In July of 1966, Srila Prabhupada established ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) for the purpose of “checking the imbalance of values in the world and working for real unity and peace”. ISKCON also known as “The Hare Krishna’s” or the Krishna consciousness movement has a successful history of over 50 years, with over 650 centres, 65 eco-farms, 516 million books and 3 billion meals distributed across the world with more than 6,000 festivals conducted. It is a worldwide community of devotees hailing from a wide variety of ethnicities, countries, genders, and age groups; practising bhakti yoga, loving service to Krishna.