Bhaktivinoda Thakur, born Kedarnath Datta, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in late 19th and early 20th century
Bhaktivinoda Thakur, c. 1910
Bhaktivinoda Thakur's memorial at his birthplace in Birnagar, West Bengal
A shrine at the actual site of birth
The entrance to Kedamath Datta's matemal home in Birnagar (Ula), West Bengal under renovation. 2014
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual, philosophical, and religious teacher who spread the Hare Krishna mantra and the teachings of "Krishna consciousness" to the
Bhaktivinoda Thakur
…missions of the early 20th century, the Gaudiya Matha, headed by his son and spiritual heir, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Bhaktisiddhanta's disciple A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896–1977) continued his guru's Western mission when in 1966 in the United States he founded ISKCON, or the Hare Krishna movement, which then spread…
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in Germany, 1974
Memorial at the spot of Abhay Charan De's first meeting with Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Kolkata
Prabhupada's passport, issued for his journey to the United States. (1965)