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By Pancha Tattva das, 12.6 2015 "Juggernaut: a massive, inexorable force that crushes everything in its path." — Oxford Dictionary Spiritual and intellectual efforts of hundreds of millions of people over millennia have graced India with a rich and complex...Read more...

Puri - Jaganath temple picture gallery

Jaganath Puri Bhajans - Orissa India

Sri Dhameswar in Navadvip

By editor, 12.6 2015 Mahaprabhu Bari Temple at Sri Koladvipa Island of Sri Mayapur Dhama (Navadvipa Town) Sri Dhameswar Mahaprabhu This beautiful neem Deity of Gauranga Mahaprabhu is the Deity that Srimati Visnupriya, wife of Lord Gauranga worshiped for 80 years after Lord Caitanya took...Read more...

Navadvip temples picture gallery

Mayapur and Navadvip Maths

The History of Sri Tota Gopinath

By editor, 12.6 2015 Sri Tota Gopinatha is exquisitely beautiful self-manifested Deity of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Tota Gopinatha is also a most unique Deity because He is the only Krishna Deity in the world “sitting down” and playing His flute. Tota Gopinatha has such a...Read more...

Tota Gopinatha Temple picture gallery

Jagannatha Puri picture gallery

King Visits ISKCON Bhubaneswar

By editor, 12.6 2015 For the occasion of Srila Gour Govinda Swami’s 2014 Vyasa Puja celebrations, the King of Puri, Gajapati Maharaja, King Dibyasingha Deb, attended the two day festival at ISKCON Bhubaneswar. The king took darsan of the deities Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Sri Sri...Read more...

Puri - Jaganath temple picture gallery

Ratha Yatra in Puri

Psychedelic drugs and enlightenment

By editor, 12.6 2015 The human body is a wondrous gift. A bio machine whose technological complexity increases the more in microcosmos we dive. The five senses have departments in our body, instruments with which we experience the World of five elements, this gross physical reality. The human...Read more...

Practice of the Four Regulative Principles

Intoxication: A Crisis in Contemporary ISKCON

Village where people speak in Sanskrit

By admin, 11.6 2015 Mattur, in Shimoga district, about 300km (186 miles) from the state capital, Bangalore, appears quite oblivious of the raging debate in India over the recent government order to replace German with Sanskrit in central schools. Here, ordinary shopkeepers and agricultural...Read more...

Sanskrit, Learning, Dictionaries

Sanskrit articles

Mahabhishek for Radha Raman

By editor, 11.6 2015 Two thousand liters of milk, 350 kg curd used for Mahabhishek Radha Raman Dev takes birth again to please his devotees. A large number of devotees thronged in the Radha Raman Temple on the appearance day of the self manifested deity. The devotees felt blessed by...Read more...

New Temple Project at Ekachakra Dham

By editor, 11.6 2015 The importance of Ekachakra Dham to Gaudiya Vaishnavas is immeasurable. Even so, despite its spiritual significance, it is quite un-visited. This is mainly due to its rural location and lack of facilities for pilgrims. To resolve this, we have plans to construct a...Read more...

Ekacakra birthplace of Lord Nityananda

Ekachakra Dham video

Discovery of Vrindavan

By editor, 11.6 2015 Discovery of Vrindavan (16-18th century) This era was marked by a presence of several important personalities. After making an extensive pilgrimage of Bharata Bhumi (India) Sripada Madhavendra Puri began the restoration work of Vrindavan. Sri Lokanath Gosvami was the...Read more...

Vraja picture gallery

What is unique about Vrindavan?

Ayodhya Court Decision - Judgment

By editor, 11.6 2015 Ayodhya Court Decision an Historic Judgment Reactions coming from all parties on recent Ayodhya verdict, including the following two responses. Ayodhya is Emblematic of Indian Democracy By Ramesh Rao, Guardian.co.uk The verdict ordering the Ayodhya site to be...Read more...

Ayodhya dispute

Ayodhya Temple

Devotees bring Yamunaji back to Vrindavan

By editor, 11.6 2015 Almost one month ago an incredible work started on the banks of Yamunaji in Vrindavan, in the area between Keshi Ghat and Madan Mohan Ghat. Workers digging in the area between Madan Mohan Mandir and Imlitala Mandir The flyover-pillars which were built two years ago,...Read more...

New Documentary about Yamuna River

Spiritual Significance of Ganga and Yamuna

Tirupati Temple goes green

By editor, 11.6. 2015 Surrounded by seven hills, high above lush green forests is the temple town of Tirumala. The crown jewel is the dazzling gold-plated temple of Lord Venkateshwara. Located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, this is not just one of Hinduism's holiest...Read more...

