Engaging travel stories, written by fellow travelers and our transcribers that capture the most wonderful moments with Kadamba Kanana Swami as he traverses the world to ISKCON temples and its holy places.
The European Sankirtan Festival in Simhachalam, Germany will take place from Wednesday, 30 December to Sunday, 03 January. This festival recognizes and honours the effort of those devotees who participated…
Written by Nandan After a full day of classes and meetings, in the evening Kadamba Kanana Swami attended the Appearance Day celebrations of his spiritual master HH Jayadvaita Swami (24 November).…
Written by Nandan Russian Srimad Bhagavatam Class On Saturday, 21 November, Kadamba Kanana Swami gave the Srimad Bhagavatam class to a mainly Russian audience who were very attentive and very…
Written by Nandan Thankfully, Maharaj was able to get a well-earned break on Wednesday, 18 November, and he pretty much spent the whole day delving into the magic of the…
Written by Nandan Friday, 13 November Maharaj took his leave of Vraj and the sunburnt plains of North India and headed for the lush, tropical delta of Bengal in East India.…
Written by Nimai From Sydney, Kadamba Kanana Swami travelled to Mumbai and arrived at Chowpatty Temple in the evening of 17 October. Even though Maharaj was still recovering from the…
Kadamba Kanana Swami is currently in Vrindavan. On Saturday, 15 August, he will give the Srimad Bhagavatam class at 8am and the evening Bhagavad-gita class at 5pm. A livestream of…
Story by Jananavisa das A musical adventure in Berlin….. With Kadamba Kanana Swami. My purpose of visiting Berlin, besides meeting friends and having a good time, was to finalise the latest…
Kadamba Kanana Swami will be visiting London next week. Programs at Bhaktivedanta Manor will be streamed live via Mayapur TV and the Bhaktivedanta Manor website. Saturday, 10 January 2014; 18:30 -…
Every day, I chant my japa early in the morning before mangal arati, just to chant sixteen rounds without any interruption. Pacing up and down in the room, chanting and trying…
Report by Ter Kadamba Das I just arrived on Saturday in Mayapur, so this report is limited. Maharaj has been super busy with Mayapur Master Plan meetings. As far as I…
In October 2013, Kadamba Kanana Swami visited Australia. We previously have written an article with many classes and videos from all the places that he visited – click here to…
Kadamba Kanana Swami is currently in Sri Dham Mayapur! On Sunday,17 November 2013, which is also the last day of the month of Kartik, Maharaja will be giving the morning Srimad…
After the kirtan festival in Villa Vrndavana (Italy), Maharaja attended the traditional summer camp in Serbia (8-14 July) which was held at the national park Fruska Gora near Novi Sad, capital…
From Bhumi Vrndavana in India, Kadamba Kanana Swami travelled on to Villa Vrndavana, a beautiful Hare Krsna Villa situated close to Florence in Italy. Maharaja, together with many fantastic kirtaniyas like Amala Harinama, Tarana Caitanya…
After the Czech summer camp, Kadamba Kanana Swami paid a visit to the holy land of India, more precisely to the topmost of holy places, Sri Vrndavana Dham. It was for just under a week, so…
Kadamba Kanana Maharaja and other famous kirtaniyas like Sacinandana Maharaja, Madhava Prabhu and Ojasvi Prabhu, will participate in a kirtan event in Ljubljana, Slovenia, this weekend (31 May – 2…
Article written by Rukmini Devi Dasi Simhachalam, Germany: “We’re at the edge of the world,” Maharaja commented, “just beyond those hills, after those last trees, it becomes ethereal.” At the German…
By Rukmini devi dasi Amsterdam is the capital city of the material world. On the Queen’s birthday, people flood the streets, taking the celebration of such a culture to the…
By Rukmini devi dasi Great personalities are like trees. Their roots penetrate deep into scriptures, seeking nourishment. Hence they develop overpowering compassion. Their burning desire is to give to others…
By Rukmini devi dasi Despite the previous late night (27 April), at mangal arati the temple room was packed to capacity with devotees from Croatia, Czech, Germany, Slovakia, Norway, Sweden, Serbia, England,…
By Rukmini devi dasi Looking like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings’, the majestic Radhadesh castle emerges stoically from the lush green countryside. The grey stone quickly gives way…
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the last week in Korsnas Gard (Krsna’s Garden) at the BBT headquarters in Sweden, close to Scandinavia’s capital, Stockholm. Maharaja gave daily Bhagavatam classes there in…
(Photos by Rangadevi dasi) Back in Amsterdam and immediately ready for the morning class, even on his birthday. On Friday (12 April), Maharaja turned sixty years old. To commemorate this…
