Events

About: Janmastami is by far our biggest festival of the year. Pre-COVID, we hosted thousands of guests throughout the day. For now, we are limited to live broadcasts. Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He appeared in Vrindavana (south of Delhi in India) to please His devotees, to attract everyone and to re-establish the principles of religion. He is famous for His sweet pastimes as a cowherd boy, as the killer of many demons and the lover of Srimati Radharani. Agenda: bathing the festival deities of Radha and Krishna; extended Deity darshanas, chanting, dancing, feast. Schedule (Melbourne 2021): we’ll celebrate Janmastami on Monday, Aug 30. 4:30am Mangalarati 7:00am Deity Greeting 7:30am Class 5:30pm Booked Deity Darshanas 7.00pm Arati 7.30pm Abhisheka & Kirtan 9.00pm Arati & Kirtan Midnight Arati & Kirtan Please join our livestream from 7 pm. Unfortunately, under Melbourne’s lockdown regulations (Aug 16-Sept 2) darshana/arati bookings will be not available. Join our livestream here

On this day we share our realisations about our Founder’s mood and mission and re-dedicate our lives to his service. Agenda: Offering of homages, Guru-puja, chanting, dancing, feast. Schedule (Melbourne 2021): We’ll celebrate Vyasa-puja on Tuesday, Aug 31. 10:30am Readings & Homages 12:30pm Flower Offering, Guru Puja Please join our livestream from 10.30 am. Unfortunately, under Melbourne’s lockdown regulations (Aug 16-Sept 2) darshana/arati bookings will be not available. To speak online at Vyasa Puja 10:30am – 12:30pm, use this link. You will receive a 3-minute time slot to read the offering you write in advance. Join our livestream here  

About: On Srimati Radharani’s birthday, our devotees offer unique, hand-made flower outfits to Radha-Vallabha and the festival Deities of Radha-Krishna. This is a special day. Srimati Radharani the topmost devotee of Krishna. She appeared in Varshana, in Vraja, south of Delhi in India.  She is Krishna’s internal pleasure-giving potency (hladini shakti), who controls Krishna by Her love. Srimati Radharani accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations. In Vraja, She is a cowherd girl. All the cowherd girls are purely spiritually personalities. Agenda: Flower bath for the festival deities of Radha and Krishna, chanting, dancing, feast. Schedule (Melbourne 2021): we’ll celebrate Radhastami on Tuesday, Sept 14.* 7:00am Deity Greeting 7:30am Class 11:00am Flower Bath, Chanting 12:30pm Arati Limited bookings will be available in the week leading up to the festival on the ISKCON Melbourne Darshan app. Be sure to join our live stream of the programs. *Schedules may change in response to COVID-19 regulations. This information is valid at 26.8.21. Watch for updates closer to the day.