Kadamba kanana swami biography of abraham

Religious leader

Kadamba Kanana Swami (IAST: Kadamba-kānana Svāmī; 1953–2023) was a senior member and initiating guru^[1] of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

Born on April 12, 1953, in the town of Heemstede, near Amsterdam,^[2] Kadamba Kanana Swami ventured to India on a quest to seek out a greater meaning to life. He joined ISKCON's Vrindavan temple, Krishna Balaram Mandir, in 1978, serving in various managerial roles, and went on to become temple president from 1990 to 1995.

In the 1980s, Kadamba Kanana Swami began visiting Australia and Belgium, developing a long-standing relationship with the local communities. He oversaw the construction of ISKCON founder-acharya A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's pushpa samadhi mandir (memorial shrine) in Mayapur,^[3] India, and was a member of the Mayapur Administrative Council, the committee that oversees the daily management of the project from 19