Srila Prabhupada Photo Gallery

        These are a few collections of personal photographs taken of Srila Prabhupada that have not been published before. Please feel free to view these photographs that go back in time and that capture the mood of being with Srila Prabhupada in a variety of places. This is merely our humble attempt to share the nectar of photos that most people have not seen before. Though they may not all be perfect in clarity or color, they do help capture the special times and atmosphere when they were taken. We hope you will like and appreciate them. [They can be viewed individually by clicking on the photograph number in the lists below, or as a slide show by clicking "next" at the bottom of each photo's page.] 

        The first collection of over 80 photographs is from Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) which shows Srila Prabhupada in such places as San Diego, the San Francisco Rathayatra, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Denver. Stephen Knapp can be reached at: Srinandan@aol.com.  

        The second collection is from George Vutetakis (Gopati dasa) and shows Srila Prabhupada at the Mayapur and Vrindavana festivals of 1974 and 1975, including the Deity installation at the Krishna Balarama Mandir in '75, and a few more photos in Chicago. George can be reached at: Gopatidas@aol.com.   

        The third collection is from Chintamani dasi (Cynthia Knapp) who supplied 8 additional photographs of Srila Prabhupada on his first visit to New Vrindavana in June, 1969. She can be reached through: Srinandan@aol.com

The First Collection

        The following list is the first collection of Prabhupada photos by Sri Nandanandana:

Prabhupada Photo # 1 Srila Prabhupada chanting on beads for initiates, San Diego, 1972 
Prabhupada Photo # 2 Giving initiations in San Diego
Prabhupada Photo # 3 Getting up from the Vyasasanna after initiations
Prabhupada Photo # 4 Giving the morning Bhagavatam class, San Diego, 1972
Prabhupada Photo # 5 Giving the morning class, close up
Prabhupada Photo # 6 Another view during class
Prabhupada Photo # 7 Taking karatalas (hand cymbals) at outdoor festival, San Diego
Prabhupada Photo # 8 Beginning the kirtana at the outdoor festival, San Diego, 1972
Prabhupada Photo # 9 Leading the kirtana
Prabhupada Photo # 10 Another view of Prabhupada leading the kirtana
Prabhupada Photo # 11 Giving the talk at the outdoor festival
Prabhupada Photo # 12 A different view while giving the talk 
Prabhupada Photo # 13 Another view while giving the talk at the outdoor festival
Prabhupada Photo # 14 Getting into the car after the festival
Prabhupada Photo # 15 Leading the kirtana at the Los Angeles temple, 1972
Prabhupada Photo # 16 At the LA airport waiting for his plane, 1972
Prabhupada Photo # 17 Another view, waiting for his plane at the LA airport
Prabhupada Photo # 18 Waiting for his plane
Prabhupada Photo # 19 Waiting for his plane
Prabhupada Photo # 20 Arriving at the festival at New Vrindavana, West Virginia, 1972
Prabhupada Photo # 21 Arriving at the New Vrindavana festival
Prabhupada Photo # 22 Walking by, leaving to go to his house
Prabhupada Photo # 23 Getting ready to leave for his house
Prabhupada Photo # 24 Arriving in Chicago for the Rathayatra festival, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 25 Arriving at the Chicago airport
Prabhupada Photo # 26 Going through the Chicago airport
Prabhupada Photo # 27 Situated in the car to go to temple
Prabhupada Photo # 28 The festive entry into the Chicago temple room, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 29 Offering respects to the Deities before sitting on the Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 30 On the Vyasasanna to give the morning class
Prabhupada Photo # 31 Sitting on the Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 32 Leading kirtana before class
Prabhupada Photo # 33 Leading the kirtana with the karatalas before class
Prabhupada Photo # 34 Another view of leading the kirtana
Prabhupada Photo # 35 Leading the kirtana
Prabhupada Photo # 36 Starting to get up after class
Prabhupada Photo # 37 Coming into the temple to greet the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 38 Paying prostrated obeisances in front of the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 39 Greeting the Deities of Kishora-Kishori, Chicago, 1974 
Prabhupada Photo # 40 Greeting the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 41 Full view of Vyasasanna while giving class, Chicago
Prabhupada Photo # 42 Closer of view while giving class
Prabhupada Photo # 43 Giving the morning class
Prabhupada Photo # 44 Riding on the cart of the Chicago Rathayatra, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 45 Closer view while riding on the Rathayatra cart
Prabhupada Photo # 46 Singing with the kirtana while on the Rath cart
Prabhupada Photo # 47 Arriving at the Denver airport, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 48 Arriving at the Denver airport
Prabhupada Photo # 49 Going through the airport
Prabhupada Photo # 50 Going through the airport with devotees
Prabhupada Photo # 51 Going through the Denver airport
Prabhupada Photo # 52 Accepting fruit while at the airport
Prabhupada Photo # 53 Sitting while munching on fruit
Prabhupada Photo # 54 Waiting for the car at the airport
Prabhupada Photo # 55 Foot bathing ceremony at the Denver temple, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 56 Foot bathing ceremony
Prabhupada Photo # 57 Singing with the kirtana in the temple
Prabhupada Photo # 58 Singing with the kirtana
Prabhupada Photo # 59 Getting up to leave
Prabhupada Photo # 60 Walking outside to go to his room, Denver
Prabhupada Photo # 61 On Vyasasanna to give class
Prabhupada Photo # 62 Accepting sandalwood paste on his forehead
Prabhupada Photo # 63 Giving the morning Bhagavatam class
Prabhupada Photo # 64 Getting up from the Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 65 Ready to leave after the class
Prabhupada Photo # 66 On the Vyasasanna under bright and hot lights
Prabhupada Photo # 67 On the Vyasasanna disliking the hot lights
Prabhupada Photo # 68 Another view while on the Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 69 Another view while on the Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 70 Walking outside back to his room with devotees
Prabhupada Photo # 71 Close up, walking outside
Prabhupada Photo # 72 Having entered the temple to go greet the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 73 Walking back after greeting the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 74 Sitting at the Denver airport waiting for his flight, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 75 Sitting at the Denver airport in calm thoughts
Prabhupada Photo # 76 Sitting at the Denver airport
Prabhupada Photo # 77 Sitting on the Rathayatra cart looking right at me
Prabhupada Photo # 78 Riding on Lady Subhadra's cart during the San Francisco festival
Prabhupada Photo # 79 On cart with Tamal Krishna and Brahmanada, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 80 On the cart at the San Francisco Rathayatra, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 81 Close up while sitting on the cart
Prabhupada Photo # 82 Another view while sitting on the cart
Prabhupada Photo # 83 Close up view while sitting on the cart
Prabhupada Photo # 84 Giving class in Berkeley temple, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 85 Giving class in Los Angeles, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 86 Close up view of Srila Prabhupada under painting of Lord Krishna

