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International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization.It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [2] on 13 July 1966 in New York City.
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Bhaktivedanta Academy, named for ISKCON Founder-Acarya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is a primary and secondary school in Alachua, Florida. [13] The school is a Montessori school and in the process of gaining approval to become an IB World School that is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to offer IB academic programs.
Radha Govind Dham New York [77] Glen Oaks, Queens: Bhakti Center [78] New York: Broome Street Ganesha Temple [79] New York: Vedanta Society of New York: New York: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York: New York: Shree Divya Dham [76] Queens: Sri Sri Hari Mandir USA [80] Queens: Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam (Sri Vidya Temple Society) Rush ...
Prabhupada (with the deity of Jagannath to his right) chanting in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in February 1967. As founder and acharya (leader) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada established the first Radha-Krishna Temple in New York in 1966, followed by a branch in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco.
Back to Godhead (a.k.a. BTG) is the main magazine of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna Movement. [1] The magazine was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1944, [2] under the direction of his spiritual guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati.
A demand to include new GBCs and new ISKCON gurus was issued and 1986 saw both resignations of a number of Zonal gurus and increased number of new gurus and GBCs. End of 1985 also saw an attack on most senior ISKCON guru, Kirtanananda Swami , who refused to accept lowering of the worship and insisted that he should retain the title of Founder ...
There are a number of Gaudiya Vaishnava organizations in Mayapur. The headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is situated in Mayapur. The town is heavily centered on this particular Vaishnava religious tradition with temples devoted to Radha and Krishna or Gaura - Nitai throughout.