Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as Hare Krishna movement. His mission was to propagate Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a form of Hinduism,  that had been taught to him by his guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, throughout the world.

The following is a quote from Srila Prabhupada in this regard:

"The Hare Krsna movement is not a new movement as people sometimes mistakenly think. The Hare Krsna movement is present in every millennium of Lord Brahma's life, and the holy name is chanted in all the higher planetary systems, including Brahmaloka and Candraloka, not to speak of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka. The sankirtana movement that was started in this world five hundred years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is therefore not a new movement. Sometimes, because of our bad luck, this movement is stopped, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His servants again start the movement for the benefit of the entire word or, indeed, the entire universe."
(SB 7.15.72 purp.)]

In the twelve years from his arrival in USA until his final days, he:

• Circled the globe fourteen times on lecture tours that took him to six continents
• Introduced Vedic gurukul education to a Western audience.
• Directed the founding of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trustwhich claims to be the world's largest publisher of ancient and classical Vaishnava religious texts.
• Authored more than eighty books (with many available online) on Vedantic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.
• Directed ISKCON to grow to a confederation of more than 108 temples, various institutes and farm communities.
• Introduced international celebrations in the capitals of the world like that of Jagannatha processions.
• Initiated many disciples, awarding sannyasa initiations.

Schedule

6:00 pm - Bhajans
6:30 pm - Reading by Sitaram
7:00 pm - Japa with Srila Prabhupada tape
7:25 pm - Bhajans
8:00 pm - Reading lilamrita by Ananga Manjari
8:30 pm - Damodarastakam
9:00 pm - Maha Harinam in Copley
10:00 pm - Hot milk/tea and halava

Please come and join us to commemorate his works!