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Attack On Monks In Bangladesh: Iskcon Stages Protest In Mayapur

Mayapur, Oct. 18: Monks and devotees of Iskcon organised a congregation  at its headquarters in Nadia’s Mayapur on Monday evening to condemn to alleged atrocities on its devotees unleashed by fundamentalist miscreants in several places in Bangladesh and also demanded “tangible action” against them at the earliest ensuring security of…


Covid Makes Rath Yatra An Indoor Event This Year At Iskcon Mayapur

Kolkata/Mayapur, July 11: The Iskcon authorities at its headquarters in Nadia’s Mayapur have planned to scale down this year’s Rath Yatra festival, scheduled for July 12, making it an in-house affair barring entry to outsiders due to Covid restrictions. There will be no traditional Yatra this year. The deity of…


Lord Jagannath In Mayapur Offered 50Kg’s Veg Cake On Christmas Eve

Mayapur, Dec. 23: For the first time at ISKCON in Mayapur, a giant cake laced with chocolate, vanilla, and other sweet creams weighing 50 kg was offered before Lord Jagannath on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Christmas celebration. The 6 ft long cake stuffed with dry fruits was…



Lord Jagannath Offered Over 200 Delicacies At ISKCON

As per the legend, after his arrival his chariot (Rath) at Sundarachal, Lord Jagannath stays there for seven days before the return journey (Ulta rath) to Neelachal on the eighth day. During his stay at the holy Sundarachal where he remains in seclusion and enjoys pastimes, he is offered special…


Covid19 Threat: Restrictions On Daily Darshan At ISKCON Mayapur

Mayapur, March 20: As a precautionary measure to contain the Coronavirus threat the Iskcon authorities have reduced the visiting time for the devotees and imposed a number of restrictions on entries to its temple premise in Mayapur from Thursday.  The measures include limited time for daily darshan of the deities…


Iskcon’s Largest Pujari Seva Floor Ready For Opening

Mayapur, Feb. 11: The Iskcon authorities are all set to open the world’s largest pujari seva facilities on 2.5 acres sprawling single floor inside the under-construction Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) in Nadia’s Mayapur. The huge floor that would accommodate the seva facilities will be inaugurated on February 13…


Iskcon To Sue Egra Based Vaishnab Organisation For Using Its Name

Mayapur, Aug. 22: Iskcon authorities in Mayapur on Wednesday have alleged that an organization based in Egra in East Midnapur has been using its name as well as that of the founder Sri Prabhupada to collect money illegally and cheating people bringing disrepute to the global organization. The Iskcon authority…


Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra Festival Begins in Mayapur

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….