Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
On this most auspicious occasion of Vyāsa-pūjā, we offer our deepest gratitude at your divine
lotus feet. Another year has passed, and yet your presence remains as luminous as ever, guiding
lost souls toward the eternal path of bhakti. By your mercy, the light of Kṛṣṇa consciousness
continues to shine across the world, dispelling the darkness of ignorance and revealing life’s true
purpose.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you taught us that true wealth is not measured in material possessions but
in one’s devotion to the Supreme Lord. You sailed across the ocean with nothing but the words
of your Guru Mahārāja and unshakable faith in Kṛṣṇa’s plan. Through your dedication, the holy
name has spread to every corner of the planet, transforming lives and awakening millions to their
eternal spiritual identity.
The Polish yātrā remains forever indebted to your boundless compassion. Thanks to your
books, your disciples, and your unwavering vision, Kṛṣṇa consciousness has taken root in our
land, offering shelter to those searching for truth. Your teachings continue to inspire, guiding us
through every challenge and reminding us of our duty to serve. We pray for the strength to pre-
serve and expand the mission you so mercifully established.
On this sacred day, we humbly rededicate ourselves to your service. We vow to chant with
sincerity, to spread your message fearlessly, and to cultivate the qualities of humility and devotion
that you so perfectly embodied. May we always remain faithful servants of your mission, striving
to fulfill your desire for a world united in love for Kṛṣṇa.
At your divine lotus feet,
Your humble servants of ISKCON Poland
Europe & Russia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
This year, as we look at the global landscape of your ISKCON, we are deeply moved by how your movement connects different corners of the earth into one grand spiritual family. In Poland, we often feel like a unique section of a much larger, magnificent orchestra that you have put together. You are the supreme conductor, and the movement you started is nothing less than a divine symphony of saṅkīrtana.
Every devotee in our yātrā brings their own unique tone, their own realizations, and their own service. Yet without your expert guidance, our individual sounds would simply be noise. You showed us how to tune our hearts to the desire of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. You taught us that true harmony is found only when everyone plays together for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord.
We are reminded of the beautiful words from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.24): “A devotee whose voice is choked with ecstasy, whose heart melts, who cries untiringly and sometimes laughs, who loudly chants without shame and dances – such a person purifies the entire universe.”
Śrīla Prabhupāda, you created a sanctuary in Poland where this verse comes alive. Whether it is through the thundering mṛdaṅgas at our summer Festival of India tour, the quiet dedication of book distribution on rainy winter streets, or the sweet, steady congregational chanting in our temples – the music of your mercy is constantly playing in our lives.
Sometimes, as a yātrā, we face moments of dissonance or difficulty. In those moments, we look to your books and your instructions to find our rhythm again. We find strength in the eternal truth stated in Bhagavad-gītā 18.78: “Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.”
You are our Arjuna, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your words are the absolute standard that keeps our orchestra united and focused. Following in your footsteps, the Polish yātrā wants to remain a faithful, dependable instrument in your hands. We want to play our part in this global symphony with purity, enthusiasm, and dedication, ensuring that no note is missed and that your glorification reaches every town and village in our country.
On this auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we beg for your continued mercy. Please keep us united, please keep us fixed in your service, and please allow us to remain forever grateful to be a part of your divine arrangement.
Your humble servants in the saṅkīrtana orchestra,
The devotees of the Polish yātrā
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your glorious lotus feet. All glories to you, beloved
Śrīla Prabhupāda, the revered founder-ācārya of the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness.
On this auspicious occasion of your divine appearance day, Vyāsa-pūjā, we gather together
with hearts full of gratitude to honor you, O representative of Vyāsadeva. We, your devoted and
aging direct disciples, along with thousands of eager new followers from all walks of life, bow
down in reverence at your radiant lotus feet.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, your bold and uncompromising preaching, coupled with your unwav-
ering faith in Lord Kṛṣṇa, has illuminated the path for so many, making this movement a grand
success. Your tireless life’s mission of translating sacred texts, including the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
Caitanya-caritāmṛta, and Bhagavad-gītā, has bestowed upon us the profound knowledge to under-
stand our true spiritual position as loving servants of the Lord. With you as our guiding light, we
confidently march forward on our journey back home, back to Godhead.
