THREE DAY PADAYATRA IN SLOVAKIA
By Yasomati Dasi Our oxcart padayatra took place in and around Kosice, the biggest city in eastern Slovakia. It was held for three days (August 27 to 29) with many…
PADAYATRA SWEDEN 2016: DESTINATION GOTLAND
By Chandrabhaga Dasi Getting a team together Gotland is one of Sweden’s largest islands with a population of 57, 221. So we decided to hold a padayatra there from…
OUR FOUR MONTH 2016 PADAYATRA IN RUSSIA
By Narada Dasa Earlier this year we featured an article announcing that a 3-month long padayatra would take place in Russia to spread the holy names but we did it…
MAYAPUR AND JAGANNATH PURI MANIFESTS IN AYYAMPETTAI, TAMIL NADU
By Acarya Dasa Our padayatra party reached Ayyampettai, a panchayat town on September 17th. This town is located in the Thanjavur district, in the state of Tamil Nadu and is…
The All India Padayatra Celebrated Janmastami In Srirangam
By Acarya Dasa On August 25th we traveled to Srirangam also known as Rangakshetra, in South India. Srirangam is an island surrounded by the Kaveri River on one side and…
The Walking Monk Diaries: From Butler, Pennsylvania to Seward, Nebraska (Center of America)
Born in 1952 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Bhaktimarga Swami (formerly John Peter Vis) adopted the monastic lifestyle of the Hare Krishna order in 1973. Globally known for his “Canwalk” marathons,…
ICELAND: RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS GET A SWEET TASTE OF KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
By Chandrabhaga Dasi Padayatra Iceland was a joint event largely made possible by the efforts of Bhakta Pavel, who had initially traveled to Iceland’s main town of Reykjavik last year…
MALAYSIA PADAYATRA CELEBRATES WORLD HOLY NAME WEEK AND ISKCON’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
By Murali Vadhana Govinda Dasa A small padayatra was held in Malaysia on August 14th. It was organized by ISKCON Teluk (Mayapur Baru) and commemorated ‘World Holy Name Week’…
FIRST PADAYATRA IN JOHANNESBURG GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA
By Padmanabha Dasa On August 9th at 11am devotees gathered at the Lenasia Civic Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Srila Prabhupada had met the people of Lenasia 41 years ago…
DYING TO LIVE: AVADHUTA’S ADVENTURES IN NEW ZEALAND
By Yasodadulal Dasa Note: Earlier this year we featured an article about Yasodadulal Dasa, a 60 year old travelling preacher who, since July of 2015. has been traversing New…