“Upon the shoulders of you the leaders of this Movement falls the responsibility of saving this earth planet from the present dangerous position. So the work is in your hands…“ Inspired by this quote from ISKCON Founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the youth of ISKCON in South Africa spearheaded by the Krsna Balaram Youth Group […]
ISKCON’s Bhakti Yoga Society (BYS) operates on campuses at some of the most prestigious universities in South Africa and is program dovetailed for university students. This year the society was awarded the accolade for the Most Outstanding Student Society for 2014 at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS), one of Africa’s leading universities at a sepcial […]
ISKCON South Africa’s National Council take great pleasure in inviting all the devotees in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) to participate in ISKCON Connect KZN on the 30th of August , 15h00 at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple. This will be a dynamic and interactive event and is a wonderful platform for devotees to come together to share […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the more inspirational and pioneering spiritual leaders in recent religious history, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada – the founder of the Hare Krishna movement in the West, has been recognised for his extraordinary achievements after the age of sixty. Named as one of the top ten most amazing individuals in […]
Bimal Prasad Prabhu who was one of the founding fathers of ISKCON in South Africa has just passed away (4 Feb, 2014). May Srimati Radharani and Lord Krishna bless him. May Srila Prabhupada bless him. Bhakti Caitanya Swami wrote: I met him first when I arrived at our then temple in Cato Ridge, near Durban. He was […]
The fulfillment of the desire of visionaries, from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu down to Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, saints and incarnations, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium is a unique and ambitious project to make the vast culture and philosophy of the timeless Vedic tradition accessible to everyone. Rising from the plains of the holy land of […]
Read tributes from Kadamba Kanana Swami, Jayadvaita Swami, Kavicandra Swami, Devamrita Swami, Indradyumna Swami and others On the 5th of January a stalwart of the Hare Krishna Movement in South Africa His Grace Shyamlal Prabhu, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada from Navadvipa in West Bengal, India but resident in South Africa for many decades departed […]
he International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly know as the Hare Krishna Movement joined South Africa in honoring the official day of prayer and reflection for former President Nelson Mandela. The Hare Krishna’s gathered outside Nelson Mandela’s home in Houghton, Johannesburg and in true South African style, indeed Madiba style chanted, danced and distributed free vegetarian food to the throngs who had come to celebrate Mr. Mandela.
December 7, 2013 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly know as the Hare Krishna movement today hosted a magnificent festival for thousands just South of Johannesburg, South Africa in celebration of the life and legacy of South Africa’s most famous son, Nelson Mandela. Ratha Yatra, a chariot festival with roots in ancient India is […]
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) joins the world in mourning and paying tribute to the foremost human rights icon of current times, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. We offer our condolences to the Mandela family and to the entire South African nation. In 1990 at the age of 72, after 27 years of being imprisoned […]