Here in the capital of America, Washington, DC, your Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement has
flourished magnificently. Last year, after decades of dreaming, struggling, praying, and planning,
we finally opened a grand temple for Śrī Rādhā-Madana-mohana, Śrī Sītā-Rāma-Lakṣmaṇa-
Hanumān, and Śrī Gaura-Nitāi. This magnificent temple spans 10,000 square feet and boasts
an expansive temple room, a beautifully adorned altar, a prasādam hall filled with the aroma of
sumptuous offerings, and a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen. Now, our beloved Lords have an
ample abode that can comfortably accommodate the hundreds of enthusiastic guests who visit
regularly.
Every Saturday, a dedicated harināma kīrtana group ventures out to Silver Spring, MD, under
the guidance of your devoted disciple, Pālaka Prabhu, spreading joy and devotion through chant-
ing. Our outreach efforts extend beyond, encompassing regular college and prasādam distribution
programs that nourish body and soul. We engage in the enlightening study of your texts, led by
senior devotees through dynamic online classes, creating a vibrant community of learners. Many
who partake in these classes are inspired to take initiation and embrace the principles of Kṛṣṇa
consciousness. Additionally, our devoted members actively distribute your cherished books,
planting seeds of spiritual curiosity in the hearts of the wider public.
The seeds of Kṛṣṇa consciousness were first sown by your devoted disciple, Dāmodara Dāsa,
along with a few dedicated assistants in the Washington, DC area back in 1969. Just as you began
your monumental journey with nothing but faith, so too did the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement
here emerge from humble beginnings. Now, after fifty-six years, it has blossomed into a grand suc-
cess that reverberates with the love and teachings you’ve imparted.
These remarkable accomplishments are testaments to your divine mercy and the abundant
blessings of Kṛṣṇa upon us, Śrīla Prabhupāda. We earnestly pray for the strength and fortitude to
assist you in advancing this profound Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, please inspire us with the same boundless enthusiasm, unwavering
determination, and infinite patience that you exemplify. May we work harmoniously together
in the spirit of cooperation so that by your compassionate mercy, we can bring you immense
pleasure.
All glories to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, our beloved jagad-guru! Śrīla Prabhupāda kī jaya!
Your eternal servants at New Hastināpura
(Written by Anuttama Dāsa and Rāma Tulasī Devī Dāsī)
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇī
Mādhava. All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrī Nityananda Prabhu. All glories to
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. All glories to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. All glories to the Śrī
Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya guru-śiṣya sampradāya. All glories to Śrī Gaṅgāmayī, Śrī Yamunāmayī,
and Śrī Sarasvatīmayī.
With the passing of each year, the realization of the supreme treasure you handed us is growing
deeper and deeper. Thank you, Your Divine Grace, for making our lives supremely auspicious,
truly meaningful, and divinely purposeful. Your words in your books and lectures, the quality of
Vaiṣṇavas you gifted us, the ISKCON institution you created, the science of devotional service
you taught us, the standards of Deity worship and the temple programs you established, and the
avenues you created for us to serve Kṛṣṇa unlimitedly – we can never thank you enough for what
you offered to each of us.
