Sitanavami is the Divine Appearance day of Srimati Sitadevi, the consort of Lord Rama. Sitadevi represents chastity, service attitude, commitment. In Maharishi Valmiki’s own words, Ramayana is known as the noble story of Sita “Sita-ayah Charitam Mahat”. Her glories are sung by the poet-saint Thyagaraja in his “Sri Janakatayane” Oh daughter of Janaka, the blessed […]
Nrisimha-chaturdasi is the divine appearance day of Nrisimhadeva, Lord Krishna’s man-lion incarnation, who removes all obstacles on the path of devotional service out of His great compassion. He appeared to protect Prahlada from his demoniac father Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu received a special benediction from Lord Brahma that he could not be killed by any human being, demigod, […]
Music is an expression of our state of being. The highest experience of this expression is found in the practice of spirituality. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) invites you to an expression of one of the oldest forms of spirituality. Vedic Spirituality. Come experience a blissful experience involving two of the most intricate […]
Right to left: Lord Jagannatha, Subhadra Devi, and Lord Baladeva Ratha-yatra, or the Festival of Chariots, is a joyous event celebrated for thousands of years in the Indian holy city of Jagannatha Puri, and more recently by Hare Krishna devotees in cities around the world. Another name for Krishna, Jagannatha refers to the ecstatic form […]