New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

ALL GLORIES TO LORD NRSIMHADEVA! A Deity installation at New Vrindaban.An article from the Brijabasi Spirit, 1986.By Umapati dasaOnce, when Lord Nityananda took Jiva Gosvami on parikrama, They came to a place called Devapali, on the edge of the Navadvlpa district. Devapali had been well known in Satya-yuga, and Lord Nityananda told Jiva Gosvami that […]

Srila Prabhupada Encourages Communication, Cooperation & “Doing The Needful” As The “Best Program” For Developing New Vrindaban  – Nov 1968. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— November 30, 1968 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 05/08/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: Can you identify the two devotees in the photo? Extra credit: What do you think they are doing? What to do: Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in the comment section […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 05/01/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In this famous photo, there are two devotees & a cow. Can you name all three? Extra Credit: What year was this photo taken? Post your guesses on the “who, what, when, where & why” in […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/24/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In this photo, there are twenty five devotees and pretty much all of their faces are recognizable. How many can you identify? Extra Credit: What year was this photo taken and where? Post your guesses on […]

A brief quote from a Srimad Bhagavatam lecture given by Srila Prabhupada on June 26th, 1976. “So here in New Vrindaban we are trying to establish an ideal life—plain living and advanced in Krishna consciousness. That is [our] real business.” Click HERE for the full audio and transcript posted on the Vanipedia website.

Video of Acyuta Gopi dasi leading New Vrindaban’s 24 Hour Kirtan – June 15th, 2013.

by Madhava Smullen The Vaishnava tradition is famous for its festivals. And within ISKCON, the New Vrindaban community in West Virginia has become one of the most renowned places to celebrate — both because of its rustic beauty, and because of its unique Krishna-centered events. As New Vrindaban finds a fresh start and rebuilds itself, […]

Srila Prabhupada Encourages Devotees to “Work Cooperatively” to Build New Vrindaban – July 1971. From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— July 31, 1971 My Dear Satadhanya, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kindly letter dated 25th July, […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 04/10/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. From the Holy Scriptures we hear about the sacred nature of all things in Vrindaban, both animate AND inanimate. Here’s a photo of a public pay phone that, for many years, faithfully served the New Vrindaban residents, pilgrims and […]