1. Honoring Srimati Yamuna Devi

    April 8, 2013
    On January 8th and 9th Radhanath Swami attended a ceremony in Vrindavan to honor his godsister Srimati Yamuna Devi Dasi on the one year anniversary of her passing away. On the first day he spoke, along with many others, at ISKCON’s Krishna Balaram Temple, sharing his respectful appreciations of Yamuna Devi. Later he attend the establishing of a holy samadhi (memorial) at the grounds of the ISKCON Goshala (place where the cows are cared for). The following day Radhanath Swami took part in the immersion of Yamuna Devi’s ashes in...

  2. Cowdray Park

    March 30, 2013
    On Saturday 23rd March Radhanath Swami was invited to speak at a special event at Cowdray Park, a 17,000 acre country estate in the south of England. The estate is owned and managed by Lord and Lady Cowdray and their family. Over 30 guests attended from the surrounding villages and London. Radhanath Swami shared stories about his time in England before embarking on his journey to India. He spoke about meditating by the river Thames, being part of the counter-culture in London, and attending the 1970 Isle of Wight music...

  3. Ground Breaking Ceremony, ISKCON VECC

    March 23, 2013
    On January, 16th Radhanath Swami presided over the ground breaking ceremony of the ISKCON Vedic Education and Culture Centre in Aurangabad,  India. The center will serve to revive and preserve the spiritual culture and values of the Deccan region of  Southern Central India through education and the establishment of a temple. Thousands of guest and well—wishers attended the event. At a press conference before the ceremony Radhanath Swami addressed journalists from local newspapers. “It was the desire of my guru A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that we build temples for the...

  4. 6 HOUR KIRTAN – LONDON

    October 24, 2012
    On the 13th October Radhanath Swami attended the first Kirtan London 6 Hour event. There was an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response, with close to 200 people filling the hall from start to finish. Fleet Street, named after London’s largest underground river, was a fitting location as the power of the divine name is often likened to an underground spring that feeds the wells of different faith traditions. The venue was also situated next door to the most ancient church in London — St Bride’s, a place of worship since the 7th...

  5. The Inauguration of “Kirtan London”

    August 27, 2012
    It’s no secret that London is one of the most musical cities in the world, boasting scores of bands that have become internationally renowned from the The Rolling Stones to Coldplay. A new project called Kirtan London is set to bring sacred mantra music to the attention of the city with events at universities and corporations, flashmob kirtans, as well as working with the existing London yoga community. As a first step toward the vision of creating ‘a diverse, London-wide community of kirtan lovers’, the team hosted a launch party...