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New Vrindaban’s 24 Hr. Kirtan Coming Soon: June 21-22, 2014


Everyone is invited to the 8th Anniversary of 24 hr kirtan! Sat. June 21 – Sun. June 22, 2014 starts 11 A.M. Continuous chanting of the Lord’s Holy Names for 24 hours straight. Talented and devoted kirtaniyers will take turns leading the chanting. Schedule to be announced.    

New Vrindaban Daily darsan @ June 8, 2014.


Filled with amorous desires, Sri Sri Radha and Krsna gracefully enter the palace of vines. Their glistening eyes, words, limbs, and motions are all filled with nectar, and Their eyes move with amorous playfulness. Seeing all this, Radha’s maidservants begin to discreetly go outside, but the smiling divine couple brings them back in. They are […]

Srila Prabhupada Designs A Horse Driven Cart For Use At New Vrindaban – May 1969.


Srila Prabhupada Designs A Horse Driven Cart For Use At New Vrindaban. Srila Prabhupada’s First Visit to New Vrindaban – May, 1969. Excerpt from “The Hare Krishna Explosion.” Chapter 18 titled: “Paramhansa in the Hills.” By Hayagriva das. As the late May days pass—beautiful, lengthening days with brief afternoon thundershowers—Prabhupada gradually builds his community, throwing out ideas, planning, […]

Long-time New Vrindaban Resident achieves Finalist for an Indie Book Award


Sankirtana Das is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and a 38 year resident of New Vrindaban. He is a sacred storyteller, workshop leader and author of Mahabharata: The Eternal Quest. He was interviewed by Lilasuka Devi Dasi, Communications Director at New Vrindaban on May 11, 2014 Q. Congratulations. So how does it feel that your […]

New Vrindaban Congregational Department Fans the Spiritual Spark


By Madhava Smullen Bhakta Josef Lauber clearly loves his service. It comes through in his voice, as the words tumble out in a colorful torrent, filled with emotion. And why wouldn’t he? As head of ISKCON New Vrindaban’s Congregational Development Department, he is constantly guiding newcomers in Krishna consciousness, watching them learn, seeing their enthusiasm […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/05/14


New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 06/05/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: In this photo with Srila Prabhupada there at least 10 devotees whose face can be seen, including a number of ladies. Who can you identify? Extra credit: Where are they and who currently lives in that location? […]

New Vrindaban Daily darsan @ June 4, 2014.


Crying in a voice filled with pain, rolling about on the ground, bowing down to offer respect to the person who is his dearmost friend, placing blades of grass between his teeth, and with millions of plaintive words begging for the merciful glance of his two masters, staying all alone at the base of a […]

Lilasuka Dasi leading New Vrindaban’s Kartik 24 Hour Kirtan – October 19th, 2013


Video of Lilasuka Dasi leading New Vrindaban’s Kartik 24 Hour Kirtan – October 19th, 2013.

New Vrindaban Daily darsan @ June 2, 2014.


He who renounces all the opulences of his household life, who leaves his wife, children and other relatives and friends decorated with good qualities, who ignores the great respect everyone offers to him, who renounces the duties of ordinary piety, who does not become even slightly softened at heart by the repeated protests of mother, […]

New Vrindaban Hosts a Staged Reading of the Ramayana Musical


The Ramayana –A Staged Reading of the Musical by Krpamaya das (John Sherwood) written by Lilasuka dasi The Ramayana – A Staged Reading of the Musical by Krpamaya (John Sherwood) By Lilasuka dasi What is a “staged reading”, you may ask? On Sat. Apr. 26, many of us witnessed a staged reading and learned that […]