Hinduism · Communities & events
ISKCON is founded in New York
1966 CE
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness while teaching from a storefront on New York’s Lower East Side. The organization carried Krishna devotion into new international communities through congregational practice, teaching, and an expanding institutional network.
Why it matters
This is one influential modern Vaishnava movement, illustrating a particular route of global transmission rather than representing all Hindu communities abroad.
About the date
Institution founded in July 1966.
New York City
Lower East Side founding setting; approximate city orientation.
city orientation
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