Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to your Divine Grace.
With respect and gratitude, we are sending this offering on behalf of the devotees and congregation of ISKCON Türkiye. We do not present this as a record of accomplishment but as a small reflection of service that has been possible only by your mercy during 2025.
In this country, where the cultural and religious background is quite different from the tradition of bhakti, your teachings have nonetheless begun to take root – not through external force but through gradual contact through your books, through kirtan, and through personal association. In this way, your presence is being felt in a steady and meaningful manner.
At present, the yātrā consists of approximately 150 congregational devotees, with eight new devotees joining. Six devotees have successfully completed the ISKCON Disciples Course, and three devotees have taken initiation – two receiving first initiation, and one second initiation. These steps represent a growing commitment to the process you gave.
Regular programs continue to form the foundation of devotional life. During the year, hundreds of online morning programs were held, maintaining consistent participation. Onsite gatherings, though fewer, continue to support personal connection. Weekly Sunday programs were held in three cities: Istanbul, Ankara, and Antalya, with steady attendance and ongoing engagement.
In addition, weekly kirtan programs in Istanbul, often organized at yoga studios have opened a natural connection with the broader spiritual community. These kirtans are received with appreciation and have become an accessible entry point for many individuals who are already seeking deeper meaning through yoga and meditation.
A significant development has been the launch of the Bhakta Program, which attracted approximately 100 participants, primarily from the yoga community. With little or no prior connection to ISKCON, these participants have begun a systematic study, completing the first module and progressing into the second. This has created a structured pathway for deeper engagement with devotional service and Vaiṣṇava philosophy.
Alongside this, weekly online satsaṅgas on the Bhagavad-gītā, reading groups focused on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Kṛṣṇa book, japa meditation gatherings, sattvic cooking classes, and seasonal retreat-style programs have all contributed to a steady cultivation of people interested in spiritual life. Educational content shared through digital platforms has also extended the reach of your teachings to a wider audience.
We observed all major Vaiṣṇava festivals here in our country, providing opportunities for devotees and guests to gather for kirtan, hearing, and prasādam in major cities.
Your books remain at the core of our efforts. Last year, 2,000 copies of the Kṛṣṇa book in Turkish, and 5,000 copies of a retranslated Bhagavad-gītā were printed and distributed. Through various programs, festivals, book fairs, and personal outreach, approximately 5,000 of your books were distributed throughout the year, each one carrying your message to a new life. Translation work continues, with plans to publish additional titles so that more people may come in contact with your teachings in their own language.
Prasādam distribution has also been an ongoing service. Through Food for Life Türkiye, regular programs were carried out in the country, serving both homeless individuals and low-income families. In addition, Govinda restaurant in Istanbul continues to distribute approximately fifty plates of prasādam daily, functioning as a sustainable and continuous outreach effort.
Another meaningful development has been the growing connection with the yoga and wellness community. Through kirtan, festivals, and lifestyle-based outreach, bhakti practices are increasingly recognized as an authentic dimension of spiritual life. This has brought many sincere individuals into closer contact with your teachings.
At the same time, growth takes place within certain limitations. Public outreach is naturally restricted, and expansion is gradual. Progress often depends on personal relationships, steady practice, and long-term engagement rather than large-scale visibility. Yet even within these conditions, a consistent and sincere development can be observed.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, whatever is taking place here is only possible because of your mercy. In this land, your presence is not loud, but it is steady. It grows quietly through books, through kirtan, through simple association. We do not see rapid expansion, but we see sincere transformation. We do not see large numbers, but we see hearts gradually opening. Whatever is taking place here is fragile but real, and for that we feel deeply indebted. We offer this small yātrā at your lotus feet not as something complete, but as something that is still becoming. If you so desire, let this effort continue. If you so desire, let it deepen. And if you so desire, may this land one day become a place where your teachings are naturally heard, understood, and lived. This is our offering to your lotus feet.
Your servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Türkiye
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble and respectful obeisances unto the dust of your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the incorporation of ISKCON, and the twentieth anniversary of ISKCON Ujjain. During this auspicious time and on the auspicious day of your appearance, we wish to offer the following services at your lotus feet:
- Last year, we distributed a total of 51,286 books.
- 32 grand Ratha-yātrās were organized across Madhya Pradesh, involving participation of more than 380,000 people. More than 183,000 plates of prasādam were distributed.
- We got the opportunity to celebrate Janmāṣṭamī with the Honorable CM in CM house, Bhopal.
- Śrī Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Rath is traveling and performing harināma. That party has distributed prasādam to around 400 villages in the Ujjain district.
