After five thousand years, people all over India still cherish the memory of Lord Krishna stealing butter from the ladies of Vrindavan village. Here we see Mother Yasoda about to catch Krishna in the act. "Why would God steal?" we might wonder.…
From the very first, his beloved disciple Jayananda dasa engineered the huge chariots of Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe. In this photo (New York, 1976) Jayananda steers one of the many chariots he built through the years.…
This is Krishna's original birthday celebration, The cowherd men and women, the musicians--everyone is giving something to Krishna. Of course, Krishna ... through His father Nanda Maharaja ... is giving everyone gifts, too.…
The Supreme Lord once appeared as Sri Ramacandra, the ideal God conscious king. And He accomplished His mission--to establish the principles of religion and destroy demonic, irreligious influences.…
"I don't care if I'm a 'great artist' or not," says John Swindler (Jayarama dasa). "I just want my art to point toward the mysteries and the beauties of the truth, that's all."…
Riding on an ox cart, deities of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda are the inspirational nucleus of one of recent history's most ambitious walking pilgrimages.…
This is the "We did not send men to the moon" edition of Back to Godhead. It also has a great photo article on a sankirtan (book distribution) party in France.…
According to the Vedic literature, Krsna resides everywhere, even within each atom of His creation. Awareness of His presence, however, comes only by the grace of His pure devotee.…
My brother is a devotee too, and he told me about spiritual life and chanting Hare Krishna. I liked what he was saying, but what really attracted me was the chanting. I'd never felt so much bliss as when a lot of people were chanting Hare Krishna together.…
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