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ISKCON invites Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Maharaj to Italy

Italy (VNN) - The WVA reports, Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Maharaja, a disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur and founder of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission in India, toured temples in Italy. Based on an invitation by ISKCON leaders he visited several ISKCON temples in Italy where he was received by many devotees and gave lectures. Sources tell VNN that he was not allowed to initiate any disciples in Italy.

Later he visited Spain, after being invited by some of his disciples, where he initiated new disciples and opened 3 new centers for the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission in Brihuega, Logrono and Alicante. He is said to have promised to return next year for another visit.