ISKCON Hare Krishna Devotees Persevere after Loss of Temple

On 3rd September there was extensive media coverage regarding the ISKCON Hare Krishna temple on Thoresby Street, Leicester having suffered a massive explosion. The cause of the explosion has now been confirmed to be a gas leak in the kitchen area. *The latest information on the story is as follows* A third of the temple [...]

Devotees’ Escape from Leicester Temple Explosion Dubbed “A Miracle”

Devotees at the ISKCON center in Leicester, England, were sitting down to enjoy a prasadam feast in honor of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s appearance day at 1pm on Friday September 3rd—when they heard a loud hissing noise that sounded like a gas leak. President Pradyumna Dasa and other leaders immediately evacuated the thirty devotees that [...]

ISKCON Remains Prominent at 40th Glastonbury, UK

June 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of Europe’s largest green field music festival. Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was started from humble beginnings four decades ago and attracted mostly those immersed in the hippy culture and those seeking an alternate lifestyle. Back then, as it still is now, music was the inspiration and the [...]

Oxford Centre For Hindu Studies Celebrates Lucky Thirteenth Birthday

The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS) celebrates thirteen years of growth from humble beginnings in a suburban house to one of the world’s leading Hindu Studies centres building bridges between academia, tradition, business, and government. The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies celebrated its thirteenth birthday as it does all its birthdays – at its [...]

Outer Space or Inner? – De Ville with an Aura

Praghosa Dasa: Having spent 32 days in Mayapur from the 1st of February and the last 4 days in Pondicherry (Puducherry) and Auroville. I am now returning to Mayapur for approximately a month, leaving in the second week of April. There was little to deny the ecstasy that most (all?) devotees felt when they arrived [...]

Visit of West Bengal’s Chief Justice to Sridham Mayapur – pics

On Sunday the 21st of March the new Chief Justice for West Bengal visited Sridham Mayapur. Mr Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah assumed his new role on Christmas day last so he is only in the role for 3 months but none the less was eager to visit ISKCON Mayapur. He arrived along with his wife [...]

Vaishnava Resources Exhibition

A slideshow of Saturday’s Vaishnava Resources Exhibition and the Krishna-Avanti Primary School tour can be seen below. My thanks to the photographer, Danil Premji, who captured some good images. And thanks to everyone who exhibited and attended both events. And thanks to Nitesh Gor for guiding us through the school. Kripamoya das. Here: http://danilpremgi.zenfolio.com/p845597638/slideshow and [...]

Avatar’s reversal of fortune

With the dazzling 3D-vortex of colours, actions and emotions, James Cameron’s Avatar seems to have given everyone something to rave about. But let’s get it straight – Avatar is a downright misnomer for this latest new blockbuster. No, not because, sadly for Hare Krishna moviegoers, the film’s got nothing to do with Hinduism except its [...]

Mayapur Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Website Launched

Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances _/\ò_. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! We are happy to announce that the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium website is now live and online at: http://www.tovp.org Please forward this link to your contacts that would like to keep updated with progress on the new ISKCON Mayapur temple. Your [...]

George the Vaishnava

The annual George Harrison Evening on 29th November was particularly noteworthy because Shyamasundar das and Gurudas were present. Shyamasundar das was the first devotee to meet George Harrison in London, and the last to say goodbye the day before he passed away in 2001. He was able to speak about George as a friend, not [...]

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