Who Srila Prabhupada was
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta, India. His spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, encouraged him to dedicate his life to presenting Vedic knowledge throughout the world.
Books, temples and an international community
The institutional document highlights his translations and commentaries, the founding of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, and the establishment of temples and ashrams. His books remain central to ISKCON.
Krishna consciousness in the West
Srila Prabhupada arrived in the West in 1965. In the following years he organized ISKCON and taught a practice centered on chanting Hare Krishna, studying scripture and devotional service.
The first Ratha Yatra in the West
The supplied institutional material states that Srila Prabhupada and his early disciples introduced Ratha Yatra in San Francisco.