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
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
We offer our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
With your divine grace and mercy, our Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Śyāmasundara temple in Vadodara
recently celebrated its twenty-fifty anniversary. To mark this milestone, we organized a Rajat Jay-
anti Mahotsav at various locations throughout the city. Thousands of local residents and devotees
participated in the festivities, reveling in the glories of harināma, kṛṣṇa-kathā, and prasādam.
With your divine mercy, our hostel preaching programs are flourishing. We are actively engag-
ing hundreds of youths in Kṛṣṇa consciousness at MS University and Parul University. Our
temple hall is now filled with devotees during the sandhyā-ārati – a testament to the vibrant spiri-
tual atmosphere you have inspired in this city. The sight of so many devotees gathered in devotion
is a powerful reminder of your enduring influence and the strength of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness
movement.
Our goshala is a shining example of your teachings on cow protection. We are blessed to care
for more than a hundred cows, all of whom are exceptionally healthy and happy. A senior devotee
recently visited our temple and remarked that he had never seen such well-cared-for and joyful
cows at any other temple. This is a reflection of the loving care and devotion you have instilled in
us. The cows are not just animals to us; they are cherished members of our community, and their
well-being is a priority.
We are also blessed to be able to distribute prasādam widely, nourishing both body and soul of
countless individuals. Our prasādam distribution program has reached many people, providing
them with sanctified food that carries your blessings. This service is a cornerstone of our outreach
efforts, helping to spread the message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness through the simple act of sharing a
meal.
Our book distribution efforts continue to spread your teachings far and wide, bringing the
light of Kṛṣṇa consciousness to many. The books you wrote are a treasure trove of spiritual
wisdom, and we are committed to ensuring that they reach as many people as possible. Each book
distributed is a seed planted, with the potential to grow into a deep and abiding faith in Kṛṣṇa.
We remain ever grateful for your guidance and blessings, which continue to inspire and uplift
us in our service. Your vision and dedication have created a global movement that touches the
hearts of millions, and we are honored to be a part of it. We strive to live up to your example and
to carry forward the mission you have entrusted to us.
Your humble servant,
Padmanayana Kṛṣṇa Dāsa
On behalf of the devotees at ISKCON Vadodara
Europe & Russia, Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2026
My dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
Please bless me that I may be able to write some words of praise and appreciation to you on this blessed day of your appearance. How is it possible for someone like me to be able to praise a Vaiṣṇava? Despite the fact that through your mercy I have had some taste in devotional service, due to my great misfortune I am still attached to sense gratification and continue to wallow in the lap of māyā. I have heard it said that meeting a pure devotee of the Lord can be compared to a person drowning in the ocean, who, as he comes up for air, finds himself in a lifebuoy. Me, I have preferred to crawl back out all the while holding on with one hand.
Recently, I heard in a class that we should not count on causeless mercy to help us out of this material world because this is something extremely rare that is not visited on many. I couldn’t help but disagree. When I think of how, out of kindness for the conditioned soul, you gave up everything that a Vaiṣṇava hankers for – living in Vrindavan, staying in the company of sādhus, remaining surrounded by uddīpanas of the Divine Couple – to come to a world that was in complete contradiction with your own. Meditating on this, I can only disagree with the idea of not counting on causeless mercy because you are the embodiment of the causeless mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
And I am, along with countless others, the proof of the causeless mercy that you brought. Despite my lack of qualifications and my continued attachment to sense gratification, again and again I have been given the possibility to stay in the service of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. I have seen and heard stories of the most unexpected people who got to hear of the glories of the holy names and devotional service, people far removed from the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava line, but because they knew one person associated with this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement that you brought, were blessed to have been saved from the most dangerous kind of fear.
Seeing how the chanting of the holy names has become so widespread, and how not only the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava line but other sampradāyas are preaching worldwide, I can only hope that they realize that all this came to be through your mercy and the sacrifices you made.
Though this material world is not always an easy place, I have faith in your words that as long as we are acting in service to Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas we will be protected from all inauspiciousness.
Here at New Māyāpura, the devotees are working hard to follow those instructions despite so many hardships over the years. By the mercy of guru and Kṛṣṇa, New Māyāpura has been able to take an ascending path. With the help of the local and international devotee community, a lot of effort has been put into renovation of the existing buildings and beautifying the land. We are working toward building a structure to accommodate aging devotees and building new houses and a school to allow families to settle here.
You will also be happy to know that weekly saṅkīrtana and daily book distribution is now again happening in France. Young devotees along with some of the older devotees go out to distribute your books. I have seen people from all walks of life coming together with the sole desire to help serve your project here in France. You are the binding factor in all of this.
