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Apr 21, 2022

Bhakti Educators Sanga

We at the Ministry of Education NA know firsthand the amazing hard work you have been undertaking, serving the most delicate and most important members of our ISKCON society - the children and youth.

Ministry of Education North America

Family & Relationships North America

Apr 15, 2022

The Festival of Colors Spanish Fork, Utah

Spring is upon us and that means it's time for the Festival of Colors. The Festival of Colors is an annual celebration of the Holi Festival. Holi Festival is an ancient Hindu festival that commemorates Radha Krishna's love as well as the triumph of virtue over evil. The Holi Festival began in India and has now spread throughout the world.

ISKCON News Staff

Holidays & Festivals Music Performing Arts

Apr 09, 2022

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Leading up to the appearance of the original child protector - Lord Nrsimhadeva, this is the perfect time of the year to focus on the Lord as the protector and ourselves as His instruments.

ISKCON Child Protection Office

Family & Relationships

Apr 09, 2022

Ram Navami – A Reflection

The auspicious festival of Ram Navami (the divine appearance of Lord Ram on this earth) is celebrated on 10th April 2022. I personally don't recall celebrating this festival as a child or teenager. The fondness and memory of any particular festival would be based on if it is ‘powerful’ enough to award a school holiday or can it inspire the family to go shopping.

Premanjana Das

Holidays & Festivals

Mar 12, 2022

St. Augustine Announces Their Ratha Yatra

Saturday, March 19, 2022. The Parade begins at 10:30 AM at the Plaza and returns there by 12 PM. At 1 PM there will be a two-hour procession down St. George Street without the Chariot. Then at 3 PM, the cultural dance & music program begins. The free food will be served out all day from 11 AM onwards. The festival continues until 5 PM

ISKCON Alachua

Family & Relationships Holidays & Festivals Performing Arts

Mar 05, 2022

Art For Peace Initiative to Help Ukrainian Refugee Children Cope

Over the past week, more than a million Ukrainian refugees crossed the borders to the neighboring countries, fleeing war. Most of them are women and children, like their husbands, fathers, and sons, —all men between the ages of 18-60 — had to stay back to defend their country, not knowing if they would ever see their loved ones again.

Krishna Lila Dasi

Family & Relationships Ukraine Conflict Youth

Feb 19, 2022

New Devotional Kids Book: Nimai’s Adventures

A new devotee children’s book, ‘Nimai’s Adventures’ based on the childhood pastimes of Lord Caitanya, written by Mandakini Devi Dasi is set to be released in March 2022.

Khusboo Basan

Family & Relationships

Feb 16, 2022

The Appearance Day of Narottama Dasa Thakura

Narottama Dasa Thakura was a leading acharya in the Gaudiya Vaisnava line. He was the only disciple of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami. Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura helped bring the books of the Goswami’s from Vrndavana to Bengal and Orissa.

mayapur.com

Holidays & Festivals

Feb 13, 2022

Nityananda Trayodasi – Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda

Lord Nityananda was born in Ekachakra, a small village in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, around the year 1474. He was born to Hadai Ojha and his mother Padmavati. Nityananda Prabhu was born on the auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight of Magha month. As a child, Nitai would love to enact the different pastimes of the Lord. So much so that the entire village would be immersed in the love of Godhead. Once while he played the part of Lakshman and remained unconscious as long the child who was playing the part of Hanuman did not bring the medicine as had happened during the original pastime during Lord Rama's time.

Snigdhamayi Sudevi Devi Dasi

Holidays & Festivals