July 30th 2012 – H.H. Bhakti Caitanya swami live on Mayapur.TV

H.H.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 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.