Diwali at the Manor

On Sunday 23rd October over 10,000 people came together at Bhaktivedanta Manor to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights. The festival included colourful dances, plays and free vegetarian meals for everyone. The highlight, of course, was the fireworks.   Children drew traditional Rangoli patterns   The main special guest was the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers [...]

Bhaktivedanta Manor – October 2011 Newsletter

During a very overcast month Bhaktivedanta Manor was blessed with two sunny days during the annual Janmastami festival. Around 60,000 pilgrims joined in the celebrations, with the majority present on the actual day itself, Monday 22 August. With a whole host of colourful performances and activities on offer, it was a field day for media [...]

15,000 to celebrate Diwali

Fifteen thousand are to celebrate Diwali in a blaze of Lights at Hare Krishna Temple. 15,000 people will come together at Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna temple near Watford to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights on Sunday 23 October. Highlights of the festival include colourful dances, plays and free vegetarian meals for everyone. The day [...]

National Seva Day

As part of this year’s annual Seva Day, volunteers from the Manor community picked litter and removed fly-tipping from Composers Park in Elstree. Meanwhile, 150 volunteers of all ages helped in the harvesting of over 6 tonnes of potatoes from one of Bhaktivedanta Manor’s fields designated for horticulture. Another Seva Day contribution included a team [...]

Bhaktivedanta Players at the Palace Theatre

“Diwali at the Palace” Watford Palace Theatre- Sunday 13th November at 5pm The Bhaktivedanta Players will be performing a famous Indian classic “Ramayan”. This is the premier “Epic Ramayan” version not performed before at any of Bhaktivedanta Manor’s festivals. Prasad (sanctified vegetarian food) will be served in the Theatre Foyer and cafe area afterwards. Click [...]

BBC News: Thousands arrive at Janmashtami Festival near Watford

The BBC’s Robert Pigott reports from the kitchen where curry is being prepared More than 60,000 people have attended the first day of a two-day Hindu festival in Hertfordshire to celebrate the birth of Krishna, organisers said. Organisers of the Janmashtami Festival, being staged near Watford, say it is one of the largest festivals of [...]

Volunteers Fayre

The preparation for Janmashtami Festival begins the day after the previous year’s festival has just ended. Around 1500 volunteers contribute their time, expertise, creativity, ideas and skills in order to plan to the last detail how to make the festival a memorable experience for the expected 80,000 pilgrims. All members of the community and congregation [...]

Bhaktivedanta Manor School Trips Leave Lasting Impressions

While summer holidays have already begun in the US, schoolteachers all over the UK are still looking forward to their six-week break from July 24th to September 2nd, when they’ll get to take some time off from their rewarding yet busy jobs. Most, of course, only have one class to take care of. For ISKCON [...]

Chaplain to the Mayor of Harrow

Srutidharma das has been appointed Chaplain to the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Mrinal Choudhury. During Harrow Council’s Civic Service at St Mary’s Church in Harrrow on the Hill, Srutidharma das chanted Sanskrit prayers, including the chanting of Hare Krishna as part of the proceedings. That was a first in the thousand year history of St [...]

Production of UK’s Most Expensive Milk, At Bhaktivedanta Manor To Be Expanded

By Paul Lee and Chris Hewett Production of the most expensive pint of milk in the UK will be expanded after Hare Krishna farmers in Aldenham agreed a deal with a Kent dairy. Ahimsa milk, costing £2.40 per litre, or £1.70 a pint, is currently produced at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, but officials [...]

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