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Gaurabda is the name of the moon calendar used by Gaudiya Vaishnavism as part of the liturgy. [1] It is used as the main calendar of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. [2] Following Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition, the years are counted from the birth (traditionally known as the "appearance" day) of Śrī Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
It occurs on the purnima (full moon day) in the Hindu month Phalguna, usually falling in March or April. [1] Gaura Purnima means "Golden Full Moon", a reference to Chaitanya. His followers spend this festival fasting and chanting congregationally, then at moonrise a feast is enjoyed by all. [2] It will be celebrated on March 24 and 25, 2024. [3]
In the 1960s, the one of his disciples, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada went to the West to spread Gaudiya-Vaishnavism and establish the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), "the most successful of the Gaudiya Math's offspring," an organization that continues today. [87]
Chanting beads, normally of tulasi wood given by an ISKCON guru at the initiation to an ISKCON devotee of Krishna. An ISKCON guru is a person who is permitted to initiate disciples into the International Society for Krishna Consciousness system. The guru system has undergone several changes and reform since its beginnings in the 1960s.
Gita Jayanti 2021: Today on 14 December 2021, Gita Mahotsav was celebrated with great pomp. [11] This celebration was being held in Kurukshetra from 2 December to 19 December 2021. [ 12 ] International Gita Mahotsav is organized by Kurukshetra Development Board, Haryana Tourism, District Administration, North Zone Cultural Centre , Patiala and ...
According to author Margaret Wilkins, the Mantra-Rock Dance concert was "the ultimate high" [4] [11] and "the major spiritual event of the San Francisco hippie era." [3] It led to favorable media exposures for Prabhupada and his followers, [12] and brought the Hare Krishna movement to the wider attention of the American public. [10]
Bhaktivedanta Manor is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu temple set in the Hertfordshire countryside of England, in the village of Letchmore Heath near Watford. The Manor is owned and run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known as the Hare Krishna movement.
Henry Doktorski, American concert accordionist [11] John Joseph and Harley Flanagan, from hardcore band Cro-Mags [12] Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player [13] Poly Styrene and Lora Logic, from British 1970s punk band X-Ray Spex; Ray Cappo, of Youth of Today and Shelter [14]