- The dubbing of Abhay Charan has been completed in Gujarati and Marathi now.
- The brahmacārī ashram has been extended by constructing a fourth floor. Apartments have been renovated and painted.
- In Ujjain local, Bhakti Kutir house programs have been flourishing rapidly in thirteen locations with 180 participants. The SKY Annual Yātrā has increased from 200 to 500 devotees this year. Nāma-haṭṭa programs are held in eight places with a cumulative count of over 500 devotees participating. Our five Bhakti-vṛkṣa programs attract over sixty devotees. The Kalpataru preaching program is cultivating twenty devotees.
- We have successfully registered seventeen outposts and three extension centers across MP.
- The “I love Bharat” festival was well attended by more than 3,000 youths. The theme was “awakening Bharat.” This session had a documentary of Your Divine Grace as well.
- The Śrīla Prabhupāda Memorial Festival was a grand event that brought together over 3,000 devotees from twelve nations, the theme being the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of Your Divine Grace in the United States.
- Pandava Sena is empowering over 700 boys aged 15–30. In MANIT and IIIT Bhopal we had an orientation program, led by Amogha Līlā Prabhu for the first year, which was attended by over 1,200 and 500 students respectively. At MANIT Bhopal we organized a program for Chaitanya Charan Prabhu. As a result, the director expressed his willingness to initiate courses on Indian Knowledge Systems.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, all this is happening only by your causeless mercy. On behalf of the ISKCON Ujjain community, we offer our deepest gratitude and prayers at your lotus feet to internalize your mood of selfless service, to carry and spread the mission forward with purity and courage. Kindly empower us to represent your teachings with determination.
We beg to remain the humble servants of your servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Ujjain
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble prostrations at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
On this auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we, the devotees at ISKCON Vallabh Vidyanagar, gather with hearts full of gratitude and awe. As we look at the state of the world today – marked by rising conflicts, unrest, and the dark shadows of war – your words resonate with a clarity that is both sobering and deeply comforting.
You warned us decades ago that a civilization without Kṛṣṇa at its center is a “civilization of polished animals,” destined for strife. We see your predictions unfolding before our eyes, yet in the midst of this global chaos, we see your ultimate victory. You have won, Śrīla Prabhupāda, because you gave us the only weapon capable of ending all wars: the mahā-mantra and the sublime philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā.
While the world struggles with borders and divisions, you have created a global family that transcends nationality, race, and creed. You have built a “house in which the whole world can live.” Here in Vallabh Vidyanagar, we feel the shelter of that house every single day.
Our humble vows to you:
To take refuge in your books. We recognize that your purports are the “lawbooks for the next ten thousand years.” We pledge to study them deeply and remain steady amidst the world’s turbulence.
To perform saṅkīrtana: We vow to push forward the distribution of the holy name, knowing it is the only true formula for peace.
To remain united in service: Following your instruction to show our love for you by how we cooperate, we commit to serving together in harmony in order to expand the mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, thank you for not leaving us in the dark. Thank you for giving us Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Peacemaker. We are eternally indebted to you for pulling us out of the fire of material existence and giving us a purposeful life in service to Guru and Gaurāṅga.
May we always remain tiny servants at your divine lotus feet.
Your eternally grateful servants,
The devotees at ISKCON Vallabh Vidyanagar
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
I have the fortune to have been invited to write the Vyāsa-pūjā offering for Your Divine Grace on behalf of the Taichung yātrā in Taiwan for this year. Although, I am telling my own experience of coming in contact with Your Divine Grace, my experience is similar to others in Taiwan who have come in contact with Your Divine Grace and your teachings. How fortunate I am to have met you in this lifetime!
When my father passed away quite some years ago, I realized that at the moment of death, a person possesses nothing. This realization set me on a path of searching for the meaning of life. After years of seeking, I finally encountered Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. Without you spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness to every town and village across the world, it would have been impossible to receive Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy in a place as remote as Taichung, Taiwan.
Even after ten years of being in the ISKCON society, I am still like a toddler learning to walk, stumbling along the path of devotional service. For many years, your image in my heart was vague and distant, even seemingly unattainable, which deeply discouraged me. That changed in April 2020.
In April 2020, your disciple, Kṛṣṇa Baladeva Dāsa, encouraged me to begin reading Śrīla Prabhupāda-līlāmṛta aloud online for fifteen minutes a day for the devotees in Taiwan. I agreed without hesitation. Within just a few days of reading your life story, my life began to change. After chanting my sixteen rounds of japa, I immersed myself in reading your biography and recording it for the devotees to listen to afterward. Often I was unable to stop reading and became filled with joy as I read of your glorious activities. I reduced my daily household duties as much as possible. This service became the center of my life. By reading and reciting every word daily, I became absorbed in your divine pastimes.