 

The Second Collection 

       This next collection are the photographs taken by George Vutetakis (Gopati dasa), mostly at the Mayapur/Vrindavana festivals from 1974 & 1975.. 

Prabhupada Photo # 87 Giving class at the Mayapur festival, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 88 Giving the morning Bhagavatam class
Prabhupada Photo # 89 Overseeing a huge initiation ceremony
Prabhupada Photo # 90 Leading the kirtana in Mayapur, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 91 Looking at the festival displays, Mayapur, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 92 Walking with devotees at the Mayapur festival
Prabhupada Photo # 93 Walking around the festival
Prabhupada Photo # 94 Coming up the stairs to enter the temple
Prabhupada Photo # 95 Walking up the stairs to the temple room
Prabhupada Photo # 96 Outside leaving the temple
Prabhupada Photo # 97 Giving another morning class
Prabhupada Photo # 98 Close up while giving the morning class
Prabhupada Photo # 99 Leading the kirtana chanting before class
Prabhupada Photo # 100 Overlooking the pathway from the temple to the front road
Prabhupada Photo # 101 The temple surrounded by undeveloped land in the early days
Prabhupada Photo # 102 The devotee parikrama (foot pilgrimage) group, Mayapur, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 103 Another view of the devotee parikrama group
Prabhupada Photo # 104 Early days of the Krishna-Balarama Mandir construction, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 105 Prabhupada in a room in Vrindavana, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 106 Looking at the progress of the construction, Vrindavana, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 107 Prabhupada in the Mayapur temple kirtana, 1975 festival
Prabhupada Photo # 108 Another view in the kirtana in Mayapur, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 109 Ringing the bell while circumambulating the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 110 Good close up while giving class
Prabhupada Photo # 111 Existing the temple with devotees
Prabhupada Photo # 112 Giving the morning class Mayapur, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 113 Walking outside
Prabhupada Photo # 114 Devotee parikrama group in 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 115 Another view of the devotee parikrama group, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 116 View of the Krishna-Balarama temple at night, Vrindavana, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 117 Overlooking the front fountains, Krishna-Balarama temple, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 118 Prabhupada sitting with guests before Deity installation, Vrindavana, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 119 At the Deity installation of Krishna-Balarama temple, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 120 Another view at the Deity installation
Prabhupada Photo # 121 With devotees engaged in chanting the holy names, Vrindavana, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 122 Sitting with guests during Deity installation festivities
Prabhupada Photo # 123 Listening to the guest speakers at Deity installation
Prabhupada Photo # 124 Deities prepared for the installation ceremony, Krishna-Balarama Mandir, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 125 Preparing for the Deity installation
Prabhupada Photo # 126 Initial procedures at the Deity installation
Prabhupada Photo # 127 Another view of preparation
Prabhupada Photo # 128 Offering obeisances in front of newly installed Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 129 On the altar
Prabhupada Photo # 130 Preparing for doing the arati worship
Prabhupada Photo # 131 Offering incense to Krishna-Balarama, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 132 Offering ghee lamps
Prabhupada Photo # 133 Giving ghee lamp to assistant
Prabhupada Photo # 134 Offering peacock feather fan
Prabhupada Photo # 135 Offering yak tail fan
Prabhupada Photo # 136 Blowing conch shell after arati worship is complete
Prabhupada Photo # 137 Coming into the temple to see the Deities
Prabhupada Photo # 138 Walking with devotees in Vrindavana
Prabhupada Photo # 139 Sitting on Vyasasanna before initiation ceremony
Prabhupada Photo # 140 Calmly sitting on Vyasasanna
Prabhupada Photo # 141 Sitting while devotees are engaged in kirtana chanting
Prabhupada Photo # 142 Another view, sitting on Vyasasanna before a big initiation  
Prabhupada Photo # 143 Close up giving lecture at Krishna-Balarama Mandir, 1975
Prabhupada Photo # 144 Going through the Chicago airport, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 145 Going through the Chicago airport with the devotees, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 146 Going to the car
Prabhupada Photo # 147 Getting into car for the ride to the Chicago temple, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 148 Looking up at the Jagannatha Deities on the cart at the Chicago Rathayatra, 1974
Prabhupada Photo # 149 Srila Prabhupada walking with devotees at New Vrindavan with sunlight shining on him

 

The Third Collection

        This is the third collection of eight Srila Prabhupada photos, all on one page, from Chintamani dasi. This shows Srila Prabhupada's early visit to New Vrindavana back in 1969 when it was quite simple and quaint. 

 

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