News 2009

Christmas Prasadam Distribution

During snowy December 2009 Bhaktivedanta College organized food distribution stalls at the outdoor markets in Namur and Maastrict. Both College staff and students were helping with the program. Read more…


Skynet News Article

Here's an article from a prominent Belgian website on the reception at the Belgian Parliament.. Read more…


Beautiful ceremony for Lalasamayi

On the 28th December, the departure ceremony of Mother Lalasamayi was held in Radhadesh. It was a beautiful ceremony and was very much appreciated by family and friends. Read more…


Calendar 2010

Here's the new Vaishnava calendar for 2010 for you to download. We added a couple of new features this year to try to improve it and make it more convenient. Read more…


The passing away of a wonderful devotee

Lalasamayi Devi Dasi: 22 July 1924 – 21 December 2009. Last night, at fifteen minutes past midnight, our dear friend, Lalasamayi Devi Dasi, left her body. Read more…


Wonderful Reception at the Belgian Parliament

Devotees attend the inauguration of a new religious council at the Belgian Parliament. The guest of honor was the future Queen of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde. Read more…


Special Award

Rupa Manjari Devi Dasi, a long-time resident of Radhadesh, received an excellence award in 2009 from ISKCON’s Euro GBC. Read more…


Recordings from Gita Jayanti concert available for download!

We have some good recordings from I Love India’s Gita Jayanti concert in Brussels on the 28th November. You can download them from the following links. Read more…


New boiler arrives!

On Friday 27th October the new wood fired boiler arrived, along with its two water containers. It was a big job just getting them into the building, but they managed it in the end. To see some pictures of this event, click here!


Garden gets a spring clean

In September the new garden team started rebuilding Radhadesh’s vegetable garden. The idea is to as much as possible provide a healthy, homegrown food to the community for the satisfaction of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath and Srila Prabhupada. Right now they are preparing the land for the coming year. Read more…


Annemie Struyf visits Radhadesh

In September, Annemie Struyf, a well-known presenter on Belgian TV, visited Radhadesh for a week. She was making an episode for a new documentary called “Searching for God” which will be aired in February 2010. The program is made by Woestijnvis, one of the best TV producers in Belgium. Read more…


Radhadesh is also on Facebook

We are really joining the digital age now, with Radhadesh having both a website and a page on Facebook. We also just added a News Page to the Radhadesh website so you can look up any news you may have missed from our Home Page news section. Read more…


Organized Chaos at Radhadesh

For the last few weeks the temple grounds at Radhadesh have been extensively excavated in order to install pipes for the new wood fired heating system. To be honest, the place is a total mess, but it is an interesting total mess! Read more…


Great Concert in Brussels

On 26 September an “I LOVE INDIA” concert was held in Brussels for the first time, with nearly 80 people attend. By the end of the evening the whole audience were on their feet, dancing along to the melodious kirtan. Read more…


College Inauguration Ceremony

There was a special guest for the college inauguration evening, Annemie Struyf (a Belgian TV presenter who had spent the week in Radhadesh). Mrs Struyf complemented the devotees on the educational achievements here at Radhadesh, and on the open-minded non-sectarian approach of the Hare Krishna movement. Read more…


New – the Museum of Sacred Art

The Museum for Sacred Art is a new feature at Radhadesh. In the Museum there are many beautiful works of art depicting sacred themes from ancient India. Read more…


A Wonderful Festive Summer

If you’d like to see photos from these festivals, please click here.

Summer Festival, 25–26 July Over the weekend of the Summer Festival we had 1500 guests visiting the temple. The highlight of the summer festival this year was undoubtedly the children’s Ratha Yatra parade.

Janmashtami and Vyasa-puja weekend, 14–16 August The Janmashtami festival weekend was incredibly busy, with 3 major festivals in 3 days. The main festival for our visitors was on the Sunday, and attracted nearly 2500 pilgrims.

Radhastami, 27 August This was the celebration of the appearance day of Srimati Radharani, the greatest of all Lord Krishna’s devotees. Many people attended this all-day festival.

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New arrival!

We are delighted to announce the arrival of a new member of the Radhadesh community! Shyamli and Gopie Ramana Dasa are now the proud and delighted parents of a beautiful baby girl! Read more…


A wonderful meditative week with Sacinandana Swami

The 5 day japa meditation retreat with His Holiness Sacinandana Swami last week was a great success with over 150 participants from all over Europe. Read more…


Inauguration of College's library

On Sunday, May 17th, there was a ceremony at the new College building to mark the official opening of the Bhaktivedanta College's new library and office facilities. Read more…