A group of ISKCON members are on a journey down the Ganges river from Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh to Mayapur in West Bengal to create awareness about the excessive pollution drained into Her sacred waters.

It is mid-afternoon in an airy, lower-Manhattan flat, on the ninth floor of a posh-looking building with a doorman.

It is a bit dark and there are no lights on. There is a strange quiet feel to the flat, perhaps due to the lack of any appliances - no fridge humming, no TV interference, even no air conditioning, though it is hot and humid outside.

For a closer view of rural life, a trip to Krišnův dvůr, a farm near Benešov, Czech Republic run by Hare Krishna devotees, won’t disappoint.

The children at the ISKCON school in Vrindavana, India make a visual offering for World Holy Name day celebrated on September 17th.

Famous film director Martin Scorsese has committed to direct an untitled documentary about the life of George Harrison. Scorsese claims that the film will focus closely on the Eastern spiritual pursuits that were central to Harrison's life.

United States Congress adopted resolutions requesting the President to declare the Holy Hindu Festival ‘Deepavali’, or festival of lights, to give due and national recognition.