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"This television programme is very much encouraging to me, and I wish to take part in it immediately. I wanted to cancel all other engagements and go direct to Los Angeles, but if I go in that way my promised visit to Sydney and to Japan especially will be frustrated. So take little patience at least for one month, I'm sure that by end April I shall reach Los Angeles.
One thing more, if we are successful in this programme then my dreamt mission of life to spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world will be fulfilled. I wish to speak on the great philosophy of Bhagawat Dharma at least once in a week on Television, so if arrangement is made by you for this, then you will be doing the highest service for Krishna."

Srila Prabhupada letter to Karandhar prabhu, 22/3/1972

MayapurTV is entirely funded by the viewing congregation and other well-wishing devotees like you.

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What we do:

share the amazing personalities, wonderful temples and incredible events of Srila Prabhupada's world-wide movement with devotees across the globe, and enable all of us to participate in the history that ISKCON is making.
provide a live-streaming platform to ISKCON temples, institutions, preachers and their congregations
develop a world-class broadcast from the Sri Dham Mayapur Temple, especially during the historic manifestation of the TOVP
develop video studios to facilitate the preaching of the learned and talented devotees in the Mayapur community
promote Gaudiya Vaishnavism in its homeland of West Bengal through CableTV
create awareness of Srila Prabhupada so the Bengali public will appreciate his achievements

About MayapurTV

Services

Mission

MayapurTV's aim is to share the living experience of the amazing personalities, wonderful temples and incredible events of Srila Prabhupada's world-wide movement with devotees across the globe, and to enable those viewers to be a part of the history that ISKCON is making.

MayapurTV's focus is to use technologies such as internet and related broadcasts.

MayapurTV provides a live-streaming platform free to ISKCON temples, paid for by the viewing congregation and other well-wishing devotees.

To broadcast morning programs for the benefit of temple online congregations.
To inspire viewers by providing free access to ISKCON programs worldwide - in one place.
To provide a service within ISKCON from the HQ in Sri Mayapur Dham, especially during the historic manifestation of the TOVP.
To encourage broadcasts of ISKCON events of world importance online, bringing the ISKCON society together while accommodating viewers in increasing numbers.
To create good relations within the ISKCON family.
To create a broadcast in Sri Mayapur that will set a high standard for devotees worldwide.
To bring the live broadcasts to the outside world when the standard is suitable.

Sri Mayapur Cable TV goals in West Bengal

To promote Gaudiya Vaishnavism in its homeland and in the language of its scriptures.
To create awareness of Srila Prabhupada so the Bengali public will appreciate his achievements with as much pride as they do, for example, the achievements of Ravindranath Tagore or Netaji Subash.
To make studio-based programs to supplement the live broadcasts to attract more viewers and develop Mayapur-based capability.
To make programs raising awareness of the many different Vaishnava tirthas local to West Bengal/Bangladesh..

History

MayapurTV began life as a congregational preaching resource.

In 2004, MayapurTV started out under the name of Iskconlife.tv, as a text chat program to serve the UK congregation. As the technology became available, webcam broadcasts of classes and book readings from devotees homes were introduced.

In 2008, MayapurTV installed cameras in the temle room of ISKCON London, and soon other temples began to use the MayapurTV broadcast service. Los Angeles (who had already pioneered this service), Bhaktivedanta Manor, Ujjain to name a few, soon followed.

In 2009, Sri Dham Mayapur had its first broadcast on the day of the Pancha Tattva's Maha-abhisek.

By 2018, over 150 ISKCON centres, sannyasis and leading devotees broadcast with MayapurTV. Over 20,000 registered viewers as well as numerous casual visitors have immediate access to live ISKCON activities worldwide. MayapurTV regularly facilitates the broadcast of events of international interest such as Rathayatras, Kirtan festivals including the famous Radhadesh Mellows and Mayapur Kirtan Mela, the annual Sri Mayapur Festival including the parikrama, London Janmasthami, etc.. On festival days like Gaura Purnima and Nrsimha Caturdasi there are upwards of 2,000 homes/temples viewing online and over 20,000 unique visits, making these truly worldwide ISKCON celebrations.

Also in 2014, MayapurTV initiated its first cable television broadcast serving over 25,000 West Bengal homes. By 2018, MayapurTV on Cable networks had reached over 3 million homes, with five additional chanels waiting to get connected.

Because of the great potential, plans are in place to start producing content locally specifically for Bengali Cable TV to improve the broadcast, and on Radhasthami, 2018, a purpose-built studio was officially opened.

Achievements in summary

Over 20,000 viewers are registered for chat on MayapurTV.
Over 150 ISKCON devotees/temples now broadcast on MayapurTV.
Over 2,000 computers logged in to watched Gaura Purnima 2014 at the same time, with over 12,000 logging on and off during the same period.
Many people around the world are engaged in devotional service, voluntarily doing broadcasting, camera work and different activities connected with broadcasting or archiving because of MayapurTV.
Over 3,000 hours of class, events and kirtan recordings from around the world are hosted on our server available at Mayapurtvarchives.com.
Popularity of Kirtan festivals worldwide has increased and spread to becoming regular temple events in part because of the international exposure that has been provided by MayapurTV.
MayapurTV has begun the first devotee-controlled Cable-TV broadcast in the world from Sridham Mayapur where we currently have the potential to reach up to 3 million homes.

