About ISKCON — The International Society for Krishna Consciousness

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known as the Hare Krishna movement, was founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in New York City in 1966. Philosophically based on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, ISKCON belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya.