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title: "ISKCON origin"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of ISKCON and its story behind"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-02  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3081/iskcon-origin  
category: "famous personality"  
tags: ["ISKCON", "Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# ISKCON origin

![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/7f139c5d-1770-422d-9954-2ebfaf68bf14.jpeg) ![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/09a6514d-bb64-4079-9fa0-f5f9bfbcd627.jpeg) On July 13, 1966, Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) founded ISKCON in New York City. ![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/ea688710-c4da-402d-a41d-13ca6d833a34.jpeg) He was a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu spiritual teacher and author, established ISKCON with the goal of spreading Krishna consciousness around the world. ![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/c86bda9b-35ba-4b31-8bc7-03a2076dc1ef.jpeg) ISKCON is a Hindu monotheistic religious organisation that worships Krishna and practises bhakti-yoga through chanting, meditation, and text study. ![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/6c66187f-aa80-4b05-90b4-944e7809bc75.jpeg) It rapidly expanded from New York City to major US cities establishing over 100 temples and centers in 30 countries by Prabhupada's death in 1977. ![ISKCON origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6475d805-2898-4492-834c-35b75262080e/images/51361868-b294-48fd-907c-9f7752c5b91f.jpeg) Now, ISKCON has over 800 centres and temples in over 100 countries, as well as millions of devotees around the world.

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