Harinama Diksha | Ritvik Initiation Ceremony | Sri Nityananda Trayodashi 2026 | ISKCON Bangalore

ISKCON Bangalore is conducting Harinama Diksha, a formal spiritual initiation ceremony, on the auspicious occasion of Sri Nityananda Trayodashi, the appearance day of Lord Nityannada. This ceremony will be conducted in accordance with the ritvik system of initiation established by Vishwa Guru Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, as outlined in his July 9, 1977 letter. Read Srila Prabhupada’s July 9, 1977 letter https://vedabase.io/en/library/letters/letter-to-all-gbc-all-temple-presidents/ Srila Rupa Gosvami, one of the principal disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, recommends the following steps on the path of regulative devotional service: 1. Taking shelter of a bona fide spiritual master. 2. Accepting initiation from him. 3. Serving him. 4. Receiving instructions from the spiritual master and inquiring about devotional service. 5. Following in the footsteps of previous Acharyas and adhering to the directions of the spiritual master. By carefully studying Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and demonstrating proficiency in a written assessment, eligible candidates earn the privilege of taking diksha from a ritvik priest and officially becoming disciples of Srila Prabhupada. Candidates recommended for initiation take a vow to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra daily and to follow the four regulative principles for the rest of their lives: 1. No meat-eating 2. No intoxication 3. No illicit sex 4. No gambling To learn more about qualifying for and receiving Harinama diksha, please visit: https://www.iskconbangalore.org/harinam-diksha/ 00:00 Hare Krishna Kirtans 14:14 Start of Programme 15:08 Performing Achamana 17:24 Welcoming the Devotees 17:57 Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa Address 34:06 Initiation Sequence 36:47 (Bh Udit) Uddharana Datta Dasa 37:24 (Bh Kumarachari) Krishna Dvaipayana Dasa 38:24 (Bh Jayanth) Jagadisha Krishna Dasa 39:15 (Bh Ningaraja) Nikhila Lokanath Dasa 39:51 (Bh Vinay) Vallabha Nitai Dasa (announced as Vijay cross verify) 40:37 (Bh Sharath) Shatrughna Dasa 41:14 (Bh Prabhakar) Pitambaradhari Dasa 41:51 (Bh Abhishek) Amara Nityananda Dasa 42:41 (Bh Trishul) Tirthapada Kirshna Dasa 43:18 (Bh Raghavendra) Rochana Krishna Dasa 44:00 (Bh Veeranna) Vishveshvara Gauranga Dasa 43:18 (Bh Rahul Gurjalkar) Rakshaka Govinda Dasa 44:46 (Bh Vishwas) Vatsa Vardhana Dasa 45:21 (Bh Girish) Gaurishyam Dasa 46:15 (Bh Ajay) Ananta Vikrama Dasa 47:00 (Bh Girish Kumar) Garuda Dasa 47:34 (Bh Shivashakti) Shreesha Dasa 48:10 (Bh Dikshit) Devadatta Arjuna Dasa 48:48 (Bh Jeet) Jitendriya Hanuman Dasa 49:24 (Bh Mayank) Mahavira Anjaneya Dasa 50:25 (Bh Shubham) Satyakirti Krishna Dasa 51:13 (Bh Maniteja) Mukunda Gauranga Dasa 51:42 (Bh Manoj) Manojava Maruti Dasa 52:33 (Bh vishal) Vaninatha Dasa 53:14 (Bh Vedang) Vedanarayana Dasa 53:55 (Bh Aditya Arjun) Arjunacharya Dasa 54:33 (Bh Suvajit) Sahadev Priya Dasa 55:11 (Bh Aravind) Aravinda Netra Dasa 56:12 (Bh Shyam) Srivatsa Kaustubha Dasa 56:49 (Bh Manish) Muktinatha Dasa 57:38 (Bh Prateek) Punyakirti Dasa 58:18 (Bh Swarit) Svarnanga Caitanya Dasa 58:57 (Bh Vishal) Vasudeva Ghosh Dasa 59:46 (Bh Anmol) Anantadeva Dasa 1:00:29 (Bh Ranganath) Ramadasa Vipra Dasa 1:01:37 (Bh Sagar) Sadguna Prahlada Dasa 1:02:15 (Bh Vithal) Vitthala Panduranga Dasa 1:02:56 (Manoj Kumar) Madhava Ghosh Dasa 1:03:34 (Ajmer Singh Rajput) Agrani Govinda Dasa 1:04:18 (Arul Raj) Ananta Padmanabha Dasa 1:06:14 (Ganesh Oblesh Waddar) Gadagraja Dasa 1:06:49 (Malkappa Hanumantappa Koller) Madana Govinda Dasa 1:07:27 (Manjunath Yellojirao Chawhan) Muktinatha Krishna Dasa 1:08:10 (Shankar Vaidyanathan) Shashvat Krishna Dasa 1:08:51 (Rajashree Shankar) Rasa Lakshmi Devi Dasi 1:09:33 (Subrat Kumar Dhal) Subuddhi Gauranga Dasa 1:10:52 (Smitanjali Swain) Sarvashriya Radha Devi Dasi 1:10:54 (Mahantesh Basavanneppa Bailwad) Murari Sakha Dasa 1:12:32 (Manjula Mahantesh Bailwad) Mahaguna Lakshmi Devi Dasi 1:13:37 (Amrit Ramesh) Anandarupa Devi Dasi 1:14:14 (Aparna Ashok Sadekarpawar) Apoorva Gopi Devi Dasi 1:15:34 (Dhanalakshmi K N) Daya Radhika Devi Dasi 1:16:09 (Mahima) Mangala Gopi Devi Dasi 1:16:48 (Suchitra) Suhasini Radha Devi Dasi 1:17:45 (Priyaranjini Mahesh) Premamayi Devi Dasi 1:18:16 (Vandana Tiwari) Vaishnavi Devi Dasi 1:19:01 (Preethi) Padmini Devi Dasi 1:19:47 (Aparna K) Aishvarya Lakshmi Devi Dasi 1:20:31 (Kasturi Ajit Kamble) Kamala Rupini Devi Dasi 1:21:22 (Vanamala Subbarao) Vimala Lakshmi Devi Dasi 1:22:32 Initiation Ends, Fire Sacrifice Begins - Vaishnava Homa 1:46:12 Fire Sacrifice Takes Place 1:57:00 Arati 2:02:46 Guru Puja