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the first few days following Durban Ratha Yatra in recuperation, taking occasional walks along Durban’s beachfront and also connecting with the local devotees. On Thursday (4…
Written by Ragalekha dd The Durban Ratha Yatra festival has evolved into one of the biggest, if not the biggest, of its kind outside of India. In its momentous 25th…
Kadamba Kanana Swami spent the last week in Cape Town, South Africa (19-27 March) and during that time participated in several preaching programs. On most days during his stay, Maharaja…
Difficult circumstances hindered regular updates on the blog. Not only did I not report on Maharaja’s travels for three weeks but was unable to post daily darshan of Giriraja as…
From London, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja flew via Amsterdam to India. He reached the Delhi airport early on Friday morning (22 February). After a few hours of rest at the Delhi…
From a snow-filled Simhachalam, Kadamba Kanana Swami made his way up north to the United Kingdom. His first stop there was in Leicester, where he stayed at the home of…
For the last week, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja stayed at the German farm, Simhachalam. This project is unique in the Hare Krsna movement in that it is the only temple that solely…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 January 2013, Radhadesh, Belgium, Radhadesh Mellows Class) In the Caitanya-candramrta (1.5), there is a description from Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura and he writes: durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī, protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate. Then he says: viśvaṁ pūrṇa-sukhāyate. He…
Arrival in Czech Continuing with the tour of Europe, Kadamba Kanana Swami made his way from Germany to the Czech Republic where he was warmly welcomed by an enthusiastic harinama…
Back in good old Leipzig! It was here that my service began. Almost two years ago, just a day after Nityananda Prabhu’s appearance day, celebrated in the Leipzig temple, I…
“Chanting from dawn to dusk…” was the motto of the 2013 Radhadesh Mellows event that took place in Radhadesh, Belgium last weekend (26-27 January). Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Radhadesh…
After spending two months on his own in Australia, Jananivasa joined me again in Belgium just before the Radhadesh Mellows (26-27 January). It was nice to see him again; after…
After the whole month of recovering in South Africa Kadamba Kanana Swami ventured out to the north and stopped for a week in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With temperatures below -5…
The final days in South Africa were spent in the Johannesburg region. At the Sunday program in Lenasia (6 January 2013), Maharaja gave an inspirational lecture for the new year. After a…
Maharaja is still in South Africa. His recovery and health regime are still top priority. Although far from fully recovered, he continues doing programs whenever possible. He returned to Durban…
Audio recordings Please find below, the remaining lectures and bhajans by Kadamba Kanana Swami while he was in Cape Town. On Thursday (28 December), an evening program was held in glorification…
Ratha Yatra 29 December 2012 There are many Ratha Yatra festivals in South Africa throughout the year. However, the one in Cape Town is unique due to its cosmopolitan appeal.…
Could it be Maharaja’s love for the devotees in Cape Town or perhaps the enthusiasm with which the devotees receive him here that since his arrival, he has temporarily suspended…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 December 2012, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.6.40) To the delight of the devotees, Maharaja gave this morning’s class at Sri Sri Radhanatha Temple. It focused…
Narration by Rukmini dd; Photos courtesy of Venu Gopal Das and Bhaktin Melissa The Phoenix Ratha Yatra boasted a phenomenal guest list featuring Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Indradyumna Swami, Bhakti Brnga…
The days in Durban are relaxed and focused on recuperation. When the sun is high, Maharaja sneaks out for a brisk japa walk around the temple moat but otherwise he…
Honouring the Spiritual Master The second Trayodasi in the month of Kartika marks the day of Sripad Jayadvaita Swami’s Vyasa Puja. For many years, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja was personally present…
Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in South Africa on Tuesday (20 November) together with Sri Giriraja. He spent three days in Cape Town which was more of a transit stay-over as…
By Rukmini devi dasi Entering the circle of initiation On Sunday, 4 November, an initiation ceremony was held in Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi which is situated right next to the Krsna-Balarama…
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