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Play a vital role in staging the Festival of Inspiration.

The attention of the world may have turned to other things, but there's still so much to do.

Bhakti Raghava Swami's newsletter on varnasrama

Album features the grandson of late Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, perhaps the most acclaimed Hindustani classical singer.

First Announcement and Call for Participation.

First Announcement and Call for Participation.

Based on the request of many devotees, in July of 2010, Bhaktivedanta College will offer a summer camp for young devotees aged 14 to 21.

What role does religion and spirituality play in shaping a socially just and sustainable food system? Join us for a fast moving workshop which examines the link between ethics and natural living.

Our panel includes experts in the fields of academia, organic agriculture, animal husbandry, children’s education and community development.

The Bhakti Shastri course encourages students not only to memorize the contents of Srila Prabhupada’s books but also to digest the philosophy and practically apply it. Professionally designed by the Vaishnava Training and Education team, the course draws together the principles of Krishna consciousness and progressive education.

New Remuna Dhama, ISKCON Toronto, would like to extend a warm invitation to devotees around the world to experience our 37th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) on July 18-19, 2009! Toronto’s Ratha-Yatra has the unique distinction of being accredited by Madhuha das, the organizer of the traveling Festival of India tour, as being the largest Ratha-Yatra in North America with close to 40,000 people in attendance along with a plethora of Srila Prabhupada’s books sold each year!

The Sri Mayapur International School's holistic approach to education engages the body, mind, intelligence and words of devotee children from all over the world. It prepares them to fulfill their life's purpose spiritually, at the same time providing internationally accepted skills, training and academic education.

It's with great pleasure that we, ISKCON Amsterdam, are hereby extending to you our heartfelt invitation to this year's Ratha Yatra Festival in Amsterdam (Holland) on Sunday the 19th of July 2009.

As many of you probably know, Amsterdam enjoys worldwide fame. The preaching potential out here is tremendous!

September 2 -11, 2009 are the dates for World Holy Name Week 2009.

The World Holy Name Week website is now operational.

www.worldholynameweek.org and www.whnw.org

This year, our theme is, “Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s Sannyasa”.

The ISKCON Studies Institute is pleased to invite you to the second ISKCON
Studies Conference, "The Guru: Person, Position, Possibilities", to be held
at Villa Vrindavan, near Florence, Italy, from 3-6 July 2009.

The Conference is a forum for presentations of research and open discussion
among the participants.

Live 24-hour Kirtan this weekend on www.iskconlife.tv

There is going to be a really GREAT 24-hour kirtan broadcast from ISKCON Birmingham this weekend. Hear live kirtans from HH Sacinandana Swami, HG Pankajangri Prabhu, HG Madhava Prabhu, Aindra prabhu's Vrindavan group (Govinda, Gopal and Varun Prabhu's), The USA Mayapuri's (Visvambara, Bali, Kish and Akinchan Krishna Prabhu's), and leading devotees from around the UK.

Bhagavata-sparsa is a new three-month course offered to you under the
direction of Sri Gopiparanadhana Prabhu by the Srimad-Bhagavata
Vidyapitham, an educational project set up by the Bhaktivedanta Book
Trust.

The Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) situated at 110A Motilal Nehru
Road, Kolkata 700029 is seeking a creative and enthusiastic librarian.

The successful applicant should ideally hold an MLS or B. Lib. Sci or have
on-site experience of information management and be able and willing to
lead a variety of services in the development of the BRC library.

The Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute (www.dzfi.org) announces a promotion for the Vaisnava Marriage Services Registry. Register Now (from April 25, 2009 – June 30, 2009) and take a 25% discount ($10 off) of the registration fee of $40.

Vaisnava Marriage Services Registry is provided for:

o The devotee (male or female) who wants to marry a compatible devotee spouse;

o Parents who want to provide their daughters with quality choices of compatible devotee fiancés.

We are happy to announce that the Fourth Bhagavata Sastri course at
Govardhana Srimad-Bhagavata Vidyapitham is now open for admission.

The Bhagavata Sastri course is unique in many ways:

** it is headed by one of ISKCON's most renowned devotee-scholars,
Gopiparanadhana Prabhu;

** the school's premises are located at Sri Govardhana, one of Krsna's most
favorite places;