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Let’s come together to make a difference
Volunteering empowers us to explore the profound and eternal desire of our hearts to serve. This selfless experience will guide you to learn your inner most qualities and transform you through spiritual growth while enlightening you with a sense of freedom of purpose. Join us in experiencing the natural and divine abode, relish Satvik food, and take yourself on a journey through self and soul discovery by connecting yourself with the long-lost desire to serve.
Goshala
Govardhan Goshala emphasizes on giving a chance to every human being in fostering happiness and blessings into their lives through serving our beloved Cows by brushing, cleaning, feeding and caressing them. You can also serve by adopting cows and donate for their healthcare and Food.
Nursery
Step into our in-house nursery, a sanctuary for biodiversity and reforestation. Engage with 100+ plant varieties, from trees to flowering plants, contributing to the ecological richness of Govardhan EcoVillage. Play a vital role in conservation efforts and the beautification of our sustainable haven. Be a guardian of the green, nurturing the Earth’s bounty for future generations. Your hands can plant the seeds of change, fostering life and beauty in every corner of our EcoVillage.
Annakshetra
Our initiative in providing food for life at Govardhan Annashetra needs special volunteers for preparation and distribution of satvik and sanctified food to the rurals. You can also sponsor as a vendor or donor or even support us through various social media platforms.
Social Media
Create content, graphics and other social media deliverables as online promotions, marketing strategies and website development for various events and launches.
Kitchen
Savor the joy of service in our main kitchen, where every meal is a symphony of sustainability. Join us in cooking for over 1000 visitors and 300 community members daily. Experience the fulfillment of providing free full lunch (Prasadam) to villagers, day visitors, and rural areas across 40+ villages. Contribute to a community that believes in simple living and high thinking through the nourishment of both body and soul. Your hands can create a feast of compassion and sustenance.
Sustainability
Join us at Govardhan EcoVillage, where sustainability blossoms into a way of life. Be a guardian of nature by participating in our rainwater harvesting, solar energy harnessing, and waste management initiatives. Contribute to our soil biotechnology and witness the transformative power of our biogas, vermicompost, and pyrolysis plants. Embrace technology and soulful engagement as we cultivate a greener, more harmonious future. Your hands can shape a world where every step echoes a promise to the environment.
“What the world needs for true happiness is a shift from exploitation to service, arrogance to humility, selfish cruelty to compassion, and hatred to love.”
– His Holiness Radhanath Swami
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Abhay became a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta in 1933 and resolved to carry out his Guru’s request. He wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita, assisted the Gaudiya Matha in its work, and, in 1944, started Back to Godhead, an English fortnightly magazine. Single-handedly, he edited it, typed the manuscripts, checked the galley proofs, and even distributed the individual copies.
Abhay, later known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spent the next 32 years preparing for his journey to the West.
In 1950, Abhay retired from married life, adopting the vanaprastha order to devote more time to his studies and writing. Later, he took sannyasa and traveled to the holy city of Vrindavana, where he lived in humble circumstances in the historic Radha-Damodara Temple.
In 1965, at the age of sixty-nine, Srila Prabhupada traveled to New York City aboard a cargo ship. The journey was treacherous, and the elderly spiritual teacher suffered two heart attacks aboard the ship. Arriving in the United States with just seven dollars in Indian currency and his translations of sacred Sanskrit texts, Srila Prabhupada began to share the timeless wisdom of Krishna consciousness. His message of peace and goodwill resonated with many young people, some of whom came forward to become serious students of the Krishna tradition.
On July 11, 1966, he officially registered his organization in the state of New York, formally founding the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
In the eleven years that followed, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe fourteen times on lecture tours, bringing the teachings of Lord Krishna to thousands of people on six continents. Men and women from all backgrounds and walks of life came forward to accept his message, and with their help, Srila Prabhupada established ISKCON centers and projects throughout the world. Under his inspiration, his disciples established temples, rural communities, educational institutions, and started what would become the world’s largest vegetarian food relief program. With the desire to nourish the roots of Krishna consciousness in his homeland, Srila Prabhupada returned to India several times, where he sparked a revival of the Vaishnava tradition. In India, he opened dozens of temples, including large centers in the holy towns of Vrindavan and Mayapur.
In developing rural communities, Srila Prabhupada visited ISKCON’s first farm community in Moundsville, West Virginia, for the first time on May 21, 1969. He had numerous ideas about how to develop the place as a replica of Vrindavan Dhama. In a letter to Hayagriva Dasa (March 1968), Srila Prabhupada wrote, “I am so glad to learn that one gentleman is going to open an ashram in West Virginia, and he has secured a big tract of land, 320 acres, and I wish that this tract of land may be turned into New Vrindaban. You have New York, New England, and so many “New” duplicates of European countries in the USA; why not import New Vrindaban in your country?”
In letters to Hayagriva, Kirtanananda Swami, and others between 1968 and 1973, Srila Prabhupada shared his vision for New Vrindaban and emphasized its vital aspects: cow protection, agriculture, simple village life, a place of pilgrimage (a replica of Vrindavan), a place of higher learning, and ultimately, a place for people to develop their love for Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada's most significant contribution, perhaps, is his books. Highly respected by scholars for their authority, depth, and clarity, they are used as textbooks in numerous college courses. His writings have been translated into over fifty languages. His most prominent works include Bhagavad-gita As It Is, the 30-volume Srimad-Bhagavatam, and the 17-volume Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.
In choosing Prabhupada as his guru, Radhanath Swami felt compelled to shave his matted locks and re-enter Western society with a mission to share the sacred wisdom he had received.
This return exemplifies the form of devotional yoga at the heart of Radhanath Swami’s teachings—a spiritual practice expressed through tangible action, meant to bring about personal fulfillment and benefit the world.
His life is dedicated to helping people find meaning through serving others. "Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for."
Today, Radhanath Swami travels the world and has been invited to share timeless wisdom in many forums, including some of the world’s leading academic institutions and corporations, helping millions of people find meaning, purpose, and fulfillment. He is not only a guide but also a community builder, activist, and a New York Times bestselling author.
One of the purposes of ISKCON listed in Srila Prabhupada’s founding documents is "To erect for the members and for society at large a holy place of transcendental pastimes, dedicated to the personality of Krishna." Radhanath Swami had been longing for decades to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s desires in this regard, and he inspired the devotees at ISKCON Chowpatty (Mumbai) to work toward this goal.
Emphasizing the urgency of the project, Radhanath Swami told the devotees in 2009, "Now our number one priority is developing the farm community. We want to put our best men and resources into developing this project into a wonderful place where we can demonstrate to the whole world the glories of protecting cows and living with respect for and harmony with Mother Earth."
In dedication to the vision of his spiritual master, Radhanath Swami inspired the creation of Govardhan Ecovillage (Home of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanbihari), a place where there is honor, respect, and affection for all living beings, and a community living with Krishna as the center.
Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV) is situated in the lush green Sahyadri mountain range, close to the Vaitarna River in the Palghar district of Maharashtra. Spread over 140 acres, it is home to several eco-friendly initiatives.
Radhanath Swami’s message is as profound as it is simple: by cultivating a rich inner life of self-awareness and serving others with humility, we can become instruments of compassion and agents of sustainable change in the world.