I would like to end with this verse by Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and offer it at your feet, because every time I read it I think of you:
I am fully indebted to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, because you have given me so many things: the highest conception of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the highest form of sound, which contains the highest form of thought, aspiration, ideal – everything. And you have given me the service of our great savior, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His dearest assistant, Svarūpa Dāmodara. You brought me in connection with Śrī Rūpa, who was ordered to distribute the heart’s innermost dealings, the highest devotional love, rāgānuga-bhakti. Śrīla Prabhupāda, you have given me Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, who gives us sambandha-jñāna, a proper acquaintance with the environment, and you have given me Mathurā-maṇḍala, which will help me in my remembrance of Rādhā and Govinda wherever I cast my glance. By your grace, you have revealed the superexcellent position of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, the favorite place of Rādhā and Govinda for Their pastimes, and this great Govardhana. Lastly, you have given me the hope that one day I can attain the service of Śrī Śrī Rādhikā and Mādhava. I have been given all these assurances by you, so I bow my head with all my respects at your lotus feet.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, I know I am not qualified to go anywhere near back to Godhead, but I pray that I may remain in your service however little that may be, because in this way my life will be sublime.
Thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda, for all you have done. Thank you for coming to the West. Thank you for having mercy upon us conditioned souls. Thank you for being a rebel and going against all traditions so that we may all be engaged in devotional service. Thank you for being fearless, for your kindness, for your farsightedness, for prasādam, for Ratha-yatra. Thank you for all your translation work. Thank you for giving us Kṛṣṇa. And thank you for the holy names. May we all be blessed remembering you on this day.
Hoping for service,
Govinda Dāsa
On behalf of the devotees at New Māyāpura, France
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Dearest Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine
Grace!
With hearts full of gratitude, we once again approach you to offer our humble prayers and
report on the progress of our humble services. It is only by your causeless mercy and unshakable
determination that we, the devotees of ISKCON Vallabh Vidyanagar, are able to engage in the
mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, striving to spread the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, as you so mercifully instructed.
Two years ago, we shared with you our deep aspiration to construct a magnificent, full-stone
temple for the pleasure of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Giridhārī, ensuring that Their Lordships have a beautiful,
permanent residence where They may receive loving service from countless devotees for genera-
tions to come. By your blessings and the grace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, this project has been progressing
steadily.
Progress of the Temple Construction
By Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and the unwavering dedication of the devotees, we have now completed the
foundation and the primary structural framework. The intricate stone carvings, done by skilled
artisans, are shaping the temple into a divine architectural masterpiece, preserving the rich heri-
tage of our Vaiṣṇava tradition. The altar design is being finalized with great care, ensuring that Śrī
Śrī Rādhā-Giridhārī’s new home reflects the beauty and transcendence of Their divine pastimes.
We are now advancing to the next phase, which includes the completion of the temple’s outer
structure, ornamentation, and interior sanctum. Each step is being undertaken with deep devo-
tion, understanding that this temple is not just a building but a beacon of spiritual enlightenment
and shelter for all who seek the path of bhakti.
A Spiritual Oasis in Your Service
Śrīla Prabhupāda, this temple is being constructed not merely of stone but of devotion, faith,
and the collective service of your followers. We envision it as a center for vibrant Kṛṣṇa conscious
activities – kīrtana, hari-kathā, Deity worship, prasādam distribution, and outreach programs that
will uplift and engage souls from all walks of life. Our aspiration is to make this temple a true
spiritual oasis, where the teachings you gave us are lived and shared wholeheartedly.
As we continue this sacred endeavor, we pray for your continued blessings, guidance, and
empowerment so that we may complete this temple and dedicate it as a glorious offering to your
divine mission. Please allow us to remain steadfast in service, always remembering that everything
we do is by your mercy alone.
Begging to always remain your humble servants,
Team ISKCON Vallabh Vidyanagar
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
Homages ISKCON Centers, VP2025
Our most beloved Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Hare Kṛṣṇa! Please accept our prostrated humble obeisances at the most merciful dust of your
lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
akṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
On this auspicious occasion of your appearance day, we are attempting to present our humble
Vyāsa-pūjā offering at your lotus feet. Please accept this offering, written for our own benefit, and
bless us to become your dear servants, able to serve your mission of giving love of Nitāi-Gaurāṅga
to this increasingly suffering humanity in the dark age of Kali-yuga. Your compassion for other
living entities is unfathomable, founded on your deep love for the Supreme Personality of God-
head, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and profound faith and conviction in following the instructions of your Guru
Mahārāja Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda. Your life is a demonstration of śraddhā
(faith) as it is described by Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: ‘śraddhā’-
śabde – viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya / kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya.
