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By Giriraj Swami - 29.11 2023
In the first verse of the Bhagavad-gita, the low-minded king Dhrtarastra asks his secretary, “O Sanjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pandu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruksetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?”...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 28.11 2023
Vishnu and Lakshmi attended by Garuda and Attendants
Chromolithograph, c. 1883
A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
The Vaisnava Divya-desams are 108 transcendental abodes of Lord Vishnu and his consort, Laksmi...Read more...
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By editor - 23.11 2023
The last 5 days of the month of Kartika are traditionally known as the Bhisma Panchaka or the Vishnu Panchaka. Grandfather Bhisma fasted for these five days, as arranged by Lord Sri Krishna, preparing to give up his life. In the Hari Bhakti Vilasa...Read more...
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By ISKCON Vrindavan - 20.11 2023
Celebrating the 46th Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada was a jubilant and spiritually uplifting affair for thousands of devotees gathered at the revered samadhi in remembrance of the remarkable life and teachings of the founder Acharya of the...Read more...
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By Jaya Tirtha Charan dasan - 14.11 2023
In 1990 we (my wife and three children) had the great good fortune to come to Aotearoa (The Land of the Long White Cloud). When I came here I knew practically nothing of the cultural attributes that pervaded New Zealand (Aotearoa) other than that I...Read more...
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By Gopikā Rādhikā Devī Dāsī and Sundara Gopāla Dāsa - 10.11 2023
H.H. Rādhānath Swami along with H.G. Gauranga Das surveys the manuscript collection at BRC.
Over a decade ago, Kolkata, the birthplace of Śrīla Prabhupāda, witnessed the founding of the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (...Read more...
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BY: ANTONY BRENNAN - 8.11 2023
VRINDAVAN, INDIA (SUN) — Subhangi Devi Dasi lives in Vrindavan India. Recently she was awoken early in the morning to witness a site none of us would even dream could be happening.Krishna’s cows are being violently kidnapped in the night. It is...Read more...
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Aseem Krishna Das - 8.11 2023
A wonderful program entitled, "The glory of Bharatvarsha, Sanatan Culture and the man who preached World Over" was organized on 25th October 2023 in Dr. Mangal Sen Auditorium, Karnal, Haryana. The event was held to glorify and highlight the...Read more...
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By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi - 8.11 2023
Murari Mohini Devi Dasi (center) with team and participating school children.
“Mayapur Clean & Green” is taking initiatives to plant new trees and protect the ones in the holy Dham. The team, headed by Murari Mohini Devi Dasi,...Read more...
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By editor - 7.11 2023
India seems to be the only country that houses the most vegetarians than any other country in the world. Given that more than half of the population eats meat. Well, it’s simply the numbers game when it comes to India. Only by India’s sheer strength of...Read more...
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By editor - 3.11 2023
HH Jayapataka Swami at Udupi yesterday footprint installation ceremony of Lord Chaitanya.
HH Jayapataka Swami: We are going to install the lotus footprint of Lord Caitanya in Udupi. So, Syamarasika das arranged for me to do the abhishek of the lotus footprint here in...Read more...
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By Jyotsna Kamat - 1.11 2023
The name Swastika brings to mind very bitter memories of World War II. It was symbol of Hitler's Nazi Germany. At the time it represented Aryan superiority over all other races in the world according to the Nazis.
But in the Indian context, the swastika...Read more...
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A palace for Radha Gopinath: the saga of ISKCON Ludhiana, over 15 years in the making
By Pavni Gaurangi - 30.10 2023
A grand temple project reaches its completion to help the people of Ludhiana, Punjab, serve the Lord better.
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, the Spiritual Master...Read more...
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By Atma Tattva Das - 27.10 2023
Artist rendering of the Krishna Balaram Cultural Center.
Vrindavan, India — In the heart of Vraj, where the sacred land resonates with the divine presence of Lord Krishna, a remarkable project is underway that seeks to honor a spiritual legacy,...Read more...
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By editor - 18.10 2023
Indian Temple Styles:
The North Indian temples (Nagara) differ widely from their South Indian counterparts (Dravidian). In this article, Cincinnati based art historian Tony Batchelor provides an overview of the various temple architectural styles in India...Read more...
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By Gopikā Rādhikā Devī Dāsī & Sundara Gopāla Dāsa - 18.10 2023
As an unprecedentedly unique offering to our illustrious Guru-paramparā and the Vaiṣṇava community, the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) established an endowment in honour of Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, at his...Read more...
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By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi - 17.10 2023
The jackfruit tree under which Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON was born on 1st September 1896, is now withering and needs attention. It is situated at Srila Prabhupada’s birthplace in Kolkata, which was opened in 2021. A...Read more...
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By editor - 13.10 2023
Day 4 [24th June]
LOCATION: GHUMA THANTI TO DAMODARA KUND [4890 M]
TRAVELLING TIME: 8 HRS
ON FOOT: 3.5 HRS
We began at 8am. This was supposed to be longer than what we had covered the previous day. The wind chill made us have only mantra snana at Ghuma Thanti,...Read more...
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By editor - 13.10 2023
My Visit to Damodar Kund – Ambarisa Dasa
[17th June-1st July 2019]
Since years I had harbored the desire to go on a pilgrimage to the most sacred Damodar Kund, the origin of kali Gandaki river, the only place where shaligrams are originally found in...Read more...
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By editor - 12.10 2023
The Bhakti Movement is a Hindu movement of devotional worship that took place between the 9th and 17th centuries. Bhaktiwas initially elaborated upon in the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Hindu text, prior to the first century (Novetzke 257). During this...Read more...
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By Kaliarupa Jagannath Dasa - 11.10 2023
Dignitaries on the Dais- Left to right (audience perspective): HG Varada Krishna Das ( Temple President – ISKCON HBR Layout), HH Bhakti Vinoda Swami (Zonal Supervisor & ISKCON Coimbatore Temple President), Honourable Member of...Read more...
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Aseem Krsna Das - 3.10 2023
Life is sublime when we are in the association of the pure devotees of the Lord. These pure devotees carry the Supreme Lord within their hearts and so they are endowed with all the six opulences as are possessed by the Supreme Lord himself*. Moved by their...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 5.9 2023
By Prabhat Kumar Nanda for Odisha Review.
In public parlance it is generally known that, four idols i.e. Shree Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, Shree Jagannath and Shree Sudharsana are worshipped in the Sanctum Sanctorum (Garbha Gruha). Experts who have deep knowledge in...Read more...
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BY: SUN STAFF - 1.9 2023
Sri Krsna Dwarkadish
Who would not like to visit Dwarka dhama, which gives refuge even to the monsters, demons and titans, and which is never left by the son of Devaki, Lord Sri Krsna?
The mere thought of going on pilgrimage to Dwarka liberates the...Read more...
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By editor - 31.8 2023
Kumari Amman (Kanyakumari) Temple, Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies at the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent
The 3000-year-old Kumari Amman (Mother)...Read more...
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