These days there is an uproar going on in Bangladesh regarding ISKCON temples. Radical Islamic organization Hifazat-e-Islam even took out a rally against it after Friday prayers. During this rally, slogans were raised to capture and kill the devotees of ISKCON temple.
Apart from this, the protesters demanded that if the ISKCON temple is not banned, they will launch a bigger movement. Let us know in this episode today who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and where this organization built its first temple.
When was ISKCON temple established?
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was founded by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966. Those who think that ISKCON is a foreigner’s organization, then let us tell you that Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born on 1 September 1896 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Initially his name was Abhay Charan De, which later became Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
ISKCON’s first temple
In the same year that ISKCON was established, the first ISKCON temple was built in New York, America. That is, in the year 1966, the world’s first ISKCON temple was built in New York. If we talk about the first temple of ISKCON in India, it was built in Mathura, the city of Shri Krishna. This temple was constructed in the year 1975. Today there are more than 400 ISKCON temples in India. Whereas, the number of ISKCON temples across the world is even more. ISKCON has the largest number of temples especially in America and European countries. The members of ISKCON give the message of Vaishnavism or devotion towards Shri Krishna.
What is the Hare Krishna Movement of ISKCON
The Hare Krishna Movement of ISKCON is a religious and cultural movement based on the worship and devotion of Lord Shri Krishna. This movement was founded by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadane in 1966. The aim of this movement is to awaken people’s devotion towards Lord Shri Krishna and inspire them to chant the divine name of Krishna. Apart from this, the members of ISKCON give a message to the whole world that they should eat pure vegetarian food and give up violence and spread love to the world like Lord Krishna.
