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Lord Shiva

Maha Shivaratri: The most Auspicious Night of the Year

Shiva (auspicious), maha (great) and ratri (night) – ‘Maha Shivaratri’ – the Great Auspicious Night of Lord Shiva.  Lord Shiva...

a letter to gandhiji from prabhupada

A Letter to Gandhiji by ‘An unknown friend’

Every year on January 30, India celebrates ‘Shaheed Diwas’ or ‘The Martyrs Day’ in the loving memory of Mahatma Gandhiji....

Ratha Yatra 2004

Reminiscing Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Ratha Yatra

As ISKCON Bangalore gets ready to celebrate its annual Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Ratha Yatra, let us cherish the fond memories of Ratha...

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Uttarayan – The Passing of Bhishmadeva

In the epic of Mahabharata, an old warrior had a boon to give up his body at a time of his choice. But, do we have the same luxury? Is it...

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Vaikuntha – Our Eternal Home

On the auspicious day of Vaikuntha Ekadashi, we throng to the temples to grab an opportunity to pass through the Vaikuntha Dwara. But,...

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Rasa – The essence of relationships

Arjun, a young boy from Bengaluru was travelling to Delhi. On the station, when the train arrived the people rushed in pushing each other...

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Mukti – The Consciousness of Liberation

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.10.6), mukti is defined as muktir hitvānyathā-rūpaṁ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ – mukti means...

The Consciousness Graph

The Consciousness Graph

Do you remember your progressive learning of mathematics in your childhood days? When we were in standard 1 or 2, we all learnt numbers...

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Features of Vaikuntha Planets

We all seek a better living condition than the current one we are in. And we work whole life to achieve that – to be in a better place to...

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Is Vaikuntha the Same as Svarga?

‘Life after death’ is one of the most searched info online and elsewhere. ‘How is the after-life? What will I find there?’ are the...

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Why Go to Vaikuntha?

“Everybody wants to go to heaven   But nobody wants to die …”  says Albert King in one of his famous songs. Have...

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The doors of Vaikuntha to open soon at ISKCON Bangalore

Vaikuntha Ekadashi is one of the biggest festivals celebrated at ISKCON Bangalore every year. Over one lakh devotees visit the temple on...