MAYAPUR: Around fifty thousand devotees from across the country as well as from at least 80 countries like Italy, France, Brazil, Spain, UK, US, China, Russia took part in Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra festival organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at its headquarter in Nadia’s Mayapur on Thursday….
Rajapur, June 17: Devotees of Iskcon celebrated the holy Snan Yatra festival at the Rajapur temple near Mayapur on Monday. Around five thousand devotees from across the globe took part in the festival. The day is otherwise observed as the holy appearance day of Lord Jagannath in the material world….
Mayapur, Feb. 25: To help devotees interested to visit its temples in Mayapur on the occasion of ensuing Gaud Purnima festival set to begin this week, the Iskcon authorities will operate direct cruise services from Kolkata to Mayapur Ghat from February 28. The special cruise, titled as ‘Jaladuta1’ will run…
Mayapur, Feb. 24: A large number of devotees celebrated the 146th holy appearance day of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Swaraswati Thakur Prabhupad with pomp and enthusiasm in Nadia’s Mayapur on Sunday. The day is otherwise celebrated as Sri Vyas Puja Mahotsava. Sri Saraswat Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha, a body of all the…
Mayapur, Feb. 19: Eminent industrialist and JSW group chairman Sajjan Jindal will ‘help’ the Iskcon authorities in Mayapur in its flagship project ‘Chaitanya Cultural World Heritage Centre’. Iskcon authorities in Mayapur said, the industrialist met Iskcon’s Alfred Ford alias Ambaris Das on Sunday and has agreed to be a part of the…
Nabadwip, Dec. 21: A 30 year old lady devotee of Iskcon from Taiwan touring Mayapur in Nadia for about past two months to learn about the ‘Gaudiya Vaishnabism’ was allegedly molested by a e-rickshaw operator in the vaishnab township on Wednesday afternoon at her rented house. The accused e-rickshaw operator…
Mayapur, Nov. 27: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) has launched its annual book distribution programme, titled ‘Book Distribution Marathon’ early this month. The programme is being carried away by all the major centres of the organisation across the world during November and December. Subroto Das, a spokesperson of Iskcon in…
SUBROTO DAS Swarupganj, Sept. 22: Sri Saraswat Gaudiya Vaishnava Sangha, an assemblage of 55 Gaudiya Mutts celebrated 181st holy appearance day of Srila Sacchidanand Bhaktivinod Thakur, most prominent Acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnava society, at Surabhi Kunja in Nadia’s Swarupgunj on Saturday. The Gaudiya Vaishnava saint Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur is credited to…
Mayapur, Sept. 3: Festivities and enthusiasm marked the Janmashtami celebration at the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) head quarter in Nadia’s Mayapur on Monday. Grossly fifty thousand devotees and visitors attended the festival braving the poor weather in major part of the day. The festival, that marks the birth…
Mayapur, July 14: Justice Sambuddha Chakraborty of Calcutta High Court flagged off the Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath at the Iskcon hub in Mayapur on Saturday afternoon. Flagging off the festival, the senior judge said that Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra signifies the progress of life and humanity. Nearly one lakh…