Dear Friends, Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. You are warmly invited to come to the temple to hear, chant, and dance in celebration. Lord Brahma, the first created being, describes Lord Krishna: “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket, whose more »

Dear Friends, ISKCON Phoenix is hosting their annual Ratha-yatra Festival this weekend (24-25 August) at New Jagannath Puri Temple. The chariot procession is on Sunday, 25 August at 11am, starting at Rydalvale Grounds and ends at the temple. For more information call 031 507 6559. Gita Week at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple starts on Thursday, 22 August. After more »

Dear Friends,   Saturday, 17 August, is jammed packed with events at the temple throughout the day. Please see the Week Ahead for details.   On Saturday an Adivas ceremony of auspiciousness will be conducted. This is to usher in the festive season. We will be offering Sri Sri Radha Radhanath twenty-five auspicious items. One may ask more »

Dear Friends, Festival season begins with the Women’s Day Tea Party on Friday, 9 August. Women in modern society face many challenges. Duties within the home and at work leave women with little time for themselves. So, we urge all you ladies to take the morning off and spend time with us. We will address more »

Dear Friends, Sri Krishna Janmashtami festivals start from 10 August at the Pinetown Civic Hall. See attached poster for the various festivals over the next few weeks. Note that the programme is subject to change. Women’s Day Tea Party Ladies can look forward to our annual tea party on Women’s Day, Friday, 9 August. Join more »

Dear Friends, Janmashtami is just around the corner and there will be numerous celebrations all over KZN. The July/August 2013 Hare Krishna News highlights all these events. You can download/view the latest edition at www.iskcondurban.net. Srila Prabhupada first published Back to Godhead (BTG) magazine in the 1950s and he referred to it as the backbone more »

Dear Friends, Our humble offering on the occasion of the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, Thursday, 18 July: ISKCON Durban partners with Food for Life in a never-before-attempted initiative to serve twenty five thousand under privileged community members and schools in 67 minutes. Cooking begins at the Sri Sri Radhanath Temple at 4am. The vegetarian more »