{"id":17726,"date":"2026-08-29T05:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17726"},"modified":"2026-08-29T05:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:04:47","slug":"mohan-bhagwat-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-visits-iskcons-birthplace-in-new-york-joins-food-distribution-drive-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17726","title":{"rendered":"Mohan Bhagwat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat visits Iskcon\u2019s birthplace in New York, joins food distribution drive | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, second left, attends a program during his visit to the Iskcon Temple on its 60th anniversary, in New York, United States<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat<\/a> visited the Iskcon temple in New York during his ongoing US tour, where he participated in a food distribution initiative for homeless people and spoke about the role of Krishna consciousness in overcoming conflicts and divisions.Bhagwat visited the temple at 26 Second Avenue, where the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) began in 1966.Speaking to news agency ANI, Gauranga Das, a Governing Body Commissioner of Iskcon, said the organisation now has 1,300 temples across 120 countries.\u201cIn 1966, Swami Prabhupada officially founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon). We are standing at 26 2nd Avenue, the same place from where Iskcon began, and today we have 1300 temples across 120 countries,\u201d he said.Gauranga Das said Swami Prabhupada was credited with taking Hindu Sanatana Dharma to different parts of the world.<\/p>\n

\u2018A matchless gift of Sri Krishna consciousness\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Bhagwat penned a message during his visit, describing the venue as an inspiration and praising its contribution to spreading Krishna consciousness.\u201cAn inspiring venue which brought really a matchless gift of Sri Krishna consciousness to the world. I am humbled and surcharged with the feeling of pure sattvic love towards he who resides in everybody and everything. Heartiest thanks to all who arranged this inspiring event for me,\u201d his message said.Gauranga Das said Bhagwat also spoke about how people could work together for global peace and harmony.In a post on X, he said Bhagwat offered a garland to Srila Prabhupada and inaugurated the distribution of the 100,000th meal under the Zero Hunger New York initiative at the Bhakti Center.<\/p>\n

Bhagwat speaks on conflicts and consciousness<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Addressing devotees at the temple, Bhagwat spoke about the importance of consciousness in bringing people together despite conflicts and differences.\u201cIn today’s world, there are so many conflicts, so many dualities. The only thing that unites is consciousness. That consciousness is Krishna Consciousness – we are one and we have been having it through these dualities of this world with the strong understanding that though there are so many diversities, dualities, conflicts, really it is all Krishna,\u201d Bhagwat said.Anuttama Dasa, minister of communications and governing body commissioner of Iskcon, also welcomed Bhagwat’s visit.\u201cMohan Bhagwat visited us and we are very grateful that he was here. A couple of weeks ago, Hema Malini was here. Both of them visited and we talked about how we can work together to try to promote God Consciousness and Krishna Consciousness values around the world,\u201d he told ANI.<\/p>\n

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