Tirupati - Venkateswara Temple picture gallery

History of Tirupati Balaji

Meat sale banned in Kurukshetra

By editor, 11.6 2015 Following an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the State Government has strictly prohibited the sale, possession, consumption and purchase of non-vegetarian food items in the holy towns of Kurukshetra and Pehowa. Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar has...Read more...

Battle of Kuruksetra picture gallery

Vegetarian articles

Ban the use of plastic in holy dham

By editor, 11.6.2015 Vishva Vaishnava Raj Sabha decided to ban the use of plastic Dear respected Vaishnavas, After carefully considering all the dangerous components of plastic cups and polyethylene bags that have been inundating the holy places, the members of the Vishva Vaishnava Raj...Read more...

Revival of Ganga and Yamuna

India’s Biggest Clean Up Effort

New Documentary about Yamuna River

By editor, 11.6 2015 New Documentary about Yamuna River Will Shock and Move A forthcoming documentary that highlights the plight of the Yamuna river, through the lives of children interconnected with it, is sure to both shock viewers and move them deeply. Writer, director and...Read more...

Yamuna toxic river

Spiritual Significance of Ganga and Yamuna

Restoration of Narashinga Temple

By editor, 11.6 2015 The old temple of Sri Lakshmi Narasingha and Sri Gaur Gadadhara in Yogapith (Mayapur) is currently being restored by the Yogapith temple administration.The temple structure was fully damaged and could fall down any time, causing harm to the visiting pilgrims and devotees...Read more...

Mayapur and Navadvip Maths picture gallery

Yogapith in Mayapur picture gallery

Heritage status demanded for Vrindavan

By editor, 11.6 2015 The world's tallest Krishna temple under construction, numerous religious shrines, forests and historical holy ponds, a living cultural entity with a distinct identity, visited by millions of people round the year: Vrindavan – the abode of the much-loved and...Read more...

My photos from Vraja and Vrindavan

Pictures from Vraja

Mathura a protected zone for the cows

By editor, 10.6 2015 If things move in right direction Mathura would be the first district in Uttar Pradesh to be recognized as a protected zone for the cows. Efforts are being made to develop Mathura as a ‘Goshala Kshetra’. The Divisional Commissioner Shri Pradeep Bhatnagar...Read more...

Mathura picture gallery

My photo from Uttar Pradesh and Vraja

Stop burning garbage in Vrindavan

By Vrindavan Today, 10.6 2015 Green court restrains the garbage burning in Vrindavan Vrindavan will get relief from the obnoxious smell of garbage burning soon as the National Green Tribunal has passed an order for not burning the garbage in the open. It has restrained the Vrindavan...Read more...

My photos from Vraja and Vrindavan

Polythene bag use despite ban

India’s Biggest Clean Up Effort

By Ryan Frantz folomojo.com, 10.6 2015 India’s largest socially-led cleaning initiative is happening in Chennai. The city is waging a war against plastic. Attention must be paid. Plastic is polluting our cities. Clogging our drains. Killing our cattle, and our marine life. Ruining...Read more...

Yamuna river picture gallery

Spiritual Significance of Ganga and Yamuna

Yamuna toxic river

By editor, 10.6 2015 Yamuna River one of the Most Toxic Places on Earth Over the last 100 years or so, humanity has made astounding technological advances at an overwhelming pace. These advances in science and technology may have made our lives easier and more exciting, but the trail of...Read more...

Spiritual Significance of Ganga and Yamuna

Revival of Ganga and Yamuna

Historical existence of Krishna - evidence

By Raj Nambisan, 9.6 2015 Documentary of evidence for the historical existence of Krishna A physician from the UK produces a film documentary of evidence for the historical existence of Krishna Did Krishna exist? Most certainly, says Dr Manish Pandit, a nuclear medicine physician who...Read more...

Indian Scriptures are not Mythology

Time Line of Lord Krishna

Panakala Narasimha Swamy

By editor, 9.6 2015 Panakala Narasimha Swamy & Mangalagiri - The Auspicious Hill Mangalagiri means The Auspicious Hill. This place is one of the 8 important Mahakshetrams (sacred places) in India. The eight places where Lord Vishnu manifested himself are (1) Sri Rangam (2) Srimushnam (...Read more...

Mangalgiri, Panaka Narasimha Swamy

Narasimha avatara picture gallery

India Appoints Minister Of Yoga

By editor, 9.6 2015 Living up to his promise to promote India's therapeutic traditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a ministry of yoga and alternative therapies for the country this week. Reuters reports that the AAYUSH portfolio will include traditional medicines and...Read more...

Yoga articles

Yoga and meditation video gallery

Chaitanya and Guru Nanak meeting

By editor, 9.6 2015 Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Guru Nanak meeting in the Jagannath Temple In a paper entitled Guru Nanak in Oriya Sources, author Raghubir Singh Tak describes an Oriyan palm leaf manuscript preserved in the Jagannath Temple Museum, which documents the point in history...Read more...

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