Then something subtle and wonderful happened: your form, words, conduct, and spirit – once unclear in my heart – gradually came together like the pieces of a puzzle into a complete and vivid picture. You nourished me and rekindled my enthusiasm for Kṛṣṇa consciousness and awakened in me a deeper desire to serve.
During this time, the recordings of your glorious activities were uploaded daily for the devotees of Taiwan. This received an enthusiastic response. The devotees eagerly longed to hear this nectar, and through it, they came to know you more fully and deeply.
Throughout the entire process of reading and reciting, what moved me most profoundly was your unwavering determination to follow the instructions of your spiritual master. Everything you did was solely to please him. Even encountering countless difficulties, you never retreated – something ordinary people in this world would have long given up.
I came to understand that the relationship between a spiritual master and a disciple can become unbreakable when the disciple faithfully follows the spiritual master’s instructions, even without physical association. You have said that following the instructions of the spiritual master is the eternal duty of the disciple. In the purport to Bhagavad-gītā 2.41, you explain that one should perform devotional service to Kṛṣṇa under the guidance of the spiritual master and accept his instructions as one’s life and soul. You also said that as long as a disciple follows the spiritual master’s instructions, the spiritual master is eternally present with the disciple. Today, we are able to receive your mercy, because your disciples have faithfully followed your instructions. These sincere disciples received your most precious gift – the opportunity to serve you in separation – and they have continued to spread this throughout the world, allowing it to flourish everywhere.
Ah! How fortunate we are, your granddisciples, to have met you, your disciples, your teachings, and your ISKCON society. We pray that we, in the Taichung yātrā, will continue to share your glories with others in Taiwan, thus allowing them to have the fortune of coming into contact with you, your teachings, your followers, and your ISKON Society.
Your humble servant,
Kuntī Kripa Devī Dāsī
On behalf of the Taichung yātrā
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances unto your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
Whenever I meditate on your pastimes, I am deeply moved by your unwavering obedience to and faith in your spiritual master, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, as well as the profound surrender and love for Kṛṣṇa that resided within your heart.
Shortly after your first meeting, your spiritual master instructed you: “Whatever you have learned, you should go to the Western countries, and you must distribute this knowledge.” You unconditionally accepted this instruction as your life and soul, crossing the ocean in 1965 at the age of nearly 70 to disseminate Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the West. When others deemed your mission impossible, you humbly and humorously replied: “Since the mission of others to preach in London failed, let me go and fail in another place! Let me go to New York and fail there.”
Because of your absolute adherence to your spiritual master, even when encountering severe obstacles, challenges, and physical ailments, you persisted in spreading the message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness without fear. The humility and the relentless, compassionate spirit you demonstrated are not only awe-inspiring but also serve as a beacon for us, illuminating by example that all glory belongs to the mercy of the Lord and the instructions of the spiritual master.
Among your pastimes, what touches me most deeply is the Bengali poem you wrote while residing in Vrindavan, titled “Vṛndāvane Bhajan.” It reflects the purity of your detachment and your singular dependence on Kṛṣṇa:
Part One
(1) I am sitting alone in Vṛndāvana-dhāma and in the midst of my thoughts, I am receiving some realizations.
(2) My wife, sons, daughters, grandsons are all there, but because I have no money, they consider that my true wealth is useless.
(3) Śrī Kṛṣṇa, You have revealed to me the naked form of material nature, and today, by the power of Your mercy, I have become freed from all desires.
(4) “He whom I favor, I gradually take away his wealth” – how can I understand such mercy from the most merciful One?
Part Two
(1) Seeing that I am bereft of wealth, everyone has abandoned me – family, relatives and friends who were like brothers to me.
(2) Although it is miserable, I am amused and I sit alone and smile. Who are my dear one’s in this material world of māyā?
(3) Where have my mother and father, who were so full of affection, gone? Where have my elders and close relatives gone?
(4) Tell me, who will bring me news of them? All that remains of that family are their names only.
You dedicated your entire life to sharing Kṛṣṇa consciousness, guiding us by example how to obey the instructions of the spiritual master and how to cultivate devotion through the scriptures to become a humble servant of the Lord. There is no other path to pure devotional service except by serving your lotus feet. It is only because of your causeless mercy that I am able to traverse this ocean of material suffering. I cannot repay your kindness; I can only strive to follow in your footsteps, cultivating deeper Kṛṣṇa consciousness to offer better service to the spiritual master, to you, and to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
I know that I am unqualified to ask for your blessings, yet I beg for your mercy. Please allow me to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa, your mission, and the devotees with a more humble and tolerant heart. This is the only way I may hope to repay your kindness. Thank you for your selfless sacrifice. Your life remains our eternal example.
