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125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder

September 5 , 2021 1179 days 801 0
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually unveiled a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
  • In July 1966, Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commonly known as the ‘Hare Krishna movement’.
  • The spiritual leader was born as Abhay Charan De on September 1 in Calcutta.
  • Later he was to be known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

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