March 19: Dundee Hindu Temple to host Bhakti Caitanya Swami Maharaj

The public are invited to join the Dundee Hindu Temple and His Holiness, Bhakti Caitanya Swami Maharaj, for a scintillating and ecstatic programme on Monday from 6pm on March 19 at the Temple Hall, Browning Street, for an insight into this well travelled and learned man.
Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Founder, Acharya His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada, initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. Eleven years later in Mayapur, the order of sannyasa was awarded to Bhakti Caitanya Swami who is an initiating spiritual master for many devotees around the world.
Bhakti Caitanya Swami moved to South Africa, where, from 1980 to 1982, he served as temple president in the rural community of Cato Ridge.
From 1985 until 1988, Bhakti Caitanya Swami served as regional secretary for South Africa, From that time until now, Bhakti Caitanya Swami is engaged in travelling and spreading Krishna consciousness. His permanent base is Durban. For the past 15 years he has focused particularly on photographing and videotaping the sacred places of Vrindavana and has compiled one of the most extensive collections of images of this holiest place in existence.