by ISKCON Desire Tree | Dec 24, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
His Holiness Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja, born in an Audichya Sahasra Brahmana family on 1st August 1944 in the town of Kadod, Gujarat, India, on Sravan Sud Dwadashi, also celebrated as Pavitra Dwadashi, that follows Pavitraropana Ekadashi. His early life was spent...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Dec 23, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
Appearance : He appeared in 1964 at his maternal uncle's house in Tangail, Bangladesh. He was residing there till he passed out of class twelve. Academic Life: He completed Secondary and Higher Secondary Education there at Tangail. Then he...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Dec 23, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
Vishnujana Swami took birth on June 2, 1948, in San Jose, California. At the age of seventeen he moved to San Francisco along with his long-term girlfriend, who he married in 1966. It was also in 1966 that Vishnujana first came into contact with the Hare Krishnas, and...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Dec 22, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
Yadunandana Swami principal of Bhaktivedanta College, teacher, and spiritual counselor is a sannyasi (monk, religious mendicant) in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He is an initiated disciple of His Holiness Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami and a...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Dec 5, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
HH Siddharth Swami is disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. He served as a Head Pujari of Sri Sri Radha Rasbihari Temple, Juhu, Mumbai for a long period. He was a part of Loknath Swami's Bullock Cart Party. He was given Sannyasa initiation by HH Gopal...
by ISKCON Desire Tree | Oct 24, 2011 | ISKCON Swamis
His Holiness Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami, born in the year 1961. He came in contact with ISKCON and Bhagwat Gita As It Is, while working as manager in a company in 1984. Inspired by the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, he decided to dedicate his life, hence joined...