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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.
The following is a list of current notable Gurus in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Gurus are authorised by the Governing Body Commission after rigorous assessment and referral by the ISKCON GBC Body. [1] Only senior, advanced ISKCON devotees may become Gurus through a specific process.
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] Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, columnist, author and presenter of radio and television [15] Vic DiCara, guitarist for Los Angeles bands Inside Out and 108 [16]
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 ...
Jayatirtha Dasa was born as James Edward Immel in Saipan, US Trust Territory of the Pacific.He was a business and philosophy major in college. [1] In 1969, James was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whereupon he was given the name Jayatirtha Dasa.
Satsvarupa das Goswami (IAST: Sat-svarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī, Sanskrit: [sɐtˈsʋɐɽuːpɐ daːsɐ ɡoːˈsʋaːmiː], Devanagari: सत्स्वरूप दास गोस्वामी) [1] (born Stephen Guarino on December 6, 1939) is a senior disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known in the West ...
From 1984 to 1999, Mukunda Goswami served on the Governing Body Commission as the ISKCON Minister of Communication. [1] [11] Whenever the ISKCON organization was mired in legal troubles [12] Mukunda worked at damage control, but has since left the position in the hands of his assistants. The public relations effort has been based in Washington ...
Hansadutta was raised in New York City. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy, where he served from 1957 to 1961. In the early 1960s he and his first wife, Himavati devi dasi, were aspiring artists living in Hoboken, New Jersey, when they met Hare Krishna devotees at 26, Second Avenue in the lower East Side of Manhattan.