Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace on this most auspicious appearance day, in this sixtieth anniversary year of the incorporation of your beloved ISKCON.
Our hearts are filled with gratitude for everything you have given to this fallen world. By your inconceivable compassion, you fulfilled the desire of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by establishing His saṅkīrtana movement throughout the world. In particular, you desired that His teachings be firmly established in London, and to fulfill this divine purpose, you sent your courageous disciples – three couples, one with a baby – to begin your mission here.
By your personal presence, you established the temple at 7 Bury Place and installed the most beautiful Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Londonīśvara, who continue to enchant the hearts of all living beings. You resided there, gave your transcendental classes, and bestowed your association upon the fortunate souls of London.
With great humility, we submit this offering at your lotus feet, both in gratitude and in an attempt to report how, by your mercy alone, we are endeavoring to serve your mission in London.
Since the time we wrote last year’s Vyāsa-pūjā offering, by your causeless mercy many wonderful and historic developments have taken place. Most significantly, the original home of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Londonīśvara at 7 Bury Place was put up for sale in November 2025. Understanding the sacred nature of this place – further sanctified by your personal presence, instructions, and pastimes – the devotees felt deeply that it must be reclaimed as your holy tīrtha.
What had seemed impossible for so many years was made possible solely by your mercy. Through the heartfelt sacrifices and generosity of devotees and well-wishers from across the world, this sacred property was secured. Witnessing this, the entire community was struck by excitement.
Now, by your grace, we are no longer restricted to worshiping from outside. We will soon be able to enter those sacred rooms, feeling your presence within those very walls. The upper floors are being carefully refurbished and developed into a Ladies Contemporary Vedic Ashram, where Vaiṣṇavīs will be trained, sheltered, and engaged in your devotional service.
The plan is that the ground floor – where Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Londonīśvara were worshiped and where you personally spoke hari-kathā – will be restored with deep reverence. Every effort will be made to preserve its authenticity and spiritual atmosphere, so that all who enter may tangibly experience the transcendental mood imbued by your presence and come in contact with your eternal legacy. We pray that the ambience of Bury Place may once again be surcharged with devotion, purity, and spiritual intensity, inspiring generations to come.
We humbly pray that we may honor this most precious gift – 7 Bury Place – by always remembering your pastimes there and the sacrifices of your dear disciples who established your mission in London. May we never forget that it is by their surrender, and ultimately by your mercy, that we have received this opportunity for service.
Alongside this offering, efforts to expand your mission continue. Govinda’s restaurant, the central hub of our prasādam distribution, has expanded its service by opening a second location in our Studio 108 building. Whatever success has come is solely due to your divine vision, and we humbly pray that this service may continue to expand for the benefit of all conditioned souls.
Your saṅkīrtana movement, the very life and soul of your mission, continues to flourish in London and has reached new heights. By the unlimited mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we have been blessed with a successful Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta distribution campaign, through which many full sets have been distributed. At the time of writing, the Bhadra Pūrṇimā campaign is well underway, and the distribution of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sets has increased significantly. Understanding these sacred books to be your eternal gift to suffering humanity, we are continuing the distribution of the sets, praying that even a small effort in this service may be pleasing to you. Many of these transcendental literatures have been personally distributed on the streets to people from all backgrounds by your sincere followers, who are endeavoring to execute your instructions.
At the same time, we understand that expanding your mission externally must be accompanied by sincere care for your devotees. This culture of Vaiṣṇava care was personally demonstrated by you from the very beginning of ISKCON. By your example, you showed the highest compassion, traveling to the West and giving Kṛṣṇa consciousness to anyone sincere, expressing the need to give “gallons of blood” to make devotees.
Following, in a small way, in your footsteps, we are attempting to cultivate this mood through our Bhakti Steps program. Our Devotee Care team is also striving to support the spiritual lives of senior, sick, and disabled devotees, offering association, kirtan, japa, and prasādam. A dedicated team of devotees has been visiting homes, hospitals, care homes, and arranging temple visits, striving to ensure that no devotee is forgotten. At the same time, efforts are being made to nurture the youngest members of the community through weekly Krishna Club sessions, along with an increasing number of additional programs and opportunities for children.
As part of this effort to strengthen the London community, we are also attempting to recognize and honor the service of Vaiṣṇavīs. Earlier this year, we commemorated the Ladies UK Saṅkīrtana Party, whose dedicated service from 1977 to 1981 contributed significantly to the establishment of your Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Temple in Soho Street. A commemorative plaque now stands as a reminder of their sacrifice. We have also established a Vaiṣṇavī Ministry to support ladies of all ages and at all stages of spiritual life by providing association, study saṅgas centered on your books, and opportunities for engagement in devotional service.
We humbly pray that these services may continue to develop and expand.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, we remain completely dependent upon your causeless mercy, guidance, and inspiration. Though there is still much to be done to fulfill your desires, you have kindly sent many sincere souls to assist in your mission, for which we are most grateful.
We humbly pray for the strength, sincerity, and purity to serve your instructions without deviation. Kindly bless us that we may become worthy instruments in your hands, able to assist, in some small but united way, in distributing your transcendental knowledge to the suffering souls of this world. We beg to remain your insignificant servants.
Your servants,
Dayāl Mora Dāsa and the devotees at ISKCON London