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A community of spiritual seekers who come together to share and practice the transcendental process of Bhakti Yoga. All are welcome!

We hold free Kirtan & Vedic wisdom classes in Rochester & Dartford.

04/03/2026

✨ Friday Sanga Special: Bhagavad Gita Quiz! ✨

This Friday we’re doing something a little different! Join us for a Bhagavad Gita Quiz Night hosted by Bhaktin Aishu! 🎤📖

🧠 How will it work?
We’ll split into small teams and test our Gita knowledge from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2.15.

Work together, have fun, and see which team comes out on top!

🏆 Winning team will receive Krishna-inspired prizes!

🎶🌱 As always, we’ll have uplifting Kirtan and delicious Prasadam to end the evening together.

Bring your enthusiasm, and your Gita knowledge — it’s going to be a fun, interactive and inspiring evening! 🙏

🗓️ Friday, 6 March 2026
⏰ 7:00 – 9:30 PM
📍 Quakers Meeting House, ME1 1LS

01/03/2026

Our first programme at Om Mandir, Gravesend! 🕉️🙏

We’re feeling truly grateful for the warm welcome and beautiful energy. ✨

We’ll be back every last Saturday of the month at 3pm — come along for uplifting kirtan, inspiring class, and delicious prasadam! We’d love to see you there 😊💙

11/02/2026

✨ Gaura Purnima Festival ✨

Join us in celebrating the auspicious Appearance Day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with our very special guest, His Grace Kripamoya Das! 🙏✨

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in 1486 in Mayapur, West Bengal, to uplift the fallen souls through the congregational chanting of the holy names and to spread Nāma-saṅkīrtana to every town and village. 🎶🪘

🌼 Special Guest: His Grace Kripamoya Das
A disciple of Srila Prabhupada, he joined ISKCON in 1974 at just 17 years old, helping pioneer the early Krishna consciousness movement. An author, scholar, teacher, and mentor, Kripamoya Prabhu has supported the development of many congregational groups across the UK.

We are truly honoured and delighted to have his association on this most auspicious occasion.

Come and immerse yourself in the joyful spirit of Gaura Purnima and honour the Lord of love and congregational chanting.

✨ Everyone is warmly welcome! Bring your friends and family! ✨

🗓 Saturday 7 March 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM onwards
📍 Dabbs Place Farm, DA13 9BL

06/02/2026

After the magical outpouring of Lord Nityananda’s mercy, we’re delighted to announce that the glories of North Kent Harinam will continue ✨

🎶 Harinam Sankirtan will now take place on the last Friday of every month!

Our next Harinam will be on Friday 27th February, in the days leading up to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Appearance Day 🙏🌼

Please join us for a joyful public celebration of chanting the Holy Name in the heart of Rochester, and help us share the happiness of Kirtan with everyone we meet.

🗓️ Every Last Friday
⏰ 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
📍 Quaker Meeting House, Rochester, ME1 1LS

The Harinam will finish in time for our usual Friday programme at 7:00 PM.

Gauranga 🙏💛

02/02/2026

We’re very pleased to announce that HG Navadvip Chandra Das, President of ISKCON South London (Enmore Road), will be joining us on Friday 13 February 2026.

After completing his academic studies at Oxford University, Navadvip Chandra Das pursued a career in engineering for several years before joining the Brahmachari Ashram at Bhaktivedanta Manor. Having served as one of the Manor’s senior brahmacharis for many years, he now regularly teaches and conducts courses, particularly on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.

This is a truly special opportunity to hear from and associate with such a knowledgeable senior Vaishnava.

We very much look forward to seeing you all! 🙏

28/01/2026

Please join us in celebrating the auspicious Appearance Day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, with our special guest speaker, HG Mukunda Das.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu is renowned for His unlimited compassion, especially toward the most fallen souls. Together with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He freely distributed the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, without consideration of one’s qualification, background, or purity.

His mercy is uniquely accessible – He approaches those who might never approach God themselves, offering them hope, forgiveness, and divine love.

Everyone is warmly invited to join this auspicious festival and receive the boundless blessings of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

🗓️ 31 January 2026
🕛 12:00 PM onwards
📍 Dabbs Place Farm, DA13 9BL

✨ Festival schedule:

12:00 - 13:00 | Welcome & Kirtan
13:00 - 13:45 | Class by HG Mukunda Das
13:45 - 14:00 | Pushpa Abhishek
14:00 - 14:30 | Arati
14:30 onwards | Prasadam

19/01/2026

✨ Special Guest Announcement ✨

We’re delighted to welcome our first guest speaker of 2026, HG Abhinandana Gopa Das! 🙌✨

A blissful devotee and dedicated sankirtan soldier, Abhinandana Prabhu has played a pivotal role in distributing transcendental books across London and Kent and in helping establish our North Kent Sankirtan Team 🙏📚

This is a truly special opportunity to hear from and associate with such an inspiring Vaishnava. Not to be missed!

