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Ramananda Dasa of ISKCON Hawaii started a program of online classes and seminars centered around the books with sanskrit translations and commentaries of author H.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Classes include studies on Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhakti Yoga Seminars, transmitted live via conferencing on SKYPE.com, audiostream via ustream.tv and SecondLife.com. Each class is recorded for posterity. The program has been a success, with listeners connecting from around the world, hearing, inquiring and sharing stories and commentaries.

Please check schedules @ http://iskcon-hawaii.com/CLASSES.html. We would be happy to increase the number of devotees participating. Contact Ramananda for more info @ (909) 512-6678 or ramananda@iskcon-hawaii.com

I remember looking for information on the true origins of India’s Taj Mahal, and the controversy over what some claim to be the lost White Temple of Lord Shiva “Tejo Mahalaya.” This story contradicts modern history’s version which claims that is was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. (“History is written by the winners” but does that make it true?).

In my search I was lead to a page called “Taj Mahal: Was it a Vedic Temple?
The Photographic Evidence,” and somehow I cannot dismiss his arguments, Take a look and decide for yourself.

Stephen Knapp, is an author and mystic with interests in Vedic archeology and evidence supporting the reality of many other so called Hindu myths. I have explored his website for many years and still find it one of the most insightful and informative, I highly recommend it.
<http://www.stephen-knapp.com>

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrived in New York in 1865 following the request of his spiritual master to propagate Gaudiya Vaishnavism philosophy in the west. His early contact with the hippies in New York sparked interest in this ancient spiritual tradition and started the movement known as the “Hare Krishna Movement” or ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Srila Prabhupada continued his prolific translation work up until his earthly departure in 1977, leaving us a treasure of Vedic scriptures (originally written in Sanskrit or Bengali), most of these translations had been previously unavailable in the west.

Although the ISKCON movement suffered early attacks by anti-cult groups, several court cases involving corrupt members and in recent years have faced internal power struggles, Srila Prabhupada’s book translations and commentaries have been well received and praised by university scholars all over the world. His mission of translating and publishing classics like Bhagavad Gita (Song of God), Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Caritamrita, Nectar of Devotion and more than 80 books is a complete success.