Cāturmāsya Vrata
BhaktiRaghava Swami Maharaj is currently observing Caturmasya Vrata at Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra [SSKBK] located near the Town of Hebri in the District of Udupi. Srila Prabhupada on Cāturmāsya from The Cāturmāsya period begins in the month of Āṣāḍha (June-July) from the day of Ekādaśī called Śayanā-ekādaśī, in the fortnight of the waxing moon.…
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We are pleased to inform the devotees that the Sahyadri Varnasrama College (SVC) located at Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) in the district of Udupi, near the town of Hebri in South Karnataka, will once again be offering a series of courses during the year 2014 in three installments each covering a one month…
Read MoreGopastami Oct 31 2014 LAUNCHING OF IDVM-India LOGO
SAVE OUR COW – SAVE OUR VILLAGE – SAVE OUR CULTURE
New Book Release The book “Save our Cows, Save our Villages, Save our Culture” was recently printed by Varnasrama Book Trust (VBT) and immediately sent to Sri Mayapur for distribution. Authored by HG Vrindavan Lila d.d., the book gives an overview of IDVM-India’s Yatra Experience during the Golden Jubilee year of ISKCON in 2016. During…
Read MoreMANTRA SRI SURABHI REACHES 20 COUNTRIES
OM SRI SURABHYAI NAMAH! All glories to Mother Surabhi. Hare Krishna. On behalf of the Sri Surabhi Global Core Team here in India, I pleased to inform you that the recent update on the Sri Surabhi Mobile App features the “OM Sri Surabhyai Namah” mantra as melodiously sung by the Gaura Hari Bhakti Bhajan group…
Read MoreHealth Care and Medicine: The Vedic Way
There is a Hindi saying which goes like this: ghar-ghar gay, gräm- gräm gaushälä, yahi hai hamari nirog shälä [A cow in every house and a cowshed in every village will make for a disease free home.] Cows, it is said, have a symbiotic relationship with human beings. They are very affectionate and are meant…
Read MoreNo one has any right to end another person’s life
Question The medical world is now very advanced. We can see the growth of a embryo in the womb in very detail from time to time. In some cases, we can see the early abnormal growth that can cause miscarriage and/or birth of a baby who is physically or mentally handicapped. This examination can usually…
Read MoreThe Concept of God
Greetings, I am a lifelong Orthodox Christian and have recently been invited to ISKCON temple in Detroit, and have been attending and studying. Am struggling with reconciling the concept of God The Father (YHWH) and Jesus Christ with something that appears so foreign, so different. Is Krishna/Vishnu the same as YHWH/Jehovah/God the Father? Did God…
Read MoreWhether there are any methods of definition of Varna?
ISKCON DAIVA VARNASRAMA MINISTRY (IDVM) Promoting Rural Development in India IDVM Secretariat: Room 137, Cakra Bldg, Sri Mayapur, W. Bengal, India Rural Base: Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) (Near Hebri Town) District Udupi, Karnataka, INDIA Camp: ISKCON Siem Reap My dear Timur, Om Sri Surabhyai namah! Om Sri Gurave namah! Please accept the blessings…
Read MoreResources for study of Jyotisa, Vastu, and Ayurveda
I am a resident aspiring devotee at Sri Sri Kishore-Kishori Mandir in Chicago, USA. I was hoping you might suggest resources for the study of jyotisa, vastu, and ayurveda. Recently one young student was asking about Vedic astronomy / astrology, so I would like to share some resources with him to encourage his inquisitiveness. I…
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