Harinam Diksha Ceremonies held in Srila Prabhupada’s Temples

Vrindavan, Bangalore, Chennai, Mysore and Hubli, On March 19th 2011 It was a very emotional and historic day for all followers of Srila Prabhupada, as hundreds of them formally accepted him as their diksha guru. The formal diksha ceremony was held in Hare Krishna centres of Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Vrindavan and Chennai. The respective Presidents of the temples conducted the harinam diksha and second initiation ceremonies. The ceremony consisted...

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Sattvic dining in style- ISKCON BANGALORE

How about tucking into an eggless caramel cake? Or savouring Bukhare ki dal made without onions and garlic? The Higher Taste, a fine-dining restaurant at the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple, Bangalore, offers nearly 100 such dishes that attract a steady stream of hard-to-please food connoisseurs, pilgrims and tourists across nationalities.This kind of cooking is described as one that adheres to ‘Sattvic' principles....

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Iskcon Desire Tree website is not for the real devotees of Srila Prabhupada

ISKCON Desire Tree website which says "Connecting Devotees Worldwide - In Service Of Srila Prabhupada" is not really doing any Service Of Srila Prabhupada. i have some of the evidence to share with you which is surely a fact. the ISKCON Desire Tree claims that its a FREE independent voluntary website engaged in service of ISKCON but when some discussions about guru system arises the next minute you get an Email...

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Reply to Sivarama Swami’s Podcast of 15th December, 2010

The following is a response to the above Podcast from His Holiness Sivarama Swami (SRS), and as usual statements from SRS shall be enclosed in tinted panels, with our comments following underneath: “In terms of practical application, then Srila Prabhhupada points out that in Upadesamrta that someone who’s not an uttama adhikhari, he’s not so good in giving practical guidance because he hasn’t fully realized the teachings that he may know,...

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