Śrī Akiñcana Kṛṣṇa dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja credited your success in spreading Lord Gaurāṅga’s
mission to your deep faith in the holy name. That faith of yours in the holy name continues to
manifest today in the form of spreading the saṅkīrtana movement to every nook and corner of this
globe.
It is our fortune that we have received your association through your most exalted disciples,
who have been serving you tirelessly, advancing your mission, even until their ripe old age, fol-
lowing in your footsteps. Kṛṣṇa appears once in a day of Brahmā, which spans 8.64 billion years,
followed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. You appeared as the general of Śrīmān
Mahāprabhu’s army to accomplish His mandate of spreading the holy name of Gaurāṅga to every
town and village. Therefore, your appearance is as rare as the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
and we are only separated by a few decades from your physical presence.
An exalted ācārya in the line of the Madhva-sampradāya remarked that a personality like Your
Divine Grace had never appeared in the past and will never appear again in future. Thus our for-
tune is immeasurable, and the only way we can express our gratitude is to share that fortune with
others, following in the footsteps of your disciples.
Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda, in New Gokula Dhāma, ISKCON Vancouver, we endeavor to further
your mission of spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness by performing a variety of activities. 2024 marked
the fiftieth anniversary of the installation of the Divine Couple, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Madana-mohana
here. We celebrated the occasion with great joy and enthusiasm, remembering your glories. One
of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s attributes is that He is satya-saṅkalpa: whatever He wills manifests.
Similarly, being a pure devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, your will to have a temple in Vancouver was mani-
fested fifty years ago, and now it attracts hundreds of thousands of souls to come and participate
in the saṅkīrtana movement.
The three-day festival we held in honor of the installation anniversary included the participa-
tion of many of your disciples, such as Their Graces Pārtha and Uttama, Ānandamaya, Paratparaḥ,
Varāha Rūpa, Mahidhara, Kāla, and Rādhikā, to name only a few. These devotees were instru-
mental in establishing Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Madana-mohana’s temple, which you named New Gokula
Dhāma. It was truly inspiring to hear their memories, sacrifices, dedication, and devotion.
The Golden Dancer bus tour took us to various historical places, and this brought nostalgia
to the senior devotees and exhilaration to the younger devotees. The altar and Deities were fabu-
lously decorated by a team of young and senior devotees. A new Japa Garden, bedecked with 108
beautifully decorated steppingstones, was inaugurated, with our utsava Deities, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-
Madana-gopāla, leading the way on Their flower palanquin. Overall, the festival was a once-in-a-
lifetime experience for many.
In 2024, with the support of our community, we were able to improve the temple facilities
by adding a large patio, followed by a permanent tent in which our many hundreds of guests
can now be comfortably served prasādam. Our new Pushpanjali Farm grows varieties of flowers,
adding color to our temple campus as well as providing fresh flowers for the Deities. The distri-
bution of your books continued throughout the year, with an unprecedented number of Śrīmad-
Bhāgavatam sets distributed on Bhadra Pūrṇimā. All the devotee teams involved in outreach
activities, kīrtana programs, prasādam distribution, devotee care, and other temple-related projects,
made their contributions as offerings at your lotus feet.
Moving forward, the current temple management is focused on implementing an appropriate
nurturing model to build a vibrant devotee congregation in Vancouver. This model is the need of
the hour, as more and more new devotees are visiting our temple regularly. The growing congrega-
tion also requires a bigger temple with better facilities. The new temple construction team is forg-
ing ahead with fundraising and recruiting building experts to begin the groundbreaking as early
as possible. On the auspicious occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā day we seek your blessings to succeed
in our endeavors in building a harmonious Kṛṣṇa conscious community and a grand new temple
building in the near future.
Whatever endeavor we may attempt may not be enough. Reading from the Śrīla Prabhupāda-
līlāmṛta, we hear: “Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī had said that if only one soul could be turned into
a pure devotee, his mission would be a success. Yet sometimes Abhay became overwhelmed when
he thought of how small he was, how much work had to be done on behalf of Kṛṣṇa, and how
difficult it was to convince even one conditioned soul.” We pray at your lotus feet that we imbibe
even an iota of this mood and become serious in our service. Let us please you and make advance-
ment in our spiritual journey. Bless us that we may bring benefit to humanity struggling in the
dark age of Kali-yuga.
With heartfelt gratitude and love,
on behalf of your servants at New Gokula Dhāma,
Nitāi Rāma Dāsa (temple president), Ananta Hari Dāsa (TEC), Jānakī Jīvana Dāsa (TEC),
Nitya Kiśorī Devī Dāsī (TEC), Mālatī Devī Dāsī (TEC), Murāri Caraṇa Dāsa (TEC),
Vṛndā Devī Dāsī (TEC), Nanda Gopāla Dāsa (servant leader, congregational development)
