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Celebrate Govardhana-puja with us!
Wednesday 22 October 2025. The festival starts at 5 pm.
Krishna's Govardhana-lila is a celebrated pastime from the Srimad-Bhagavatam. It narrates how Krishna, as a young boy, convinced the residents of Vrindavan to stop offering a grand annual sacrifice to Indra, the demigod in charge of the weather and the rain. Krishna asked the residents to worship Govardhana Hill instead, which provided them with grass, water, and shelter.
When Indra, angered by this, sent torrential rains to flood Vrindavan, Krishna lifted Govardhana Hill with the little finger of his left hand, using the hill as an umbrella to protect the villagers and their cattle. For seven days, he held up the hill, thwarting Indra's attempts and demonstrating his divine power.
The Govardhana-puja festival, celebrated on the day after Diwali, commemorates this event. It is a time for devotees to honor Govardhana Hill and to remember Krishna's loving protection over his devotees.
The festival emphasises faith in Krishna's promise to care for his devotees and highlights the futility of pride and arrogance, as shown by Indra's humbled state after Krishna's divine intervention.
We create a small hill, a replica of Govardhana Hill, made of sweets, grains, fruits, and other food items. This annakuta (mountain of food) is offered to Krishna as part of the celebration.
We bathe our Govardhana sila with various substances like milk, yogurt, honey, and ghee, while we chant and sing devotional songs that glorify Krishna's pastimes and his role as the protector of the devotees.
We walk around our replica of Govardhana Hill, just like the thousands of people are circumambulating the actual Govardhana Hill in Vrindavan on this day.
And then we distribute the hill as prasadam. When's the last time you've eaten a hill?
These activities are a joyful expression of love for Krishna, and they help us connect with Krishna's pastimes, reinforcing our faith and devotion.
See you on Wednesday at 5 pm.
Painting by Janmanalaya Dasa, oil on canvas, 2018. The painting is on show at ISKCON Almviks Gard.
A python
The demon Aghasura transformed himself into a gigantic python.
“His lower lip rested on the surface of the earth, and his upper lip was touching the clouds in the sky. The borders of his mouth resembled the sides of a big cave in a mountain, and the middle of his mouth was as dark as possible. His tongue resembled a broad traffic-way, his breath was like a warm wind, and his eyes blazed like fire.” — Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.17
It's Full Moon Day — Happy Pumundi
»Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Krishna sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Krishna, thinking that Krishna might look toward him. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.«
Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.13.8
»Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Krishna sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Krishna, thinking that Krishna might look toward him. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.«
Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.13.8
Spiritual Grödinge
»Know that all beautiful, glorious, and powerful creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.«
Krishna is saying that whatever we see in nature that is beautiful, impressive, or inspiring exists because it reflects a small part of His divine energy.
Come and enjoy the blissful sport of slush skating.
BBT Book Distributor of the month: Narendra Modi
This Russian edition of Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is, whose translation and layout were completed here at New Radhakunda, remains a treasured part of our spiritual work.
If you are seeking one of Srila Prabhupada’s books in any language of the world, we most likely have a copy available for you.
Srila Prabhupada in Stockholm
Srila Prabhupada visits Sweden in September 1973
Srila Prabhupada leads his disciples in a summer evening walk along Stockholm’s Norr Mälarstrand, their simple devotion standing in gentle contrast to the modern harbor backdrop.