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Bangalore / Delhi — 16 May 2025

Twenty-five years of struggle, culminating in the Supreme Court verdict.

The 25-year struggle of ISKCON Bangalore devotees to establish Srila Prabhupāda as the sole Ācārya of ISKCON, following his Mahā Samādhi, has culminated in a successful Supreme Court verdict.

Date16 May 2025
LocationBangalore / Delhi
OutcomeVerdict in favour of ISKCON Bangalore
On recordSri Madhu Pandit Dasa, President, ISKCON Bangalore
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa holding the Supreme Court judgement aloft inside the temple, surrounded by devotees with raised arms
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa garlanded, surrounded by devotees with flags reading 'Srila Prabhupāda's Glorious Victory'
The Srila Prabhupāda mūrti being garlanded by senior devotees
View of the temple hall — Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra darshan with hundreds of devotees gathered to receive the news
25
Temples in India
8
Temples abroad
1,000+
Full-time missionaries
10,000+
Congregational devotees

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