We especially want to thank you for the opportunity to serve and represent you in the king of
holy places, tīrtharāja Prayag-dhāma. You personally stayed here for thirteen years and rendered
the holy place of Prayagraj holy (tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni). Recently, during the Kumbha Mela,
while hearing the glories of this dhāma and its connection with Lord Rāma, Lord Brahmā, the
Pāṇḍavas, Lord Caitanya, Śrī Vallabhācārya, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, and Your Divine Grace, we real-
ized the privilege you bestowed upon us.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, the past year has been one of the most eventful, intense, challenging, excit-
ing, satisfying, and educational experiences for us because it was the time of the grandest Maha
Kumbha Mela ever! The name and glories of Prayagraj were being sung not just across Uttar
Pradesh or Bharata, but the entire world witnessed the largest saṅgam of spiritualists and tourists
and followers of sanātana-dharma on record – reportedly, more than 400 million people.
We can honestly admit that it still looks like a dream how those forty-five days went by. Mira-
cles manifested by your divine desire (tāra icchā balavān), and the sincere dedication of your true
servants, with their spiritual priorities and our team’s unity, formed the foundation and pillars of
our sevā at Prayagraj.
Here are a few of the highlights of the services we accomplished for your pleasure:
1. New temple project: Over approximately eleven months we witnessed the rapid construction and
completion of Phase 1 of the new project, comprising of an International Guesthouse (Ganga),
ample residential facility for full-time devotees and sincere youths from the IYF (Yamuna), and
a facility for a Vedic Academy, including classrooms and offices (Saraswati). The responsibility,
ownership, and risks that Alok Prabhu took leading the construction, and Dhawal Prabhu and
his team took leading the fundraising for this project is beyond words.
2. Hosting Vaiṣṇava guests during Kumbha Mela: From America to Africa to Europe to Australia to
Bangladesh, tens of thousands of devotees came to our temple. From GBCs to gurus, congre-
gational members to sannyāsīs, Life Members to other donors, we hosted everyone in our facil-
ity. The campus was filled with Vaiṣṇava guests. Even though our team was small, we provided
rooms, tents, dormitories, and accommodated guests at our youth centers apart from the new
and old guesthouse. It was all possible due to the great work done by many hardworking devo-
tees, who served in everything from setting up the online platform, guest care, prasādam coor-
dination, and facilitating transportation. Devotees like His Grace Jagannātha Prema Prakāśa
Prabhu, Aman Prabhu, Himanshu Prabhu, Tushar Prabhu, His Grace Praśāntātmā Prabhu,
Rajeev Prabhu, His Grace Śiva Kumāra Kṛṣṇa Prabhu, and many more played very crucial
roles in this.
3. Boat services: Our boat service was one of the greatest successes. This made the whole rush of
Kumbha Mela seem inconsequential and helped us offer many senior Vaiṣṇavas a great experi-
ence. It also generated good earnings to be used in the service of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇī Mādhava.
His Grace Śiva Kumāra Kṛṣṇa Prabhu, Rajeev Prabhu, and Nitish Prabhu played crucial roles
in this area.
4. Yamuna ārati: Śrī Yamuna Devī is our ultimate shelter. She gave us everything we needed, from
the phenomenal view of the guesthouse to the devotional atmosphere for the residents, and she
was a major source of finances. These were the blessings showered on us by her. The Yamuna
ārati is an offering of gratitude to Śrī Yamunāmayī, and the ceremony was the soul of our whole
campus. His Grace Kripa Mūrti Prabhu and His Grace Rohiṇī-suta Prabhu were instrumental
in this sevā.
5. Youth outreach: Our Youth Center leaders led by example and words and made consistent, dedi-
cated efforts to expand the family of devotees. His Grace Apūrva Gopāl Prabhu and His Grace
Prem Rūpa Prabhu were especially responsible, committed, and self-inspired in this regard,
coming up with various initiatives, including youth yātrās and further assisting even with the
financial responsibilities.
6. Outreach to children and teenagers: His Grace Rohiṇī-suta Prabhu very consistently and responsi-
bly took the Kids’ Outreach to new heights. Hundreds of children and teenagers are wonder-
fully chanting, dancing, and happily practicing devotional service. These kids will be the future
of our movement, with genuine character and devotion. Weekly classes, retreats, and monthly
festival celebrations are held regularly. A team of devotees, led by His Grace Jagannātha Prema
Prakāśa Prabhu, has also launched a value-education-based school, taking inspiration from
your teachings. Kindly bless them in these services to become successful in serving you.
