Devotees from around the UK, including the Hare Krishna Festival Team, Food for All and monks from Bhaktivedanta Manor joined forces to make a welcome presence during the huge Glastonbury Festival.
Counsellors of Agriculture – an international delegation
A special delegation spent a day at Bhaktivedanta Manor. They work as Counsellors of Agriculture and are advisors for their embassies, including the US, Germany, Ireland, Brazil and the Netherlands.
Bhagavad-gita As It Is to be used for Parliamentary Oath
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, with translations and purports by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, will now be used in the House of Commons for when Hindu MPs swear in and take a Parliamentary Oath, following their election.
Beyond Ordinary
What happens when introverts or extroverts become devotees? Do they need to change their nature to make tangible spiritual advancement?
A working model of the Puranic universe
Taruna das brahmacari has been working on an intriguing physical model of the universe according to a certain approach to the Srimad Bhagavatam.
His model gives credence to one interpretation of the plane of bhu-mandala as proposed by the late Sadaputa das (Dr Richard Thompson)
Cultural Ambassador of the Year
Bhaktivedanta Manor was delighted to welcome Mathili Takur, the Cultural Ambassador of the Year as awarded by Prime Minister Modi.
The Reverend and Right Honourable Baroness Sherlock
The Reverend and Right Honourable The Baroness Sherlock OBE, Minister for Faith for the Labour Party, was pleased to visit Bhaktivedanta Manor for the first time. After seeing the Manor gardens, the Baroness offered Srila Prabhupada a garland in the temple room and then heard about the significance of deity worship. – The Baroness took darshan of Srila Prabhupada’s rooms and learned of his efforts, mission and many contributions to society before relaxing in the temple president’s office. Finally, to her great delight, she fed the cows in the goshala before departing for the House of Lords in central London.
Inauguration of Krishna Capital Gate Centre
The Krishna Capital Gate Centre in Hainault within the London borough of Redbridge, was inaugurated with great joy and enthusiasm.
Eat, Pray, Love: The Importance of Ekadasi
Ekadasi plays a vital role in every devotee’s life. It is observed eleven days after the full moon and eleven days after the new moon of every month. On that day, devotees eat simply, avoiding grains, beans and pulses, and use their time to serve Lord Krishna, chant more japa than usual, and read more devotional literature. They spend more time associating with other devotees at the temple.