On the eve of Christmas 2011, the Nitai Gaura-Nataraja Harinam group started a new weekly harinam in the southern region of the island. The harinam is held every Saturday evening from 5.30pm to 7.00pm. The Gaura Nataraja Harinam team has been organising successful weekly harinams in the Phoenix region for many years.

Every end of year the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture organises a special children's Sunday programme and Ratha-yatra at Hare Krishna Land, Phoenix so on the 25th of December 2011 the t

On the 17th and 18th of December 2011 devotees from all over Mauritius gathered in Mahebourg for the annual Ratha-yatra and boat festival. The event was organised by the Sri Sri Gaura-Nataraj Harinam team. Photos of the Ratha-yatra may be viewed here and photos of Sri Sri Radha Golokananda's boat festival may be viewed here.

You may view photos of the event here
In an effort to sensitize the Mauritian public about the importance of the teachings of Bhagavad-Gita, ISKCON Phoenix organised a national Gita-Jayanti programme at the Octave Wiehe Auditorim on the 6th of December 2011. His Holiness Bhakti Dhir Damodar Swami, His Grace Ksudhi prabhu and His Grace Sarvabhauma prabhu were the guests of honour and spoke on the glories of Bhagavad-Gita.

The month of Kartik, celebrated this year from the 11th of October to the 10th of November, is gaining popularity in Mauritius. An increasing number of devotees and guests attend daily evening programmes at our temples and centres. The programmes start at 7pm with arti followed by the singing of Damodarastakam and offering lamps to the deities.

Srimati Radharani, Lord Krishna’s best devotee, appears just 2 weeks after He does. Her Appearance Day is celebrated with much jubilation because She holds the secret to pleasing Krishna and her devotees know that on her appearance day she is very merciful.

On the 22nd of August 2011 35 to 40 000 Mauritians visited out main ISKCON temples at Phoenix and Bon Accueil to have darshan of the presiding deities.

After a whole year of active protesting and lobbying by sadhus, devotees, and environmentalists, it looks like the fight for the Yamuna River is finally reaching its peak, with the issue snowballing i

A Russian court decided Wednesday not to ban a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement, rejecting claims that the text is "extremist" and ending a case that has angered Hindus around the world.

It is with great sorrow and deep regret that the devotees learnt of the departure of Yamuna devi dasi, beloved daughter of Srila Prabhupada, departed on December 20th on morning of Saphala Ekadasi.

A few days ago I was at "Occupy Wall Street" in New York City distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.

All of a sudden a Black SUV with tinted windows pulled up on the side of the road and a few men got out. One of them was a black man dressed in a nice suit. Within a few seconds the man dressed in the suit was surrounded by about 50 news people with television cameras and microphones all trying to get at him. I had no idea who he was, but I figured he must be someone important and should have Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-Gita.

At the House of Commons, on Tuesday 11th October 2011, Radhanath Swami addressed Members of Parliament and ministers together with the UK interfaith community to a private reception on “Spirituality and the Big Society”.

This summer, when 35 million people tuned in to India’s Got Talent—which features Bollywood star judges and is hailed as Asia’s biggest talent show—they probably didn’t expect to see a group of devotees in dhotis and saris, chanting Hare Krishna.
But people warmed to ISKCON devotee rock band “Madhava’s” quickly, sending them all the way to the IGT finale, where they reached third place out of thousands of contestants.

“Devotee Care, South Africa” opened its new Bhaktivedanta Care Centre, a Hospice-styled Care facility for the ISKCON community. This valuable service, inspired by and based on the model of the Vrindavan Hospice, is a multi-level building designed for assisting devotees in their final days, preparing them for their journey back home, back to Godhead.

In Bhagavad-gita, Krishna promises Arjuna: (Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante, Tams Tathaiva Bhajamy Aham, Mama Vartmanuvartante, Manushyah Partha Saravasha) that He will award him if, he surrenders.

It’s been a one-month break from computers, emails, skype conferences and the e-world at large. I'm not complaining.