7. Hosting NIDC meetings: We had the special opportunity to serve more than forty leaders – GBC
members, including His Holiness Guru Prasad Swami Mahārāja, zonal heads, regional heads,
the temple presidents of ISKCON North India – all in the midst of the Kumbha Mela, to give
them an experience of Kumbha Mela.
8. ISKCON Adani collaboration and Food-for-Life project: This was one of the most highlighted and
talked about things in the media. Every major street of Prayagraj had a big banner inviting
lakhs of pilgrims to take kṛṣṇa-prasādam. His Grace Pradyumna Priya Prabhu, His Grace
Sītārāma Prabhu, His Grace Sanaka-Sanātana Prabhu, and His Grace Gaurāṅga Prabhu led
teams that did a humungous amount of service, with each of them personally present on the
ground. This earned a very good name for ISKCON in the public media all over India.
We felt that you were reciprocating with us by sending your loving associates. Several of your
disciples along with many, many other senior Vaiṣṇavas and ISKCON leaders from all over the
world, also gave us their holy association. By being in their presence, hearing from them, and
serving them, our faith and enthusiasm was enhanced.
In the course of our interaction with them, we received valuable guidance and direction in our
development of ISKCON Prayagraj. Here are some of the things we would like to accomplish for
your pleasure in the upcoming years:
• Building a grand palace for Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇī Mādhava, starting with the renovation of the
current temple hall and Deity kitchen facilities.
Distributing your transcendental books, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and holy kṛṣṇa-
prasādam to one and all in the city of Prayagraj and surrounding areas.
• Developing robust systems and a dedicated team for smooth functioning of the entire
project.
• Making the ISKCON Prayagraj project stable and self-sustainable.
• Creating a spiritually vibrant community centered on chanting and hearing.
• Creating a green campus, developing a garden with miniature dioramas of the pastimes that
happened in the local area, with a spiritual and sattvic ambience, making it conducive for
sādhana-bhakti.
• Researching the holy places related to Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas and your pastimes at Prayagraj,
and publishing a small book with the relevant pramāṇas.
• Developing Dashashvamedha Ghat and Prabhupāda Ghat.
• Reaching out to the elite, influential, and educated classes in Prayagraj and developing a
quality congregation.
• Expanding youth outreach to all the colleges and educational institutions and creating a
team of spirited, dedicated, dynamic, and spiritually inspired Yuva Shakti.
I also wish to request you to thank every small and big devotee, every volunteer and every
employee, who directly and indirectly contributed to the service of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇī Mādhava
and yourself here at Prayagraj; especially those devotees and services that go unnoticed, begin-
ning with accounting, kitchen services, Deity sevā, and all the mātājī volunteers. Each devotee is
very valuable in the community, and we are grateful to all of them.
We wish to especially thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, for having sent your loyal and able devotee,
His Grace Acyuta Mohana Prabhu, as the spiritual mentor and exemplary leader of our com-
munity here. We have seen his dedication in your service for decades, along with his exemplary
conduct and devotional character, proactive and intelligent decision making, and his ability to
keep the team united and spirited with spiritual priorities at the foundation of our service. We feel
very confident that under his leadership the community here will offer their best in your service,
happily advancing toward Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇī Mādhavajī’s lotus feet.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, whatever we could do and whatever we wish to do is only by your grace.
Your mercy is the life force of our efforts. We beg at your lotus feet to always keep us engaged and
attached to service unto your lotus feet. This is the only value of this life in the material world.
We are a team of young devotees, having our own fair share of struggles and challenges in the
practice of sādhana-bhakti. So we don’t feel qualified in any sense to be offered such valuable ser-
vice in your mission. But I can assure you of one thing: that the team of devotees may be young
and less experienced, but we are spirited, dedicated, risk-taking, united, and without selfish agen-
das. Personally, I feel great pride and honor to be part of such a team of your servants.
