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
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