Eased restrictions put Uttar Pradesh Padayatra team back on the road
By Ritudvipa Gaurachandra dasa, Uttar Pradesh Padayatra leader On April 29 padayatra was in the city of Aligarh about 130km southeast of New Delhi. The next day the advance party…
My journey as a padayatri
By Kaunteya Sakha dasa My material name is Krishna Govind Vaidyu. I was born 1990 in the town of Jaysingpur, about 35km from the historic city of Kolhapur in southern…
Sankirtan in the dhama goes ahead despite lockdown
By Damodarlila dasa, Maharashtra Padayatra leader Since the start of the second coronavirus lockdown, for more than two months we have been in the shelter of ISKCON Pandharpur where we…
Lokanath Maharaja addresses padayatris at Pandharpur
By Damodarlila dasa, Maharashtra Padayatra leader As padayatra was about to leave Pandharpur dhama on July 27 our spiritual master, Lokanath Maharaja, came and blessed us with his nectarine association…
Enthusiastic villagers pursue padayatris enroute to Rajasthan border
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader Following our extended stay in Bharkawada we continued with our journey heading towards the village of Changa. On the way we passed through Vijaypur…
Holy name flows at reprise of grand Hare Krishna festival
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader The padayatris stayed at Bharkawada village in Gujarat for forty-five days during the second coronavirus lockdown. Although at first the village leaders were keen…
Lokanath Swami discusses the preaching in Bharkawada
brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja Translation “According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the…
History repeats itself as Lord Chaitanya continues to make devotees
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader During the recent second coronavirus lockdown the padayatris stayed at the temple of a five-headed Lord Shiva deity about 5km from the remote Gujarati…
Grand Hare Krishna festival at Bharkawada farewells All India Padayatra
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader The second coronavirus lockdown was announced while the padayatris were at Bharkawada village in Gujarat, where they were permitted to stay at the Panchmukhi…