Kindly bless all the devotees, and especially the devotees taking the lead in the various services
here. Kindly bless all our endeavors and efforts and the projects we are undertaking for your plea-
sure. May all of these be pleasing to you and your representatives. Thank you very much. Hare
Kṛṣṇa.
Your servant,
Satya Saṅkarṣaṇa Dāsa, (vice president)
on behalf of all the leaders and devotees of ISKCON Prayagraj
Asia-Eurasia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇimādhava. All glories to Śrī Śrī Jagannātha, Baladeva, and Subhadrā. All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. All glories to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda. All glories to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda. All glories to the Śrī Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya guru-śiṣya sampradāya. All glories to Śrī Gaṅgā-mayī, Śrī Yamunā-mayī, and Śrī Sarasvatī-mayī.
Our dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are fortunate to receive an opportunity to serve in the holy land of Prayagraj, the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. This is also the place where you received initiation from Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and served his mission for many years.
This year has been a mix of a lot of challenges, learning, innovation, and difficulties that helped us remain united, growing, and committed. We also got some good results for the Prayagraj temple and even ISKCON as a whole, by Your mercy. Your words and immense example for the same has been a great force helping us to forge ahead during these times.
Amidst the current war situation in the world, when all technological and scientific advancement is itself proving lethal to people, your words about “simple living and high thinking” are clearly showing your farsightedness. You are like the gardener who sees the forest by seeing a single seed. You could see that the future could only be sustained by living according to these principles. Your words in your books are the guiding light for the misdirected civilization, and thus many people are getting freed from this danger. Seeing such a situation in the world, many times we are reminded of your word in the preface to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: “[T]his movement will go down in history for saving the world in the darkest hour.”
In 2025, we had Mahā Kumbh, so we had the challenge of developing a big facility for serving Vaiṣṇavas. This year was challenging in terms of managing, maintaining, and refining that big facility.
Here are some highlights from last year:
Prabhupāda Ghat – a shelter for culture, festivals, and joy
By your grace, we were able to collaborate with the tourism department in Uttar Pradesh, where they offered us a ghat next to our temple. This ghat is named after Your Divine Grace as Prabhupāda Ghat and served as an opportunity to start a grand Yamunā ārati in the evenings to attract people to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We also have a special Yamunā ārati on Sundays, which includes cultural performances, soothing kirtans, and engages the youth and families. We conducted a Snāna-yātrā festival, a beautiful Deva Deepavali, Vijay Dashami, graceful kirtan-melās, and through all that, Prabhupāda Ghat attracted thousands of people over the variety of festivals.
ISKCON’s hospitality in Prayagraj – staying along the Yamunā’s bank
By the hard work of His Grace Alok Nimāi Prabhu and Dhawal Prabhu, along with the devotees assisting them in fundraising, we have a high-class guesthouse facility on the bank of the Yamunā and within the temple campus. This helped us to facilitate and serve many Vaiṣṇavas and pilgrims. By this we are also able to generate major funds for temple expenses.
Your teachings entering mainstream education
Three of our brahmacārīs, His Grace Acyuta Mohan Prabhu, His Grace Satya Saṅkarṣaṇa Prabhu, and His Grace Prema Rūpa Prabhu got to offer credit courses based on the Bhagavad-gītā in IIIT A Prayagraj and MNNIT Prayagraj, which are two of the prominent engineering colleges in the country. The students were thrilled to get this wonderful knowledge of the Bhagavad-gītā. By your grace, many of the students even came with us to Delhi for UDGAR, a national ISKCON youth festival, and many of them came to attend our kirtan-melā and our Holi festival at the Prayagraj temple. The knowledge and the culture you gave us, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is the need for every jīva to experience pure joy.
