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Srila Prabhupada Describes the New Vrindaban Atmosphere as “Exactly like Vrindavan” – June 1969


“Here in New Vrindaban the atmosphere is exactly like Vrindavan. They are performing the routine activities from 4 am. in the morning till 10 pm. at night. The aratiks are going on several times daily as you have seen in Vrindavan.” Click here to read the rest of the letter. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material.

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 08/14/14


New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 08/14/14. Similar to last week, since the people in the photo are not easily recognizable we’ll ask a broader question. This week’s challenge: How many devotees can you name who were part of the New Vrindaban construction crew around the time of this photo? Extra credit: When and where was this photo taken? (hint: same […]

Greetings From the New Vrindaban Gardens 8-14


  As we have entered into August the weather has been anything but typical.  The abundant rain has allowed us to use almost no irrigation. But the lack of sunshine, cold temperatures, and constantly wet plants has caused  devastation to our crop of tomatoes. Late blight has struck nearly all of the 600 tomato plants […]

New Facilities for the Cows


Last month,  New Vrindaban cowherd: Ray built an outdoor facility for resident bull, Dharma. The previous facility proved to not be strong enough to contain Dharma as he had a history of break outs which have led to the impending welcoming of at least 5 new calves in the months to come. With the new […]

ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes – 07/20/2014


ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes – 07/20/2014 Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes a simple, sustainable lifestyle centered on the care and protection of cows, local food production and the loving service of Lord Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Participating Members of the ECOV Board of Directors: Chaitanya Mangala, Madhava Gosh, Krpamaya, […]

New Vrindaban’s Ongoing Community Dialogs Show Increased Interest


A Progressive Community Dialogue On Wed. July 30, 2014 Jaya Krsna Prabhu invited all the residents of the New Vrindaban Community to come together for a dialog. He opened the evening by asking the devotees for their concerns, input or feedback on topics of their choice. A discussion ensued on the topic of the need […]

New calf born @ New Vrindavan Goshalla


On 5th August @ 5:00 pm a bundle of joy was delivered to mother Sita at New Vrindavan Goshalla. The new bull calf has named Ishan. Please click here for more photos

Srila Prabhupada’s “Only Prayer” is that New Vrindaban will be “More and More Successful” – November 1975


  Srila Prabhupada’s “Only Prayer” is that New Vrindaban will be “More and More Successful” – November 1975. An excerpt from a letter written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. —————————————————————————– “I am always praying to Krsna that the New Vrindaban attempt will be more and more successful and ideal for your country. That is […]

New Vrindaban Celebrates Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day Aug. 10, 2014


Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day Festival Everyone is invited to celebrate the auspicious Lord Balarama Appearance Day Festival on Sunday Aug. 10, 2014 Schedule 4:30 PM          Bhajans 5:00 PM          Abhisheka 6:00 PM          Class 7:00 PM          Artika and Kirtan 7:45 PM          Feast LORD BALARAMA’S APPEARANCE DAY Balarama is a name of the Supreme Person, Who appears […]

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 08/07/14


New Vrindaban’s Transcendental Throwback Thursday – 08/07/14. Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban. Though there are at least half a dozen people in this photo, none are easily recognizable. Still, it chronicles a dynamic time in the history and evolution of New Vrindaban. This week’s challenge: The “where” will be obvious […]