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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada He appeared in 1896, in a family of Gaudiya Vaishnavas in Calcutta. When he was twenty-six he met his spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja, the Founder-Acharya of the Gaudiya Math. Later in Allahabad Bhaktisiddhanta initiated him. In 1944 he began to publish Back to Godhead magazine in English following the order of his guru. He was instructed to, “Go to the West and spread Krishna consciousness in the English language.” He took sannyasa in 1959 in Mathura. He stayed in Vrindavana between 1956 and 1965, before going to New York at the age of 70. In 1966 he established the International Society for
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In the 1970s he traveled around the
world 14 times, established 108 temples, initiated over 4,000 disciples,
and wrote over 80 books. He left his body on November 14, 1977. He
left this world in Vrindavana during the month of Kartika (Oct/Nov),
which is considered very auspicious. His beautiful white marble samadhi
is in front of the Krishna Balarama Temple in Raman Reti. If you know of information that is not listed here, or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at: |
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