On Sunday evening 13 September 2026, delegates from Bhaktivedanta Manor participated in a unique ceremonial worship of the holy river Ganga by the bank of the river Thames in London.

Visakha Dasi, temple president of Bhaktivedanta Manor, gave a video address to the assembled thousands of participants, in which she said:

“Lord Sri Krishna is so kind that He has spread the river Ganges throughout the universe so that by taking bath in that holy river everyone can get release from the reactions of sins, which occur at every step. There are many rivers in the world which are able to evoke one’s sense of God consciousness simply by one’s bathing in them, and the river Ganges is chief amongst them. The river Ganges and Bhagavad-gītā are chief sources of transcendental happiness for mankind, and intelligent persons can take shelter of them to go back home, back to Godhead. Even Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya recommends that a little knowledge in Bhagavad-gītā and the drinking of a little quantity of Ganges water can save one from the punishment of Yamarāja.”