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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.
Mayapur (Mayāpura) [1] is a human settlement and religious village of Bamanpukur, in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India. It is situated at the confluence of the Jalangi River and the Bhagirathi , a tributary of the Ganges .
Alfred Ford has made many significant donations to ISKCON over the years, which have assisted ongoing projects to build the Pushpa Samadhi Mandir of Prabhupada. He is the chairman of the Sri Mayapur Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (also called TOVP).
Founder of ISKCON: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This list is not exhaustive.
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (also called Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir), is a modern Hindu temple complex under construction since 2009 dedicated to the Pancha-Tattva deities, Radha Madhava, and Ashta-sakhis, and Narasimha, located in the town of Mayapur in West Bengal, India. It will be the largest religious monument in the world after ...
In 2004 he was one of the initiating spiritual masters, (ISKCON Gurus), [5] a member of the Governing Body Commission (GBC), [4] [5] and a divisional trustee for the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT). [ citation needed ] He is one of the senior-most sannyasis in the Hare Krishna movement.
He was a close associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and is venerated as a member of the Pancha Tattva in the sect. As per Gaudiya tradition, Srivasa is regarded as tatastha-shakti, a marginal energy the god Krishna. Devotees who are headed by Srivasa are described as "parts" of transcendental body of Chaitanya (his eyes, ears, hands, disc/cakra ...
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.