Team members of the Food For All charity were invited to meet with the Lord Mayor of the City of London William Russell, at his official residence the Mansion House, to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Equivalent to an MBE, the QAVS is the highest award given to local voluntary groups in the...
Author: Radha Mohan (Radha Mohan)
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The Manor’s beautiful gardens
By Narahari Rupa das, Bhaktivedanta Manor’s Head Gardiner: Although the garden staff are busy keeping Bhaktivedanta Manor gardens in top shape all year round, summer time is especially wonderful. This year in particular, it has been a real pleasure to see guests return, and enjoy walking around the gardens and finding peaceful spots to connect...
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Devotional dramas and cakes for Radharani
On Radhastami, the birth of Srimati Radharani devotees who attended the morning program both physical and online witnessed an enchanting pastime of Radha and Krishna’s loving exchange. The drama was based on Srila Raghunath dasa Goswami’s “The Pearl Pastime”. Devotees stated how they very much enjoyed the sweet pastime and got in the mood of...
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50th Anniversary “My Sweet Lord”
50th Anniversary of George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord It is now 50 years since George Harrison’s most successful solo single, My Sweet Lord, was released in the UK. The hit was essential in popularizing the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra into the mainstream. BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Programme host, Vishva Samani, spoke to Shyamasundar Das, the devotee...
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Indian Prime Minister glorifies Srila Prabhupada
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a special coin to commemorative the life of Srila Prabhupada 1st September 2021, New Delhi: The Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 125th Birth Anniversary of ISKCON’s Founder Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and released a Rs 125 Commemorative Coin in his honour via video...
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Manor’ charity wing Lotus Trust helps Indian COVID victims
The Manor’ charity wing The Lotus Trust raises £185,000 to help Covid victims in India Earlier this year India experienced an enormous spike in COVID 19 cases and deaths. The Lotus Trust, the welfare arm of Bhaktivedanta Manor has been working with the ISKCON Temple in Delhi. The money raised by Lotus trust allowed a university premise to be converted into a COVID...
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Hay barn resurrected
In September of 2018 the Goshala, New Gokul’s hay barn was tragically burnt down. However, this year it was completely rebuilt by LAD Construction, and the Managing Director Mr Jayesh Lad put his heart and soul into the reconstruction of the building, which includes a blend of quality timber and steel frames. —
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The 125th Appearance day of Srila Prabhupada
At Bhaktivedanta Manor, ISKCON’s flagship centre in the UK, Srila Prabhupada’s 125th anniversary theme was: Srila Prabhupada offers enlightenment to the world through his books. For the occasion, the stage in the new Haveli was decorated with dozens of candles symbolising the light of knowledge that Srila Prabhupada brought to the world through his spiritual...
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Lord Jagannath graces the Manor
After an absence of 14 years, the beautiful deities of Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra were ceremoniously transported from Their home in the ISKCON-London temple to Bhaktivedanta Manor. Two weeks in advance of London Ratha Yatra, thousands of devotees in the Manor community were given the invaluable opportunity to bathe Their Lordships inside the Shri Krishna...
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Norbury School
Along with other faith representatives and local dignitaries, Godruma das and Radha Mohan das recited Sanskrit prayers and offered words of comfort at Norbury Primary School in Harrow. It was part of a ceremonial unveiling of a new memorial stone erected in the school’s front lawn, in memory of the disproportionate amount of staff and...