70,000 people attend Europe’s biggest Janmashtami celebration at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple

LONDON: An estimated 70,000 people from all over the UK visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple in Watford for Europe’s biggest and most spectacular Janmashtami festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna. Bhaktivedanta Manor’s serene and peaceful grounds were transformed into a magnificent festival, brought to life with the sound of music, dancing, stage […]

Huge preparations in Bhaktivedanta Manor, for the Janmastami Festival 2014

Janmashtami 2014 – Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August 2014 Bhaktivedanta Manor’s spectacular Janmashtami festival is expected to attract over 70,000 pilgrims to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna on earth 5000 years ago. The festival will demonstrate the spiritual variety of India’s ancient Vedic culture in all its glory. On arrival, visitors will walk […]

Open Vyasa-puja book 2014: pdf now online

The 2014 Srila Prabhupada Tributes book–”the open Vyasa-puja book”– is now available as a pdf file from www.sptributes.com. The book should be available later this week in epub format. Physical books are on schedule for delivery soon, well in advance of Vyasa-puja. Why so far in advance? So that devotees can start reading the offerings […]

Raman Reti Apartments in Vrindavan

An exclusive ISKCON UK development for UK devotees, members and patrons. The 1,2 and 3 bed apartments are priced below market rates and conveniently located very close to the Krishna Balaram temple inside the parakram path next to BB Govinda M and Indradyumna Swami. Only 4 units still available, Specially priced from 39,000 GBP. For […]

Bhaktivedanta Manor president Srutidharma das selected as the Chaplain to the Mayor of Harrow

For the second time in three years Srutidharma das has been selected as the Chaplain to the Mayor of Harrow. On 12th June Cllr Ajay Maru, a member of Bhaktivedanta Manor’s congregation, was voted in as the new Mayor of Harrow Council and he chose Srutidharma das to be the spiritual representative at the Council’s […]

London’s Most Famous Landmarks Awash With Sound an Color for the 46th Ratha Yatra Festival

On Sunday 15 June, London’s most famous landmarks were brought to life in a dazzling display of sound, music and colour, as thousands of devotees from across the country came to the streets of London’s West End to celebrate the 46th annual Rathayatra festival. Three beautifully decorated Rathayatra chariots carrying Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva and […]

Thousands turn out to see Festival of Chariots procession in west London

Thousands of people lined the streets of the West End to attend London’s “Festival of Chariots”. The vibrant procession featured three huge, brightly coloured wooden carts being pulled by hand along the route from Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square. Children and adults gathered to watch as the altar deities from London’s Soho Street Hare […]

Inspiring day of communications for UK yatras

Over thirty devotees from the UK and Ireland attended a special ISKCON National Communications Training Day at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Hertfordshire this week, where they learned more about how to work effectively with the media. Taking part in a series of innovative and interactive workshops, the group learned about why engaging with the media matters, what […]

A Little Background to Guideline 315: Chanting of the Holy Names of Srimati Radharani

By Praghosa dasa. I remember the first time I read the Bhagavad-Gita and specifically from when Arjuna first speaks in chapter 1 verse 21 and even more particularly from verse 28 up to when Krishna utters His immortal words in verse 11 of chapter 2, by the time Krishna had sung those words, I had […]

The Empowered Leaders of the United Kingdom: Please donate five acres of land in Regent’s Park in order to build a Temple!

We request the empowered leaders of the United Kingdom to donate five acres of land in Regent’s Park in Central London in order to build a Temple that celebrates the contribution of India’s great spiritual culture to this country and the world. The Temple will be non-sectarian and open to everyone from all walks of […]

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