How Prabhupada took Londonisvara

His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami: In London we had another interesting negotiation. By the time I got to London, in September of 1969, Prabhupada was about to get 7 Bury Place. But what is a temple without Deities? Prabhupada instructed us to install Radha Krishna Deities when the temple opened in December, but we didn’t […]

Europe’s 2nd Brahmachari Convention Inspires, Revives

Seventy-five saffron-clad celibate monks known as brahmacharis, from European countries as diverse as France, Ireland, Poland, Norway, Finland and the UK, converged on Bhaktivedanta Manor near London from June 18th to 23rd this year, to attend the second annual European Brahmachari Convention. Born from an idea by ISKCON guru Prahladananda Swami, the Convention aims to […]

Temple Profile: Govindadwipa Inisrath Island Northern Ireland

Name: Govindadwipa Dhama Address: Inisrath Island, Derrylin, County Fermanagh, BT92 9GN, Northern Ireland. Phone: +44 (028) 6772 1512 Email: govindadwipa@pamho.net Websites: www.krishnaisland.com, www.lakeisleretreats.com Presiding Deities: Radha-Govinda, Nitai-Sachinandana. President: Manu Dasa Opened on: July 20th, 1986 Temple style: Victorian mansion, built in 1854. Location: 22-acre island on Upper Lough Erne, 22 miles from Enniskillen town, rural […]

Strawberry Festival

The Strawberry Festival is the perfect summer kickoff! Jam packed with fun for all ages. Beyond the bountiful berries served in tons of imaginable ways, wherever you go on the Festival grounds you’ll find multiple ways to ripen your experience with participation. From the Bullock Cart Ride and Strawberry Eating Contest to the extensive food […]

London’s Ratha Yatra illuminates the city

Highlight: London’s ‘Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returned to the streets of the capital on Sunday 20th June 2010. London was illuminated by the wonderful colours and sounds of the annual Hare Krishna festival, a vibrant celebration of Indian culture and spirituality in our city. Thousands of festival-goers, pilgrims, and devotees from all over the world […]

London’s Ancient Festival of Chariots – Sunday 20th June 2010

When: Sunday 20th June 2010 Where: Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square Time: Procession starts 12 noon from Hyde Park, South Carriage Drive Arrival Trafalgar Sq. 2.30pm Festival ends 5.30pm Highlight London’s ‘Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returns to the streets of the capital on Sunday 20th June 2010. London will be illuminated by the wonderful […]

Seeing the spiritual nature

Once Srila Prabhupada was in discussion with a scientist who was averring that nature was the cause of all phenomena. “Why do you propose a God?” he asked. Prabhupada replied, “But when you say nature you must also say whose nature. It cannot exist independently” It is an interesting point. We all have different natures, […]

“Out of the Woman Comes the Man, Spends the Rest of His Life Getting Back When he Can”

This is a line from a song I listened to during my misspent youth. Indeed it is now clear that I not only had a misspent youth but unlimited misspent previous lives. I cannot really say for sure what the author of these lines intended them to mean but prior to me having the privilege […]

CNN cites Srila Prabhupada in prominent article

The founder of the Hare Krishna movement was 69 years old before he started the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. In his native India, Prabhupada had been a chemist and a Sanskrit scholar in Calcutta, but in 1965 he came to New York City with just fifty bucks, a pair of cymbals, and a desire […]

Shri Nrsimha!

Wednesday 26th 2010, is the annual festival marking the day when God appeared in order to protect His beloved devotee. In the Bhagavad-gita God makes it very clear that this is not a one-time affair, that He is actually doing this time after time, in age after age. He comes to protect the devotees – […]

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