India’s ‘Prostitutes of God’
May 03, 2013 (VNN) by By Leah Hyslop via The Telegraph Devadasis in Karnataka An ancient tradition which sees girls dedicated to a lifetime of ‘religious prostitution’ has become a big business on the streets of southern India. Sarah Harris, who spent two years uncovering the practice, explains what it means to be a devadasi in the twenty-first More...
Seeking Assistance to Establish Temple in Thailand
(VNN) by Nitai-caran das Dear Devotees, all Glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga! I am currently in Thailand on the island of Koh Phangan. Koh Phangan is a worldwide mecca for hundreds of thousands of hatha More...
Indian Oil Corporation donates Garbage Bins for Cleaning Vrindavan
April 30, 2013 (VNN) by JAGANNATH PODDAR via Vrindavan Today The Chairman of the Vrindavan Municipal Council Shri Mukesh Gautam distributed the garbage bins to the vendors and shops which generates garbage. More...
Kolkata Devotees Purchase Srila Prabhupada’s Birthplace
April 29, 2013 (VNN) By Madhava Smullen via ISKCON News Devotees in Kolkata, India headed by GBC Radhanath Swami, have purchased Srila Prabhupada’s birthplace and plan to develop it as a beautiful memorial to More...
Pilgrimage to Tiwaripur
Tiwaripur, India – April 22, 2013 (VNN) by Swami BV Damodara Our most worshipful Srila Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja appeared in the small village of Tiwaripur, situated More...
Akshaya Patra Jaipur Wins Community Leadership Award 2012
India – April 17, 2013 (VNN) – from akshayapatra.org The Community Leadership Award is a platform to recognise community leaders, thereby creating an ecosystem for development and encouragement of More...
From a Disused WWII Airstrip to a Prasadam Distribution Day Trip
India, April 14, 2013 (VNN) by Praghosa Dasa via dandavats.com Many services we are fortunate to engage in are more or less what you might consider universal to most vaisnavas. Attending the morning program, chanting More...
Haryana to get its own ISKCON temple
Chandigarh, India – April 12, 2013 (VNN) via Daily Bhaskar Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced to provide a six-acre land for the construction of ISKCON temple at Kurukshetra. Hooda More...
After 41 years a desire of Srila Prabhupada is getting fulfilled
April 12, 2013 (VNN) By Hari-sauri dasa via dandavats.com Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Dear BRC supporters and well wishers Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! You will be glad More...
Water, Milk for the Gods now being Conserved in Temples
Jaipur, India – April 10, 2013 (VNN) via Hindustan Times An astrologer and social activist has turned the religious practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique way of water conservation. More...