Your eternal servant,
Champaka Latikā Devī Dāsī
On behalf of the devotees of Taipei, Taiwan
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
We offer our humble obeisances at your lotus feet and express our deepest gratitude for giving us the priceless opportunity to serve your divine mission in the association of devotees here in Varanasi.
As you explained in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the greatest benediction of life is to receive the association of devotees. By your causeless mercy, we have received this rare opportunity, and whatever little service we are able to perform is only due to your vision and blessings.
We are merely instruments with no qualification without your guidance. You gave us everything – purpose, the process of bhakti, and the association of devotees. Though we feel unfit in our service, we continue to hope that one day we will become worthy instruments in your mission. Here are some efforts by our devotees we would like to share with you, Śrīla Prabhupāda:
Preaching efforts and outreach: Keeping your desire in our hearts, we have tried to focus on youth preaching, understanding that the youth are the future of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Our efforts include:
- two youth centers near IIT Varanasi, IMS BHU, and BHU University to cater to students of the these colleges and university.
- two youth centers near the temple to cater to youth visiting the temple and other education institutions of Varanasi.
- We regularly conduct preaching programs at youth centers as well as at the temple. At the temple, we have three youth groups – with a total of about one hundred young people regularly attending programs.
- We have three bhakti-vṛkṣa centers, and in each, about fifteen devotees attend classes on weekends.
Temple sādhana culture: We have daily morning programs at the temple, which are attended by more than thirty devotees on weekdays and more than sixty devotees on the weekends. Weekend Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam classes are attended by about 150 devotees, including all batches. We also hold weekly classes separately for gṛhasthas and youths at the temple, and daily Bhagavad-gītā classes in the evenings, which are generally attended by more than twenty devotees.
Prasādam distribution: We have tried to serve all visitors (around 500 come on a regular basis) with sufficient prasādam. Earlier, we have been working with a single vehicle, but recently we added two more for our Food for Life program, which distributes in different parts of the city.
Kirtan, Deity worship and festivals: To please Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopāla, Śrī Śrī Gaura-Nitāi, and Śrī Śrī Lakṣmī-Narasiṁhadevjī, we have a dedicated team of devotees who perform regular kirtan in front of the Deities and also go out to the streets for harināma-saṅkīrtana on weekends and during festivals. We also endeavor to serve the Deities with joy and enthusiasm and ensure purity and punctuality in the sevā. Devotees make fresh, beautiful garlands for the Lord. We have a team of cooks who make the rājabhoga, and offer it to the Lord. Many congregational devotees volunteer on a scheduled basis to help with all this sevā. And we have a team who helps plan, organize, and celebrate festivals so that we can invite large numbers of people and give them a taste of bhakti.
Management development: To inspire cooperation and unity among the devotees, we have a well-defined organizational structure at the temple. We have divided up the sevā into various departments, made it clear who is in charge and how things should be executed in the spirit of servant leadership so that all devotees feel empowered, inspired, and create a strong sevā-related identity within our community. Responsibilities are being clearly divided, devotees are working in a more systematic way, and this has increased efficiency and enthusiasm in service.
Temple Project (VICC): We are trying to fulfill your vision of building a temple for Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopāla (Vedic India Cultural Center). The project is planned in two phases:
- Phase 1: Guesthouse, ashram, Govinda’s, etc.
- Phase 2: Temple hall and auditorium
Due to a funding crisis, the project is moving a little slower than hoped, but now we have made efforts to collect funds and planning to speed up the construction work after Narasiṁha Caturdāśi onward. We pray that by your mercy this project may be completed and become a center of preaching in Varanasi.
We are deeply grateful to His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami, His Holiness Guru Prasad Swami, and His Grace Gokuleshwar Prabhu for sharing your vision and inspiring us to serve. We are also grateful to His Grace Acyuta Mohan Prabhu, who is providing us spiritual nourishment and training the devotees, especially the leaders, and giving all practical guidance on regular basis so that we can be engaged in your service.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are trying, though very imperfectly, to follow your instructions and serve your mission. Whatever little has been done is only by your mercy. We sincerely pray that you please give us strength, purity, and intelligence to render selfless devotional service. May we always remain your humble servants, serving under the guidance of guru and the Vaiṣṇavas.
Servants of your servants,
Ram Keshav Dāsa, vice-president
On behalf of the devotees in Varanasi
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