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Sivaratri celebrations at ISKCON Rajapur

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On 19th February evening, there was a grand celebration of Siva ratri festival at ISKCON Jagannath Temple, Rajapur. More than hundred devotees gathered for the event. Many resident and visitor devotees went from Mayapur Chandrodaya Temple.  First of all, there were lectures by HH Candramauli Maharaj and HH Bhakti Vighna Vinasa Narasimha Swami. Both of them glorified […]

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Inauguration of Gaur Purnima festival

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Inauguration pictures   Today, 16th February, we had the inauguration of Gaur Purnima festival, 2015.  The festival  marks its 43rd anniversary this year in Mayapur. Initially, there was a kirtan before Deities of Gaur Nitai and Garudadev. Then more devotees led by sanyasis including HH Gopal Krishna Goswami, HH BhaktaGaurVani Swami and HH Prahladananda Swami […]

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Articles

Registration for Navadvipa Mandal parikrama

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Dear devotees, please accept our humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Sri Navadvipa Dham! We have new facility for those who are coming to Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. On the home page of our website you will find a link for registration and payment on line: www.navadvipaparikrama.com For those who prefer […]

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News

SGGS Day 3

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Day three immediately built on the enthusiasm and camaraderie developed over first two days of the SGGS. On third day, participants took the task of looking seventy years into the future, when all of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples – and even most of the devotees who took initiation not long after Srila Prabhupada’s departure – will […]

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Articles

SGGS – Day 2

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SGGS – Day 2 On day one participants explored ISKCON’s past, examining the trends in and influences on ISKCON, both internal and external. Following that participants began to look at ISKCON’s present on second day. Meeting’s facilitators started with a question: How well do the four groups in the room (the GBC members, the sannyasis, the gurus, and the […]

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SGGS Day 1 report

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Mayapur 2015: SGGS Day 1 On 9th February, saw the start of the much-anticipated Sanga of Sannyasis, Gurus and GBCs (SGGS). Over eighty of ISKCON’s most senior leaders and preachers from across the globe gathered in Sri Dhama Mayapur for three days of association, contemplation, and in-depth discussion in response to Srila Prabhupada’s directive to find unity in diversity. Leaders […]

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GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Update

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GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN) Mayapur 2015: Part 5 of 5 Badrinarayan Swami, whom we introduced in previous posts, speaks on the exciting deliverables coming out of the strategic planning work, the latest being the leadership training college, a legacy for ISKCON’s future. https://gbc.iskcon.org/2015/02/04/spiritual-inspiration-and-strategic-planning/   Praghosa Prabhu, a GBC member for the UK, Ireland, and parts of Northern Europe, […]

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Articles, Transcriptions

Lecture on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Appearance day

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HG Hari Vilasa Prabhu gave the lecture yesterday (9th February) on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Appearance day. Below is the transcript of the lecture. So I am very humbled to be here in front of so many exalted Vaisnavas, my Godbrothers and Godsisters, and of course Srila Prabhupada, especially today, on the appearance day of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati […]

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Sacred Union Seminar on 15th Feb

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“Marriage is an ashram. It is important to make it successful.” His Grace Mahatma prabhu (ACBSP) will be conducting a seminar about relationships on coming Sunday (15th February) in Sridhama Mayapur. “Sacred Union”, the title of his presentation gives us a hint of the importance of marriage in our spiritual life. This is what he […]

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Festivals

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati- 2015

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nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-bhaktida śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigrahāya namo ‘stu te namas te gaura-vāṇī-śrī-mūrtaye dīna-tāriṇe rūpānuga-viruddhāpasiddhānta-dhvānta-hāriṇe I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. I offer my respectful obeisances to Srī Vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayita […]

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