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H.H. Kadamba Kanana Swami Speaks About the TOVP

Sat, November 26, 2022 by Sunanda Das

His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami, a senior disciple of Jayadvaita Swami and ISKCON initiating guru speaks about the glories of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium and the Grand Opening Festival scheduled for December 2024 through Gaura Purnima, 2025. Please support the completion and opening of the Nrsimha Wing in October, 2023 by visiting the

Published in ISKCON Leaders Speak Out About the TOVP

Tagged under: Jayadvaita Swami, Kadamba Kanana Swami

TOVP 2023 Online Calendar Now Available

Fri, November 25, 2022 by Sunanda Das

We are pleased to announce the release of the TOVP 2023 online calendar for both North America and India. Focusing on the opening of Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Wing in October, 2023, each calendar month displays a beautiful photo of Mayapur Nrsimhadeva by photographers Thakur Saranga das and Aradhya Gauranga das. Using our state-of-the-art flipbook service, the

Published in Announcements

Tagged under: calendar

Thanksgiving and the TOVP Giving Tuesday Campaign. Give thanks to Srila Prabhupada!

Thu, November 24, 2022 by Sunanda Das

Dear U.S. TOVP Donors and Supporters, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna! Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a holiday set aside to give thanks to God. This country has always attempted to have God as an essential part of the lifestyle and culture. Even U.S. currency has “In

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Utpanna Ekadasi and the TOVP, 2022

Sat, November 12, 2022 by Sunanda Das

The 11th day of the waning phase of the Moon (Krishna Paksha) in the month of Margashirsha (November–December) is observed as Utpanna Ekadasi. It is believed that fasting on this Ekadasi relieves one from the reactions to sins of past and present lives. This day is also known as Uttpatti Ekadasi. The narration below of

Published in Festivals

Tagged under: Bhavisya-uttara Purana, Ekadasi, Garga Samhita, Utpanna

Cintamani – A Spiritual Touchstone

Sat, November 12, 2022 by Sunanda Das

Making of the Mayapur Vyasa Asana for Srila Prabhupada by Ananda Lila Devi Dasi A Video from the Mayapur Deity Outfit Department: Mayapur Divine Threads “Cintamani” – A spiritual touchstone that turns anything that comes in contact with it into gold, and yet remains the same. This video documents the offering of a cintamaṇi themed

Published in Fundraising

Tagged under: 31 Dresses, Mayapur Deity Dress, Mayapur Divine Threads, Prabhupada's Vyasasana

Full Moon – Windows to the Spiritual World

Thu, November 03, 2022 by Sunanda Das

A Video from the Mayapur Deity Dress Department by Ananda Lila Devi Dasi This video illustrates the making of a new outfit produced by Mayapur Divine Threads that was offered to Sri Sri Radha Madhava and the Ashta Sakhis of ISKCON Mayapur on the auspicious occasion on the first day of Kartik month, Sharad Purnima

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Tagged under: 31 Dresses, Mayapur Deity Dress, Mayapur Divine Threads

Utthana Ekadasi and the TOVP 2022

Sun, October 30, 2022 by Sunanda Das

This Ekadasi has four names: Utthana – Haribodhini – Prabodhini – Devotthani, and it is the second Ekadasi (Kartik Shukla, light fortnight) in the month of Kartik. It is said that Lord Vishnu goes to rest for four months during the period known as Chaturmasya. Starting from Sayana Ekadasi, which is the first Ekadasi that

Published in Festivals

Tagged under: Devotthan, Ekadasi, Haribodhini, Prabodhini, Skanda Purana, Utthana

Puranic and Siddhantic Cosmology Conference, Govardhan Ecovillage, November 4-6, 2022

Mon, October 24, 2022 by Brahmatirtha Das

ISKCON, Chowpatty, in academic collaboration with the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies in Gainesville, Florida (BIHS) and the Bhaktivedanta Research Center in Mumbai (BRC), will be hosting an international hybrid cosmology conference at the Govardhan EcoVillage (GEV) just north of Mumbai, November 4–6, 2022, titled “Puranic and Siddhantic Cosmology: Within an Experiential Mathematical Framework.” For

Published in Science

Tagged under: Brahmatirtha Das, Cosmology Conference, Govardhan Ecovillage, Jyotisa, Puranic

H.G. Ambarisa Das Message for Srila Prabhupada’s Divine Disappearance Day

Thu, October 20, 2022 by Ambarisa Das

Dear Devotees, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am writing this message to you during a solemn yet joyful time when we recall the disappearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON. It is solemn because of the very heart-wrenching reality that Srila Prabhupada left our

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Tagged under: Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day