About MayapurTV

Services

MayapurTV uses your donations to provide the following services at no charge:

Maintaining 8 servers in three continents which cover:

Streaming video and audio
Storing and play-back of recordings
Website.hosting
Chat and channel information storage

Supporting Temple Broadcasting:

Offering a ready-made solution for temples to broadcast live into their congregations homes.
Unbranded players for Temple websites
Admin software for Temple channes (local time, class text etc)
Forwarding to Temple Facebook pages
Community help and tech support via a Facebook forum and training videos.
Free advice on setting up, according to temple budget. On occasion, complete installations can be provided i.e done in London, Sri Mayapur, Radhadesh and Ujjain.
Password protected chat software so temples can interact with their online congregation in real time.
A technically sophisticated Broadcast platform with linked servers on three continents, optimised to deliver to viewers according to their location and viewable on all major devices and browsers.
Recordings hosting for all broadcasters, with easy download facility for viewers.

Operating the live broadcast from Sri Dham Mayapur:

Providing all equipment
Maintaining six full-time staff members (three camera, one mixing, one audio and one studio)
Covering all live broadcast expenses

Supporting Individual Broadcasting:

Interactive Channel section on the website where preachers have a variety of options with which to interact with their viewers.
Facilities for online preaching devotees to develop their own online following on MayapurTV and Facebook,
Under development: a quick and easy method for preachers to broadcast direct from their browser - no software needed. With automatic forwarding to Facebook and recording.

Supporting Cable TV Broadcasting:

Maintaining dedicated Indian-based servers to give a robust live feed to participating Cable TV operators in West Bengal.
Providing appropriate receiving equipment to Cable TV companies.
Scheduling of entertaining KC videos when the temple is closed for the Cable TV broadcast (also visible on the MaapurTV HD channel).
Developing a studio and production team to provide recorded content tailored for the Bengali population viewing on Cable TV.

Serving the devotee community

Devotees away from association can participate online in classes and festivals.
Devotees can interact with senior speakers through interactive classes.
They can get inspiration in the early morning to join in their local temple morning program.
They can chat to other devotees and make friendships online.
MayapurTV also provides opportunities for voluntary service to many devotees..

Over the years we have received countless testimonies as to how MayapurTV has revived devotees spiritual life or awakened a desire to start someone's spiritual life.
Many viewers tell how MayapurTV has changed their lives.

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and ISKCON MayapurTV, the owner and provider of this Website. ISKCON MayapurTV takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Definitions and interpretation

In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data

collectively all information that you submit to ISKCON MayapurTV via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;

Data Protection Laws

any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;

GDPR

the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

ISKCON MayapurTV

ISKCON MayapurTV is part of ISKCON, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 962009 whose registered office is at ISKCON Central Office, 1 Watford Road, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8LA;

User

any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by ISKCON MayapurTV and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to ISKCON MayapurTV and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and

Website

the website that you are currently using, www.mayapur.tv, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;

a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;

"including" is understood to mean "including without limitation";

reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;

the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this privacy policy

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of ISKCON MayapurTV and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, ISKCON MayapurTV is the "data controller". This means that ISKCON MayapurTV determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

Data collected

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

name;

contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

How we collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

data is given to us by you.

No data is collected automatically.

Data that is given to us by you

ISKCON MayapurTV will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

when you contact us through the Website contact message, by e-mail or through any other means;

when you register with us and set up an account to chat online or receive our newsletter;

when you make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;

when you enter a website competition;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

No data is collected automatically

Our use of Data

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

transmission by email of devotional materials and opportunities that you request;

online chat;

acknowledgement of donation;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object (see the section headed "Your rights" below).

For the delivery of devotional content to you via e-mail, we'll need your consent:

If you are an EEC resident, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide. Anyone can opt out of e-mails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button, or changing their preferences by logging in with their name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php

if you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.

When you register with us and set up an account for chat and/or Newsletter contact, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

Keeping Data secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:

access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you.

we store your Data on secure servers.

Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: [email protected].

If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

Data retention

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.

Your rights

You have the following rights in relation to your Data:

Right to access or modify - the right to freely access or modify all the information we hold about you at any time by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php.

Right to correct - the right to rectify your data if it is inaccurate or incomplete (see above).

Right to erase - the right to delete your Data from our systems by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_deleteall.php.

Right to restrict our use of your Data - the right to "block" us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php and changing your preference "Would you like to connect to MayapurTV through email?"

The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time for any processing of data to which consent was sought. You can withdraw your consent easily by contacting us on [email protected].

The right to object to the processing of personal data where applicable.

The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.

To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: [email protected].

If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.

It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to other websites

This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

General

MayapurTV makes no claim of ownership on any content broadcast/posted/recorded etc on MayapurTV. MayapurTV is a platform-service for ISKCON devotees to use freely, maintaining full ownership of their work.

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

ISKCON MayapurTV reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.You may contact ISKCON MayapurTV by email at [email protected].

Attribution

This privacy policy was created using a document from Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk).

Copyright

MayapurTV wishes to inform all concerned that all live and recorded content, comments and texts that appear on this website are copyrighted. Therefore they can only be reproduced with the prior written permission of the author and/or publisher.

For more information contact [email protected]

External Websites

MayapurTV is not responsible for the content of external internet sites that may carry a link on our MayapurTV site as well as those sites we link to via iFrame.

Updated 15 June 2024

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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - letter 9/1/1973

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