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Welcoming New Year 2016!

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Happy New Year to all our viewers. Thank you for your continued support, inspiring us in our services. May the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Pancha Tatva and Lord Narasimha Deva be with you. Welcome New Year 2016 with blessings from Sri Mayapur dhama! Let your first expense in the New Year be your […]

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Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja 2015

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 View the full gallery: Offerings and Abhishek Similar to earlier years, ISKCON Mayapur had a week filled with festivals glorifying Srila Prabhupada on occasion of His Vyasa puja. The bramacharis, other temple staff, international devotees, Bhaktivedanta National School, and Sri Mayapur International School all held their own celebrations. These festivals enabled many devotees to read […]

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Jhulan Yatra 2015 Celebrations

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Jhulan Yatra Gallery Balaram Jayanti Abhishek Gallery Despite the heavy flood in early August, a grand Jhulan Yatra celebration took place in Mayapur from 25th-30th August. Like the past years, the spirit of taking part in Sri Sri Radha Madhav’s transcendental swing pastimes, attracted several hundreds of participants from the Mayapur community as well as […]

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Purusottama month being sincerely observed

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Since 17th June, devotees at ISKCON Mayapur are sincerely observing the Purusottama month. Daily ghee lamps are being distributed for free in the Temple hall. Devotees offer these lamps to all the Deities singing melodious Hare Krishna kirtan and bhajans like ‘Jay Radhe Jay Krishna Jay Vrindavan’. Some devotees take daily bath in the Ganges, […]

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Chandan yatra festivities in Sri Mayapur

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Chandan yatra is the festival wherein sandalwood (chandan) paste is applied to Deities to keep Them cool. It runs for three weeks. This year the festival started on 21st April.  Devotees and visitors at ISKCON  Mayapur have been daily making sandalwood paste on stone grinder below Radha Madha Deities. Infact, sandalwood grinding started even before the actual […]

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Jahnu Saptami

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25 April,2015 Ganga-saptami or Jahnu-saptami appears in the month of Vaisakha (Vaisnava month of Madhusudana-April/May) on the 7th day of Sukla-paksa, or the waxing fortnight of the full moon. After the Ganga descended onto the Himalayas, the river entered the sacrificial arena of Jahnu Rsi and disturbed his meditation. This pastime is stated in the […]

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66th Vyasa puja celebration of HH Jaypataka Swami

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66th Vyasa puja celebration of HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj took place in Sri Mayapur dham from 30th March to 1st April. Many of His disciples came to Mayapur on this occasion. An adhivas ceremony took place on 30th evening to invoke auspiciousness. As is the custom, 24 items were offered to HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj […]

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Mayapur 2015: Strategic Planning Network (SPN)

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MARCH 5, 2015 The GBC’s Strategic Planning Network (SPN)  concluded its five-day bi-annual meeting in Mayapur. Facilitated by the GBC’s Strategic Planning Team,  numerous SPN committees, made up of GBC members,  ISKCON leaders and thinkers from across the globe, continued to explore new ideas and initiatives with a view to provide documents and other published […]

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Mother Manorupa dasi leaves body for Supreme Abode

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  On 16th February morning, just after mangala arotika in Sridham Mayapura, Mother Manorupa dasi left this world for the supreme abode. Her two sons, Sri Nama Vanamali das and Sri Paramahamsa Gaura das were by her side loudly chanting the holy names. Such an auspicious departure. Her husband, Prahlada Nrsimha das is now arranging for […]

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Odana Sashti

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Please view the following galleries: Daily Darshan Odana Sashti Festivites Odana Sashti is a festival that marks the beginning of winter. During the Odana-sasthi festival the devotees dress Lord Jagannatha and Balarama with starched cloth. This ceremony indicates that from that day forward, a winter covering should be given to the Lord. That covering is directly […]

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