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12 Hour Kirtan @ Winter Solstice


Radha-VrindabanChandra’s Temple will be holding a 12 hour kirtan on Friday, December 21stto bring community together during the Winter Solstice and the alignment of the planets. The kirtan will begin at 9:30 am on Friday morning and complete at 9:30 pm. Anyone interested in having one or more spots at the kirtan, please contact Jaya […]

A Tribute to Bhokta from Sankirtan das


Foreword: Recently we had the sad news that  a long time devotee of New Vrindavan passed away, named Bhokta, aka Robert Bauer.  One little-known fact about Bhokta is that he often liked to write haikus, and he managed  a haiku blog as a creative outlet. Sankirtana’s letter: About a week before Bhokta passed away I […]

Cows and Land


Fri. Dec. 7, 2012  Srimad Bhagavatam Class Discussion on Srila Prabhupada’s Letter of June 14, 1968 to Hayagriva concerning the future New Vrindavan. This letter can be read here: 14 June 1968 S compiled by Lilasuka dasi Comments made: What stood out for one person is that the Brijbasis shouldn’t have to search for work […]

Thursday Dec. 6 Special Ceremony


Everyone is invited to a special Holy Name  fire ceremony (yajna) for the purpose of creating auspiciousness in New Vrindavan. Thursday Dec. 6 from 10 AM to about 11:30 AM. at the Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple. Hare Krsna.

Special Friday Srimad Bhagavatam Classses


EVERYONE IS INVITED TO SPECIAL FRIDAY SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM CLASSES AT 8 A.M. AT THE TEMPLE …where we will discuss Srila Prabhupada’s letters written about New Vrindavan. Each Friday morning from 8 AM to 9 AM at the Radha Vrindaban Chandra temple, we will be discussing, one by one, the letters that Srila Prabhupada wrote to […]

Prime Minister of England Hosts Diwali again


Diwali prayers at Number 10 Downing St. Nov. 30, 2012 The Prime Minister David Cameron MP hosted his third annual Diwali celebration at 10 Downing Street, inviting professionals, organisations and religious representatives from across the Hindu community, including Manor President Srutidharma das.  That evening the famous residence of the Prime Minister was transformed into an […]

The Holy Presents vs. The Holy Presence


by Jesse S. Hanson (Sr.) With Christmas shopping upon us, I could only think of the frustrations we’ve had in my family over this wonderful holiday gone bad, so to speak. The commercialization has gotten so bad that there’s no point even discussing it. Everyone knows but everyone goes to spend the almighty dollar on […]

Re-awakening Madhuban


by Sukhavaha dd In the 1970’s there was a small farmhouse located at the Madhuban property (across from Sankirtan and Ruci’s house), where Lord Jaganatha resided for many years with Mother Hladini and others taking care of Them. Srila Prabhupada also visited this site and was very pleased with the small “Prabhupada huts” that were […]