Kadamba is a fragrant and beautiful solid flower, which is round in shape. The flower especially grows in Vrindavan and Mayapur. Recently, a week ago in Mayapur, sweet fragrance of Kadamba flowers filled the air. As you walk around the campus, Kadamba trees full of beautiful round white flowers like snow balls is a scenic delight. For the divine pleasure of the Lord, devotees lovingly offer Kadamaba garlands and bouquets. Kadamba flowers can be seen only for few days in a year. Krishna enjoys His rasa dance underneath the kadamba tree.

For the past 24 years,the Vaishnava Youth have arranged the auspicious Jhulan yatra festival of Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Radha Govinda. This festival is well known in Bengal. Thousands of pilgrims and devotees come nightly to swing their Lordships and get their blessings. Daily over 5000 plates of Prasadam are distributed amongst blissful kirtans and stage programs which are held for the pleasure of their Lordships. We cordially invite you to assist us in this five day festival and in so doing receive the blessings of their Lordships.

Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baladeva and Subhadra devi made their way back in a colorful chariot procession to Sri Rajapur after accepting the worship in MayapurChandrodaya Mandir for nine days. The celebration is traditionally known as ‘Ulta Rath’ where Lord Jagannatha after being in Vrindavan (Gundica Mandir), goes back to Nilachala(His temple). On the fifth day after Ratha Yatra, Hera Pancami is observed where Sri Lakshmiji comes to Gundica Mandir whereLord Jagannath gives His association to her and promises to return back.

Evenings in Mayapur are more enlivening now with sweet melodies of ‘Sri Jagannathastakam’ rendered with devotion by Mayapur devotees. Visit our Kirtan downloads section to relish this nectar.
These eight prayers to Lord Jagannatha are sung by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. As you follow the audio track, sing these lines along too!

kadacit kalindi-tata-vipina-sangita-takravo
mudabhiri-nari-vadana-kamalasvada-madhupah

The disciples of H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaj organized a grand disappearance day festival in honor of H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami's glorious life and departure from this world.The day began with Shastra prabhu leading the guru puja prayers during the morning program. The morning festivities also included a special treat-the entire Mayapur community was served sweet rice Prasad in honor of Maharaja!

We celebrated an ecstatic pulling of Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra devi's chariots from Rajapur, Simantadvipa to Mayapur.This year we had large new deities, which undoubtedly excited the devotees to crowd at Rajapur Sri Jagannatha Mandira,to take darshan of Them.In the morning, the prana pratishta ceremony or inviting the Lord in Their deity forms took place.

A nice seva opportunity has come up to preserve the birth site of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in Birnagar.He was born in Ulagram or Birnagar in his maternal grandfather’s place. Thakura was brought up as a young boy and did his primary schooling there.

A small temple is constructed in his birth place. Since back wall of the temple is very close to a deep pond, we are in danger of slowly losing this temple due to its receding in the pond.

As Ratha yatra is coming up on 4th July, special lectures on the pastimes of Jagannatha has started in Mayapur. HG Pankajanghri prabhu beautifully narrated the pastime from Sri Caitanya Caritamrta on Mahaprabhu's lilas during Ratha yatra. Today's class is given by HH Bhakti Siddhanta Swami. These lectures will go on for another few days. Fill up your heart with this nectar anytime from our downloads section.

Have a wonderful Ratha Yatra!

For the first time, ISKCON Mayapur participated in 'Tourism Fair 2008' held at Swabhumi, Kolkata from 20th to 22nd June 2008.The big displays of scenic delights of Mayapur along with a video show attracted the visitors into the pavilion to know more about Mayapur. Onlookers were happy to click snaps with the western devotees clad in Indian traditional costume, especially little Radhika (from Russia) draped in mini Sari amused all. Mayapur Tourism division launched their comprehensive tour pacakages, which was well received on this fair.

Around five hundred years ago, at Panihati, Srila Raghunathadasa Goswami prepared and distributed chida dahi (a preparation made with chipped rice and yogurt and fruits) to thousands of devotees on the banks of Ganges on the order of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally appeared during this festival and showered mercy on His devotee, Raghunathadasa Goswami. Hundreds of devotees from ISKCON Mayapur every year visit Panihati to observe this festival and distribute Chida-dahi prasada in a grand way.