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ISKCON Chicago [29] Chicago: Moved from Evanston to current location in 1980 Shree Ganesh Temple of Chicago [30] Chicago: First Hindu temple in Chicago's Little India [31] Hanuman Mandir of Greater Chicago [32] Glenview: Opened 2016 [32] Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago [33] [34] Homer Glen: Established 1930. First Hindu institution in ...
In 1983, a group of Hindus residing in and around Tampa, Florida established the Hindu Temple of Florida, a non-profit organization. [1] In 1989, the organization purchased land located ten miles north of Tampa International Airport. [1] [2] Construction for the temple began in 1994 and concluded in 1996. [1]
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.
Kirtanananda Swami [1] (IAST: Kīrtanānanda Svāmī; September 6, 1937 – October 24, 2011), [2] also known as Swami Bhaktipada, was a Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, the co-founder of New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna community in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he served as spiritual leader from 1968 until 1994, and a convicted criminal.
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.
In 1974, Prabhupada appointed H.D. Goswami to the ISKCON GBC. [9] He was subsequently appointed to the ministry in charge of preaching in Latin America and Florida. Under H.D. Goswami's leadership, ISKCON in Brazil and other Latin American countries experienced a period of rapid growth, with Vaishnava temples opening in many major cities. He ...
Alachua (/ ə ˈ l æ tʃ u eɪ / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ay) is the second-most populous city in Alachua County, Florida and the third-largest in North Central Florida. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,574, up from 9,059 at the 2010 census. [4] It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Radha Madhav Dham (Barsana Dham) was established in 1990 as the main US center of the International Society of Divine Love, which was founded in the 1970s. [13] Radha Madhav Dham was built to be a representation of the holy land of Braj in India where Radha and Krishna are believed by Hindus to have appeared, over 5,000 years ago.