| Bhakti Caitanya Swami was born on August 14th 1951 in Auckland New
Zealand. His first contact with Krishna consciousness was while at
university in Auckland where on the university grounds he saw devotees
throwing flowers at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada while Srila
Prabhupada was walking. In 1972 Bhakti Caitanya Swami left New Zealand
to make an extensive world tour and met ISKCON devotees in London and
later joined Srila Prabhupada's International Society for Krishna
Consciousness. After taking initiation from Srila Prabhupada, he became
involved in public relations and book publications for the
Bhaktivedanta Manor (ISKCON's British Headquarters). In 1980 he went to
South Africa to oversee ISKCON's activities as Temple President at Cato
Ridge and to help with the overseeing of the construction of the Sri
Sri Radha-Radhanatha Temple project. Bhakti Caitanya Swami Maharaja is
closely associated with the educational programs of ISKCON and teaches
courses at the Vaisnava Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavana.
In 1994, during the Gaura Purnima Festival, Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Maharaja took to the renounced order of sannyasa. Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Maharaja has continued to travel extensively preaching the message of
Krishna consciousness in: Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland,
England, India, America and South Africa.
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