Advancing devotees, growing community, and expanding service
This year, many devotees got hari-nāma dīkṣā. Some got brāhmaṇa initiation, and a few brahmacārīs accepted saffron. More than fifteen devotees are doing Bhakti Vaibhava, and many more are doing Bhakti Śāstrī courses. Many devotees are learning about the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gītā through temple programs. By the means of new preaching programs, many sections of society are getting connected. His Grace Rohiṇī-suta Prabhu is leading efforts to connect hundreds of kids. A good number of youths are getting connected to the temple through Sunday programs and online preaching programs as well.
Social media outreach – an innovative way to bring people to the temple
After Kumbh Melā, we experimented with how to connect with people. Instagram and other social media platforms gave us very good responses, through which hundreds of new people came to know about the temple activities. The temple footprint increased multifold in spite of our difficult-to-reach location.
We started promoting Yamunā ārati, and it clicked well. Later, many more events, like Snāna-yātrā and Jagannātha Ratha-yātrā became lively, attracting thousands of participants and volunteers, and became huge successes. This year’s Janmāṣṭamī celebrations attracted thousands of visitors. The majority of the credit for that goes to social media. Later festivals like Deva Deepawali, the Lord’s boat festival, kirtan-melā, New Year’s celebrations, and more, were promoted simply through social media. Recently, a grand flower Holi festival, with more than 1,200 paid registrations, was fully campaigned simply through social media. His Grace Śiva Kumāra Kṛṣṇa Prabhu put sincere and intelligent efforts into bringing the online reach and promotion to this level.
Many more initiatives, like a new goshala project for our more than fifty cows, and a Magh melā camp for Kalpavāsīs, were carried out. This year onward we extended our support in IIT Madras youth preaching for ISKCON Madras by sending our team there. Two devotees learned to do Pañcarātra yajñas from Govardhan Eco Village and are thus performing grand and elaborate yajñas. We have also been serving many traveling Vaiṣṇavas by supplying them with journey prasādam.
There are many more things we wish to do in your service in the upcoming years, and we earnestly seek your blessings and empowerment to accomplish them for your pleasure:
- Making a grand temple for the pleasure of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Veṇimādhava.
- Increasing the congregation of devotees in and around Prayagraj.
- Completing the hospitality facilities and a Govinda’s.
- Developing a beautiful, green campus.
- Getting solar energy set up for the temple.
- Preaching to youths coming to the temple and encouraging them to chant
the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
- Creating leadership succession.
- Developing a plan to get more devotees to join the ashram.
We wish to especially thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, for having sent your loyal and able devotee His Grace Acyuta Mohan Prabhu as the spiritual mentor and exemplary leader for our community here. Under his guidance, our united team had been able to face many challenges.
Kindly bless all the devotees and especially the devotees taking the lead in various services here. Kindly bless all our endeavors and efforts and the projects we are taking up for your pleasure. May they be pleasing to you and your representatives.
Truly speaking, we feel extremely humble and unqualified to render this responsible service to Your Divine Grace at such a divine place, but your mercy and empowerment has been our true strength and saving grace. We apologize for the shortcomings in our personal practice as well as our service rendered, but at the same time, we are fully confident of bringing transformation through promotion of your teachings here in Prayagraj on the strength of sincerity and unity of our team and the inconceivable power of your desire and grace. Thank you very much.
Your servant,
Satya Saṅkarṣaṇa Dāsa, vice-president
On behalf of all the leaders and devotees of ISKCON Prayagraj
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine
Grace, whose boundless mercy continues to inspire and guide us.
