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ISKCON 60–50 Temple Initiative List

1️⃣ Increasing Prabhupāda Consciousness

  • Daily Prabhupāda quote sharing (temple WhatsApp, Telegram, social media)

  • Weekly Prabhupāda kathā or reading session

  • Monthly book study circles (systematic reading plan)

  • Founder-Ācārya awareness seminar series

  • Outreach to local scholars to write/speak about Prabhupāda

  • Prabhupāda photo walls in temple & congregation homes

  • “One Family – One Set of Books” campaign


2️⃣ Raising Spiritual Standards

  • 16-round commitment campaign

  • Regulative principles reinforcement workshops

  • Structured newcomer training course

  • Bhakta program strengthening

  • Deity worship standards audit & improvement

  • Cleanliness & discipline drive in temple

  • Devotee mentoring system

  • Struggling devotee support cell


3️⃣ Uniting Prabhupāda’s Family

  • Appoint one 60–50 Coordinator per temple

  • Create district/taluk preaching network

  • Monthly leaders’ coordination meeting

  • Shared festival calendar across local centers

  • Devotee appreciation gatherings


4️⃣ Spreading the Holy Name

  • Weekly public harināma

  • Monthly mega-harināma

  • Harināma in colleges & marketplaces

  • Harināma + book distribution combo events

  • Harināma festival during major 60–50 dates


5️⃣ Book Distribution Drive

  • Set local Gita distribution target

  • Congregation book sponsorship program

  • Corporate Gita distribution outreach

  • School/college Gita gifting initiative

  • Structured follow-up with book recipients

  • Līlāmṛta distribution campaign


6️⃣ Prasādam Expansion

  • Weekly prasādam distribution program

  • College prasādam outreach

  • Festival mass distribution

  • Mobile prasādam van (if feasible)

  • Sponsor-a-meal scheme


7️⃣ Special Offering Projects

  • Each department defines one major offering

  • Youth wing project offering

  • Women’s forum offering

  • Children’s creative offering (art, drama, recitations)

  • Document and submit achievements nationally


8️⃣ Devotee Care Initiatives

  • Medical support network

  • Senior devotee care program

  • Women’s support circle

  • Youth counseling support

  • Emergency fund system

  • Mentorship & memory documentation of senior devotees


9️⃣ Memorial & Exhibition Projects

  • Permanent Prabhupāda exhibition corner

  • Traveling local exhibition

  • Rare photo display week

  • Diorama or themed installation

  • Digital archive of local history


🔟 Media & Digital Infrastructure

  • Official temple 60–50 media team

  • Daily SP-focused social media posts

  • Short reels & video clips

  • Podcast/interview series

  • Youth-led content creation team

  • Temple reporting dashboard


1️⃣1️⃣ Cultural Productions

  • Kīrtan composition initiative

  • Drama production on Prabhupāda’s life

  • State-level cultural festival participation

  • Art exhibition & painting drive

  • National artist outreach


1️⃣2️⃣ Outreach & Pilgrimage

  • Local padayātrā

  • Prabhupāda chariot visit (if coordinated nationally)

  • Dhāma pilgrimage drive

  • Fundraising yatra


1️⃣3️⃣ National Participation

  • Promote Prabhupāda movie screenings

  • National membership registration drive

  • ISKCON Connection enrolment push

  • Līlāmṛta translation & reading drive

  • Live online Līlāmṛta readings


1️⃣4️⃣ Public Recognition Efforts

  • Awareness campaign about Bharat Ratna initiative

  • Commemorative stamp/coin advocacy

  • Government engagement team


1️⃣5️⃣ Daiva Varṇāśrama Initiatives

  • Cow protection awareness programs

  • Agriculture project support

  • Rural community engagement

  • Best-practice sharing forums


1️⃣6️⃣ Merchandise & Branding

  • 60–50 themed T-shirts & bags

  • Donor kits

  • Dignitary welcome kits

  • Unified branding with official logo


1️⃣7️⃣ Governance & Coordination

  • Google form for volunteer sign-up

  • Department-wise responsibility chart

  • Monthly progress review meeting

  • Documentation team for archiving

  • Annual 60–50 report compilation


1️⃣8️⃣ Documentation & Preservation

  • Professional photography & videography

  • Interview recordings

  • Archive system creation

  • Annual souvenir publication