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Oxford Centre For Hindu Studies Celebrates Lucky Thirteenth Birthday

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]


Sivarama Swami awarded the Gold Cross

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His Holiness Sivarama Swami, a prominent spiritual leader in ISKCON, received the Gold Cross award of the Hungarian Republic from Dr. Karoly Manherz, State Secretary for Higher Education and Research. This was in appreciation of his charitable, humanitarian and value creating work. The function, which took place at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, […]


New book published “When the Sun Shines”

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Ranchor Prime’s long-awaited book is now published and available at the Manor. “When the Sun Shines” tells the story of how the young Hare Krishna devotees came to Britain in the 1960’s. It is a touching and personal account of spiritual adventure, when visions of uplifting the world fired an entire generation. “I can’t remember […]


Chinna Jeeyar Swami visits England

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Vaishnava sannyasis from the deep south come to the far north Recently, on a south India train journey from Tirupati to Chennai, a middle-aged man sat down opposite me. His distinctive tilak markings made it obvious which philosophical school he belonged to: the Tenkalai sect of the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya. It wasn’t long before we […]


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