By your unlimited compassion and blessings, the ISKCON BCEC community is experiencing
a remarkable period of growth and spiritual enrichment. In the past twelve months, we have been
privileged to achieve significant milestones in our humble efforts to serve your glorious mission of
spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness:
• Book marathon success: By your divine inspiration, our devotees distributed 35,000 of your
transcendental books during the book marathons, touching countless lives and spread-
ing the message of Lord Kṛṣṇa to eager souls across the region. We also distributed 175
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sets during the Bhadra Pūrṇimā campaign, and 50 Caitanya-caritāmṛta
sets during Gaura-Pūrṇimā. This incredible service earned us the second rank in the small
temple category, and we humbly dedicate this offering to your lotus feet.
• Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Saptāha: Our third annual Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Saptāha was a divine suc-
cess, immersing hundreds of devotees in the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and deepening
their love and devotion for Him. We are ever grateful for your guidance, which allows us to
share such transcendental joy with others.
• New temple construction: By your causeless mercy, we have made significant progress in the
excavation and construction of a new temple in the heart of the city. This magnificent
temple will not only serve as a beacon of spiritual nourishment but also provide a sanctuary
for 100 devotee families to live together in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, creating a vibrant and spiri-
tually uplifting community.
• Sunday Feast attendance: Our Sunday Feast program has flourished, with weekly attendance
increasing from 400 to 500 devotees. The joy of serving sumptuous kṛṣṇa-prasādam and
hearing transcendental discourses have reached many more souls, bringing them closer to
the Divine.
• Home programs: Inspired by your vision, we have expanded our outreach, now holding over
20 home programs, in addition to the regular Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam classes at the temple.
These gatherings, attended by an average of 30 participants each, bring spiritual enlighten-
ment and Kṛṣṇa’s message into the homes and hearts of many.
• Festival participation: The enthusiasm for our festivals has reached new heights, with the aver-
age attendance increasing from 600 to 900 devotees. These joyous celebrations bring the
community together to glorify the Lord and relish His divine association.
• Janmāṣṭamī celebration: Our 2024 Janmāṣṭamī festival, the largest ever in our region, wel-
comed over 15,000 visitors. Through this grand event, we were able to share the bliss of
Kṛṣṇa consciousness with an unprecedented number of souls.
• Prabhupāda Granthamrit program: Your divine books are the lifeblood of our spiritual nour-
ishment. Last year, over 50 devotees successfully completed the Prabhupāda Granthamrit
program, where they systematically read, discussed, and internalized your teachings. This
initiative has deepened our collective understanding and love for your divine instructions.
• Online outreach growth: Your divine mission is flourishing in the digital world, as our You-
Tube channel grew from 6,000 to 62,000 subscribers. By your mercy we are able to reach a
global audience and share the timeless wisdom of Kṛṣṇa consciousness far and wide.
• Food-for-Life expansion: Following your compassionate vision, our Food-for-Life program now
distributes 100 sanctified prasādam meals daily, ensuring that many more people are touched
by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa through the sanctity of His food.
• Spiritual yātrās: Our annual spiritual yātrās to the holy dhāmas are a cherished offering to
you, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Last year, 400 devotees participated in these pilgrimages, finding
spiritual upliftment and forming deeper bonds of devotion and friendship.
• Summer camps for kids: Inspired by your desire to imbue spiritual values in the next genera-
tion, we conducted summer camps for children in nine locations. Over 450 children joyfully
participated, learning the timeless principles of the Bhagavad-gītā and beginning their spiri-
tual journey at an early age.
• Vaiṣṇavī Sanga program: Our Vaiṣṇavī Sanga has been a blessing for girls and women aged
12–30, providing them with spiritual guidance from senior devotee mātājīs. Last year, 30
young Vaiṣṇavīs participated in this program, which featured seven inspiring Chetana lec-
tures and spiritual camps to nurture their devotion and character.
We fall at your lotus feet, praying for your continued mercy and guidance so that we may serve
your mission with ever-increasing sincerity and devotion. Your unwavering compassion and
instructions are our eternal inspiration, and we remain your humble servants, striving to spread
the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa and fulfill your cherished desire for a Kṛṣṇa conscious world.
Your servants,
ISKCON BCEC Community, Pune
