During Gaura Purnima festival, for all the registered devotees, free Prasadam are served, thanks to the continuous support of worldwide devotees. This has become a festival tradition and we desire to offer our devotees free prasada for summer festival also. This is our first Mayapur Summer Festival and we wish to make it happen for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada, who wanted to have at least 3 or 4 big festivals in Mayapur. The sponsorships for Prasadam distribution are invited.

We beg to inform all the devotees that Sriman Grahila Prabhu, disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, husband of Guru Seva dasi and father of Smt. Nitai dasi, has just left his body at 07.47 AM under very auspicious circumstances in Sri Mayapur Dhama.

After a restless night symptomized with rapid breathing Grahila prabhu left on this auspicious day of Papamocani Ekadasi surrounded by a room full of well-wishers,

Since the last bulletin on Grahila prabhu's health things have changed quite drastically. After a short period of improvement wherein it seemed some of the tumors in his head, neck and chest had disappeared, the last few days have again brought adversity.

There is no need to go into details here except to say that Grahila prabhu has now decided that it is time to depart.

The dust from the lotus feet of Srila Srivas Thakura can purify the entire material existence. On Srivas Tattva, HH Bhakti Brihat Bhagavat Swami gave a very beautiful class on the importance to get into the consciousness of Srivas Thakura- a personification of humility. See the transcription below. At noon, we had abhisheka to Srivas Thakura, bhoga offering, pushpanjali and Maha arthi. Also being the disappearance day of Srila Sridhar Swami,

Date:    March 8th, 2010
Class: Special class on Appearance Anniversary of Srila Srivasa Thakura and Disappearance Anniversary of His Holiness Sridhar Swami
Speaker: HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami

Today marks the most auspicious anniversary appearance of Srila Srivasa Pandit or also known as Srila Srivasa Thakura and it also coincides with the anniversary disappearance of one of our Commanders in Srila Prabhupada’s army - Srila Prabhupada is our General - Srila Sridhara Swami.

Listen here HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami’s class.

Help fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s desire to distribute Lord Gauranga’s prasada to one and all!

Srila Prabhupada longed for the day when everyone will receive full-meals of prasada in Mayapur. In order to fulfill his desires, we are starting “Gauranga Prasada Seva”, a full-meal prasada distribution program.

Please join Food For Life ISKCON Mayapur in this great service to humanity. You can join us by giving us your time,

Welcome to Sri Dham Mayapur - the city of eternal festivals!

“Concerning the festivals, it is very good idea to have festivals on the major celebrations, at least 4-5 each year”-

Srila Prabhupada6/6/76, Los Angeles- Jayapataka Maharaja.

As per the desire of Srila Prabhupada, a spiritual city is manifesting gradually in Sri Mayapur. In the spiritual world,

Date:    February 28th, 2010
Verse:   Sannyasa of Lord Caitanya - Part 2
Speaker: HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

I was explaining about the sannyasa pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and prior to the explanation or description of the sannyasa pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had shed some light about this whole sannyasa business in Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s life,

Date:    February 17th, 2010
Verse:   Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.32.37
Speaker: HH Bhakti Raghava Swami
pravocam bhakti-yogasya
svarupam te catur-vidham
kalasya cavyakta-gater
yo ‘ntardhavati jantusu

TRANSLATION: My dear mother, I have explained to you the process of devotional service and its identity in four different

During the last three days of the Annual General Meeting of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, GBC members gave presentations on new publications and the status of various projects.

Anuttama Prabhu, representing the GBC’s Guru Services Committee, reported on the Guru Seminars and Guru Retreats program. These programs allow devotees who are serving as initiating or instructing gurus to associate with one another and share their experiences serving Srila Prabhupada in the role of guru.