The annual Summer Book Marathon was from 5th of July - 19th July this year. During that fortnight, no less than 7093 of Srila Prabhupada’s books of all types were distributed.
Family Wellbeing Open Day
On Saturday 20th July Bhaktivedanta Manor put on a Family Wellbeing Day, when special features designed for guests’ mind, body and spiritual needs were on offer.
Devotees embrace the Glastonbury crowds
Devotees from around the UK, including the Hare Krishna Festival Team, Food for All and monks from Bhaktivedanta Manor joined forces to make a welcome presence during the huge Glastonbury Festival.
Counsellors of Agriculture – an international delegation
A special delegation spent a day at Bhaktivedanta Manor. They work as Counsellors of Agriculture and are advisors for their embassies, including the US, Germany, Ireland, Brazil and the Netherlands.
Bhagavad-gita As It Is to be used for Parliamentary Oath
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, with translations and purports by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, will now be used in the House of Commons for when Hindu MPs swear in and take a Parliamentary Oath, following their election.
Beyond Ordinary
What happens when introverts or extroverts become devotees? Do they need to change their nature to make tangible spiritual advancement?
A working model of the Puranic universe
Taruna das brahmacari has been working on an intriguing physical model of the universe according to a certain approach to the Srimad Bhagavatam.
His model gives credence to one interpretation of the plane of bhu-mandala as proposed by the late Sadaputa das (Dr Richard Thompson)
Cultural Ambassador of the Year
Bhaktivedanta Manor was delighted to welcome Mathili Takur, the Cultural Ambassador of the Year as awarded by Prime Minister Modi.
The Reverend and Right Honourable Baroness Sherlock
The Reverend and Right Honourable The Baroness Sherlock OBE, Minister for Faith for the Labour Party, was pleased to visit Bhaktivedanta Manor for the first time. After seeing the Manor gardens, the Baroness offered Srila Prabhupada a garland in the temple room and then heard about the significance of deity worship. – The Baroness took darshan of Srila Prabhupada’s rooms and learned of his efforts, mission and many contributions to society before relaxing in the temple president’s office. Finally, to her great delight, she fed the cows in the goshala before departing for the House of Lords in central London.