🗓️ Friday, 23 January 2026
🕖 7:00 – 9:30 PM
📍 Quakers Meeting House, Rochester, ME1 1LS

We look forward to seeing you there! 😊🙏

04/01/2026

✨ First Festival of 2026 ✨

Please join us in celebrating the auspicious Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda Prabhu (Nityananda Trayodasi) — the embodiment of compassion and mercy.

As the principal associate of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Nityananda Prabhu spread the congregational chanting of the holy names. By His mercy, we gain the spiritual strength to progress on our devotional journey.

🌸 All are welcome — please share with family and friends!

🗓️ Saturday, 31 January 2026
🕛 12:00 PM onwards
📍 Dabbs Place Farm, DA13 9BL

✨ Full schedule coming soon

We look forward to celebrating with you 😊
Hare Krishna 🙏

29/12/2025

Highlights of our end of year celebration and awards ceremony 🌺🙏

Full recording now on available on our YouTube channel!

Our Sanga exists because of our community - a collective of selfless souls dedicated to serving with love ❤️

“Sevā means service. Our whole process is service. This spiritual life can be attained simply by service, not by any other qualification.” Srila Prabhupada, Lecture on SB 5.5.2- Boston, 28 April 1969

21/12/2025

December Marathon – Week 4 ❄️🏆

Yesterday was our final Sankirtan of the Winter Marathon – and of 2025 – and what a finale it turned out to be! 🤩

A total of 110 books were distributed, 80 of which were Bhagavad Gitas 🙌📚

Books were flying through the streets of Rochester – truly no one was exempt from the mercy! Even people pulled over their cars to take a Bhagavad Gita! 👋😁📕🚙

We were especially blessed to have more wonderful devotees touching the pavement for the first time, which made the day even more ecstatic. 🙏❤️

To mark the end of the Winter Marathon, devotees enjoyed freshly baked ‘Prabhupada Cookies’ 🍪 – a shortbread that Srila Prabhupada famously gave to his disciples and their children.

Over the past 4 weeks, around 399 of Srila Prabhupada’s books have been distributed to the beautiful souls of Rochester! 🎉

All glories to everyone who came out in service during the Winter Marathon, and to all those who prayed for the Sankirtan team.

Special thanks and all glories to the empowered devotees for supporting us in bringing transcendental book distribution to Rochester. We can take great inspiration from their dedication – Joseph Prabhu is even still distributing mid-picture 😂

And always, all glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Gauranga!

🙌 North Kent Book Distribution ki jay! 🙌

17/12/2025

Hare Krishna dear friends and devotees 🙏

We’re pleased to invite you to our first event of 2026 — a complete recitation of the entire Bhagavad Gita!

Daily reading of the Bhagavad Gita, together with chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, can bring about rapid spiritual advancement for any sincere seeker.

So why not begin 2026 with a spiritual recharge?

🗓 Saturday, 3 January 2026
⏰ Recitation: 12:00–4:00 PM | Prasadam: from 4:00 PM
📍 Dabbs Place Farm, DA13 9BL

The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred text, considered the essence of all Vedic philosophy. It was spoken by Lord Krishna Himself to His dear friend and disciple, Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, over 5,000 years ago.

Join us as we come together to recite all 700 verses, and hear these timeless, transcendental teachings.

We look forward to seeing you! 😊🙏

Your Servants,
ISKCON North Kent

#2026

14/12/2025

December Marathon – Week 3 ❄️🏆✔️

Yesterday was very special here in Rochester!

So many wonderful devotees came out in service—some for the very first time—and so many beautiful souls received the mercy of Srila Prabhupada’s books.

In total, 109 books were distributed yesterday!

As always, we are deeply grateful for the loving support of the empowered ISKCON London Sankirtan devotees.

Any amount of service makes one qualified to engage in the Sankirtan mission—whether it’s distributing maha-prasadam, handing out leaflets with the Holy Names, or simply being present with the devotees. All of these are wonderful services.

Next week is our final day of the 2025 Winter Marathon—let’s make it a big one!

Please join us so we can reach more souls together and bring pleasure to Srila Prabhupada.

North Kent Book Distribution ki jay!

🙌 GOURANGA! 🙌

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