honor and he enlightened the audience with his words before distribution of awards.  He told about the amazing potency […]

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