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HH Bhanu Swami Maharaj

Canada

Bhanu Swami was born in Canada and holds a BA in Oriental fine arts history from the University of British Colombia. He joined the Hare Krishna movement in India in 1970. Initiated in 1971 by Srila Prabhupada, he took sannyasa vows in 1984. Bhanu Swami was personally instructed in the art of Deity worship by Srila Prabhupada, and within ISKCON he has become an authority on the topic.

A scholar in Sanskrit and Bengali, Bhanu Swami has translated more than fifty significant works of the Gaudiya Vaishnava canon, with many more in progress